Literature

14 Mar 2025 - 14 Mar 2025

THE EXCEPTIONAL NINA SMART: A PORTRAIT IN WORDS AND SONG

This March, as part of our month-long celebration of female creativity, we are pleased to invite you to an evening of storytelling, advocacy, and music, honoring the trailblazing writer, activist, and librettist Nina Smart. Nina’s powerful memoir, Wild Flower: The True

21 Feb 2025 - 21 Feb 2025

"Brâncuși v. United States": A Legal Case That Redefined Art

Theater workshop presented as part of “The Brâncuși Month in New York”Brâncuși v. United StatesWritten by: Tatiana NiculescuAdapted for stage by: Amanda L. AndreiDirected by: Dina VovsiCast: A. J. Ditty, Ethan Dubin, Lennox Duong, Vas Eli, Elijah Guo, Jasmine Sharma,

4 Oct 2024 - 4 Oct 2024

Mircea Cărtărescu, One of the Towering Figures of Contemporary Literature, Comes to RCI New York

Romanian author Mircea Cărtărescu, the winner of some of the most prestigious international literary awards, including The Dublin Literary Award (2024) and The Los Angeles Times Book Prize (2023), is making his much-awaited return to New York for a special soiree at the

18 Jun 2024 - 18 Jun 2024

Fervent Cristina A. Bejan Launches Her Theater Collection Book in New York

Romanian Cultural Institute is proud to present, in partnership with The Drama Book Shop and Jay Michaels Global Communications, the launching of Finally Quiet. Four Plays from Bucharest to Washington, D. C. , the latest book by prodigious writer, academic, and thespian

1 Mar 2024 - 1 Mar 2024

“The Blade of Words”: The Start of the Women’s History Month Celebrations at RCI

As the Women’s History Month is about the begin, we inaugurate a string of special events dedicated to spectacular female achievements in the arts with an evening of performance, poetry and photography presenting Romanian-born poet and women`s health clinician Anca Stuparu

9 Nov 2023 - 16 Nov 2023

Amplu turneu de lansare în Statele Unite a volumului de memorii semnat de Dennis Deletant, unul dintre cei mai reputați specialiști străini în istoria României

Professor Dennis Deletant, the celebrated scholar of Romanian communism, once considered by Nicolae Ceaușescu an enemy of the state, returns to America for a launching tour of his recently published book of memoirs, entitled In Search of Romania (Hurst, 2022), a hugely

2 Nov 2023 - 2 Nov 2023

Romanian-American Transmedia Playwright and Artist Kat Mustatea at European Literature Night 2023

Authors, translators, and performers representing 11 European countries will gather in New York City for the annual European Literature Night. Hosted by Ukrainian Institute of America, the program will feature inspiring multilingual readings, Q&As, and panel discussions

1 Nov 2023 - 1 Nov 2023

Iconoclast Domnica Rădulescu at Feraru Conferences Online

The next episode of the Feraru Conferences, our oldest online program, exploring relevant topics on both side of the Atlantic, puts front and center writer, playwright and academic Domnica Rădulescu, one of the most original and prolific Romanian-American authors, in a

23 Jun 2023 - 23 Jun 2023

Doctors of Words: William Maz and Adrian Sângeorzan present their new novels at the RCI

Thrilling new Romanian books in EnglishTwo of the most prolific Romanian-American authors, both revered physicians with a passion for words, return to the Romanian Cultural Institute on June 23 to discuss and read from their most recent books. While different in subject

3 Apr 2023 - 14 Apr 2023

Mircea Cărtărescu: The Breakthrough American Tour

Come meet the author of hypnotizing SOLENOID, finalist of Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Fiction, named one of the best books of 2022 by the New Yorker, Publishers Weekly, The Financial Times, and Words Without BordersWhile not his first English translation, Mircea Cărtărescu’s

24 Feb 2023 - 24 Feb 2023

"SHATTERED: SYMBOLIC GESTURE". ARTISTS REACT TO RUSSIAN AGGRESION

As the start of Putin’s abominable assault on Ukraine nears one year, join us in celebration of the courage and resilience of the Ukrainian people through visual art & spoken word. Presented in partnership with the Ukrainian Institute of America, SHATTERED: SYMBOLIC

16 Nov 2022

„Noaptea Literaturii Europene” de la New York reafirmă solidaritatea scriitorilor cu Ucraina

„Noaptea Literaturii Europene” / “European Literature Night”, unul dintre cele mai importante proiecte ale asociației institutelor culturale europene din New York, EUNIC NY, va avea loc miercuri, 16 noiembrie, reunind nu mai puțin de 11 scriitori și traducători