Events

6 Jun 2015 - 6 Jun 2015

An Afternoon of Great Storytelling and Masterful Puppetry

The International Children's Day is celebrated in 1 Belgrave Square with a  puppet show full of colour, humour and wit, inspired by the immortal  tale of ignorance and gullibility,  „Prostia omenească (The Human Stupidity), written by Ion Creangă, Romania's

1 Jun 2015 - 1 Jun 2015

Scores for Summery Afternoons: Delia Noble & Alexandru Lăzar at St Martin-in-the-Fields

We welcome the very first day of summer with a melodic celebration as warm and luminous as the much-awaited solstice. Acclaimed soprano Delia Noble, who is set to appear alongside legendary Placido Domingo as Musetta in a new production of 'La Bohème', and young

27 May 2015 - 30 May 2015

…And the Little Piggy Went Straight to Brighton Fringe!

We are proud to support Pericles Theatre Company and Atelier Community Theatre's irresistible staging of the beloved 'The Tale of the Pig', the quintessential fable of Romanian childhood. The show, based on two famous versions of the story written by legendary

21 May 2015 - 23 May 2015

Romanian (Re)Discoveries at London’s Art15 Global Art Fair

Romanian visual practices feature robustly at the  2015 edition of Art15 Global Art Fair, one of London's most exciting art feasts. AnnArt Gallery in Bucharest is showcasing works by sculptorVirgil Scripcariu,  the daring carver of pertinent contemporary symbols,

2 May 2015 - 22 May 2015

The Secret Soul of Bronze: An evening with sculptor Virgil Scripcariu

Present at the Art15 Global Art Fair with a multimedia project documenting his idiosyncratic take on time, matter and the artistic profession, Virgil Scripcariu and his artistic practice are also celebrated in a special evening organised by the Romanian Cultural Institute

15 May 2015 - 20 May 2015

A Myth Revisited: 'Vlad the Impaler' in Glasgow and Brighton

A fresh, imaginative take on Marin Sorescu's revisionist examination of one of Middle Age's most enigmatic heroes,'Vlad the Impaler', staged by intrepid theatre veterans Faynia Williams and Richard Crane, opens in Glasgow at the famous A Play, A Pie

14 May 2015 - 14 May 2015

Romanian Cinematheque’s Crime Season Ends with 'Police, Adjective', A Sour Moral Tale Masterfully Crafted

The last film in our Romanian Cinematheque's Crime Season is'Police, Adjective' (2009), written and directed by celebrated helmer Corneliu Porumboiu. The film is a superbly directed and acted meditation on moral choice torn between the imperatives of law,

7 May 2015 - 7 May 2015

Two Veterans of Prestigious Musical Circuits in the 'Enescu Concerts' Series

With impressive careers spanning over the last 30 years and innumerable apparitions on famous stages of Europe and beyond, pianist Ilinca Dumitrescu and bassoonist Vasile Macovei grace our 'Enescu Concerts' Series for a virtuoso incursion into the history of classical

23 Apr 2015 - 23 Apr 2015

The Crime Season at the Romanian Cinematheque Continues with 'The Rage', A High-Octane Thriller from Director Radu Muntean

As Britain negotiates the fog and mist of spring, our Crime Season continues with another high-octane thriller, directed by versatile auteur Radu Muntean and starring Dragoș Bucur, the fetish leading man of the Romanian New Wave.    Furia/ 'The Rage' marks

15 Jan 2015 - 16 Apr 2015

'The Man with the Stick' at Whitechapel Gallery

One of the most original and recognizable figures of the Paris cultural scene of the 70's and a leading representative of the international avant-garde movement, Andrei Cădere (1934-1978) joins the greatest names of Abstract art of the 20thcentury as part of Whitechapel's

14 Apr 2015 - 16 Apr 2015

In Praise of Bridging Authors: Romania at the London Book Fair 2015

Romania's 8th consecutive participation at the London Book Fair evokes, through the authors and the books reunited in a truly Romanian-British programme, the virtue of literature to precipitate great encounters and revelations: inner, cultural, geographical. At the

15 Apr 2015 - 15 Apr 2015

Dwelling in Words: An Evening with Ana Blandiana

Poet Ana Blandiana recalls, in the company of some of her most outstanding translators and commentators, her exceptional personal and poetic journey that turned a talented young literary aspirant, with a family background that was undesirable for the communist system,