Season's Greetings
Merry Christmas & Happy New Year in 2014 from the team of the Romanian Cultural Institute in London! Thank you for your friendship and support. Troiţa Photo by Razvan Voiculescu, taken in Poiana Botizei, in December 2008 The Troiţa, Triptych or Roadside
Repression and Exile, Remembering the Fall of Communism in Romania
On the night of 16 December 1989, Romanian history was written in blood as the first demonstrations against the dictatorial regime broke out in Timişoara. Countless protesters flooded the streets of the major cities, putting an end to a repressive, criminal dictatorship.
Stere Gulea’s “Fox-Hunter” at the Romanian Cinematheque
2013's Romanian Cinematheque series ends with the screening of an unsettling drama -Fox-Hunter (Vulpe-vânător), one of the first Romanian feature films portraying life under terror during Ceauşescu's dictatorship. The screening is part of Repression and Exile,
Inspired by... Britten. Mercury Quartet Revisits the Great Composer's Work
The series of musical events organised by RCI London continues with a concert that celebrates, in an ingenious manner, the personality and the work of the great composer, pianist and conductor Benjamin Britten, 100 years after his birth. Four rising stars of UK's contemporary
A Musical Winter in Trafalgar Square
Young talent hits the stage at St Martin-in-the-Fields for a special concert performed by some of the most talented emerging musicians in London. The ensemble comprising Radu Ropotan - violin, Ioana Forna - violin, George White - viola, Raphael Lang - cello and Alexandra
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
Opera Star Anita Hartig Sings in London for The National Day of Romania
We are delighted to present Romanian soprano Anita Hartig, Wiener Staatsoper star, in a Gala Recital for the National Day of Romania. The concert programme includes timeless works by George Enescu, Richard Strauss, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Alfredo Catalani, Giaccomo Puccini
Romanians Against Gravity: Aurel Vlaicu, Flight Daredevil
Join us in the celebration of one of the world's most enigmatic and daring pioneers of flight, Aurel Vlaicu. A mechanical genius raised from humble origins to international fame and an aviator of reckless courage, Vlaicu was an important figure of the 20th century
Technology Wizards Create Electronic Fauna
The latest Romanian robotic inventions will feature, for the first time, in the Robot Safari EU festival, a showcase of scientific imagination, which will take place at one of London's landmark cultural scenes, the Science Museum. The creators of the three Romanian
The First Ever Romanian Feature Film, "The War for Independence", in Barbican's Silent Film Series
Right on the National Day of Romania, we celebrate the birth of our cinema with an exceptional screening of the first full length feature, The War for Independence (Independenţa României, 1912) presented in the Barbican Cinema's Silent Film series. Depicting the
"Trajan 1900". British-Romanian Panel Discusses the Avatars of the Most Famous Column
Dr Ernest Oberlander-Târnoveanu, Director of Romania's National History Museum, joins Geoffrey Marsh, Director of Theatre and Performance at the Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A), to discuss the story of Trajan's Column in Rome and of its impressive casts
Dance, London's New "Currency"
Romanian artists Florin Flueraş and Alina Popa take part inCurrency, London's newest dance festival, a common initiative of The Place, Crying Out Loud, EUNIC London and EU Commission Representation in London. Expect shows that defy convention and studio collaborations