Events

16 Nov 2016 - 16 Nov 2016

Another Run for 'Tzara.Dada.Theatre', Opened by the RCI President, Radu Boroianu

After the startling success of its first performance, we bow to the public request and present a second run of Cristian Luchian's hugely enjoyable show based on the theatre of Romanian avant-garde visionary Tristan Tzara. As part of the worldwide celebration of the

11 Nov 2016 - 13 Nov 2016

The Dangerous Art of Voiceover: Irina Margareta Nistor in London

We are excited to welcome to London the most famous voice of Communist cinephilia! Translator, film critic and journalist Irina Margareta Nistor, the voice that brought Hollywood films to Communist Romania's TV screens, is the protagonist of a series of events that

12 Nov 2016 - 12 Nov 2016

Marvellous Ioana Pavelescu in 'Zelda' at The Cockpit Theatre

Play the Spotlight Theatre and the Romanian Cultural Institute present the London premiere of William Luce's hypnotic monodrama 'Zelda - The Last Flapper' with a towering performance by Ioana Pavelescu, the beloved star of Romanian theatre&film and

8 Nov 2016 - 8 Nov 2016

The Bard and the Iron Curtain

Although a household name throughout Eastern Europe during Communism, Shakespeare was subjected, like any other author, to the harsh treatment administered by ideologues and censors. Despite this political assault, his works, with their galleries of monsters and heroes,

25 Oct 2016 - 4 Nov 2016

Brâncuși: The Unknown Portrait

140 years after his birth, we shed new light on the modernist giant through a thought-provoking exhibition of drawings by artist Raluca Popa, curated bySimona Nastac, and complemented by a talk in the company of art historianDoina Lemny, the author of the seminal 'Brancusi

2 Nov 2016 - 3 Nov 2016

Effervescent Pianist Raluca Stirbat on London Tour

Amazing pianist and indefatigable cultural campaigner Raluca Stirbat, an outstanding musician hailed for her dark sensuality, returns to our 'Enescu Concerts' Series with a programme that showcases her exceptional assurance and technical bravura. Described by

27 Oct 2016 - 27 Oct 2016

King Michael of Romania: Towards a Royal Century

We celebrate HM King Michael of Romania's 95 birthday by exploring the beloved monarch's extraordinary life and achievements, as well as the rich historical connections between the Romanian and British Royal Dynasties in the company of film-maker John Florescu,

23 Oct 2016 - 23 Oct 2016

Gigi Căciuleanu’s 'One Minute of Dance' Premiers at Sadler’s Wells

Gigi Căciuleanu, Romania's most acclaimed choreographer, returns to London with another brilliant show, which marvellously documents the maddening process by which a humble minute of dance is produced. Different every time, the performance is created and re-created

22 Sep 2016 - 21 Oct 2016

A Bow to the Bard: 'The Annual Salon of UK-based Romanian Artists' 2016

The second edition of 'The Annual Salon of UK-based Romanian Artists'', our annual exhibition of Romanian artists who have made Great Britain their home, opens in 1 Belgrave Square with a visual celebration of the life and work of William Shakespeare 400

6 Oct 2016 - 16 Oct 2016

2016’s Most Acclaimed Romanian Films at the 60th BFI London Film Festival

The BFI London Film Festival will be rolling out the red carpet for Romanian cinema in style: the most acclaimed Romanian directors of the moment will premiere their recent films in Britain's grandest cinematic showcase. As our collaboration with the British Film

13 Oct 2016 - 13 Oct 2016

Tzara. DADA. Theatre: a Centenary Revival

100 years since invented by Romanian Tristan Tzara, DADA still appears as anecessary, irresistible, and hugely enjoyable creative philosophy.  We are celebrating this famously idiosincratic artistic formula, infused by massive doses of nihilistic humour, with a theatrical revival

10 Oct 2016 - 10 Oct 2016

Award-Winning Jazz Master Sorin Zlat in Concert at Kings Place

Romanian jazz pianist, classical clarinettist, composer, and arranger Sorin Zlat and his quartet will feature original jazz compositions inspired by the French poets Arthur Rimbaud and Paul Verlaine, and by the Chas & Goodall Playing Card Factory, a centre for technical