Events

14 Apr 2011 - 14 Apr 2011

Denisa Comanescu @ Poet in the City

Poet in the City and the Romanian Cultural Institute are proud to announce the thrilling series of six events focusing on contemporary Romanian poetry. The events will present in the span of more than half a year, six of the most talented Romanian poets: Denisa Comanescu

11 Apr 2011 - 13 Apr 2011

Romania @ The London Book Fai

For the fourth year in a row, the Romanian Cultural Institute, through the National Book Centre, presents Romania's stand at The London Book Fair. The key publishing houses will take part, reflecting the rich production and fast development of the Romanian book market.

11 Apr 2011 - 11 Apr 2011

Art, books and music

Join us to celebrate Romania's presence at the London Book Fair with one of the most formidable Romanian jazz duos - Teodora Enache (vocal) & Sorin Terinte (piano) - and the opening of the exclusive exhibition of illustrations and artists' books Bound to Art,

7 Apr 2011 - 7 Apr 2011

Young Romanian Musicians @ ICR London

You are kindly invited to a celebration of talent, youth and virtuosity with some of the best young Romanian musicians in London: Florian Mitrea - piano (winner of the 2010-2011 Enescu Scholarship); Anca Campanie - violin; Mihai Cocea - viola; Dan Marginean - piano;

30 Mar 2011 - 30 Mar 2011

EXILE: Norman Manea @ ICR London

Distinguished writer Norman Manea, who left his native Romania in 1986 and lives now in New York and teaches European literature at Bard College, will discuss with writer and broadcaster Paul Bailey his life and work, his exile before and after exile, as well as political

28 Mar 2011 - 28 Mar 2011

Schubert Ensemble's Enescu/Dvorák Series @ Wigmore Hall

Simon Blendis (violin), Alexandra Wood (violin), Douglas Paterson (viola), Jane Salmon (cello) & William Howard (piano), genuine British specialists in Enescu's scores, finish their Wigmore series, but continue, throughout 2011, the focus on the Romanian composers,

22 Mar 2011 - 22 Mar 2011

The boxing lesson (Lectia de box) @ Ciné lumière

The award-winning Romanian short film The boxing lesson (Lectia de box), directed by Alexandru Mavrodineanu, will be screened together with shorts from Quebec, Belgium, Switzerland, Lebanon, Morocco and France, on the occasion of the annual celebration of the Francophone

21 Mar 2011 - 21 Mar 2011

Screening and artist talk with Ion Grigorescu @ Tate Modern

After the opening of the exhibition Out of Place at Tate Modern, acclaimed Romanian artist Ion Grigorescu returns to London for a screening and a conversation with curator Kathrin Rhomberg. The exhibition is the first public presentation of his work in the UK, with

18 Mar 2011 - 18 Mar 2011

Alexandra Dariescu @ Wigmore Hall

Able to transmit the most subtle echoes of the most complicated music, Romanian pianist Alexandra Dariescu is ready to charm and astonish once more as she prepares to immerse us, in her self-confident and technically impeccable way, into the music of Bartók, Schumann,

15 Mar 2011 - 15 Mar 2011

Romanian contemporary dance @ Southbank Centre

Following the success of its first edition, dancEUnion returns to Southbank Centre presenting 21 rising stars, the best choreographers of the European dance scene, to perform excerpts from their best performances. Madalina Dan's piece The Illusionists (Iluzionistele)

10 Mar 2011 - 10 Mar 2011

Red Apples @ Romanian Cinematheque

Romania | 1976 | 86min | dir: Alexandru Tatos | cast: Mircea Diaconu, Ion Cojar, Ernest Maftei, Emilia Dobrin, Carmen Galin In Romanian with English subtitles. Red Apples / Mere rosii is the extraordinary debut of theatre director Alexandru Tatos, made during the

7 Mar 2011 - 7 Mar 2011

London in Motion: screening & panel

The Romanian Cultural Institute London is happy to host the screening of four films focused on London as well as East Europeans living in London coming out of the London in Motion workshop. The London in Motion project consists of two series of extra-curricular documentary