Shakespeare

18 Jun 2024 - 18 Jun 2024

Fervent Cristina A. Bejan Launches Her Theater Collection Book in New York

Romanian Cultural Institute is proud to present, in partnership with The Drama Book Shop and Jay Michaels Global Communications, the launching of Finally Quiet. Four Plays from Bucharest to Washington, D. C. , the latest book by prodigious writer, academic, and thespian

2 Nov 2023 - 2 Nov 2023

Romanian-American Transmedia Playwright and Artist Kat Mustatea at European Literature Night 2023

Authors, translators, and performers representing 11 European countries will gather in New York City for the annual European Literature Night. Hosted by Ukrainian Institute of America, the program will feature inspiring multilingual readings, Q&As, and panel discussions

6 Oct 2022

RCI New York Reads Adriana Carcu and Ioana Ieronim

Two of the most compelling Romanian authors living abroad, Adriana Carcu from Heidelberg, Germany, and Ioana Ieronim from Washington, D. C. , reunite at the Romanian Cultural Institute in New York to entice their American readers with their newest books in English - The

1 Dec 2020 - 1 Dec 2020

The RCI Digital Stage Presents: RICHARD III by William Shakespeare, directed by Gabor Tompa

The greatest villain in literary history climbs The RCI Digital Stage in director Gábor Tompa’s forceful, haunting staging of Shakespeare’s classic dissection of monstrous ambition and insatiable lust for power. Produced by The Hungarian Theater of Cluj together with

28 Jul 2020

Ioana Ieronim / LIFE ANEW. Writers Imagine the World after the Pandemic

In times of calamity and social distress, it was often the writers who were called to imagine how the world would heal its wounds and begin again. Inspired by the creative examples of the past, we have summoned an extraordinary ensemble of authors and translators and challenged

8 Jul 2020 - 8 Jul 2020

The RCI Digital Stage Presents: Shakespeare’s THE TEMPEST

Our Digital Stage Series continues with the National Theater of Bucharest production of THE TEMPEST, with a brilliant cast crowned by legendary Romanian thespian and international film star Ion Caramitru as Prospero and a directorial vision emphasizing its striking contemporary

26 Mar 2019 - 29 Mar 2019

“Jonah” Opens Our Romanian-American Studio Theater Program / New York & Washington, D.C., 03.26-29.2019

We’re launching our brand-new theatrical series, The Romanian-American Studio Theater of New York, with “Jonah”, a thought-provoking allegory of ecological devastation and the personal and moral implications it brings about. Directed with visual flair by American Sharon

8 Feb 2009

BAM's Bridge Project Event for Alex Fund

Ethan Hawke and his fellow colleagues from the upcoming show The Winter's Tale, part of The Bridge Project at BAM will host a special event to the benefit of the Alex Fund on February 8. The programs supported by the Alex Fund - a fund set up by Leslie Hawke - are

23 Jan 2009 - 5 Feb 2009

“California Dreamin’ (endless)" opens at IFC Center

January 23 - February 5 | IFC CENTER, NYC A masterpiece. – Washington Post Devastating… spins a complex dark comedy of near-Shakespearean proportions. – Variety A long-awaited theatrical release: CALIFORNIA DREAMIN' (ENDLESS) opens at IFC Center The waiting

24 Jan 2009

Tompa Gabor Awarded Cultural Ambassador

The Romanian Cultural Institute in New York is extremely pleased to announce that Tompa Gábor, a prominent member of the European theatre scene, and director of the Hungarian Theatre of Cluj, Romania, has been awarded the title of Ambassador of Hungarian Culture. The award

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