Events

1 Apr 2008 - 1 Apr 2008

Book launch> "Auntie Varvara's Clients" by Stelian Tanase

TUE, April 1, 4-6 pm | Harriman Institute, Columbia University Translated from Romanian by Alistair Ian Blyth and recently published by Spuyten Duyvil in New York, in the framework of RCI's Translation and Publication Support Programme, Stelian Tanase's book will

23 Mar 2008 - 23 Mar 2008

Performance & demo> The Wolcz Method in Commedia dell'Arte

SUN, March 23, 7 PM | Schapiro Theatre, Columbia University Actor and director Nicky Wolcz received the Distinguished Faculty Award from Columbia University. He is one of the most beloved professors at Columbia, also one of the most respected authorities in the world on

14 Mar 2008 - 14 Mar 2008

Nina Cassian talks about poetry and exile

FRI, March 14 , 7:30 pm | RCINY - Auditorium  RCINY produced in 2007 for the Romanian National Television a series of dialogues that traces the personal story and professional journey of its guests and provokes them in sharing their opinion on a large number of issues and

25 Jan 2008 - 2 Mar 2008

"4 months, 3 weeks and 2 days" enters American theatres

Starting Jan 25| IFC Center & Lincoln Cinema On January 25th, 4 months will open in theatres in New York City, at IFC Center and Lincoln Plaza Cinema. Throughout February and early March the films will also enter theatres throughout the country.   Don't miss

28 Feb 2008 - 28 Feb 2008

"The Memorial of Suffering" - Lucia Hossu Longin talks about the horrors of communism in Romania

THU, February 28, 7:30 pm | RCINY Auditorium Lucia Hossu Longin started in 1991 a documentary series called The Memorial of Suffering about persecution in communist Romania . It tells the stories of political prisons, the labor camp system, of anti-communist resistance and

28 Feb 2008

OTHER ROMANIAN FILMS PRESENTED IN THE US WITH RCINY SUPPORT

SAT, March 1,12 pm The New Europe Showcase: University of Southern California, School of Cinematic Arts www. cinema. usc. edu 12:08 East of Bucharest (2006, d. Corneliu Porumboiu) March 7-April 3, 11th Annual European Union Film Festival Gene Siskel Film Center,

19 Jan 2008 - 22 Feb 2008

Dan Perjovschi: "You Remember My Pin?"

SAT, Jan 19, 6-8 pm (through Feb 22) | Lombard Freid Projects Gallery Not a stranger to the American audience after last year's marathon participation at three prestigious US museums –The Museum of Modern Art; Walker Art Center; and Nasher Museum of Art- Perjovschi

26 Jan 2008 - 3 Feb 2008

Alina Nelega at hotINK - An International Festival of Play Readings

Jan 26-28 & Feb 2-3 | Tisch School of the Arts Now in its seventh year, hotINK is a unique collaboration with the international theatre community, featuring readings of new work by U. S. writers Eduardo Machado, Mac Wellman, Jason Grote, Bill Cain, Crystal Skillman

18 Jan 2008 - 26 Jan 2008

Adrian Sitaru's "Waves" at Sundance

Let's not forget the upcoming filmmakers: Adrian Sitaru's short film Waves, recently presented at the Romanian Film Festival in NYC, has been selected by the Sundance Film Festival.   With RCI's support, director Adrian Sitaru and DP Adrian Silisteanu will

24 Jan 2008 - 24 Jan 2008

Coda to the New York Times Magazine feature on the Romanian cinema with film critic A.O. Scott & oth

THU, Jan 24, 7:30 pm | RCINY - Auditorium On January 20th, the New York Times magazine will present a large feature on the Romanian cinema.   Join its author A. O. Scott and other prominent film critics for a discussion about the relevance of the Romanian cinema in the

25 Oct 2007 - 22 Dec 2007

The Other City > what became of modernist housing

While „grand narratives have often failed, some of their applications still stand and take part in our lives. It is the case of postwar modernist housing projects, which continue to have a massive presence not only in ex-communist countries, but in most cities of Europe

6 Dec 2007 - 7 Dec 2007

Back from Utopia: Human Rights and Cinema in Post-Communist Societies

The two-day conference brings together academics, activists and film-makers from Central and Eastern Europe who focus in their scientific and artistic endeavor on human rights after the fall of communism. Political science and political philosophy sometimes fail to grasp