U.S. Premiere of "Balkan Ballerinas" at Battery Dance Festival
We are back to an exciting new edition of the Battery Dance Festival with the American premiere of “Balkan Ballerinas”, an audacious show produced by Romanian contemporary dance company Platforma 13, choreographed by Anca Stoica and Sergiu Diță and performed by Sergiu
Women and Extremism: The Untold History
Women have long played a complex and often-overlooked role in extremist movements, from the radical ideologies of the past to the forces shaping the present. In this thought-provoking discussion, researcher Anca Diana Axinia and intelligence analyst Esther Adaire will explore
Cultural Values and Diplomacy for the Age of Intelligent Machines
Our program in 2021 takes off with another conversation of the Feraru Conferences series, featuring Ambassador Emil Brix, Director of the Diplomatic Academy in Vienna and influential Central European historian, whose visionary approach has shaped the doctrine and practice
Phenomenal National Symphony Orchestra of Romania on First US Tour / Florida, Michigan, New Jersey, New York / 01.06-16.2019
The most famous Romanian symphonic ensemble begins an American mega tour, which will take this unique group, led by cello player Marin Cazacu, from Florida to New York and from Michigan to New Jersey in what is expected to be one of the biggest Romanian cultural presences
"Violoncellissimo" for the National Culture Day of Romania / Washington, DC / 01.15.2019
On January 15, we celebrate our National Culture Day in the company of one of Romania’s most spectacular chamber music ensembles. Founded and led by cellist Marin Cazacu, the visionary maestro behind another ground-breaking initiative, The Romanian Youth Orchestra, “Violoncellissimo”
THE DEATH OF MR LAZARESCU opens the New Balkan Film: Festival & Conference
THU, March 5 - SAT, March 7 | COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY, NYC The Harriman Institute, Columbia University NYC, in partnership with the Program in Hellenic Studies, the School of the Arts Film Division and the Department of Slavic Languages & Literatures, and with the support
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