The National Chamber Choir ''Madrigal - Marin Constantin'', conducted by Anna Ungureanu, performs, on 19 and 20 December, at the National Theatre in Bucharest (TNB), the extraordinary show ''On the Road to Christmas''. According to a press release sent on Monday, for a period of almost 90 minutes, Madrigal Chamber Choir together with the actors invited and the children from Cantus Mundi invite the audience to (re)discover the deep symbols of Christmas through music,poetry, literature, scenography, theatre art, stage movement and light design. The selection of dramatic texts made by Madalin Guruianu take the audience through a dynamic succession, starting with ‘ Songs of Songs’ to the poems by Eugen Jebeleanu, Lucian Blaga and Costache Ioanid and texts signed by Khaled Hosseini, Saint Theresa de Avila and Paulo Coelho.Direction and scenario are signed by Emil Pantelimon and scenography by Vladimir Turturica.The extraordinary performances "On the Road to Christmas" are part of the "Madrigal 60" anniversary programme, which runs throughout 2023. The programme marks 60 years of uninterrupted activity, excellence in music and diplomacy through culture for the Madrigal Choir, which has become a symbol of national artistic constancy, but also of Romania's cultural relevance and image in the world.
President Nicușor Dan stated on Monday, November 10, that Romania meets all the conditions to become an innovation and production hub in the defense industry in Southeast Europe. “Romania meets all the conditions to become an innovation and production hub in the defense industry in Southeast Europe. Why? First of all, because it has a […]
Officials in the mountain resort town of Râșnov, central Romania, have issued an urban planning certificate for the transformation of a Boeing 737 airplane into a premium accommodation unit. The plane will be placed near the famous Bran Castle, and organizers expect it to become a tourist attraction. “The project is located in the Pănicel […]
Traffic (Jaful Secolului), a Romania-Belgium-Netherlands co-production directed by Belgian-Romanian director Teodora Ana Mihai from a screenplay by Romanian filmmaker Cristian Mungiu, has received the award for best film at the Tertio Millennio International Film Festival in Rome. The jury of the festival noted in its motivation the film's "ability to combine formal rigor and human […]
The Romanian Justice Ministry advanced a legislative initiative according to which femicide could be punished with life imprisonment. The proposal comes after numerous women were killed this year by former partners, despite protection orders. The debate about femicide in Romania was brought back to the fore after another tragedy took place on Saturday, November 9, […]
Cultural center Apollo111, located in downtown Bucharest’s Universul Palace, has announced the program of arthouse films Apollo111 Cinema. The performance venue of Apollo 111 has been refurbished and endowed for professional film screenings. It will run a weekly program of contemporary and classic auteur films, meetings with filmmakers, and an experimental area, meant to “explore […]
Chinese consumer electronics manufacturer Xiaomi announced the official opening of its first own store in Romania, in Bucharest, inside the ParkLake shopping center, on the ground floor, on November 22. The new store will have a surface area of 150 square meters and will bring to the public the latest smartphones, accessories, and smart devices […]
