Day 1 of the Enescu Society Concert Season
The Enescu Society launches its first-ever annual concert season at the Romanian Cultural Institute in London with a special performance by cellist Adrian Brendel and pianist Nicola Eimer. The programme includes Bach's Sonata in D major, BWV 1028, Schubert's
Romanian journeys
Distinguished writer and editor, Alan Ogden, launches two travel books on Romania written 75 years apart. . . A live concert by charismatic Balkan music band Mukka will follow. Alan Ogden's latest book Moons and Aurochs takes the reader
Matei Benejaru @ Attic Arts
Matei Bejenaru is an artist and director of the Periferic Biennial in Iasi, Romania. Together with a group of artists and philosophers he founded the Vector Association in 2001, which organizes the Biennial and constantly supports local artists and art projects.
The Golden Age of Couture
Doina Levintza comes to the UK to develop a new project in fashion design and theatre at the Romanian Cultural Institute in London for 2008. Her agenda includes a private view of The Golden Age of Couture exhibition at Victoria & Albert Museum,
Colors by Peca Stefan @ Unicorn Theatre
Award-winning young Romanian playwright Peca Stefan presents his latest play Colors in a reading at the Theatre Café Europe 2007 and on live web-cast. Theatre Café Europe is a platform to new European plays for young audiences. This autumn Theatre
EUNIC on the London map
On 21 September 2007 directors of 11 national institutes & centres in London have set up the EUNIC London cluster. The new network operates within the umbrella organisation EUNIC (European Union National Institutes for Culture) and aims to create
Concertino pastorale: Paula Popa and Naiades Ensemble
The Romanian Cultural Institute in London will continue the concert series Young Romanian musicians in London, hosted in previous years by St Martin-in-the-Fields. The series promotes the outstanding musical abilities of young Romanian artists (students
Matei Bejenaru @ Tate Modern
Romanian artist Matei Bejenaru takes part in the first Artist Platform at Tate Modern's Level 2 Gallery. His project called Impreuna / Together gathered 250 members of the Romanian community in the UK in front of the gallery in early September. The action was caught
Lia Perjovschi @ Tate Modern
Photos by Laurentiu GarofeanuHaving had her first UK solo exhibition at the Yujiro Gallery, supported by the Romanian Cultural Institute in London, acclaimed Romanian artist Lia Perjovschi has been invited to take part in the group show Learn to
The Government Inspector @ Edinburgh Fringe Festival
In Gogol's classic comedy a penniless visitor to a small town is mistaken by the mayor and civil dignitaries for the feared government inspector from the Capital. The Government Inspector is staged by Bucharest company, The Comedy Theatre, and
Attic Arts continues
Andreea Valean, theatre director, playwright and manager of the dramAcum project, takes up residence at the Institute c/o the Attic Arts programme. dramAcum promotes Romanian contemporary theatre through translations of, and shows based on, plays by emerging
Maria Manolescu @ Royal Court Theatre
Romanian playwright Maria Manolescu was selected by the Royal Court Theatre to join this year's International Residency programme. Ever since 1956 the Royal Court Theatre, one of Europe's leading theatres, has presented a programme of new and