Summer · Dakota
Iarina Maria Popescu appears in School of Rock at the Comic Opera for Children. Roles: Summer, Dakota.
School of Rock, the musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber, brings the energy of rock music and the joy of finding your own voice to the Comic Opera for Children. Directed by Emil Pantelimon, it follows Dewey Finn, a musician who becomes a substitute teacher and turns a class of pupils into a rock band. Between rehearsals, rules and bold dreams, the children discover the courage to express themselves and the strength of working together.
The creative team:
Summer was a role Iarina had long hoped to play, and she embraced it with enthusiasm. As the rock band’s manager, Summer brings energy, determination and plenty of ambition, becoming a link between the pupils and their teachers. For Iarina, the joy lay in discovering the character’s nuances and bringing her to life on stage.
Dakota marked Iarina’s stage debut at just eight years old. She jokes that it was a… silent role: she had no lines, but discovered that gestures, glances and movement can tell a story too. It was her first encounter with the magic of the stage and the beginning of a passion that would grow with her.