Events

4 Dec 2020 - 4 Dec 2020

Contemporary Romanian Art Scene in 8 Gallery Tours | E5/8: SECTOR 1 GALLERY

Opened in 2017, Sector 1 Gallery, presented in the next episode of our Art Fridays series, is a meeting space of artists, curators and art lovers aiming to expand the boundaries of visual creativity. The gallery is located on the premises of the former factory serving the

3 Dec 2020

Pianist and Composer Paul Cartianu at the Enescu Soirees

The next recital of our Enescu Soirees Online is offered by Austria-based Romanian pianist and composer Paul Cartianu. The young, multi-talented musician will present a program featuring works by Beethoven and Enescu, complemented by one of his latest compositions. Watch

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

1 Dec 2020

Romania: A Commitment to Multilateralism. 65 Years of UN Membership

All major events in Romania’s modern history are at once consequential diplomatic achievements. Moreover, the creation and thriving of modern and contemporary Romania owe much to international cooperation and multilateralism, which have for long been a tenet of our diplomacy.

1 Dec 2020

Virtuosity and Panache for the National Celebration

Two mesmerizing virtuosos, acclaimed violinist Alexandru Tomescu, playing on a Stradivarius, and bandoneon maestro Omar Massa, join forces for an exhilarating tour of classical music masterpieces devoted to the National Day of Romania. A true history of some of the best

30 Nov 2020

The Golden Memories of the Greatest Coronation / The History of Romania in One Object

The next object presented in our historical series, The History of Romania in One Object, created in partnership with The National Museum of Transylvanian History in Cluj, is loaded with symbolism and emotion. The Great Medal of the 1922 Coronation of Ferdinand I and Marie

27 Nov 2020 - 27 Nov 2020

Art Fridays: Studio Visit with Sculptor Patriciu Mateescu

Venerable Patriciu Mateescu, one of the greatest post-war Romanian sculptors and the founder of Princeton-based Hamangia Foundation, is the artist in focus at our Art Fridays this week. Succeeding in transforming the ceramics into a major art and influencing a whole generation

26 Nov 2020

Cellist Mihai Marica Plays Bach at the Enescu Soirees

The genius of Johann Sebastian Bach is celebrated at the Enescu Soirees Online with a superb rendition of one his most famous suites by dazzling Romanian-American cellist Mihai Marica. Watch HEREProgram:Johann Sebastian Bach: Suite No. 5 in C minor, BWV 1011Prelude, Allemande,

25 Nov 2020 - 25 Nov 2020

The RCI Digital Stage Presents: LIVE by Thomas Perle / In a twisted society losing sight of reality, theater may hold a key to redemption

The RCI Digital Stage is busier than ever as another original production, an experimental media hybrid shown as part of the „Constantin Chiriac Presents” miniseries, comes to enrich our online theatrical program. Directed by Bobi Pricop, one of Romania’s most daring

24 Nov 2020

Amanda L. Andrei and Andreea Scridon / Romanian Women Voices in North America

Women writers dominate the literature written by Romanians in North America. Our literary series, turning the spotlight on this phenomenal wave of creativity, organized in partnership with Denver-based Bucharest Inside the Beltway, brings together the largest group of Romanian-American

23 Nov 2020

Splendor and Power in the Age of Migrations / The History of Romania in One Object

With these truly magnificent gold ornaments, we take you to the tumultuous world of the 5th century A. D. , when the migrations of the Germanic and other Eastern tribes reached its peak, bringing about abrupt changes in lifestyles and mores and creating new centers of power

20 Nov 2020 - 20 Nov 2020

The RCI Digital Series Presents: ARTISTS TALK by Gianina Cărbunariu/ Crucial exchanges on artistic responsibility in a time of crumbling social dialogue

The next performance of our Digital Stage series is ”Artists Talk” by innovative playwright-director Gianina Cărbunariu, the driving force behind a radical aesthetic and thematic overhaul of Romanian theater of the last years. Never shy to ask the tough questions and