Back from Utopia: Human Rights and Cinema in Post-Communist Societies
The two-day conference brings together academics, activists and film-makers from Central and Eastern Europe who focus in their scientific and artistic endeavor on human rights after the fall of communism. Political science and political philosophy sometimes fail to grasp
TV series reaches Romanian audiences
Starting January 25th, the Romanian National Television will broadcast for six weeks the pilot series produced by RCINY in 2007 and dedicated to Romanian-American cultural celebrities. Conceived as a series of dialogues, it not only traces the personal story and professional
Cristian Mungiu and Vlad Ivanov attend the LA Film Critics Association Award Ceremony
MON, January 12 | Los Angeles, CA 4 months, 3 weeks and 2 days has been widely acknowledged by the American film critics as one of the best films of 2007. With RCI's support, film director Cristian Mungiu and actor Vlad Ivanov will attend the award ceremony
Dan Perjovschi presents Szilard Miklos - "I am here, because I want to be here"
THU, Jan 17, 7 pm | RCINY - The Gallery On January 17 RCI launches MENTOR - a program that aims to accompany emerging artists entering the New York stage under the guidance of established artists. This time, Dan Perjovschi will present and dialogue with Szilard
Dan Perjovschi: "You Remember My Pin?"
SAT, Jan 19, 6-8 pm (through Feb 22) | Lombard Freid Projects Gallery Not a stranger to the American audience after last year's marathon participation at three prestigious US museums –The Museum of Modern Art; Walker Art Center; and Nasher Museum of Art- Perjovschi
Coda to the New York Times Magazine feature on the Romanian cinema with film critic A.O. Scott & oth
THU, Jan 24, 7:30 pm | RCINY - Auditorium On January 20th, the New York Times magazine will present a large feature on the Romanian cinema. Join its author A. O. Scott and other prominent film critics for a discussion about the relevance of the Romanian cinema in the
"4 months, 3 weeks and 2 days" enters American theatres
Starting Jan 25| IFC Center & Lincoln Cinema On January 25th, 4 months will open in theatres in New York City, at IFC Center and Lincoln Plaza Cinema. Throughout February and early March the films will also enter theatres throughout the country. Don't miss
Alina Nelega at hotINK - An International Festival of Play Readings
Jan 26-28 & Feb 2-3 | Tisch School of the Arts Now in its seventh year, hotINK is a unique collaboration with the international theatre community, featuring readings of new work by U. S. writers Eduardo Machado, Mac Wellman, Jason Grote, Bill Cain, Crystal Skillman
"The Memorial of Suffering" - Lucia Hossu Longin talks about the horrors of communism in Romania
THU, February 28, 7:30 pm | RCINY Auditorium Lucia Hossu Longin started in 1991 a documentary series called The Memorial of Suffering about persecution in communist Romania . It tells the stories of political prisons, the labor camp system, of anti-communist resistance and
Performance & demo> The Wolcz Method in Commedia dell'Arte
SUN, March 23, 7 PM | Schapiro Theatre, Columbia University Actor and director Nicky Wolcz received the Distinguished Faculty Award from Columbia University. He is one of the most beloved professors at Columbia, also one of the most respected authorities in the world on
Book launch> "Auntie Varvara's Clients" by Stelian Tanase
TUE, April 1, 4-6 pm | Harriman Institute, Columbia University Translated from Romanian by Alistair Ian Blyth and recently published by Spuyten Duyvil in New York, in the framework of RCI's Translation and Publication Support Programme, Stelian Tanase's book will
Plan B Gallery at the Armory Show and RCINY
TUE, March 25, 7:30 pm (through May 11) | The Armory Show & The Romanian Gallery Selected for the second year in a row at the prestigious Armory Show in New York (March 27-30), Plan B Gallery is the first invited producer of the Takeover Gallery project. Through this