Daring Romanian-American Designer Camelia Skikos, in Focus at the Romanian Annual Fashion Showcase
An innovative fashion showcase at the intersection of avantgarde aesthetics, technology, and political activism The second edition of Romanian Annual Fashion Showcase organized by the Romanian Cultural Institute New York every year starts Friday, February 17,
Regizoarea Anca Damian, invitată de onoare a Festivalului “Animation First” din New York
Romanian film director, writer and producer Anca Damian will premiere her most recent film, the mixed media animated feature The Island, at the Animation First Festival in New York on Sunday, January 29. The special screening will be followed by a Q&A. Also as part of
Once upon a Time in Bukovina
We continue our exploration of the history of Romanian Jewry before and after the Shoah with an event (exhibition & talk) that honors the memory of the once thriving community of Suceava, Bukovina, northern Romania, which was decimated in the killing fields of Transnistria.
Life & Love | A not-to-be-missed performance by Vlad Ivanov and Lucian Maxim
Our 2023 program kicks off with a stunning performance, created especially for their American mini-tour, by screen star Vlad Ivanov, arguably the biggest leading man of Romanian cinema, and composer and percussionist Lucian Maxim. An ingenious mélange of poetry and music,
FOUR CORNERS Opens Our "Jazz & Fusion Jamboree"
To complement our flagship classical music program, ”The Enescu Soirees of New York”, with a series devoted to contemporary forms of musical creativity, we are thrilled to debut a string of jazz and fusion concerts that, throughout the year, will bring together on our
The Salon of Romanian-American Artists Opens with “House of Mirrors”
HOUSE OF MIRRORSArtists: Ioanida Costache, Noche Crist, Megan Dominescu, Serban Ionescu, books by Saul SteinbergCurated by Adriana BlidaruOctober 14 - December 16, 2022The exhibition takes the idea of the traditional fun maze, often present at funfairs and amusement parks,
Cosmin Manolescu’s “Private Bodies” Premiers in New York
Influential choreographer and cultural entrepreneur Cosmin Manolescu returns to New York for the American premiere of his newest project, Private Bodies, a performative installation cleverly mixing dance, video and photography to create eerie, haunting effects. Visually
An Electrifying Musical Melting Pot for the National Day of Romania
To mark the historical breakthrough that, more than a century ago, brought all Romanian provinces together in one, unified state, join us on December 6 at Merkin Hall - Kaufman Music Center in New York City for an evening of exceptional music and gastro-cultural discoveries.
Freedom on the Line: The Romanian Revolution of 1989
We are proud to partner with the Victims of Communism Memorial Museum in Washington, DC, and the Embassy of Romania to the United States for an evening of conversation and film that revisits the most seminal moment in Romania’s recent history, the Revolution of 1989, which
”The Free Zone” Anniversary Album
Released on The National Day of Romania 2022, the anniversary vinyl, entitled The Free Zone, marks the jubilee of the Romania-United States Strategic Partnership and concludes a yearlong program of cultural events dedicated to this important diplomatic landmark. The Free
“HomeLands”: Cinema in Search of Belonging
The Romanian Film Festival in Seattle, one of the biggest Romanian film festivals in North America, gets even bigger as it expands to Arizona and Detroit with a carefully curated selection of recent productions from Romania and Europe. Entitled HomeLands and organized by
Illustrious Fine Arts Quartet Presents Rare Early Music by Enescu
A permanent guest at the George Enescu International Festival in Bucharest, The Fine Arts Quartet is renowned for its subtle and precise interpretation of the great Romanian composer’s often difficult music. In a much-anticipated recital, Ralph Evans (violin), Efim Boico