THE PROGRAM OF THE BUCHAREST INTERNATIONAL POETRY FESTIVAL 2023

   

PROGRAMA EN INGLÉS

Bucharest International Poetry Festival, 13th edition

 This year's theme of Bucharest International Poetry Festival is placed under the well-known paraphrase after Cicero: inter arma silent musae? It is noticeable that we put a big question mark at the end of the Latin saying, convinced that we must plead for the presence of the muses that inspire the arts and free speech even in today's troubled and difficult times, with a war that can be heard on the border of our country, in a Europe that arms itself more and more with shells and less and less with books.

THE PROGRAM OF THE BUCHAREST INTERNATIONAL POETRY FESTIVAL 2023

Monday, September 11, 2023, 6 p. m.
Aula of the “Carol I” Central University Library, 88 Calea Victoriei 
Opening of the festival – Speeches
Mr. Ioan Cristescu, General Director of the National Museum of Romanian Literature
Mrs. Mireille Rădoi, Director General of the “Carol I” Central University Library
Representative of the Ministry of Culture of Romania
His Excellency Mr. Paulo Cunha Alves, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Portugal in Romania
Mrs. Laura Napolitano, director of the Italian Institute of Culture in Bucharest

Recital “Lord and brother Eminescu”, performed by Constantin Chiriac.

Public readings: Milo De Angelis (Italy), Ana Blandiana (Romania), Magda Cârneci (Romania), Habib Tengour (Algeria), Radu Vancu (Romania), José Manuel de Vasconcelos (Portugal).
Moderator: Dinu Flămând.

Monday, September 11, 2023, 7.30 p. m. – 9. 30 p. m.
NMRL Garden, 8 Nicolae Crețulescu Street
Public readings: Ioana Crăciunescu (Romania), Caius Dobrescu (Romania), Teodor Dună (Romania), Călin-Andrei Mihăilescu (Canada/Romania), Octavian Soviany (Romania), Radu Vancu (Romania).
Moderator: Călin-Andrei Mihăilescu.
Concert Cătălina Beța and Albert Tajti.

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Tuesday, September 12, 2023, 4 p. m. – 6 p. m.
NMRL, 64-66 Calea Griviței 
Opening of the exhibition Tabula rasa of the artist Kiro Urdin (North Macedonia).

Tuesday, September 12, 2023, 5 p. m. – 6.30 p. m.
NMRL Garden, 8 Nicolae Crețulescu Street
Public readings: Răzvan Andrei (Romania), Cristina Drăghici (Romania), Dagmar Dusil (Germany), Gabriel Chavez Casazola (Bolivia), Bogdan Ghiu (Romania), Florin Iaru (Romania), Ioan Pintea (Romania), Ștefan Manasia (Romania), Mircea Măluț (Romania), José Luís Peixoto (Portugalia), Moni Stănilă (Republic of Moldova), Alexandru Vakulovski (Republic of Moldova), Lucian Vasiliu (Romania), Varujan Vosganian (Romania).
Moderator: Cosmin Perța.

Tuesday, September 12, 2023, 6 p. m. – 7 p. m.
White Church, 110 Calea Victoriei
Metanie, Ție, Părinte, recital held by maestro Constantin Chiriac, selection from the literary works of Tudor Arghezi, Aron Cotruș, Nichifor Crainic, Ștefan Aug. Doinaş, Rainer Maria Rilke, and William Shakespeare.

Tuesday, September 12, 2023, 6 p. m. – 7 p. m.
Cărtureşti Bookstore, 13-15 Pictor Arthur Verona Street
Dialogue between Victor Ivanovici (Romania/Greece) and Claudiu Sfîrschi-Lăudat (Romania) based on the volume The Mission of the Greek author Aris Alexandrou.

Tuesday, September 12, 2023, 6 p. m. – 8 p. m.
Aula of the “Carol I” Central University Library, 88 Calea Victoriei 
Launch-performance of the book Societatea de Socializare din Medio-Monte, written by Marian Ilea, illustrated by Mircea Bochiş, Eurotip publishing house, 2023.
Directorial vision: Gavriil Pinte.

Tuesday, September 12, 2023, 6.30 p. m. – 7.30 p. m.
NMRL Garden, 8 Nicolae Crețulescu Street
Debate and Q & A
José Luís Peixoto and José Manuel de Vasconcelos (Portugal) in dialogue with Dinu Flămând.

Tuesday, September 12, 2023, 7 p. m . – 8 p. m.
Temporary Exhibition Hall, 8 Nicolae Crețulescu Street
The opening of the exhibition Would you like a collage?, dedicated to the artist Wislawa Szymborska (Poland).

The exhibition can be visited until September 24, 2023.

Tuesday, September 12, 2023, 7.30 p. m. – 8.30 p. m.
NMRL Garden, 8 Nicolae Crețulescu Street
Public reading, Q & A: Milo De Angelis (Italy), Dinu Flămând (Romania)
Presentation of the bilingual edition of the volume In apnea. Poetry / In apnea. Poems [In apnea. Poems] by Milo De Angelis, published by Humanitas Publishing House.
Presentation of the bilingual edition of the volume signed by Dinu Flămând, Om cu vâsla per umăr/Uomo con remo in spalla [An Oar on His Shoulder] published by Raffaelli (Rimini).
Participants: Milo De Angelis (Italy), Dinu Flămând (Romania), Smaranda Bratu Elian, Aurora Firța-Marin, and Dana Barangea (Romania), Valter Raffaelli (Italy).

Tuesday, September 12, 2023, 8.00 p.m. – 8.45 p.m
Temporary Exhibition Hall, 8 Nicolae Crețulescu Street
The opening of the exhibition Life, not Death signed by Valeria Voicu.

Tuesday, September 12, 2023, 8.45 p. m. – 9.45 p. m. 
NMRL Garden, 8 Nicolae Crețulescu Street
Screening of the video poems signed by Andrei Purcărea, for the 7 ARTE Association, inspired by the poems written by Șerban Axinte, Ramona Boldizsar, Livia Roșca and Radu Vancu.
Concert Lache Cercel and The Roma Jazz Ensemble.

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Wednesday, September 13, 2023, 5 p. m . – 6.30 p. m.
NMRL Garden, 8 Nicolae Crețulescu Street
Public readings: Iustin Butnariuc (Romania), Leo Butnaru (Republic of Moldova), Aura Christi (Romania), Aurora Luque (Spain), Valeriu Matei (Romania), Enrique Nogueras Valdivieso (Spain), José Luís Peixoto (Portugal), Maria Pilchin (Republic of Moldova), Sorina Rîndașu (Romania), Rachid Khaless (Morocco), Philippe Tancelin (France), Kiro Urdin (North Macedonia), George Vulturescu (Romania).
Special Guest: George Mihăiță.
Moderator: Dinu Flămând.

Wednesday, September 13, 2023, 6 p. m. – 8.30 p. m.
ARCUB, 84-90 Lipscani Street
Performances
Guests: Artur Cojocaru (Republic of Moldova), Sorin Despot (Romania), Mircea Dan Duță (Romania), Dumitru Fanfarov (Republic of Moldova), André Ferenc (Romania), Silvia Grădinaru (Romania), Mugur Grosu (Romania), Benji Horváth (Romania), Ligia Keșișian (Romania), Jaan Malin aka Luulur (Estonia), Mitoş Micleușanu (Romania), Tiberiu Neacșu (Romania), Livia Ștefan (Romania), Răzvan Țupa (Romania).
Moderator: Peter Sragher.

Wednesday, September 13, 2023, 6 p. m. – 7 p. m.
Cărtureşti Bookstore, 13-15 Pictor Arthur Verona Street
Dialogue between Ana Blandiana (Romania), Milo De Angelis (Italy) and Bruno Mazzoni (Italy) based on the volume Variazioni su un tema dato, a poetry collection dedicated to Romulus Rusan, translated by Bruno Mazzoni (Donzelli, Rome, 2023).

Wednesday, September 13, 2023, 6.30 p. m. – 7.30 p. m.
NMRL Garden, 8 Nicolae Crețulescu Street
Debate and Q & A with Philippe Tancelin (France).
Moderator: Dinu Flămând.

Wednesday, September 13, 2023, 7.30 p. m. – 9 p. m.
NMRL Garden, 8 Nicolae Crețulescu Street
Public readings: Cristina Alexandrescu (Romania), Harold Alva (Peru), Yevgeniy Breyger (Germany), Andrei Codrescu (România/SUA), Denisa Crăciun (Romania), Andrew Davidson-Novosivschei (USA/Romania), Mihai Firică (Romania), Vasile Gribincea (Republic of Moldova/Romania), Roman Honet (Poland), Nora Iuga (Romania), Fulgencio Martinez (Spain), Dumitru Păcuraru (Romania), Alina Purcaru (Romania), Pavel Șușară (Romania).
Screening of the video poems signed by Andrei Purcărea, for the 7 ARTE Association, inspired by the poems written by Gabriel Cărtărescu, Teodora Coman, Anda Docea and Anca Dumitrescu.
Moderator: Cosmin Perța.

Wednesday, September 13, 2023, 8 p. m. – 9 p. m.
“Carol I” Central University Library (Equestrian statue of King Carol I), Calea Victoriei 88
“Recital in the Festival – EMINESCU” is a cultural-educational initiative that aims to promote not only the national poet, but also the composers who capitalized on the Eminescu lyric, bringing it closer to the general public, through the universal language of music – George Stephănescu , Gheorghe Dima, Carol Anton Decker, Enrico Mezzetti, Guilelm Sorban, Nicolae Bretan, Simion Atanasiu-Zlatov, David Ghersfeld, Gleb Ciaicovschi-Mereșanu, Rudolf van Saanen.
Recital performed by Royal Art Muzzyk

Wednesday, September 13, 2023, 9 p. m. – 11. p. m. 
NMRL Garden, 8 Nicolae Crețulescu Street
Film screenings:
Novel in verse (To the poetry of Kiro Urdin) – 50 min. 16 s., screenplay: Yane Teoharevski (in Macedonian, with Romanian subtitles)
Tabula Rasa – 44 min. 27 s.
Planetarium Dance – 22 min.
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Thursday, September 14, 11.00 a.m. 
“George Coșbuc” Bilingual National College, 29-31 Olari Street
Poetry reading, Q & A: Cyrus Console (Canada)
Moderator: Vasile Gribincea

Thursday, September 14, 2023, 5 p. m. – 6 p. m.
The French bookstore “Kyralina”, 10 Biserica Amzei Street 
Debate, Q & A with Lise Gauvin (Canada)
Moderator: Luminița Corneanu.

The event will be held in French.

Thursday, September 14,  2023, 5.30 p. m. – 6.30 p. m.
NMRL Garden, 8 Nicolae Crețulescu Street
Victor Ivanovici (Greece/Romania) in dialogue with Călin-Andrei Mihăilescu (Canada/Romania) based on the volume: De la teoría a la poética de la traducción [From the theory to the poetics of translation] by Victor Ivanovici.

Thursday, September 14, 2023, 6 p. m. – 8.30 p. m.
Cotroceni National Museum, 36 Cotroceni Road 
Music and poetry evening
Poetry readings: Adrian Alui-Gheorghe (Romania), Radu Andriescu (Romania), Nico Bleutge (Germany), Toni Chira (Romania), Rita Chirian (Romania), Cyrus Console (USA), Ioana Diaconescu (Romania), Kristin Dimitrova (Bulgaria), Hasan Erkek (Turkey), Tatiana Ernuțeanu (Romania), Adrian Lesenciuc (Romania), Kira Iorgoveanu Mantsu (Romania/Germany), Radu Sergiu Ruba (Romania), Laurențiu-Ciprian Tudor (Romania), Nikolaos Vlahakis (Greece).
Screening of the video poems signed by Andrei Purcărea, for the 7 ARTE Association, inspired by the poems written by Magda Cârneci, Mircea Dinescu, Ciprian Măceșaru and Simona Popescu.
Moderator: Cosmin Perța.
Concert Mircea Tiberian and Nadia Trohin.

Registration for the event is done at evenimente@muzeulcotroceni.ro, until September 8, 2023, at 10:00 a.m. The number of places is limited. Registration is considered valid only after a representative at MNC confirms.

Thursday, September 14, 2023, 6 p. m. – 8.30 p. m.
Aula of the “Carol I” Central University Library, 88 Calea Victoriei 
Book launch Poezii alese [Chosen Poems] by Nicolae Croitoru (Romania)

Thursday, September 14, 2023, 6.30 p. m. – 7.30 p. m.
Cărtureşti Bookstore, 13-15 Pictor Arthur Verona Street
Public readings: Angela Marinescu (Romania), Deniz Otay (Romania), Ioana Zenaida Rotariu (Romania) and Elena Vlădăreanu (Romania).

Thursday, September 14, 2023, 7.30 p. m. – 8.30 p. m. 
Cervantes Institute, 38 Regina Elisabeta Boulevard
Poetry readings by Harold Alva (Peru), Gabriel Chavez Casazola (Bolivia), Dinu Flămând (Romania), Ioana Nicolaie (România), Aurora Luque (Spain), Fulgencio Martinez (Spain), Corina Oproae (Romania/Spain), Victor Rodriguez Nuñez (Cuba, video).
Moderator: Victor Ivanovici.

This event will be held in Spanish.

Thursday, September 14, 2023, 8 p. m.  – 9.30 p. m.
NMRL Garden, 8 Nicolae Crețulescu Street
Concert Trupa GRAIU
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Friday, September 15, 2023, 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
“Tudor Vianu” National College, 10 Architect Ion Mincu Street
Poetry reading, Q & A with Gabriel Chávez Casazola (Bolivia).
Moderator: Luana Stroe.

Friday, September 15, 2023, 1.00 p. m. – 2.30 p. m.
Bucharest Metropolitan Library, 4 Tache Ionescu Street 
Public readings: Daniel Burlacu, Gabriel Burlacu, Liviu Capșa, Petre Ioan Crețu, Simona-Grazia Dima, Dumitru Ion Dincă, Miruna Drăghici, Raluca Faraon, Mihail Gălățanu, Vitoria Milescu, Niculina Oprea, Mihaela Stanciu, Cosmin Andrei Tudor, Claudia Voiculescu.
Moderator: Evelyne Croitoru.

Friday, September 15, 2023, 1.00 p. m. – 2.00 p. m. 
NMRL, Sala Perpessicius, 8 Nicolae Crețulescu Street
Remember Augustin Frățilă
Participants: Nicu Alifantis, Ioan Cristescu, Mircia Dumitrescu, Eugen Suciu.

Friday, September 15, 2023, 6 p. m. – 7. p. m.
NMRL Garden, 8 Nicolae Crețulescu Street
Debate, Q & A with Ester Naomi Perquin (Netherlands)
Moderator: Luminița Corneanu.

Friday, September 15, 2023, 6 p. m. – 7 p. m.
Cărtureşti Bookstore, 13-15 Pictor Arthur Verona Street
Public readings: Mircea Dan Duță (Romania), Ioana Greceanu (Romania), Alexandru Higyed (Romania), Carolina Ilica (Romania), Iuliana Miu (România), Andreea Teliban (România), Eugenia Țarălungă (Romania), Tudor Voicu (Romania).
Moderator: Vasile Gribincea.

Friday, September 15, 2023, 6 p. m. – 7 p. m.
“Carol I” Central University Library, (Equestrian statue of King Carol I), 88 Calea Victoriei
“Recital in the Festival – EMINESCU” is a cultural-educational initiative that aims to promote not only the national poet, but also the composers who capitalized on the Eminescu lyric, bringing it closer to the general public, through the universal language of music – George Stephănescu , Gheorghe Dima, Carol Anton Decker, Enrico Mezzetti, Guilelm Sorban, Nicolae Bretan, Simion Atanasiu-Zlatov, David Ghersfeld, Gleb Ciaicovschi-Mereșanu, Rudolf van Saanen.
Recital performed by Royal Art Muzzyk.

Friday, September 15, 2023, 6 p.m. – 7 p.m.
Goethe Institute, 32 Calea Dorobanți 
Poetry evening with Nico Bleutge (Germany) and Yevgeniy Breyger (Germany).

The event will be held in German.

Friday, September 15, 2023, 7 p. m. – 8 p. m.
NMRL Garden, 8 Nicolae Crețulescu Street
Public readings: Ramona Boldizsar (Romania), Nichita Danilov (Romania), Lise Gauvin (Canada), Pavle Goranovic (Montenegro), Ovia Herbert (Romania), Ioan Matiuț (Romania), Ion Mureșan (Romania), Ioan Es. Pop (Romania),  Ion Pop (Romania), Adrian Popescu (Romania), Nicolae Prelipceanu (Romania), Andra Rotaru (Romania), Eugen Suciu (Romania).
Screening of the video poems signed by Andrei Purcărea, for the 7 ARTE Association, inspired by the poems written by Claudiu Komartin, Cătălina Matei, Oana Cătălina Ninu and Cosmin Perța.
Moderator: Loreta Popa.

Friday, September 15, 2023, 7 p. m. – 8 p. m.
Atelier 030202, The Comedy Theater in Bucharest, 11 Sfânta Vineri Street
Aluniș Eco LiterArt

Three visual artists – Mălina Ionescu, Andreea Medar and Maia Ștefana Oprea – recognized for their eco-type artistic practices, and three poets – Ioana Iuna Șerban, Florina Zaharia and Dan Pleșa – created visual works and literary, starting from eco concepts, using eco materials, following an eco way of life during the project. Following the residency, at Atelier 030202 in Bucharest, the opening of the exhibition will take place, accompanied by a public reading and the projection of a video-art. Spectators will receive a fanzine on eco paper, recyclable.

Initiators and coordinators: Dan Mircea Cipariu and Mihai Zgondoiu.
Curator: Ana Daniela Sultana.

Friday, September 15, 2023, 7.30 p. m. – 8.30 p. m.
“Friedrich Schiller” House of Culture,  15 Batiștei Street
Poetry evening with Semier Insayif (Austria) and Udo Kawasser (Austria), followed by Q & A.

The event will be held in German.

Friday, September 15, 2023, 8 p. m. – 9 p. m.
NMRL, 64-66 Calea Griviței 
Poetry and dance performance
The show “I had a muse. She was upset…”, directed by choreographer Lorette Enache, is dedicated to the memory of the poet Emil Brumaru (1938-2019). The actor Emil Coșeru will play the role of the poet, while the choreographers Alice Veliche, Ioana Pădureț and Georgiana Dimitrescu will be, for an hour, Emil Brumaru’s muses, who will translate his poems into bodily, dance movements. The video concept is made by the winner of two UNITER awards, Andrei Cozlac, and the costumes by Jeni Stănilă.

Friday, September 15, 2023, 8 p. m. – 11 p. m.
NMRL Garden, 8 Nicolae Crețulescu Street
White Night of Romanian Film – TIFF

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Saturday, September 16, 2023, 3 p. m. – 4 p. m.
NMRL Garden, 8 Nicolae Crețulescu Street
Book launch: Introduction to Poetry by Ion Mureșan (Romania).

Saturday, September 16, 2023, 4 p. m. – 5. p. m.
NMRL Garden, 8 Nicolae Crețulescu Street
Debate: On the importance of an international festival, today
Guests: Dan Lungu, un cristian.
Moderator: Oana Boca-Stănescu.

Saturday, September 16, 2023, 5 p. m. – 6.30 p. m.
Cărtureşti Bookstore, 13-15 Pictor Arthur Verona Street
Public readings: Elena Bălășanu (Romania), Mina Decu (Romania), Cătălina Matei (Romania), Antonia Mihăilescu (Romania), Lucian Vasilescu (Romania), Călin Vlasie (Romania), Florina Zaharia (Romania).
Moderator: Vasile Gribincea.

Saturday, September 16, 2023, 5 p. m. – 6.30 p. m.
Aula of the “Carol I” Central University Library, 88 Calea Victoriei
Public readings: Ruxandra Cesereanu (Romania), Denisa Comănescu (Romania), Kata Győrfi (Romania), Krystalli Glyniadaki (Greece), Semier Insayif (Austria), Udo Kawasser (Austria), Corina Oproae (Romania/Spain), Ioana Nicolaie (Romania), Julio Pavanetti (Uruguay), Ester Naomi Perquin (The Netherlands), Cosmin Perța (Romania), Minh-Triêt Pham (France), Annabel Villar (Uruguay).
Moderator: Dinu Flămând.
Concert Mircea Tiberian and Nadia Trohin.

Saturday, September 16, 2023, 6 p. m. – 7 p. m.
“Tudor Arghezi – Mărțișor” Memorial House, 26 Mărțișor Street
Reading by Claus Ankersen (Denmark) and Peter Sragher (Romania) from the volume În apărarea cireșelor/ In defense of the cherries.

Saturday, September 16, 2023, 6 p. m. – 8 p. m. 
NMRL Garden, 8 Nicolae Crețulescu Street
Debate: Goran Čolakhodić (Croatia), Călin-Andrei Mihăilescu (Canada/Romania), Cosmin Perța (Romania), Bogdan-Alexandru Stănescu (Romania)
Moderator: Caius Dobrescu.

Saturday, September 16, 2023, 6.30 p. m. – 8. 30 p. m .
Aula of the “Carol I” Central University Library, 88 Calea Victoriei 
Film screening: Planetarium, Dogona, Life and Death
Directed by: Kiro Urdin (North Macedonia).

Saturday, September 16, 2023, 6. 30 p. m. – 8.30 p. m. 
Londohome, 31 David Praporgescu Street 
ECHO III: For Memory`s Sake – The Imaginary of Marriage and Forced Marriages in the Balkans: Video Poems and Public Poetry Readings

ECHO III: For Memory`s Sake is an art and heritage project that aims at bringing together artists working in the fields of theatre, music, visual arts and literature in order to explore themes of marital practices in the Balkans. The project consisted in two residencies, in Bucharest and Tirana, the results of which were video-poems and poems written by artists from Romania, the Republic of Moldova, Bulgaria, Albania and Greece, on themes related to forced/arranged marriage, gender relations and other marital practices.

Guests: Ornela Alia (Albania), Elena Chirila (Republic of Moldavia/Romania), Ana Gurdiș (Republic of Moldavia/Romania), Gergana Ivanova (Bulgaria), Olya Stoyanova (Bulgaria), Ioana Țurcan (Romania), Miruna Vlada (Romania), Katarzyna Wojtczak (Greece/Poland), Tonia Tzirita Zacharatou (Greece).

Saturday, September 16, 2023, 8.45 p. m. – 10.30 p. m.
Performance hall, ARCUB, 84-90 Lipscani Street
Public readings: Claus Ankersen (Denmark), Romulus Bucur (Romania), Dan Mircea Cipariu (Romania), Nicolae Coande (Romania), Ivan Hristov (Bulgaria), Claudiu Komartin (Romania), Aksinia Mihailova (Bulgaria), Andrei Novac (Romania), Ana Paraschivescu (Romania), Simona Popescu (Romania), Andrei C. Şerban (Romania), Robert Șerban (Romania), Goran Simic (Bosnia), Daniela Șontică (Romania), Traian Pop Traian (Romania/Germany), Gordana Vlajić (Serbia).
Screening of the video poems signed by Andrei Purcărea, for the 7 ARTE Association, inspired by the poems written by Mircea Cărtărescu, Adela Greceanu, Ioana Nicolaie and Bogdan Alexandru-Stănescu.
Moderator: Robert Şerban.

Saturday, September 16, 2023, 8 p. m. – 9.30 p. m.
NMRL Garden, 8 Nicolae Crețulescu Street
Film screening: ADAM – The story of an angel with a key around his neck
Directed by: Florian Silișteanu.
Guests: Cezara Dafinescu, Ioana Flora and Tudor Gheorghe. His Excellency Mr. Stefan Tomašević, the Ambassador of the Republic of Serbia in Bucharest, will also be present.

Saturday, September 16, 2023, 8.30 p. m. – 9.30 p. m.
Aula of the “Carol I” Central University Library, 88 Calea Victoriei 
Concert Elven Bird

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Sunday, September 17, 2023, 11 a. m. – 12 p. m.
NMRL Garden, 8 Nicolae Crețulescu Street
Perfume Making Workshop with Iulia-Victoria Neagoe.

Sunday, September 17, 2023, 2 p. m. – 3 p. m. 
NMRL Garden, 8 Nicolae Crețulescu Street
Poetry readings: Ion Cocora (Romania), Alexandru Funieru (Romania), Anastasia Gavrilovici (Romania), Iustin Moraru (România), Adelina Pascale (Romania), Adrian Schiop (Romania), Floarea Țuțuianu (Romania).
Moderator: Loreta Popa.

Sunday, September 17, 2023, 4 p. m. – 5 p. m.
NMRL Garden, 8 Nicolae Crețulescu Street
Corina Oproae (Romania/Spain), Victor Ivanovici (Romania/Greece) and Traian Pop Traian (Romania/Germany) in dialogue with Dinu Flămând (Romania).

Sunday, September 17, 2023, 5 p. m. – 6 p. m. 
NMRL Garden, 8 Nicolae Crețulescu Street
Performance by Carmen Firan, Adrian Sângeorzan and Simona Măicănescu.

Sunday, September 17, 2023, 7.30 p. m. – 9 p. m. 
NMRL Garden, 8 Nicolae Crețulescu Street
Screening of the film CONSTANTIN SILVESTRI – AVANT-GARDIST, MASTER IMPROVISER, HOMME PASSIONNÉ. Romania’s Beethoven?
The film’s seven episodes: Prelude; Lead Soldiers; The Little Shepherd; Fireworks; Paintings from an exhibition; Nocturnal; Bacchanal
Duration: 1h 34 min.
The screening will be followed by a Q & A.

Sunday, September 17, 2023, 8 p. m. – 9.30 p. m.
Aula of the “Carol I” Central University Library, 88 Calea Victoriei 
“Poetry will save the world”

Under the title “Poetry will save the world”, some of the texts of Alexandra Svet and the director Toma Enache turned into a performance. The musical interventions belong to the pianist Alexandru Mihai Burcă and the cellist Valentin Simion. The title of this event is a Dostoevsky certainty. Such certainty, today, could once again become the ideal weapon against the uglyness, against hopelessness. Poetry has certainly saved the world before and will continue to save it.

Show sponsored by BES Romania.

Sunday, September 17, 2023, 9 p. m. – 10 p. m.
NMRL attic, 8 Nicolae Crețulescu Street 
Theatre: “DesFacerea lumii or Open Air Show”, after Nina Cassian, with poetic inserts signed by Nichita Stănescu and Marin Sorescu.
Performed by: Roxana Guttman, Radu Mateucă and Naomi Guttman.
Dramatization and adaptation based on texts by Nina Cassian, Nichita Stănescu, Marin Sorescu: Roxana Guttman. Cast and direction: Roxana Guttman, Naomi Guttman, Radu Mateucă.

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FIPB Team:

Ioan Cristescu – Director of the festival, Manager – National Museum of Romanian Literature
Selection of Romanian poets
Dinu Flămând – Artistic Director

Gabriela Toma – Programs, National Museum of Romanian Literature

Loreta Popa, Gabriela Mareş, Andreea Balaban, Monica Morariu – Public Relations
Ilinca Stratan, Antoanella Bănciulescu, Ioana Mira Matei, Marius Manea – Cultural Projects
Alina Niculescu, Doro Nicolescu, Adrian David, Lelia Spirescu, Mădălina Șchiopu, Jenica Potop, Mirela Feru, Alexandra Mihai – Memorial Houses
Luminița Corneanu, Radu Băieșu, Luana Stroe, Iuliana Miu, Andreea Teliban, Eugenia Țărălungă,  Vasile Gribincea, Alexandru Dumitriu – Romanian Literature Museum Publishing House

Violeta Vârjoghe, Ana Claudia Cencu, Ina Mareș, Adriana Niculae, Maria Mircea – Accounting-Financial Department
Eugenia Oprescu, Zamfir Bălan, Daniela Băbu, Victorița Doicescu, Mioara Cînea, Rodica Cînea, Mihaela Stanciu, Anișoara Udrea, Leonard Fulău, Gabriela Rotaru, Raluca Casapu, Livia Marin, Ecaterina Dănilă, Oana Păcurariu, Mariana Pascu, Raluca Toma, Consuela Cioboteanu – Heritage Conservation
Ștefania Coșovei, Cristina Titivel – Secretary
Cristina Milca, Oana Oros, Daniela Toma, Alexandrina Mocanu, Mihaela Constantin – The main exhibition of MNLR
Dorin Stamate, Marian Titivel, Eugen Văcaru, Cristian Păun – Administrative Department

Mircia Dumitrescu – illustration (sculpture) and graphic vision
Petru Șoșa – graphic vision and DTP promotional materials 
Emilia Petre – technical editing
Dan Marinescu, Daniel Ciobanu, Costin Dan, Dorin Dudău – multimedia
Simion Buia – official photographer
Florin Cojocaru – sound
Olimpia Novicov, Alexandra Mureșan – editors
Marian Golescu – IT
Marinel Grigore – acquisitions
Emanuel Cambosie – lawyer
Smaranda Elian, Andrew Davidson Novosivschei, Dinu Flămând, Bogdan Ghiu, Mădălina Ghiu, Amalia Epure Ilieș – translators
Monica Branche, Maria Adămiță – support in organizing events.