X _Street audioBook Launch
Put on the headphones, tune into the soundtrack, turn the first page. Embark on the journey of a minibus heading towards Bethnal Green that gets lost on the way. Peep into the lives of people as it passes by and immerse yourself into their bedrooms, kitchens, fridges,
Invitation to Composers: As you like it
Invitation to Composers is a unique, two-year project, funded by the European Cultural Fund, that encourages modern-day composers to write new works, inspired by celebrated musical ideas of the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries and enhanced by cultural elements from the
City Skills for Life: Romanian project at the London Festival of Architecture 2010
City Skills for Life calls in a team of architects, designers and video artists whose work celebrates the paradoxical nature of Bucharest: a welcoming urban chaos which moves forward as (un)planned. The individual projects document the psychological contract between
Schubert Ensemble @ ICR London
The Grand Finale of the 2009/2010 Enescu Society Concert season presents the Schubert Ensemble, one of Britain's finest (The Evening Standard). The concert will take place in the presence of Mr Horia-Roman Patapievici, President of the Romanian Cultural Institute
Romanian Films @ Edinburgh International Film Festival
This year's edition of The Edinburgh International Film Festival will showcase two of the award-winning Romanian films: Police, Adjective (directed by Corneliu Porumboiu) and If I want to whistle, I whistle (directed by Florin Serban). Police, Adjective (Romanian:
Romanian Pavilion
The exhibition brings together five Romanian video artists whose works contend with Ceausescu's failed utopian social experiments and subsequent dehumanizing conditions, with an emphasis on the reality of built environment and private life in Romania. Participating
Romanian Cinematheque: A Girl's Tear by Iosif Demian
Romania | 1980 | 83min | cast: Anton Aftenie, Dorel Visan, George Bussun, George Negoescu, Luiza Orosz, Costel Radulescu, Horia Baciu, Dragos Paslaru In Romanian with English subtitles. Iosif Demian, one of the leading cameramen of his generation, and novelist Petre
Democracy and Memory: Romania Confronts Its Past
The crimes of communism are well documented and yet, throughout Eastern Europe, justice and retribution have rarely touched those responsible. After 20 years since the fall of communism, most of the perpetrators are still at large while the memory of the murders, abuses,
First Winner of the Enescu Scholarship @ ICR London
The young & talented musician Karim Said, who won the first Enescu scholarship for 2009-2010, will give a piano recital in the established concert series of the Enescu Society. Programme: Bach - French Suite No. 5 in G major Beethoven - Sonata op. 110 in Ab major
Children's Day
Fairy tales with fairies and dragons, a world of stories, puppets and drawings! You are invited on 29 May to celebrate together Children's Day and the wonderful world of childhood. Our guest from Romania is Alina Darian, author of storybooks, who will take us
Philantrophy @ Romanian Cinematheque
Romania - France | 2002 | 110min | dir. Nae Caranfil | cast: Mircea Diaconu, Gheorghe Dinica, Mara Nicolescu, Florin Zamfirescu, Marius Florea Vizante, Florin Calinescu | Cert. 15 In Romanian, with English subtitles. Ovidiu (Mircea Diaconu) is a teacher and struggling
Geta Bratescu @ A Foundation
Romanian distinguished artist Geta Bratescu takes part in The Economy of the Gift exhibition at A Foundation Liverpool. The show presents eight galleries and eight artists curated by Ticiana Correa, exploring the idea of value in