Saviana Stănescu: “One could say that I am a 17-year old American playwright”
A well-known poet and journalist, Saviana Stanescu left Romania for US thanks to a Fulbright Scholarship and she arrived in New York just before the 9/11 attacks which still play a role in her imaginary, alongside with Romanian revolution in 1989 and the ghosts of the past. Here is a conversation with her as a preview to a future common endeavor to take place this fall in Bucharest, Romania - The Revolution Project.
Gob Squad News – Show Me A Good Time invited to Theatertreffen
We are so happy to announce that Show Me A Good Time has been selected for this year’s Theatertreffen. Show Me A Good Time is made for streaming as well as a theatre audience. So even if theatres are closed, you'll still be able to watch.
“THE FEMALE ROLE MODEL PROJECT”: Pointing in the right direction
What’s really exciting about the #MeeToo movement and Time’s Up is that it increased awareness regarding issues like the inequality between sexes and regarding the stories or fairytales we feed our kids’ imagination with (which ultimately influence their views of what behaviors are expected of them based on their gender), pointing us in the right direction and indicating what better choices we can make in order to turn this world into a better place for us, our kids, and the generations to follow.
January 26, 2020
de Ana-Maria Bandean
What’s really exciting about the #MeeToo movement and Time’s Up is that it increased awareness regarding issues like the inequality between sexes and regarding the stories or fairytales we feed our kids’ imagination with (which ultimately influence their views of what behaviors are expected of them based on their gender), pointing us in the right direction and indicating what better choices we can make in order to turn this world into a better place for us, our kids, and the generations to follow.
July 16, 2018
by Sarah Kornfeld
Hamlet and Us was developed by Laboratorul de Arta, a collective within Bucharest of dancers, actors, singers and those new to the stage. The group was founded with the following mission: ". . . Human research is based on an authentic search from within and aims to express the human being in its truth and vulnerability."
March 14, 2018
by Ana-Maria Bandean
Despite the fear that such controversial shows would not resonate with the American audiences/public, the project came “at the right moment and at the right place”, considering that the USA is now going through some social and political changes. This tour landed in the midst of some important events, right after the USA having their first black president in their history, just missed the opportunity to have their first female president elected, and, gosh, that was so close!
August 1, 2019
Moldova is a special place.. This is a kind of border between two worlds. This land absorbed the beauty of the two cultures - Balkan and Slavic. It's the place where different people, ideas and colors of life get together. This year we want to be such a meeting space for dance and performance! Via wild geese we have already sent news to amazing teachers and artists.
March 14, 2018
The Romanian Cultural Institute in New York proudly supports: CO-NATURAL – solo exhibition-performance by ALEXANDRA PIRICI February 6 – April 15, 2018 NEW MUSEUM’s South Galleries, […]
October 15, 2020
"KulturForumEuropa / EuropeCultureForum has decided to award Founder and Artistic Director at Qendra Multimedia Jeton Neziraj, born in Kosovo in 1977 and considered one of the most representative political authors of the new Balkans for his services (and also in the spirit of international diversity)
