Romanian visual artists in the LA Times
An elegant pencil drawing by Romanian artist Ciprian Muresan shows a tall fellow with an unusually long torso. His face is scrunched, as if exhaling in sorrow. Way down at the drawing's bottom, his hands are carefully slicing an onion. Some works are witty, like
BAM's Bridge Project Event for Alex Fund
Ethan Hawke and his fellow colleagues from the upcoming show The Winter's Tale, part of The Bridge Project at BAM will host a special event to the benefit of the Alex Fund on February 8. The programs supported by the Alex Fund - a fund set up by Leslie Hawke - are
New US Impressions of George Enescu
Albany Records has released a stellar interpretation of Romanian composer George Enescu's Impressions from childhood, performed by world reknown violonist Sherban Lupu and Sinfonia Varsovia. George Enescu was an extraordinary musician. One of the most acclaimed violinists
Tompa Gabor Awarded Cultural Ambassador
The Romanian Cultural Institute in New York is extremely pleased to announce that Tompa Gábor, a prominent member of the European theatre scene, and director of the Hungarian Theatre of Cluj, Romania, has been awarded the title of Ambassador of Hungarian Culture. The award
"Hooked" Awarded at Palm Springs
Palm Springs International Film Festival has announced yesterday its winners. The jury selected Hooked (Romania/France) directed by Adrian Sitaru. The winner of the New Voices/New Vision section of the 20th Palm Springs International Film Festival goes to the daring vision
Romanian Artists in "American Theatre Magazine"
January 12 | AMERICAN THEATRE MAGAZINE Both onstage and offstage, Romanian theatre artists continue to contribute to the American theatre at large: two Romanian theatre artists are featured in the January 2009 edition of American Theatre magazine, which focuses exclusively
Adrian Sitaru's "Hooked" US Premiere
January 6-19 | PALM SPRINGS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL, Palm Springs, CA The debut feature by Romanian director Adrian Sitaru – already acclaimed for his short films (among which Waves, presented at 2008 Sundance Festival) – will have its American premiere at Palm
GIMPEL TAM in The NY Times & The NY Sun
December 9 & December 12, 2008 . . . this engaging and lively 95-minute intermissionless entertainment, notable for its outstanding klezmer band, some splendid singing and an admirable performance by Adam Shapiro in the title role, is the opening presentation of the
The Promises of 1968
Conference: The Promises of 1968: Crisis, Illusion, and Utopia / Washington D. C. / November 6-7 2008 The year 2008 marks the anniversary of 40 years since the tumultuous months of 1968, which radically influenced the social, political, and cultural landscape of Euro-Atlantic
Album launch: Andrei Serban. My Journeys
The album Andrei Serban. My Journeys. Theatre & Opera will be launched on November 3, 4:30 pm at Carturesti Bookstore in Bucharest, in the presence of the director. Speakers will be: H. R. Patapievici (ICR President) & George Banu (theater critic). The album is
Boogie Awarded at Hamptons Festival
On October 19, at the Hamptons International Film Festival (HIFF), Boogie by Radu Muntean was awarded the Zicherman Family Foundation Award for Screenwriting. The film screenwriters are Alexandru Baciu, Razvan Radulescu and Radu Muntean. David Nugent, Director of Programming
Saviana Stănescu wins The New York Innovative Theatre Award
BREAKING NEWS Saviana Stănescu wins The New York Innovative Theatre Award for Outstanding Original Full Length Script: WAXING WEST Learn more about the Awards at www. nyitawards. com. More about Waxing West at www. icrny. org/brochure3. pdf