Easter Traditions on Both Sides of the Atlantic
We can discover similarities between Romanian and American behaviors with the arrival of Easter: both are animated by the same care to fully experience the joy of Christ's resurrection, by the feeling of rebirth of nature, by the desire for renewal (even the effort
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
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
Magda Cârneci on Her New Book in English
Distinguished author, art historian and cultural promoter Magda Cârneci discusses her new novel in English, the experimental FEM (Deep Vellum Publishing),with translator Sean Cotter and radio host Andrew Singer in a podcast to be aired on the Trafika Europe Radio online
Studio Conversations with Artist Ioana Palamar
Art Fridays, the aegis of our ongoing visual arts program, debuts “Studio Conversations”, a new online series that offers an intimate, behind-the-scenes access to 10 rising stars of the Romanian artistic scene, uncovering their philosophy and practices, technical approaches,
Daniela Groza / Romanian Women Voices in North America II
Today's woman literary voice belongs to Brooklyn-based photographer and activist DANIELA GROZA, a former victim of sexual abuse, who reads from her Letter to My 7 Years Old Self, a disturbing testimony about overcoming Evil in its purest form. Watch the reading HERE.
RCI Supports “Collective” in the Oscars Race - nominated in two categories
March 15 update: 2 Oscar nominations for COLLECTIVE!We are thrilled at the news we have feverishly been waiting and working for: COLLECTIVE, Romania's submission to this year's Academy Awards, has been nominated not only in one category but two! Huge congratulations
Treasurers of Our Most Powerful Words
With some of the most active translators of Romanian literature in the English-speaking world as guests, our next Feraru Conference morphs into a true round-table on the arts & crafts of translation, the prospects of Romanian translations in the US and the UK, the manifold
The Statue Base of Roman General M.C. Fronto / The History of Romania in One Object
Our exploration of Romania’s history through vestiges and objects of outstanding symbolism and beauty brings forth an artifact which came to be known as the Queen of Inscriptions. Immerse yourself in the fascinating world of the Roman Dacia of the 2nd century AD and meet
The Dragobete Meets Valentine's Day / Geographies of Tradition
The launch of Geographies of Tradition, our newest online series that looks at mirroring Romanian and American celebrations, is placed under the aegis of love, invoked on both sides of the Atlantic by two popular feasts. The program’s opening episode, created in partnership
Doris Plantus / Romanian Women Voices in North America II
Writer and academic Doris Plantus is the next author presented in our breakthrough literary series dedicated to women writers from the Romanian-American diaspora and set up in partnership with Denver-based Bucharest Inside the Beltway. Watch the reading HERE. Women’s voices