Matei Vișniec

21 Jul 2024 - 21 Jul 2024

“Traffic Jam” by Alina Nelega at Hotbed Theatre Festival Cambridge. Presenting new Romanian drama in English!

We are thrilled to partner up with Hotbed Theatre Festival Cambridge, which takes place 19-21 July, an annual new writing festival, celebrating and platforming the best new writing from across the region and beyond for the last 22 years. Traffic Jam” by Alina Nelega,

12 Mar 2024 - 14 Mar 2024

VOICES OF FREEDOM: ROMANIA AT THE LONDON BOOK FAIR

Romania’s 14th participation at the London Book Fair celebrates generations of astonishing writers, who offer strong, original voices and well-crafted language through their awarded books. 35 years since the Romanian Revolution, we celebrate freedom in all its creative

1 Jun 2021 - 11 Jun 2021

Cărtărescu’s Nostalgia - The cult masterwork from Romania’s most celebrated writer

RCI London is celebrating the release of Mircea Cărtărescu’s Nostalgia,in the universally admired Penguin Modern Classics series, with a programme of events developed in partnership with the prestigious publishing house. Widely considered to be the pre-eminent literary

17 Oct 2020

ROMANIA ROCKS: Romanian-British Literature Festival

ROMANIA ROCKS* is a joyfully original festival of Romanian-British literary events, initiated by the Romanian Cultural Institute in London and featuring the best and brightest “rock star authors” from both countries in conversation about the literature and ideas that

30 Sep 2020

Launch of The Romanian Riveter

The Romanian Cultural Institute will be hosting the launch of The Romanian Riveter, the first British literary magazine dedicated to Romanian literature, on Wednesday 30 September. The event will include presentations, readings and discussions around the featured authors,

15 Jul 2020 - 15 Aug 2020

Piesa de teatru „Angajare de clovn” de Matei Vișniec

Three elderly men arriving with suitcases in a windowless room, answering an advertisement for a “Small Part for an Old Clown”. Three out-of-fashion clowns who bump into one another at the audition, hoping they will be chosen as it is clearly their last chance. When

8 Nov 2018 - 31 Jan 2019

Ioan Nemțoi: Sculpture in Glass

RCI’s Brâncuşi Gallery at 1 Belgrave Square shines a spotlight on glass for a special exhibition signed by Ioan Nemțoi, one of Romania’s most acclaimed contemporary artists. Often called ‘the Brâncuşi that works in glass’, the artist will inaugurate the exhibition

8 Feb 2017 - 12 Feb 2017

Matei Vişniec’s “What Shall We Do with the Cello” premieres at London’s Vault Festival

Atelier Studio Theatre and the Romanian Cultural Institute proudly present the British premiere of Matei Vişniec's What Shall We Do with the Cello, a funny and sharply relevant play by Romania's most prolific and celebrated contemporary playwright. The show is

29 Nov 2016 - 29 Nov 2016

A 'Poem' for the Romanian Verse

We are pleased to be hosting the launch of the latest issue of Poem magazine, whose September-December double edition published by Routledge is entirely focused on Romanian verse. Featuring names that make up centuries of Romanian poetry, this true anthology, developed by

10 Dec 2015 - 10 Dec 2015

The Tragicomic Condition: An Evening with Matei Vişniec

Join us for the launch of Matei Vişniec's 'How to Explain the History of Communism to Mental Patients and Other Plays', the first anthology in English of the Romanian theatre's most prolific and revered contemporary playwright.  'How to Explain

8 Dec 2013 - 8 Dec 2013

Great Thespian Oana Pellea in Jean Cocteau’s "The Human Voice"

The Romanian Cultural Institute in London ends this year's hugely successful series Tales Told in Romanian with another exquisite production: Oana Pellea in the touching one-woman show The Human Voice, directed by legendary director and professor Sanda Manu, in a collaboration

28 Jun 2013 - 28 Jun 2013

Matei Visniec Meets His London Enthusiasts

We are proud to welcome the celebrated Paris-based playwright, novelist and poet Matei Visniec at his first appearance in 1 Belgrave Square, the very address of Romanian culture in Britain. The reputed writer will be engaging in a dialogue with his London enthusiasts, following