Events

On Thursday, March 10, 2022, at 12.00, we invite you to the foyer located on the first floor (Tapestry) of the “Ion Caramitru” Hall of the “I.L. Caragiale” National Theatre Bucharest, at the press conference marking the launch of the online platform “Aplauze pentru poet / A Hand for the Poet”. In this unique project for the promotion of classical and modern Romanian poetry, dedicated to the local and international public, several actors of TNB,  and not only, are involved.

“Aplauze pentru poet / A Hand for the Poet” is a production of the cultural association The Culture Club, with the support of JTI, main partner of Pro Contemporania and consists of a series of recitals that point to poetic landmarks in the Romanian culture. The recitals can be accessed online at aplauzepentrupoet.thecultureclub.ro or ahandforthepoet.thecultureclub.ro.

The second stage of the project brings to the fore Victor Rebengiuc, Mariana Mihuţ, Rodica Mandache, Mihai Mălaimare, Constantin Chiriac, Cristian Şofron who joined the project “Aplauze pentru poet / A Hand for the Poet”, to recite poems by George Topârceanu, Ion Minulescu, Octavian Goga, Nicolae Labiş, Vasile Voiculescu, Radu Stanca. At the same time, during the recitals of the actors mentioned before, new recordings of the creation of the poets Mihai Eminescu, Tudor Arghezi, George Coşbuc, Lucian Blaga, George Bacovia, Ion Barbu, Nichita Stănescu, Marin Sorescu are added to those presented in the first stage, launched last year, performed by Ion Caramitru, Mircea Rusu, Emilia Popescu, Andras Istvan Demeter, Mihaela Rădescu, Alex Ştefănescu, Cătălin Frăsinescu. Some of these poems are presented on the platform also in English, being read by Michael Pennington and Anamaria Marinca.

We invite you to find out more details at the press conference on March 10, 2022, at 12.00, hosted by the National Theater in Bucharest.

Translated by Andreea Codrea-Boeriu