"Decomposed Theatre" by Matei Vișniec at Trafika Europe Radio
A new radio adaptation of one of the best plays by internationally acclaimed Romanian-French author Matei Vișniec made its debut as a radio theater piece at Trafika Europe Radio with the support of the Romanian Cultural Institutes in New York and London and University
Art Fridays: Studio Conversations with Aurora Király
Aurora Király ( b. 1970), who is teaching at the Department of Photography and Dynamic Image of the National University of the Arts in Bucharest and holds a doctoral degree in Photography, immerses herself in the contemporary artistic phenomenon in different roles: as an
Fabulous Gabriela Istoc is All About the Romanian Songbook
One of Romania's most accomplished lyric artists, award-winning soprano Gabriela Istoc, accompanied by pianist Mihaela Spiridon, explores the richness of Romanian song in a special Enescu Soiree dedicated to the great melody maker Tiberiu Brediceanu, one of our most
Art Fridays: DADA the Super-Contemporary
Born in Romania as Samuel Rosenstock, poet, essayist, playwright, literary critic, performer, director and composer Tristan Tzara (1896-1963) is the founder of DADA (from “da“, meaning ‘yes’ in Romanian), an influential avantgardemovement launched at the beginning
Cristina Chevereșan: Dreaming and Teaching the Americana
One of the innovative leaders of Romanian academic life, researcher and professor Cristina Chevereșan, the Vice Rector of the University of the West in Timișoara and an internationally accomplished reference author of American Studies, is the next protagonist of the Feraru
The Secession Lamp / The History of Romania in One Object
Our kaleidoscopic descent into Romania's past through vestiges and objects endowed with powerful evocative force brings us to the modernist tradition of Timișoara, the country's most western city. In this week’s episode of “The History of Romania in One Object”
Art Fridays: Studio Conversations with Ciprian Paleologu
Today's guest in our “Studio Conversations” series is Ciprian Paleologu (b. 1976), a “Romanian visionary artist” (as he jokingly likes to recommend himself) and the founder of Laborna Gallery, a creative space in Bucharest. He studied painting at the University
Cezar Ioan on Wine as History, Culture, and Soft Power
With the noblest elixir about to take center stage at the great celebrations of springtime, wine guru Cezar Ioan, publisher of influential vinul. ro and co-founder of Romania’s National Day of Gastronomy and Wines, comes to the Feraru Conferences for a conversation about
Stella Vinițchi Rădulescu / Romanian Women Voices in North America II
This week’s woman literary voice belongs to Romanian-American veteran poet and academic Stella Vinițchi Rădulescu. The poet's daughter, Domnica Rădulescu, herself an acclaimed author and professor, reads excerpts from Stella's forthcoming volume with Orison
Art Fridays: Studio Conversations with Lea Rasovszky
The week’s encounter in our Arts Friday’s Studio Conversations features Lea Rasovszky (b. 1986), a young yet prolific female artist, graduate of The University of the Arts in Bucharest, whose work is characterized by a fresh message: fierce, brazen, and amused. Enjoying
A Guitar Bravado for the Coming of Spring
The coming of spring is welcome at the Enescu Soirees Online with a guitar recital offered, with youthful energy, by the promising ARTissimo Guitar Duo made up of Ana Maria Bibescu and Raisa Mihai. The exciting program, a comfort for heart and soul in uncertain times, features
Transatlantic Rites of the New Beginnings / Geographies of Tradition
No matter how different we are from each other, no matter how different the cultures we come from are, our emotions and feelings spring from the same “groundwater”. And just as through a smile we all understand openness, human warmth or joy, so we associate the coming