The History of Romania in One Object / Ceaușescu's Personality Cult in Paintings
With the strident personality cult that accompanied Nicolae Ceaușescu’s grip to power, our history saga arrives at one of its most dramatic milestones: the last decades of the communist dictatorship, when the descent into economic malaise, moral decay and diplomatic isolation
THE RCI DIGITAL STAGE PRESENTS: “LOTTERY TICKETS” - A TRAGICOMEDY ABOUT THE WHIMS OF LUCK
As part of a partnership with The National Theater of Bucharest, we are proud to present in our Digital Stage series one of the best performances of recent years, “LOTTERY TICKETS”, an adaptation after a famous short story by Romania’s iconic playwright, I. L. Caragiale.
Sensational Daniel Ciobanu at the Enescu Soirees
The week’s recital at the Enescu Soirees Online features Daniel Ciobanu, one of the best young pianists in the world and the winner of the Silver Medal and the Public Prize at the 2017 Arthur Rubinstein Competition. His rendition of Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition
Andreea Tănăsescu at the Feraru Conferences: Adorning the World with a Romanian Blouse
We are marking the Universal Day of the Romanian Blouse, celebrated throughout the world on June 24, with a conversation about harnessing the power of the internet for essential causes with cultural promoter and communication specialist ANDREEA TĂNĂSESCU, the founder of
LIFE ANEW. Writers Imagine the World after the Pandemic / Ioana Nicolaie
In times of calamity and social distress, it was often the writers who were called to imagine how the world would heal its wounds and begin again. Inspired by the creative examples of the past, we have summoned an extraordinary ensemble of authors and translators and challenged
The History of Romania in One Object / The Lunar Gifts of President Nixon
At the end of the sixties, as socialist Romania embarked on an increasingly independent foreign policy course, the U. S. -Romanian relations enjoyed a time of unprecedented rapprochement. In the aftermath of his visit to Romania, President Nixon presented Nicolae Ceaușescu,
Art Fights Corona - Artists React to the Pandemic - Works & Talks Series
In the middle of the pandemic, artists are finding countless ways to continue their practice and lift our spirits. Eight Romanian artists have taken our challenge with the kind of ingenuity one would expect from highly creative minds and are ready to share with us and the
ART FIGHTS CORONA: Artists React to the Pandemic - Works & Talks Series : SASHA MERET
In the middle of the pandemic, artists are finding countless ways to continue their practice and lift our spirits. Eight Romanian artists have taken our challenge with the kind of ingenuity one would expect from highly creative minds and are ready to share with us and the
PlaCello Ensemble: Overtures to (Re)Open Everything
Intrepid cellist Răzvan Suma's latest project, PlaCello Ensemble, formed with other three younger cellists, Ștefan Cazacu, Ella Bokor and Mircea Marian, has put up a program of sparkling baroque and classical overtures by Charpentier, Mozart, Rossini, and Händel.
Dr. Charles Frank: Post-Pandemic Economy between Disruption and Opportunity / Feraru Conferences
The following talk in our Feraru Conferences Online series deals with the turbulent prospects of the economic arena and their impact on the transatlantic cooperation, including the cultural sectors, in the company of one of the most brilliant American minds in financial
LIFE ANEW. Writers Imagine the World after the Pandemic / Robert Șerban
In time of calamity and social distress, it was often the writers who were called to imagine how the world would heal its wounds and begin again. Inspired by the creative examples of the past, we have summoned an extraordinary ensemble of authors and translators and challenged
The History of Romania in One Object / Petru Groza's Desk Phone
The next piece of our History of Romania in One Object series radiates a rather sinister halo as it conjures memories of generalized repression, mass incarceration and temporary loss of national sovereignty. Starting form the desk telephone used by one of the early leaders