programul manifestarilor pentru 2004 -NY Public Li

ROMANIANA
A Tribute to the Culture of Romania


"Romania is a strange mixture of East and West, often
disconcerting: the contrasts are violent, sometimes
upsetting -- but wholly fascinating for those who
penetrate beneath the surface."
-- QUEEN MARIE OF ROMANIA

The Land of Brancusi, Enescu, and Ionesco

The country of Romania has produced some of the
greatest figures of modern art -- all of whom drew
heavily on their unique cultural background. In the
visual arts, Romania has given us the sculptor
CONSTANTIN BRANCUSI; in classical music, the composer
GEORGE ENESCU; in theater, the playwright EUGENE
IONESCO.
When one further considers that:
* Romania is home to the famous Painted Churches that
are regarded among the highest artistic achievements
created in the Byzantine tradition ... as well as to
many masterpieces of folklore, ranging from her
acclaimed rugs and painted icons to the traditional
music that so inspired Bela Bartok;
* the Romanian poet Tristan Tzara was the instigator
of Dadaism;
* Romanian culture has given us a multitude of great
personalities, from the celebrated Queen Marie to the
pianists Dinu Lipatti and Clara Haskil, the
illustrator Saul Steinberg, and the gymnast Nadia
Comaneci;
* and that the Yiddish Theater movement began with
the work of Avram Goldfaden in the Romanian city of
Iasi
... one cannot keep from the conclusion that this
small country on the edge of Europe has contributed to
world culture to a degree far beyond what its modest
size would suggest.
ROMANIANA -- our month-long celebration at the
Donnell Library Center -- is a cultural tribute that
surveys this land of distinctive artistic
sensibilities, with special emphasis given to the
works of Romania's great "modern art triumvirate" of
BRANCUSI, ENESCU, and IONESCO ... and to the rich
folkloric traditions that nourished them.
-- John Sorensen, Guest Director

*

ROMANIANA is the latest installment in the New York
Public Library's Four Corners world-culture program
series. The events are being presented with the
cooperation of the Romanian Cultural Center of New
York, which provides a forum for a wide range of
events related to Romania's heritage and to many
aspects of contemporary Romanian life and culture.

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STAGE SERIES

Saturday, May 8 at 2:30 pm

"The Souvenirs of George Enescu" is a tribute to this
Romanian musical genius. Our recital features a
selection of George Enescu's finest compositions for
violin and piano. The soloist for the show is Sherban
Lupu, the Romanian-born violinist who is one of the
world's leading performers of George Enescu's music.
Sherban Lupu has had solo appearances at the Kennedy
Center, Gstaad Festival, Royal Festival Hall, and
Carnegie Hall, and he has performed in live broadcasts
with the BBC Orchestra. In the year 2000, Mr. Lupu
received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the
Romanian Cultural Foundation for his efforts to
promote Romanian culture and music internationally.


Saturday, May 15 at 2:30 pm and Sunday, May 23 at 2:30
pm

"Romania in Paris" is a theatrical and musical tribute
to the impressive colony of Romanian artists --
including playwright Eugene Ionesco, sculptor
Constantin Brancusi, and composer George Enescu -- who
lived and worked in Paris during the mid-20th century.
Our homage includes a performance of George Enescu's
best songs in French, sung by the soprano Wonjung Kim,
and a special theatrical presentation (by the Jumble
Shop Theater) titled "Recital for Brancusi, 1955," in
honor of a legendary reading of Ionesco's play, "The
Chairs," as was originally offered by the playwright
himself for Brancusi in the sculptor's Paris studio,
one "long ago" New Year's Eve.


Saturday, May 22 at 2:30 pm

"A Land of Legends" is a recital of stories and music
that shares with our audience the great (but little
known) works of Romania's fantastically rich and
varied folk culture. The musical portions of the
program include pieces by Romanian composers such as
Ciprian Porumbescu and Romanian-inspired works by Bela
Bartok and others. The featured musical performer is
the Romanian-born violinist Alfred Hart. The "Word
Theater" portions of the show include
performance-premieres of readings of the folk classics
Miorita, Master Manole, and Youth Without Age and Life
Without Death, newly translated by Stanley Appelbaum,
and presented by the Jumble Shop Theater, a Greenwich
Village performance group.

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FILM AND VIDEO SERIES

Wednesdays, May 5, 12, 19, and 26 at 2:30 pm

"The Romanian Eye": Among the most important
international theater and film directors of the past
25 years may be found the names of a three great
Romanian artists: Liviu Ciulei, Lucian Pintilie, and
Andrei Serban. Our film and video series is presented
as an homage to this trio of Romanian masters and to
their most distinguished cinematic colleagues.
In addition to the dramatic features being presented,
our series includes a tribute (via documentary shorts)
to the unique culture of Romania, this crossroads land
that stands at the dividing line between West and
East: a nation whose physical beauty is unsurpassed,
from the Carpathian mountains to the Danube Delta and
Black Sea coast.
Finally, our series includes samples of the widely
acclaimed achievements of Romanian animation from the
Animafilm Studio in Bucharest. The master of the
Romanian animated film was Ion Popescu-Gopo, who
created the doleful, world-renowned "little man with
the flower" character, and whose films have secured
him a prominent place in the history of film
animation.


Saturdays, May 1, 8, 15, 22, and 29 at 9:00 pm

"City Cinematheque": In association with our film and
video programs at the Donnell Library Center, CITY
CINEMATHEQUE, hosted by Jerry Carlson on CUNY-TV,
Cable Channel 75, is presenting a five-week series of
important dramatic feature films from Romania. Each
episode also includes interviews with Romanian
filmmakers and with other specialists on Romanian
cinema and culture. [Repeat broadcasts of each program
may be seen on the following Sundays at 9:00 pm, and
the following Fridays at midnight.]

***

EXHIBITION

May 2004

"Romania in New York": The Romanian Pavilion, at the
1939 New York World's Fair, presented the greatest
assembly of Romanian cultural figures and materials
ever held on American soil. The composer George
Enescu, the sculptor Constantin Brancusi, and the
singer Maria Tanase all appeared at the Pavilion, and
there were also extensive displays of works by the
great folkart masters of Romania.
May 2004 is the 65th anniversary of the marvel of the
Romanian Pavilion, and our exhibition includes a
celebration of this unique event in Romanian-American
history, with a display featuring personal memorabilia
from the World's Fair ... and original materials (now
in the collection of the Romanian Ethnic Art Museum of
Cleveland) from the Romanian Pavilion itself.

"Romania in Greenwich Village": Also included in our
exhibition is a tribute to Romany Marie, the legendary
Romanian "Queen of Greenwich Village," who held court
in her numerous Village bohemian cafes and restaurants
from the 1910s to the 1950s. Romany Marie was a
friend and confidante of artists ranging from
playwright Eugene O'Neill to sculptor Constantin
Brancusi, and our display features a collection of
memorabilia and artifacts documenting her unusual and
influential career.

"Brancusi's Endless Column": The final section of our
exhibition is a photographic record of the recent
restoration (undertaken by the World Monuments Fund in
collaboration with the Romanian government) of the
"Endless Column," a seminal work of modern sculpture
by Constantin Brancusi. The 98-foot-tall,
cast-iron-and-steel "Endless Column" was conceived as
a tribute to the people of Gorj, who defended the
Tirgu-Jiu bridge against the attack of the Germans
during World War I. Together with its companion
pieces, the "Gate of the Kiss" and the "Table of
Silence," the Column is one of the greatest works of
outdoor sculpture of the twentieth century.

Oana_B spune:

Extras din regulament:

11. Limba mesajelor pe acest forum este Romana
Limba mesajelor pe acest forum este Romana. In mod exceptional se pot folosi citate intr-o limba straina, cu conditia sa fie acompaniate si de traducere. Nu agreem publicarea mesajelor sau glumelor in alta limba.


Cu multumiri pentru intelegere,



Oana_B

Ferigutza spune:

Oana,

Merci de inshtiintzare. Habar nu aveam de regulament. Am primit informatia cu pricina de la un amic de al meu care se ocupa cu evenimente culturale romaneshti in New York. El fiind american, mesajul e asha cum l-ai vazut si eu am facut copy-paste fara sa ma gandesc. De fapt si daca ma gandeam, neshtiind regulamentul, tot copy-paste faceam. Inca o data scuze. M-am grabit sa postez acolo informatiza gandindu-ma ca poate cineva din zona o sa fie interesat. Din pacate nu am vreme sa fac traducerea, asha ca, nu stiu..stergetzi-l..sau nici nu stiu ce se face in cazuri din acestea.

Delia