Events Archive: 2010
Filip Florian @ Edinburgh International Book Festival  The acclaimed Romanian writer takes part in the Festival with his debut novel Little Fingers, first published by Polirom in 2005 and by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt in English, in 2009. The author will also discuss with Norman Stone and Stephen Vizinczey on the theme After the Wall: European Classics Revisited.
When: 19 August 2010, 3.30pm; Where: ScottishPower Studio Theatre, Edinburgh International Book Festival. More details 
Bones for Prince @ The Camden Fringe A desperate artist, a street working mother and a dog walk the fine line between hope and despair. Bones for Prince (original title Bones for Otto), by Lia Bugnar, directed by Christian Hogas, is performed during the Camden Fringe Festival.
When: 18, 19, 20 August 2010, 6.30pm; Where: The Lion and Unicorn Theatre, London. More details
Cucuteni artifacts at the Ashmolean Museum An extraordinary display of prehistoric pottery, gold and archaeological finds from the Danube Valley in the exhibition The Lost World Of Old Europe. Highlights include Cucuteni figurines and vessels, as well as the famous Thinker and His Partner from Hamangia.
When: 20 May – 15 August 2010;
Where: The Ashmolean Museum, Oxford. More details
Ileana Pintilie @ Attic Arts We welcome art historian and curator Ileana Pintilie who takes up residency at RCI London c/o the Attic Arts programme.
When: 7 June - 5 August 2010;
Where: Romanian Cultural Institute London.
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GRIMUS - Debut UK single Romanian band GRIMUS will release their debut single Started with brand new record label Eden Music. Join us for the official single launch and an exclusive performance by the band. They will also be playing as part of the Outside:Inside Festival / BBC Introducing.
When: 9 August 2010, 6pm; Where: Romanian Cultural Institute London.
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California Dreamin' (Endless) The Romanian Cinematheque invites you to Cristian Nemescu's masterpiece, a darkly funny socio-political satire set during Kosovo War. Featuring acclaimed actors Armand Assante, Razvan Vasilescu and Maria Dinulescu.
When: 13 July, 7pm;
Where: Romanian Cultural Institute London.
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History of Art, The Romanian curator Mihnea Mircan presents works by 16 international artists that explore the symbolic transactions, institutional protocols and historiographic disconnections between contemporary art and the discourse of art history.
When: 7 May - 10 July 2010;
Where: The David Roberts Art Foundation, London. More details
X _Street audioBook Launch A graphic&sound book that opens up in all directions, revealing the domestic stories of people living in a limbo area: Hackney Wick, London. Developed by Ioana Paun through the Attic Arts residency programme at the RCI London.
When: Friday 9 July, 7pm;
Where: Romanian Cultural Institute London. More details
Invitation to Composers Join us for As you like it concert, with the participation of the London Schubert Players, pianist Anda Anastasescu and guest pianists Eralys Fernandez (Cuba) and Lachezar Stankov (Bulgaria). Part of an EU-funded project aimed at encouraging young composers to write new works.
When: Thursday 8 July, 8pm;
Where: Romanian Cultural Institute London. More details
City Skills for Life New interpretations & large-scale photography exhibition of Ceausescu's controversial People's Palace | ciné-vérité documentary | huge wind-flowers | Romanian art & architecture project at the London Festival of Architecture 2010. Opening: Monday 21 June, 7pm @ ICR London.
When: 19 June - 4 July 2010;
Where: Romanian Cultural Institute and various outdoor locations. More details
The Virtues of European Public Diplomacy You are invited to attend a cultural diplomacy conference, where prestigious practitioners and theorists in the field will look at the role to soft power and the challenges and opportunities of using art and culture – indeed cultural relations - as vehicles of national foreign policy.
When: 1 July 2010, 9am-1pm;
Where: Romanian Cultural Institute London. More details
The Schubert Ensemble @ ICR London The Grand Finale of the 2009/2010 Enescu Society Concert season presents the Schubert Ensemble - which has established itself over 27 years as one of the world’s leading exponents of music for piano and strings.
When: 1 July 2010, 7pm;
Where: Romanian Cultural Institute London. More details
Romanian Films @ Edinburgh International Film Festival Do not miss two of the award-winning Romanian films at The Edinburgh International Film Festival 2010: Police, Adjective and If I Want to Whistle, I Whistle (+ Q&A with director and actors).
When: 22 - 26 June 2010;
Where: Cineworld 10 & Cameo 1, Edinburgh.
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Romanian Pavilion An exhibition that examines the reality of built environment in Romania and the human dimensions of the political, social and economic changes after Ceausescu's overthrow. Featuring video work by Dan Acostioaei, Sebastian Moldovan, Joanne Richardson, Mona Vatamanu and Florin Tudor.
When: 14 May - 18 June 2010;
Where: HotShoe Gallery, London. More details
A Girl's Tear The Romanian Cinematheque invites you to Iosif Demian's 1980 masterpiece, a provocative blend of ethnography and murder mystery based on Petre Salcudeanu's novel. Featuring celebrated actors Dorel Visan and George Negoescu.
When: 15 June 2010, 7pm;
Where: Romanian Cultural Institute London.
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Democracy and Memory: Romania Confronts Its Past Four prestigious academics address one of the most controversial issues in Eastern Europe's recent history: how to deal with the crimes of the communist dictatorship. Panelists: Professors Vladimir Tismaneanu, Dennis Deletant, Robert Service, and Dr John Gledhill.
When: 7 June 2010, 6.30pm;
Where: Romanian Cultural Institute London. More details
First Winner of the Enescu Scholarship @ ICR London The Enescu Society concert in June is inviting you to enjoy a piano recital by young & talented musician Karim Said, who won the 2009 Enescu Scholarship, in partnership with the Royal Academy of Music in London. In the programme: Enescu, Bach, Beethoven and Liszt.
When: 3 June 2010, 7pm;
Where: Romanian Cultural Institute London. More details
Children's Day @ ICR London Fairy tales with fairies and dragons, a world of stories, puppets and drawings! You are invited to celebrate together Children's Day and the wonderful world of childhood. Our guest from Romania is Alina Darian, author of storybooks, who will take us to the fantastic world of fairy tales.
When: 29 May 2010, 1pm;
Where: Romanian Cultural Institute London. More details
Philantrophy @ Romanian Cinematheque Nae Caranfil's best film, with acclaimed actors Mircea Diaconu and Gheorghe Dinica. A comedy about a man attempting to live beyond his means. Winner of Public Prize, Paris Film Festival 2002 and Audience Award, Würzburg International Filmweekend 2003 amongst others.
When: 27 May 2010, 7pm;
Where: Romanian Cultural Institute London. More details
Geta Bratescu @ A Foundation Romanian celebrated artist takes part in The Economy of the Gift exhibition at A Foundation Liverpool. The show presents eight international artists and eight galleries exploring the idea of value in a time of market crisis.
When: 8 April - 22 May 2010;
Where: The Blade Factory, A Foundation, Liverpool. More details
Kombinat - The Industrial Ruins of the Golden Era Do not miss the outstanding exhibition Kombinat by the Romanian photographer Serban Bonciocat. Derelict towers, containers, bunkers, rusty pipes and other mega-structures of the failed communist economy reflects a world where absurdity was ordinary.
When: 4 - 21 May 2010;
Where: Romanian Cultural Institute London. More details
Elevator @ Romanian Season Fascinating selection of new drama works by young writers especially casted in the Romanian Season, with the support of the Romanian Cultural Institute. The main production is Elevator, the original stage version of the successful film, written by Gabriel Pintilei.
When: 4 - 22 May 2010;
Where: The New Diorama Theatre, London. More details
Bones for Prince @ Romanian Season A desperate artist, a street working mother and a dog walk the fine line between hope and despair. Bones for Prince (original title Bones for Otto), by Lia Bugnar, directed by Christian Hogas, is performed during the Romanian Season at the New Diorama Theatre.
When & Where: 29 April & 15 May, 7pm / Romanian Cultural Institute London; 7, 14, 21 May, 8.45pm / New Diorama Theatre London.
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Christian Hogas @ Attic Arts Actor and director Christian Hogas takes up the ICR London Attic Arts residency to develop a semi-staged performance of the play Bones for Otto by acclaimed Romanian director and actress Lia Bugnar.
When: 15 March - 15 May 2010;
Where: Romanian Cultural Institute London.
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Romanian writer and philosopher Emil Cioran @ Penguin Books The launch of a new series from Penguin Books of Ten extraordinary Central European Classics with Emil Cioran's A Short History of Decay among them.
When: 15 May 2010, 2-5pm;
Where: School of Slavonic and East European Studies, University College London. More details
Debate and book launch Ottomans into Europeans @ European Studies Centre, Oxford University St Antony's College will host the panel discussion and the book launch Ottomans into Europeans. State and Institution Building in Modern Balkans. Participants: Alina Mungiu-Pippidi and British proffesors and journalists.
When: 13 May 2010, 5pm; Where: St Antony's College, Oxford University.
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Colors @ Tristan Bates Theatre A sharp, film-noir style satire from Romania's most talented young playwright Peca Stefan. Directed by Dan Barnard & Rachel Briscoe, presented by Company of Angels in association with Drama Centre and the Romanian Cultural Institute in London.
When: 1 - 8 May 2010;
Where: Tristan Bates Theatre, London. More details
The World according to Ion B Alexander Nanau's brilliant film about Ion Barladeanu's journey from the streets of Bucharest to the galleries of Europe and exhibitions alongside Andy Warhol's work. Part of the London International Documentary Film Festival.
When: 7 May 2010, 7.30pm;
Where: The Horse Hospital Cinema, London. More details
Young Romanian Musicians @ ICR London This month's Enescu Society concert is inviting you to enjoy a recital of young & talented Romanian musicians: Marciana Buta (violin), Lucia Marica (violin), Mihai Cocea (viola), Andrei Simion (cello), Alexandra Dariescu (piano) and Florian Mitrea (piano).
When: 6 May 2010, 7pm;
Where: Romanian Cultural Institute London. More details
Dan Perjovschi @ Tate Modern Join us for the screening of Anna Marziano's Mainstream featuring the renowned Romanian artist and for Q&A with Perjovschi about his drawing, beliefs and life. Part of the London International Documentary Film Festival.
When: 4 May 2010, 7pm;
Where: Tate Modern, Starr Auditorium, London. More details
Shukar Collective in London & Brighton The fabulous Romanian band Shukar Collective, which combines traditional gypsy songs and contemporary urban sound, will perform two concerts in London and Brighton (together with Adam Freeland, Apparat & Skate DJ team & Nico de Transilvania).
When & Where: 1 May, 11.30pm / Hootananny Brixton, London; 2 May, 11pm / Concorde 2, Brighton. More details
Romanian Cinema @ New Europe Film Festival Do not miss the award-winning Romanian films The Other Irene and Constantin and Elena at the Festival in Edinburgh.
When: 18 & 25 April 2010;
Where: Filmhouse Cinema, Edinburgh.
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Constantin Brancusi @ Tate Liverpool Sculpture and photography by Romanian pioneer of abstract sculpture at the Afro Modern: Journeys through the Black Atlantic, which traces in depth the impact of black cultures from around the Atlantic on art from the early twentieth century to today.
When: 29 January - 25 April 2010;
Where: Tate Liverpool. More details
Francesca @ EastEnd Film Festival One of the opening films of the 2009 Venice Film Festival, the acclaimed drama Francesca is the debut of Romanian director Bobby Paunescu. We welcome the director for a Q&A following the film.
When: 25 April 2010, 3.15 pm;
Where: Rio Cinema, London.
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Photography, books and music To celebrate Romania's presence at the London Book Fair, we present the exhibition Kombinat by Serban Bonciocat & Igloo Media and a concert of eclectic music by Maria Raducanu & Maxim Belciug.
When: 21 April 2010, 7pm;
Where: Romanian Cultural Institute London.
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Romania @ The London Book Fair The Romanian Cultural Institute organises Romania's national stand at the 2010 London Book Fair. The stand will include 29 major publishing houses presenting over 700 books and 100 Romanian titles translated through the National Book Centre's programmes. Invited guest: University of Plymouth Press, which launched the 20 Romanian writers series.
When: 19 - 21 April 2010; Where: Earls Court, London. More details
Reenactment @ Romanian Cinematheque Special screening: the 40th anniversary of Lucian Pintilie's iconic movie since its premiere in Bucharest. Followed by discussion with acclaimed actors Vladimir Gaitan and George Mihaita.
When: 15 April 2010, 7pm;
Where: Romanian Cultural Institute London.
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All that remains...the Teenagers of Socialism Group exhibition exploring the effects of the decline of Socialism in Eastern Europe. Featuring Romanian artist Stefan Constantinescu alongside artists from Germany, Poland, the Czech Republic and the UK.
When: 12 March - 11 April 2010;
Where: Waterside Project Space, London. More details
Imagining Music @ Wigmore Hall Can you imagine classical music through black and white photography? Do Brahms, Dvorak or Shostakovich share something with the small Romanian village Cetate on the Danube? Join us for Serban Mestecaneanu's exhibition to find the answers.
When: 26 March, 6pm. The exhibition continues until 9 April;
Where: Bechstein Room, Wigmore Hall & ICR London. More details
ConTempo String Quartet @ ICR London Do not miss the next Enescu Society concert given by ConTempo Quartet, recognised as one of the world's top string quartets. In the programme: Enescu, Schumann and Beethoven.
When: 1 April 2010, 7pm;
Where: Romanian Cultural Institute London.
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Invitation to Composers An EU-funded project aimed at encouraging modern composers to write new works. With events in the UK, France and Romania.
When: 31 March 2010;
Where: Royal Academy of Music, London.
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Ensemble Raro & Roxana Constantinescu @ Wigmore Hall Extraordinary concert by the outstanding quartet and award-winning mezzo-soprano, part of the 2009/2010 tour of SoNoRo Festival to Tokyo, Vienna, Bucharest, New York and London.
When: 26 March, 7.30pm;
Where: Wigmore Hall, London.
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'Constantin Brancusi' Art historian Sanda Miller launches her book published by Reaktion Books in 2010. An inclusive view beyond mythology, employing new resources to better assess Brancusi's life and work.
When: 25 March 2010, 7pm;
Where: Romanian Cultural Institute London.
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Love's Hypostases A debate that will look at different cultural attitudes to romance and love. Followed by book launch Tarmurile iubirii, new poems by Ionela Flood and violin recital by Tudor Andrei.
When: 19 March 2010, 6pm;
Where: Romanian Cultural Institute London.
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Romanian Cinematheque A year-round programme that brings the best Romanian films to London. Opening night with The Death of Mister Lazarescu by award-winning director Cristi Puiu. Introduced by Time Out critic Dave Calhoun.
When: 17 March 2010, 7pm;
Where: Romanian Cultural Institute London.
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Megatron @ ciné lumière Award-winning Romanian short film directed by Marian Crisan will be screened together with short films from Quebec, Switzerland, Lebanon, Morocco and France, on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie.
When: 16 March 2010, 8.30pm;
Where: ciné lumière, Institut Francais, London. More details
Francesca Gala Screening @ Ulster Museum, Belfast Highly acclaimed drama, followed by Q&A session with director Bobby Paunescu and leading actress Monica Birladeanu.
When: 14 March 2010, 7pm;
Where: Ulster Museum, Belfast.
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Attic Arts 2010 Winners The Romanian Cultural Institute brings to London new artists in the Attic Arts residency programme: Christian Hogas, Cosmin Nicolae, Ileana Pintile and Raul Stef.
When: 2010;
Where: Romanian Cultural Institute London.
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At Home in Belgrave Square Martisorul, an afternoon dedicated to children and families, with artist-puppeteer Monica Madas. Join us for a celebration of spring and learn how to make a martisor!
When: 6 March 2010, 2pm;
Where: Romanian Cultural Institute London.
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Horia Vacarescu & Constantin Sandu @ ICR London Don't miss the next Enescu Society concert given by violinist Horia Vacarescu & pianist Constantin Sandu. In the programme: Enescu, Corelli, Beethoven and Chausson.
When: 4 March 2010, 7pm;
Where: Romanian Cultural Institute London.
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Four Romanian Artists @ ICR London An exhibition of painting and drawing which illustrate four award-winning Romanian books, published by the University of Plymouth Press in 2009.
When: 21 January - 19 February 2010;
Where: Romanian Cultural Institute London.
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X Street A live journey through a neighbourhood in stand-by. A street outside the map and a community that keeps its doors locked. Get on our minibus and immerse yourself inside residents' lives. A performance by réaltympanica, developed by Ioana Paun through the Attic Arts residency programme.
When: February 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 @ 8pm;
Where: Hackney Wick, London. More details
Attic Arts 2010 Application deadline for the Attic Arts residency programme. The residency offers time and space for Romanian artists to research innovative ideas, create new work and network with professionals in the field.
When: until 1 February 2010;
Where: Romanian Cultural Institute London.
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Philippe Graffin & Claire Desert @ ICR London Don't miss the next Enescu Society concert given by violinist Philippe Graffin & pianist Claire Desert. In the programme: Schumann, Ravel, Enescu, Schubert.
When: 4 February 2010, 7 pm;
Where: Romanian Cultural Institute London.
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Ioana Paun @ Attic Arts Performance artist Ioana Paun takes up the ICR London Attic Arts residency to undergo a Public Art and Site Specificity project, which explores the social implications of the 2012 Olympic Games reconstruction plans in the Hackney area.
When: 10 December 2009 - 1 February 2010;
Where: Romanian Cultural Institute London. More details
Bears and Other Masks Special exhibition on the Romanian Christmas and New Year's Eve customs by celebrated photographer Dragos Lumpan. The works
present ancient rituals & mythic characters such as the Bear and the Goat, exploring at the same time how these traditions adapted to contemporary urban life.
When: 10 December 2009 - 15 January 2010; Opening: Thursday 10 Dec, 7-9 pm;
Where: Romanian Cultural Institute London. More details
Winner of the Enescu Society Scholarship Karim Said wins the first Enescu Society Scholarship granted by the Romanian Cultural Institute in partnership with the Royal Academy of Music.
When: 17 February 2009, for the academic year 2009/10;
Where: Romanian Cultural Institute London.
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Romanian Festival @ Peninsula Arts A series of book launch (20 Romanian writers), films and art exhibitions organized by the Romanian Cultural Institute Bucharest in partnership with University of Plymouth.
When: 13 & 14 November 2009; Films until 18 December;
Where: University of Plymouth.
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