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MUSIC

1 April, 13.00
SMITF London
Free

TRAFALGAR SQUARE, IN PAN FLUTE TONES

Dashing Pan flute musician Mariana Preda joins forces with the British organist Donald MacKenzie for an afternoon of sound marvels in one of the most beautiful churches in London. The programme features works by Handel, Albinoni, Telemann as well as the immortal 'Ave Maria' by Bach. more

MUSIC

7 April, 19.00
RCI London
Free

PROMISES OF SPLENDOUR: CELLIST ANDREI KIVU AND PIANIST ANA SILVESTRU IN THE 'ENESCU CONCERTS' SERIES

Two of Romania's internationally renowned classical musicians, cellist Andrei Kivu and pianist Ana Silvestru grace our ever popular 'Enescu Concerts' Series with a marvellous programme which includes the chamber transcription of the First Romanian Rhapsody, George Enescu's best loved masterpiece. more

LONDON BOOK FAIR

12-14 April
Various locations

 

ROMANIA AT THE LONDON BOOK FAIR 2016

The Romanian presence at the London Book Fair, now in its 9th year, is a celebration of the vitality and richness of Romania's literary scene through a kaleidoscopic programme that unfolds at our stand at Olympia Exhibition Centre as well as at the Romanian Cultural Institute and Waterstones Bookshop on Piccadilly. This edition is dedicated to two of the most extraordinary figures of Romanian letters: Mircea Eliade and Mihail Sebastian. more

LONDON BOOK FAIR

12 April, 19.00
Waterstones Piccadilly
Tickets

ANGELS, ADOLESCENTS AND TRUCKS: NEW ROMANIAN BOOKS IN ENGLISH

The latest Romanian books in English are presented in a special event hosted by Waterstones Piccadilly, the flagship London bookshop and the biggest bookstore in Europe. The event brings together authors Ruxandra Cesereanu and Dumitru Ṭepeneag, translator Alistair Ian Blyth, as well as publisher John O'Brien and editors Susan Curtis Kojakovic and Ramona Mitrică.  more

LONDON BOOK FAIR

13 April, 19.00
RCI London
Free

ELIADE AFTER ELIADE

One of the greatest names of Romanian culture and a seminal historian of religions, Mircea Eliade is this year's focus of the Romanian programme at the London Book Fair. To mark the English publication of Eliade's first novel, 'Diary of a Short-Sighted Adolescent' by Istros Books, Professors Sorin Alexandrescu, Florin Țurcanu and Bryan Rennie together with translator Christopher Moncrieff and editor Susan Curtis-Kojakovic meditate on the cultural legacy and contemporary relevance of the legendary author.  more

LONDON BOOK FAIR

14 April, 19.00
RCI London
Free

SEBASTIAN'S PASSIONS

Decades after his untimely death, Mihail Sebastian is rightly celebrated not only as an excellent writer, but also as the great moral diagnostician of a time of political madness and moral abandon. We welcome the publication, by Penguin Classics, of one of his most salient books, 'For Two Thousand Years', with a conversation about Sebastian's contemporary relevance featuring philosopher, author and journalist Andrei Cornea, joined by translator and writer Philip Ó Ceallaigh and editor Casiana Ioniţă. more

LONDON BOOK FAIR / CONCERT

14 April, 19.00
RCI London
Free

 

SEBASTIAN: MUSIC AS SURVIVAL

Through his amazing diary, covering almost ten years between 1935-1944, Mihail Sebastian has given us one of the most important moral testimonies of the 20th century. Living in isolation, the great writer sought refuge from barbarism in restorative doses of classical music. We conjure the power of music to redeem and console with a recital given by Forna Quartet featuring his favourite classical works. more

FILM

26 April, 19.00
RCI London
Free

ELIADE ON FILM 

As a tribute to Mircea Eliade, the great Romanian scholar and writer, the April's film at the Romanian Cinematheque is 'The Bengali Night', inspired by his most famous fictional work, the autobiographical 'Maitreyi', starring Hugh Grant in the role of Eliade's alter ego. more

Ongoing:
PHOTOGRAPHY

until 15 May
RCI London
Free

PHOTOGRAPHING THE SOUL OF MUSIC: THE PORTRAITS OF THE ENESCU FESTIVAL

Captured in the backdrops of Romania's biggest musical event, George Enescu International Festival in Bucharest, the photographs of Cornel Brad offer a revealing depiction of the excitement, expectation and relief that make the life of the great musicians in those supercharged 'interludes' before and after tremendous stage triumphs. more

Ongoing:
TRADITIONAL CULTURE

until 10 April
Horniman Museum and Gardens, London

Free

REVISITING ROMANIA: DRESS AND IDENTITY

Horniman Museum with the support of RCI presents the biggest exhibition in Britain devoted to Romanian traditional crafts and folk costumes in living memory, a fascinating celebration of our ancient, sophisticated art of making outwear and fabrics. MORE

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ALSO ON THE RADAR:
13 Apr | Royal Academy of Music: Tribute to Enescu: Remus Azoitei (violin) & Eduard Stan (piano)
20 Apr | Romanian Cultural Centre London: Film screening: Aferim! by Radu Jude
25 Apr | Royal Festival Hall London: Angela Gheorghiu concert
 

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Tuesday, March 29, 2016

Good Practices in Education Models in European Youth , March 2016 , Kent , UK - Romanca Society

PRESS RELEASE , 29 March 2016, London                                                

A NEW EUROPEAN  PROJECT MADE IN ROMANCA SOCIETY

The project " Good Practices in Education Models in European Youth" , funded by the EU  Erasmus +Programme , is a training course organised by Romanca Society (London)  and it was taking place in UK - Kent, Finchcocks Oast , 9-18 March 2016 .

 

" Good Practices in Education Models of European Youth" involved 35 participants coming from Czech Republic, Portugal, Latvia, Serbia, United Kingdom, Italy and Turkey , all partners in the EU  Program Erasmus + , the project being funded by the UK National Agency.

Local partnership was formed with Regent Group, Joy of Sound and RTV Unirea in order to offer the participants a broad experience while in the UK.

The main theme of the project was to learn about the good practices in educational systems in European countries.
Our goal was to share educational experiences and cultural differences either in formal or informal fields between young people coming from 7 different EU Countries.

The project involved young participants to explore these connections related to education:
1) Young people's labor market;
2) European Citizenship;
3) Intercultural Learning.

The implementation of the training course aimed and achieved to develop skills and attitude of the participants using informal methods to support participants integration and group building activities. The creativity of participants build up attendance to interactive activities; from workshops on the topic of the training course to visits to some historical places in Kent and London; from seminars to intercultural activities; from debates to role plays; from brainstorming to youth issues discussions; from mentoring to practical games.

The materials used and collected during and after the training course are used to prepare social media networks that is build up by all participants during and after  the project. Also radio interviews featuring the participants views on the experience of the project are broadcast during the project.

Here are few links for the collaborative work so far, more to be followed up by all National Teams, participants and partners of the project:

 

Blog:

http://gpineducationmodelsiney.blogspot.co.uk

FB: https://www.facebook.com/groups/434671976738356/

Regent Group Web:

 http://www.regentgroup.org.uk/collaborative-partnerships-i…/

Latvia Team -Dace's poem :

http://gpineducationmodelsiney.blogspot.co.uk/

Latvia Team Newsletter

http://www.adazuvidusskola.lv/

Serbia team  reportage:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F7rEF6WzXmw

Serbia Team- Broadcast  Radio Novi Sad

http://oradio.rs/…/obrazovanje/karlovacki-djaci-hvale-erazm…

 

Check Republic Team

http://enewspaper.makemynewspaper.com/fcaeed2b1c6259/euroteam-58#.VvrKjmZwbcs

As the follow up still to be received from all national  teams please keep an eye on the project group facebook page:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/434671976738356/

The evaluation of the project contain Youth Pass certificates and Romanca Society Diplomas that are completed and issued for each participant featuring the added skills and new abilities acquired  during the learning experience on the training course.

 

We are grateful for this tremendous experience to all participant and partners in the project, to the UK team, to all supporters and especially to the funding body EU Erasmus + programme that it is make it all happened.

Hopefully we will be able to work again in future projects as there are plans to develop new ideas for application for Erasmus + Programme for KA1 and KA2.

For more information please contact the Project Manager on the details bellow:

Ionela Flood
Chair
Romanca Society
ionelaflood@gmail.com

+447515253584