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LITERATURE


THE EXCEPTIONAL NINA SMART: A PORTRAIT IN WORDS AND SONG
Conversation and opera recital About the Event This March, as part of our month-long celebration of female creativity, we are pleased to...
RCI USA
Mar 64 min read


"Brâncuși v. United States": A Legal Case That Redefined Art
Theater workshop presented as part of “The Brâncuși Month in New York” About the Event Did you know Brâncuși once went head-to-head with...
RCI USA
Feb 185 min read


Norman Manea’s Overwhelming “The Hooligan's Return” Gets the First Ever Theatrical Treatment
Presented on the occasion of the Holocaust Remembrance Day 2025 About the Event We are proud to co-produce and present the world premiere...
RCI USA
Jan 278 min read

Author and Educator Ioana Nicolaie at European Literature Night 2024
About the Event Some of Europe’s brightest literary talents will gather in New York to reaffirm the relevance of literature in troubled...
RCI USA
Oct 15, 20243 min read


Mircea Cărtărescu, One of the Towering Figures of Contemporary Literature, Comes to RCI New York
About the Event Romanian author Mircea Cărtărescu, the winner of some of the most prestigious international literary awards, including ...
RCI USA
Sep 23, 20242 min read


ROMANIAN WEEKEND AT THE WHARF: The Landmark of Romanian Cultural Presences in America Reaches Its 3rd Edition
Music, dance, food, wine, spoken word performances, concerts, and craft shows with a view! Recommended by Washington Post, Axios,...
RCI USA
Jun 28, 20248 min read


Fervent Cristina A. Bejan Launches Her Theater Collection Book in New York
SOLD OUT! About the Event Romanian Cultural Institute is proud to present, in partnership with The Drama Book Shop and Jay Michaels...
RCI USA
Jun 13, 20244 min read


The First Theatrical Version of Nobel Prize Winner Herta Müller’s "LOWLANDS" Presented in New York
A haunting depiction of the moral decomposition of the terminal years of Communism ABOUT THE EVENT We are excited to open (and close) the...
RCI USA
May 16, 20247 min read


Iconoclastic Writer Anca Mizumsky on "Those Who Buy Stars" and on Immigration as Moral Experience
Phoenix-based writer and psychologist Anca Mizumsky talks about immigration as trauma and personal reinvention
RCI USA
Apr 24, 20242 min read


“The Blade of Words”: The Start of the Women’s History Month Celebrations at RCI
Performance, book launch & conversation, exhibition About the Event As the Women’s History Month is about the begin, we inaugurate a...
RCI USA
Feb 23, 20244 min read


Nonconformist Domnica Rădulescu at Feraru Conferences Online
A conversation about making it big in America as a woman and an immigrant Time & Location November the 1st, 2-3 PM Online dialogue The...
RCI USA
Oct 31, 20232 min read


Romanian-American Transmedia Playwright and Artist Kat Mustatea at European Literature Night 2023
An evening of contemporary literary luminaries from 11 European Union countries Authors, translators, and performers representing 11...
RCI USA
Oct 28, 20234 min read


EXILED SHADOW by Norman Manea
Recommended by Mosaic Magazine and The Arts Fuse as one of the best books of 2023 As a preambul of a future launching event currently in...
RCI USA
Sep 21, 20234 min read


A Bigger and Bolder “Romanian Weekend at The Wharf” Returns to Washington, D.C., July 7-9
Music, dance, food, wine, spoken word performances, and craft shows with a view! Launched in 2022 as a joint initiative of the Embassy of...
RCI USA
Jun 14, 20234 min read


Doctors of Words: William Maz and Adrian Sângeorzan present their new novels at the RCI
Thrilling new Romanian books in English Two of the most prolific Romanian-American authors, both revered physicians with a passion for...
RCI USA
Jun 12, 20232 min read


Game-changing Publisher Will Evans of Deep Vellum Talks Editorial Greatness at Feraru Conferences
Live conversation with one of the most visionary publishers in the U.S. The next iteration of the Feraru Conferences Online puts front...
RCI USA
May 4, 20232 min read


Mircea Cărtărescu: The Breakthrough American Tour
Come meet the author of hypnotizing SOLENOID, finalist of Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Fiction, named one of the best books of 2022...
RCI USA
Mar 13, 20238 min read


SHATTERED: SYMBOLIC GESTURE at RCI New York
Artists in Solidarity with Ukraine I Multimedia Exhibition & Poetry Readings Time & Location Mar 07, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM New York, 200 E...
RCI USA
Feb 27, 20232 min read


SHATTERED: SYMBOLIC GESTURE at Ukrainian Institute of America
Multimedia exhibition & poetry in condemnation of the Russian invasion of Ukraine As the start of Putin’s abominable assault on Ukraine...
RCI USA
Feb 23, 20232 min read


Adrian Bejan at the Night of Ideas Festival 2023 in New York
One of the most influential minds in contemporary science & philosophy comes to the greatest marathon of talks happening in NYC One of...
RCI USA
Feb 14, 20232 min read


Matei Vișniec's "Joan and the Fire" Opens in Chicago
We are pleased to announce our new partnership with Trap Door Theatre from Chicago for the premiere of “Joan and the Fire”, a sarcastic...
RCI USA
Feb 14, 20232 min read


LIFE & LOVE | A not-to-be-missed performance by Vlad Ivanov and Lucian Maxim
Special event in celebration of Romania’s Culture Day Our 2023 program kicks off with a stunning performance, created especially for...
RCI USA
Jan 4, 20232 min read

Romanian-American Poet Claudia Serea at European Literature Night 2022
ELN 2022: Literature in Times of Peace and War Romanian-American poet Claudia Serea joins fellow writers, translators and performers from...
RCI USA
Nov 11, 20223 min read


Caius Dobrescu Taps into American Uniqueness
Looking for Americanness in both myths and humans In the last episode of our online series "My First American: Transatlantic Encounters...
RCI USA
Oct 18, 20222 min read


New York Believes in Multilingualism
An EUNIC NY event in support of Seal of Biliteracy Goethe-Institut together with the association of European cultural institutes in New...
RCI USA
Oct 7, 20223 min read

RCI New York Reads Adriana Carcu and Ioana Ieronim
New Romanian books in English Two of the most compelling Romanian authors living abroad, Adriana Carcu from Heidelberg, Germany, and...
RCI USA
Oct 6, 20223 min read


Elena Vlădăreanu and the Americans as Family
Photo by Andreea Lăcătuș In the next episode of our online series "My First American: Transatlantic Encounters and Portraits", where...
RCI USA
Sep 20, 20222 min read


Norman Manea 86: A Global "Happy Birthday!"
A celebratory three-part video, featuring 30 writers, academics, and diplomats Famous author and public intellectual, Norman Manea, one...
RCI USA
Jul 19, 20223 min read


Author and Screenwriter Florin Lăzărescu Remembers His American Mentor
In the next episode of our online series "My First American: Transatlantic Encounters and Portraits", where some of the best-known...
RCI USA
Jul 12, 20222 min read


Romanian Weekend at The Wharf in Washington, D.C.
Music, dance, food, wine, spoken word performances, and craft shows with a view! Poster photo by Mihaela Noroc ("The Atlas of Beauty") If...
RCI USA
Jun 28, 20227 min read


Consequential Encounters: Adriana Babeți Meets America’s Language Wizard
Today's episode of “My First American” online series features writer and academic Adriana Babeți, the charismatic popess of Romanian...
RCI USA
Jun 21, 20222 min read


Memory as Performance: Bogdan Coșa Remembers His "First American"
Our online series “My First American: Transatlantic Encounters and Portraits”, where some of the best-known contemporary Romanian writers...
RCI USA
May 24, 20222 min read


Philosopher Costică Brădățan at Night of Ideas 2022
Professor Costică Brădățan of Texas Tech University, one of the most original voices in contemporary philosophy, joins the exquisite...
RCI USA
May 20, 20222 min read


Let Poetry Rule: Andreea Scridon’s "A Romanian Poem" Launches at the RCI
The rebellious prodigy of Romanian-American letters, poet, translator and editor Andreea Iulia Scridon, comes to RCI New York on May 19...
RCI USA
May 13, 20223 min read


"The Bucharest Dossier": A Thrilling Story of Cold War Espionage
“one of the top debuts of 2022… an espionage thriller not to be missed” - BookReporter Author William Maz will present his smashing debut...
RCI USA
May 12, 20222 min read


Implacable Time: Carmen Firan and Adrian Sângeorzan discuss their latest books in English
New Romanian literature in English in the spotlight Writers Carmen Firan and Adrian Sângeorzan, the prolific power couple of...
RCI USA
Apr 27, 20223 min read

Ana Maria Sandu / “My First American: Transatlantic Encounters and Portraits”
Photo by Ema Cojocaru Our newest online series has launched! Entitled “My First American: Transatlantic Encounters and Portraits”, the...
RCI USA
Apr 19, 20222 min read


Impromptu for Ukraine
Collective poem At the end of last week, on the occasion of the event we dedicated to several Romanian-American women writers, under the...
RCI USA
Mar 21, 20221 min read


The Voiceful Eight - An Evening of Literature and Music
In celebration of Women's Month On March 4 at RCI New York, “Romanian Women Voices in North America” met their audience in-person for the...
RCI USA
Mar 14, 20225 min read


Imperishable Stories: Gabi Reigh and Sean Cotter on Romanian Classics in English
In focus: Liviu Rebreanu and Mateiu Caragiale While foreign translations still make a fraction of the titles published in the US and the...
RCI USA
Feb 24, 20222 min read


National Day of Reading: Romanian books in English
A selection of recently published titles for a diversity of preferences, interests, and tastes 2021 was a good year for Romanian...
RCI USA
Feb 15, 20222 min read

Incisive Alta Ifland at European Literature Night 2021
A program of readings and conversations with some of the Old World’s most en vogue authors Romanian-American author Alta Ifland joins...
RCI USA
Nov 22, 20213 min read


Norman Manea: An Homage
Talk / Exhibition / Dedication A fabulous event at the Institute on November 5, 2021 as we honored one of Romania’s most acclaimed and...
RCI USA
Nov 8, 20213 min read


Chris Tănăsescu (a.k.a. MARGENTO) / Life Anew II
"Walls and Mirrors" - a transmedia computational #GraphPoem While the world dreams of evading from isolation and fear, the pandemic...
RCI USA
Oct 19, 20211 min read


Mihók Tamás / Life Anew II
As the world seems eager to bounce back from isolation and fear, the pandemic remains a menacing presence and the new reality of our...
RCI USA
Oct 5, 20212 min read


Diana Bădica / Life Anew. Writers Imagine the World after the Pandemic II
Photo by Claudiu Popescu As the world seems eager to bounce back from isolation and fear, the pandemic remains a menacing presence and...
RCI USA
Sep 21, 20212 min read


Felicia Mihali Concludes Romanian Women Writers in North America Series
Our celebration of Romanian-American and Romanian-Canadian literary creativity, overwhelmingly represented by female authors, comes to an...
RCI USA
Sep 14, 20212 min read


Merlich Saia / Life Anew. Writers Imagine the World after the Pandemic II
As the world seems eager to bounce back from isolation and fear, the pandemic remains a menacing presence and the new reality of our...
RCI USA
Sep 7, 20212 min read


Bogdan Alexandru Stănescu / Life Anew. Writers Imagine the World after the Pandemic
While the pandemic seems to loosen its grip and the world is eager to bounce back from isolation and fear, the new reality that awaits us...
RCI USA
Jul 27, 20212 min read


Raluca Albu / Romanian Women Writers in North America II
Readings full of passion, truth and skill to match a time of tumult and reinvention Our celebration of Romanian-American and...
RCI USA
Jul 20, 20212 min read
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