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LITERATURE


Beauty and Controversy: The Story of the Tyler Collection of Romanian Art
Book Launch & Conversation About The Event We are delighted to host the launch of Despite Ceaușescu: A Collection of Romanian Art , an art book by Frances Tyler that brings together works by leading Romanian artists of the 1970s and 1980s. The volume documents a key segment of the Geoffrey and Frances Tyler Collection of Romanian Art, now housed at the University of Tasmania—one of the largest and most significant collections of Romanian art outside the country. Assembled ove
RCI USA
Dec 41 min read


Liliana Corobca at European Literature Night 2025
About the Event Romanian author Liliana Corobca , one of the most original voices in contemporary Eastern European literature, joins the 2025 European Literature Night in New York. A novelist, essayist, and playwright, Corobca explores the intricate borders between memory and history, exile and belonging, censorship and resistance. Her works—among them Too Great a Sky , Kinderland , The Censor's Notebooks , and Censorship for Beginners —have been translated into multiple lan
RCI USA
Oct 152 min read


Matei Vișniec’s Parable of Fascism, "The Pit", at the Romanian Cultural Institute
About the Event We are delighted to invite you to a special performance of The Pit , the haunting allegory by acclaimed Romanian-French playwright Matei Vișniec, hosted by the Romanian Cultural Institute in New York. Written in 1988 during the waning days of European communism, The Pit remains a chillingly relevant exploration of authoritarianism, complicity, and the human psyche. In this gripping drama, two men find themselves trapped in a deep pit, confronting their fears,
RCI USA
Jun 134 min read


Matei Vișniec’s Parable of Fascism, "The Pit", at Rehearsal for Truth Festival
About the Event We are back at the Rehearsal for Truth Festival , the NYC showcase of Central European theater advocating the...
RCI USA
May 304 min read
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