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16 Apr 2008 - 27 Apr 2008

Shining through a Long Dark Night:

April 16-27 aprilie | Lincoln Center, Walter Reade Theater  Featuring newly restored classic films by Lucian Pintilie, Liviu Ciulei, Iulian Mihu, Dan Pita and Mircea Daneliuc, alongside recent works by Cristian Mungiu, Cristi Puiu, Corneliu Porumboiu, Radu Muntean, and

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

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

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

29 Nov 2007 - 2 Dec 2007

Romanian Cinema: THE GOLDEN AGE, The 2nd Romanian Film Festival in New York

An initiative of RCINY in collaboration with TIFF (Transylvania International Film Festival) and Tribeca Film Festival November 29-December 2 Tribeca Cinemas 54 Varick Street (at Laight Street), NYC Festival curator: Mihai Chirilov Opening night: December 29 4 Months,

1 Nov 2007 - 30 Nov 2007

Sihăstria Putnei, Faces from Romanian monastic life

Photographer Dragoş Lumpan discovers an unexpected world where daily gestures are marked by symbolic value.   A photographer and theologian joins the monks of Sihăstria Putnei for the Easter fasting. He follows them with his camera to the places of prayer, work, and

11 Oct 2007 - 10 Nov 2007

"The Uncanny" in Contemporary Romanian Video

Interpreting a society by looking through the lense of the uncanny is one way to unveil the inner workings of a place. Irregularities often reveal a deeper analysis of socio-historical patterns in a culture rather than a straightforward analysis of dates and events. …not

20 Sep 2007 - 20 Oct 2007

Romanian Artists for All Seasons: Autumn at the Romanian Cultural Institute

7-8 pm, The Gallery at RCI EXHIBITION OPENING: Dressing the American stage: Romanian designers in the US with stage and costume designers Oana Botez-Ban, Marina Draghici, and Nic Ularu. The exhibition is on view through October 20. 8-9 pm, RCI Auditorium EVENING ENCOUNTER