Cultural Events Calendar

The cultural events calendar is a proposal for spending leisure time in Bucharest. Check out what things you can do  across Bucharest.

EXHIBITION

Czechoslovakian Film Posters

Until January 15, 2013

The National Museum of Contemporary Art

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An exhibition of 101 Czechoslovakian film posters curated by Pavel Rajcan, and spanning from 1960 to the 1980s, will go on display, illuminating a unique era of non-commercial film advertising under a politically restrained regime. The exhibition is part of the Terry Posters Collection, which contains more than 60,000 posters, and will include 20 posters for Romanian films, 20 for Czech productions and 61 for classic movies.

Angelika Platen. Please, No Photos

Until January 13, 2013

The National Museum of Contemporary Art

This exhibition brings 150 portraits by celebrated German photographer Angelika Platen to Bucharest. Dubbed “the friend of artists”, Platen began her career in the 60s, after studying photography at the Faculty of Fine Arts in Hamburg, and went on to familiarize international audiences with the faces behind works of art. Over 1,500 artists’ portraits are in the Prussian Cultural Heritage Archive (Bildarchiv Preußischer Kulturbesitz BPK) in Berlin. These were made in workshops and galleries at dokumenta in Kassel, at the Biennales in Venice and Lyon, plus museums and art fairs in Basel, Berlin, Chicago, Cologne and Paris.

PERFORMANCE

From Classic to Jazz

November 27, from 20.00

The Romanian Athenaeum

Two musical genres will merge on the stage of the Romanian Athenaeum stage in 80 minutes of emotions. At the invitation of Emil Bizga, the Philharmonic Orchestra and renowned musicians from New York (Xavier Davis on piano, David Baron on bass and Mark Whitfield Jr. on drums) will introduce the public to the secrets of a world highly appreciated by music lovers. Profits from the concert will go to support 60 young people, aged 16-18, in placement centers in Bucharest and Sinaia. The teenagers will undertake specialized courses designed to help them discover and develop their abilities in order to boost their career prospects.

Classic Dance Festival

Until December 5

The National Opera of Bucharest

Under the motto “Dance with us too!”, the ballet company of the National Opera of Bucharest will stage classic ballets such as Don Quixote, Giselle, Sleeping Beauty and the Corsair. The public will also be able to see the festival’s special guests: Vittorio Galloro and Arianne Gonzavez Lafita.

CONCERTS

Seal

November 27

Sala Palatului

Grammy Award winning vocalist and songwriter Seal will perform for the second time in Romania, singing classic hits as well as songs from his brand new album, Soul 2. The new disc is the eighth studio album by the British pop singer, featuring eleven covers which bring his silky, inimitable voice to a lush collection of romantic soul classics primarily from the ’70s, including songs by Marvin Gaye, Bill Withers, Al Green and Teddy Pendergrass.