Theatre & Dance

Theatre & Dance

Our theatre and dance projects aim at fostering contacts between British and Romanian artists, supporting co-productions, setting up artistic residencies and producing original shows.

Done in partnership with British or Romanian institutions, our theatrical and dance productions often take place at important festivals or key venues. The promotion of Romanian theatre and dance means also working closely with Barbican Centre, Edinburgh International Festival, Southbank Centre and Siobhan Davies Studios, Theatre Royal Stratford East among others.    

 

"Caramitru-Mălăele, câte-n lună și în stele" - “Caramitru-Mălăele, a Tapestry of Tales”

For one night only, from sold-out theatres in Romania: "Caramitru-Mălăele,   câte-n lună și în stele" - “Caramitru-Mălăele, a Tapestry of Tales” brings to London two much loved legends of the Romanian stage, Ion Caramitru and Horațiu Mălăele, in a delectable duel of anecdotes, stories,...

26/05/2013 @ Leicester Square Theatre, 6 Leicester St., London, WC2H 7BX

Events archive

International Ballet Star Alina Cojocaru to Host a Gala for Hospices of Hope at Sadler’s Wells Theatre

International Ballet Star Alina Cojocaru to Host a Gala for Hospices of Hope at Sadler’s Wells Theatre

After a successful fundraising gala in 2008, acclaimed Romanian ballerina at the Royal Ballet, Alina Cojocaru offers again her help for Bucharest Hospice Appeal. The Gala is organised by the British charity Hospices of Hope, with the support of the Romanian Cultural Institute in London. The evening celebrates a great tradition of...

12/05/2013 @ Sadler's Wells Theatre, Rosebery Avenue, London EC1R 4TN
Report from Immediate Hell

Report from Immediate Hell

We are pleased to announce the UK premiere of “I Killed My Mother” by Romanian-Hungarian Andras Visky, one of the most original voices of the contemporary European theatre, at The Rosemary Branch Theatre. “I Killed My Mother” is the story of Bernadett, a modern day Jane Eyre living in Ceausescu’s Romania, an...

05 - 10/03/2013 @ The Rosemary Branch Theatre, 2 Shepperton Road, London N1 3DT
E-MOTIONAL Bodies & Cities

E-MOTIONAL Bodies & Cities

Artists Gemma Riggs (UK), Mircea Ghinea (Romania), Laura Murphy (Ireland), Kaspers Lielgalvis (Latvia) and Alexis Vassiliou (Cyprus) embark together in a co-authorship process to explore, through dance and visual arts, the relation between the human body, the urban and geo-political context and new technologies. A series of five...

26/01/2013 @ Watermans Arts Centre, 40 High Street, Brentford, Middlesex TW8 0DS
The Comic Genius of Romanian literature, I L Caragiale, performed in London

The Comic Genius of Romanian literature, I L Caragiale, performed in London

The greatest Romanian playwright of all time, Ion Luca Caragiale (1852 – 1912), is celebrated in London with a humorous and enlightening dance show by critically acclaimed choreographer Gigi Căciuleanu, who takes a fresh look, through physical movement and music, at Caragiale’s accomplished writing. The event is organised by...

19/11/2012 @ Cadogan Hall, 5 Sloane Terrace, London, SW1X 9DQ
A Date with Carmen

A Date with Carmen

  We are delighted to recommend a new and exciting showcase inspired by the famous story of Carmen starring internationally acclaimed theatre and film actress Maia Morgenstern. "A Date with Carmen", encompassing theatre, radio and dance, will take place in London and Canterbury between 20 – 23 September...

20 - 23/09/2012 @ London & Canterbury
Visionary theatre maker Silviu Purcărete's

Visionary theatre maker Silviu Purcărete's "Gulliver’s Travels"

  After the Festival triumph of "Faust" in 2009 director Silviu Purcărete returns with the Radu Stanca National Theatre of Sibiu, Romania and the world premiere of his version of "Gulliver’s Travels". The Romanian Cultural Institute is proud to support Silviu Purcărete's new performance within...

17 - 20/08/2012 @ King's Theatre, Edinburgh
MUNCITOR: All Workers Go to Heaven by Ioana Păun premiered at Theatre Royal Stratford East

MUNCITOR: All Workers Go to Heaven by Ioana Păun premiered at Theatre Royal Stratford East

Provocative director Ioana Păun tackles urgent socio-political topics, in a theatrical performance bordering a behavioural experiment. A live art piece that aims at questioning the current social order. Thanks to its structure that leaves the audience in complete control, the show practically writes itself as the public is pushed to respond to...

07 - 11/07/2012 @ Theatre Royal Stratford East, Gerry Raffles Square, London E15 1BN
20/20, by director Geanina Cărbunariu, the first Romanian performance at the London International Festival of Theatre in this century

20/20, by director Geanina Cărbunariu, the first Romanian performance at the London International Festival of Theatre in this century

  The first Romanian performance at the London International Festival of Theatre (LIFT FESTIVAL) in this century is director and playwright Gianina Cărbunariu’s 20/20. Played by five Romanian and five Hungarian young actors, 20/20 is a multi-lingual production investigating, not without humor,...

06/07/2012 @ The Platform Theatre, Granary Building London, Handyside Street N1C 4AA
Bucharest Calling! Ioana Paun presents new work in London

Bucharest Calling! Ioana Paun presents new work in London

Our former artist-in-residence, theatre director and performance artist Ioana Păun, will work across all areas within the Theatre Royal Stratford East, being inspired by the theatre's life, its artists and its community. She will create new work to be presented in June 2012. Ioana Păun, born in 1984, is a theatre director and...

05/03 - 06/07/2012 @ Theatre Royal Stratford East
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