Programul lunii

We herald the coming of Easter in London through some of the most beautiful objects of Romanian traditional world. The Horniman Museum in association with the Romanian Cultural Institute in London and the Bucovina Museum in Suceava will display over 60 uniquely decorated Easter eggs, as part of the museum's Object in Focus series. If you want to learn how these wonderful objects are made, join the Romanian Painted Eggs masterclasses given by two authentic craftswomen from Northern Moldova.

In April, youth reigns at Enescu Concerts Series. Join us in a celebration of virtuosity and dedication as outstanding young Romanian and British musicians team up for a memorable evening. In the programme: Enescu, Schumann and Bach.

 

We have been a constant presence at the London Book Fair during the last few years. This year, our stand, set-up by ICR's National Book Centre, will host a series of special events from social poetry inspired by Transylvanian legends, to a quirky anthology of stories and poems revisiting Bucharest, from the launch of a new Romanian literary series, to two British writers exploring the Romanian Wonderland.

Prepare yourself for a special exhibition of book illustrations created by the Romanian Illustrators’ Club, with fantastic landscapes, out-of-this-world animals, crinolines and harlequins, delicious sweets from grandmother’s cupboard and much more. An impressive harvest of fresh texts and images that celebrates Romania’s presence at the London Book Fair.

Silky-voiced Alexandrina, the elusive diva of arthouse pop, premiers in London in a rare performance on the occasion of Romania's presence at the London Book Fair. If you are tired of browsing books or listening to readings, join us for the concert of multi-talented Alexandrina Hristov, poet, painter and singer-songwriter.

The bilingual anthology Contemporary Romanian Poetry is the fruit of the very successful mirror readings with Romanian and British poets, initiated and developed in 2011 by the Institute and Poet in the City. From feminine angst to deep melancholy, from modernist reflexivity to social satirical undertones, all poems convey the vitality and refinement of Romanian poetry.

From April to September, the Romanian Cultural Institute will present several projects at the Cultural Olympiad.
In our first, internationally-acclaimed Romanian filmmakers are part of an exciting project dedicated to young people from London's East End. It is a unique and special opportunity to learn from some of the best names in recent Romanian cinema, who will bring their contribution to the community's development in the Olympic boroughs.

Fascinated with her homeland, photographer Dana Popa returns to Romania and looks at the generation born here just before or after the fall of the Communist regime. After the New Man is an intimate portrayal of a society that is slowly healing, of youth and fleeting memories of a bygone era that still permeates the selves and the landscapes.

We invite you to the screening of Alexandru Tatos’s Forest Fruit (1983), which tells a story of deceit and betrayal set up against a background of arcadic beauty.


 

The Romanian Cultural Institute in London continues the collaboration with the Royal Academy of Music with a number of masterclasses and creative workshops coordinated by composer and professor Dan Dediu. The programme concludes with a selection of Dan Dediu's chamber works, performed by RAM professors and students.

With the London Olympics 2012 approaching fast, the human body with its performances and limits becomes the focus of reflection and debate this year. Celebrated Romanian artist Christian Paraschiv expresses his vision in a flux of works under construction since the '90s, bearing the title Skin & Body.

We welcome choreographer and director Arcadie Rusu, our first artist-in-residence within the Attic Arts programme this year. During the residency, he will develop a project for Cultural Olympiad's Big Dance Festival, in collaboration with English National Ballet.

Our former artist-in-residence, theatre director and performance artist Ioana Paun, will start developing a theatre project for the famed Theatre Royal Stratford East, inspired by the life in one of the Olympic boroughs communities. Her performance will be presented in June 2012.

On the first day of spring, our atmospheric Enescu Concert Series brings to London one of the most outstanding and widely acclaimed contemporary trios. Praised by critics for their impeccable technique and interpretative subtlety, the Brancusi Piano Trio will play the Piano Trio No 1 in G minor.

Our former artist-in-residence, theatre director and performance artist Ioana Paun, will start developing a theatre project for the famed Theatre Royal Stratford East, inspired by the life in one of the Olympic boroughs communities. Her performance will be presented in June 2012.

Freshly released by Bloomsbury Publishing, Georgina Harding's Painter of Silence is a story about a moving and utterly original friendship, set in the first decade of Romanian Communism.

With the London Olympics 2012 approaching fast, the human body with its performances and limits becomes the focus of reflection and debate this year. Celebrated Romanian artist Christian Paraschiv expresses his vision in a flux of works under construction since the '90s, bearing the title Skin & Body.

Delightfully poignant, grotesque and surprising, the five tales written by award-winning Cristian Mungiu offer a surreal portrait of Romanian life in the '80s, where undertones of fear, corruption and imprisonment were never far away from the ludic spirit which kept people alive. Part of the Romanian Cinematheque.

Romanian musicians are in the spotlight of the extremely popular London music programme. The pianist Diana Ionescu, one of the most enchanting performers of her generation, will be playing within the Young Romanian Musicians in London Series.

A silent love story meets retro music at the Barbican's Silent Film & Live Music Series in a delightful one-off event. The classic Manasse by Jean Mihail will be screened with live music by the spellbinding and refined British band Minima.

The exuberant ConTempo String Quartet brings its unique and eclectic interpreting style to a popular North London musical stage. Alongside them, you will find Dermot Dunne, a versatile and accomplished accordion player. In the programme: Schubert and Piazzolla.

Best described as an "amazing player with an original and wide range of sound" (Alex Sipiagin), Sebastian Burneci will dazzle the audience of the legendary 606 Club, one of the oldest and most prestigious London jazz venues.

Learn Romanian in Romania! The Romanian Cultural Institute organizes Romanian Language, Culture and Civilization Courses, between 3-28 July, in the 12th century town of Brasov. The British Council Romania offers two grants of 1,100 EUR each that cover the participation costs for two British students.

Our first event this year is an evening of chamber music by the rising star of Romanian contemporary music, composer and violinist Vlad Maistorovici. The line-up of performers includes award-winning musicians such as violist Daniel Palmizio, pianist Diana Ionescu, soprano Eliana Pretorian and members of the Finzi Quartet, Mercury Quartet and Consortium5.

Radu Ropotan (violin) and Dan Marginean (piano) will be performing at St Martin-in-the-Fields within the Young Romanian Musicians in London Series, relaunched in April 2011. In the programme: Grieg, Ravel and Wieniawski.

After a series of outstanding performances in 2011, the current season of the Enescu Concerts Series continues with internationally-acclaimed musicians and tireless promoters of Enescu's music Ilian Garnet, Claudia Bara and Justus Grimm. Expect an extraordinary display of virtuosity and panache.

Romania's most talented designers Dinu Bodiciu, Mihaela Glavan, Irina Marinescu, Carmen Secareanu and Dan Mihai Zarug have a flair for romance and fantasy: against the odds, they deliver beauty in its purest forms, keeping alive the hope that beyond the horizon lies a promised land.
They exhibit at ICR London, within the International Fashion Showcase at the London Fashion Week 2012.

Morgen, winner of the Special Jury Prize at the Locarno film festival, will be screened at the Tricycle Cinema's International Oscar® Season in London with the support of the Romanian Cultural Institute. Leading actor Andras Hathazi will join us for a Q&A session.

Romania has a strong presence for the second consecutive year at Ireland's biggest film festival, with three recent productions. The full programme will be announced at the official press conference on 2 February, so stay with us and find out which films made the final list. We assure you that they are top-notch!

This year's EUNIC documentary festival entitled Ready, Steady, Doc! brings together 14 films about sports from 12 European countries. Discover our inspirational proposals: Australia, directed by Claudiu Mitcu, and From Romania with Love, directed by Rene Eckert.

Don't miss out the rare occasion to see legendary director Mircea Saucan's 100 Lei, one of the best films in the history of Romanian cinema.

Last chance to discover photographer Inno Brezeanu, the tireless chronicler of the Romanian diaspora in Britain, and his passion: the life of the community away from home and stereotype.

Our training and coaching scheme in cultural diplomacy continues in 2012 with the arrival of young editor and publisher Alexandra Rusu, the second recipient of the scholarship since the launch of the programme in 2011.

Applications open for the Attic Arts 2012 residency programme. The residency offers time and space for Romanian and Moldovan artists to create new projects in collaboration with ICR and London based professionals and institutions.

One of the most discernible poetic voices in contemporary Romanian letters, Claudiu Komartin is our current artist-in-residence c/o the Attic Arts programme. Claudiu works on a poetry translation project to be published this year.
Come and meet him on 15 Jan at Stephen Watts and Cristina Viti's book launch, where he features as a special guest together with singer-songwriter Monooka.

On the occasion of the National Day of Romania, we invite you to a gala recital given by Alexandra Coman, the beautiful and talented Romanian soprano, together with pianist and composer Livia Teodorescu-Ciocanea. The concert will be followed by a reception with traditional Romanian food and drinks.

One of the most discernible poetic voices in contemporary Romanian letters, Claudiu Komartin takes up residency at ICR London c/o the Attic Arts programme. Claudiu will work on a poetry translation project to be published next year.

We invite you to discover photographer Inno Brezeanu, the tireless chronicler of the Romanian diaspora in Britain, and his passion: the life of the community away from home and stereotype.
The exhibition is open until 27 January 2012.

Romanian artist Mircea Cantor, the winner of Marcel Duchamp Prize 2011, will discuss his work and practice at the Hepworth Wakefield, with support from the Romanian Cultural Institute in London. The event is organised in collaboration with Pavilion Leeds, as part of a series of talks with three exceptional contemporary artists: Lucy Skaer, Stephen Sutcliffe and Mircea Cantor.

Join us for the screening of Catalin Mitulescu's debut feature, praised by Martin Scorsese as "a richly detailed and unusually lyrical film, which offers us a rare vision of history as it’s actually being made, reflected in the everyday lives of its charactes. I’m very happy to have participated in the making of this film."

Victor Nicoara is the fourth young Romanian musician to appear in the popular New Music Series. Pianist and composer, Victor has distinguished himself as a versatile and accomplished performer through appearances in Europe and beyond the continent.

After an original and successful opening of the 2011/2012 season with Contraste Trio, we invite you to a recital of two of the most accomplished specialists of Enescu’s music: cellist Catalin Ilea and pianist Michael Abramovich.

Although it's not Christmas yet, director Iulia Rugina will attend the 2011 European Psychoanalytic Film Festival with her Stuck on Christmas, a film about small gestures, big stories and ordinary people.

 

Lia Perjovschi, one of Romania’s leading contemporary artists, opens her first exhibition in Ireland with the support of the Romanian Cultural Institute London, as part of the TULCA Art Festival in Galway.

Our artist-in-residence Anca Benera discusses the insidious energies of London at the Camden Arts Centre.

 

Following her 2010 memorable performance in 1 Belgrave Square, charismatic singer Maria Raducanu is back in London with an explosive mingling of Romanian eth

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