Events Archive: 2006
Chronology  The first UK solo exhibition of the internationally acclaimed Romanian artist Lia Perjovschi. Her multi-disciplinary practice recovers, collects, and disseminates information which has been inaccessible to Romania by 1989. A highly developed archive is formed through objects, diagrams, texts, images, and film.
When: 1 Dec 2006 - 31 Jan 2007; Where: Gallery Yujiro, London
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Romania in Advent Handel, Vivaldi, Romanian Traditional Carols.
Concert organised by the Romanian Cultural Institute Bucharest.
When: 21 Dec 2006, 7 pm
Where: Saint George's Church, Hanover Square, London W1
Tickets: £ 14, £ 8 (students and OAPs)
Romanian Christmas carols performed by the Youth Group of Recea (Maramures).
Concert organised by The Embassy of Romania and the Romanian Cultural Institute in London.
When: 13 Dec 2006, 7 pm
Where: Romanian Cultural Institute London
Theatre play Afterplay, by Irish playwright Brian Friel, with Tania Filip and Adrian Titieni. It's about an imagined meeting in a Moscow café between Sonya of Chekhov’s Uncle Vanya and Andrey of Chekhov’s Three Sisters, twenty years later.
When: 12 Dec 2006; Where: Romanian Cultural Institute London
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Offset Exhibition, presentation, performance and AV clubbing event.
When: 5-11 Dec 2006
Where: Romanian Cultural Institute London
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Young Romanian Musicians in London Classical music concert by Tudor Andrei, who is currently artist-in-residence at the Romanian Cultural Institute in London and Peter Limonov, who studies piano at the Royal Academy of Music.
When: 11 Dec 2006, 13.00
Where: St Martin-in-the-Fields, Trafalgar Square, London
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Mihaela Ursuleasa and Chamber Orchestra Virtuosos of Bucharest Classical music concert by Mihaela Ursuleasa and Chamber Orchestra Virtuosos of Bucharest
When: 10 Dec 2006, 7 pm
Where: Cadogan Hall, 5 Sloane Terrace, London SW1X 9Q
Complimentary seats from 020 7752 0134 or office@icr-london.co.uk.
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Back to the Roots flamboyant music concert by 18-strong Damian&Brothers band led by Grammy-winner Damian Draghici. This is Damian’s latest project of traditional Romanian gypsy music, on tour across Europe. The harsh vitality and creative energy of the gypsy brass-band fuses the old lautari music with contemporary jazz and rock features.
When: 8 Dec 2006, 8 pm; Where: Battersea Arts Centre, Grand Hall, Lavender Hill, London SW11 5TF. Admission: free by reservation. Complimentary seats from 020 7752 0134 or office@icr-london.co.uk. More details
Poetry and jazz with Romanian actor Ion Caramitru and Romanian jazz pianist Johnny Raducanu
When: 7 Dec 2006, 7.30 pm; Where: Romanian Cultural Institute London
Admission: free by reservation. Complimentary seats from 020 7752 0134 or office@icr-london.co.uk. More details
Gas Pipes A photography exhibition by architect and photographer Ioana Marinescu about memory and identity in post-communist Romania. The works document her grandparents' town of Campulung Muscel, where over ground gas pipes were installed and painted yellow at the end of the 90's.
When: 13 Nov - 6 Dec 2006; Where: Architectural Association School of Architecture
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Romanian Baroque Players concert Christmas concert featuring works by Bach, Vivaldi, Biber, Corelli, Sartorius and Romanian Christmas Carols.
When: 29 Nov 2006; 7.30 pm
Where: St Luke's Church, Sydney Street, London SW3 6NH
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Re-launch The Institute has its re-launch party, celebrating the new arts&culture calendar in the UK and Romania’s forthcoming EU accession. Champagne & classic violin, rustling leaves from Hyde Park in lieu of red carpet and a film about the Institute’s new life at 1 Belgrave Square it appeared to have delighted our +200 guests. From Romania we had the honor to have H.-R. Patapievici, the President of the Institute and V. Naumescu, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs. From the UK, we had Adrian Greer, Director Creativity & Learning at British Council. Many thanks to our London friends for the photo-diary!
When: 27 Nov 2006; Where: Romanian Cultural Institute London
The Island Music concert by iconic figure of new generation of Romanian artists Ada Milea and Romanian-born internationally acclaimed Alexander Balanescu. The show is based on a play by the Romanian surrealist poet Gellu Naum, whose typical quirky view of the world reworks the Robinson Crusoe's story.
When: 24, 25 Nov 2006; Where: Romanian Cultural Institute London
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Don Quijote - Made in Romania The latest production from award-winning Dan Puric is on a European tour organized by the Romanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs to mark Romania's National Day and EU Accession. A unique show moving from step-dance to martial arts, Don Quijote Made in Romania is a visually-striking & thought-provoking interpretation of Cervantes' timeless epic in a disturbing contemporary context.
When: 18 Nov 2006, 8 pm; Where: Cadogan Hall, 5 Sloane Terrace, London SW1X 9DQ
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FEEAST - Festival of Central and East European Arts brings together UK-Romanian theatre production, UK-Romanian music, Romanian theatre demo and photo exhibition as well as a conversation about Sibiu 2007, the European Capital of Culture.
When: 10 Nov - 3 Dec 2006; Where: Riverside Studio 2 and The Old Abattoir, London
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ProPatrimonio ‘Art & Music’ Festival The Festival is organized in partnership with ICR London and includes events which highlight the creativity in art and traditional crafts. Hands-on craft demonstrations by peasant craft-artists and educational sessions with children will complement the festival, hosted at ICR London.
When: 6-9 Nov 2006; Where: Romanian Cultural Institute London
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Romanian presence at Language Show Romania will feature among 120 exhibitors showing the diverse cultural energy of language learning. Environment is essential: interactive Romanian classes, a multimedia national stand and an expert's presentation about Romanian wine & the legends surrouding it.
When: 3-5 Nov 2006; Where: Olympia 2, Hammersmith Road, London W14
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Attic Arts Artist-in-residency programme at the Romanian Cultural Institute in London offering time (up to 2 months) and space (the bohemian attic room of the Institute) for Romanian artists from various humanist fields to research innovative ideas, create new work and network with professionals in the field.
When: 2 Nov (for 2007); Where: Romanian Cultural Institute London
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Young Romanian Musicians in London Two very talented Romanian musicians will have a concert at the prestigious St Martin-in-the-Fields church. Andrei Simion studies cello at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama and Victor Nicoara studies piano at the Royal College of Music in London.
When: 24 Oct, 13:00; Where: St Martin-in-the-Fields, Trafalgar Square, London
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ICR: Under construction The Romanian Cultural Institute in London is under construction – in more ways than one.
We are renovating our Belgrave Square premises and we have also started “building” cultural partnership programmes in theatre, music, visual arts, film and ethnographic heritage.
Our calendar of events will be online from 3 October.
Watch this space!
When: July-October 2006; Where: Romanian Cultural Institute London
Arts networking With the building renovation still in full force, Simona Eftinoiu (flute) and Verona Maier (piano) gave us the most beautiful informal music concert in 1 Belgrave Square. The audience brought together Romanian artists living in the UK - musicians, visual artists, film-makers - who thoroughly enjoyed the concert & seemed happy to meet the ICR London team. They all promised "fingers crossed" for our forthcoming opening in November.
When: 27 Sep 2006; Where: Romanian Cultural Institute London
Photo by Inno Brezeanu
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