Seminarul se adreseaza romanilor aflati in Marea Britanie, care au nevoie de consiliere si asistenta gratuita pe probleme de imigrare si limba engleza.
Pentru a va rezerva un loc trimiteti un email la adresa info@ukimmigrationsolutions.com sau sunati la numarul de telefon 020 7584 2761.

Organizator: UK Immigration Solutions Ltd – firma specializata pe probleme de imigrare, inregistrati ca si Level 3 cu OISC (Office of Immigration Services Commisionner), de asemenea sunt membri ai ILPA (Immigration Law Practitioners Association), care este cel mai mare grup de avocati din Marea Britanie.

Image: George Pistereanu and Ada Condeescu. Courtesy of Curzon Cinemas.
If I Want to Whistle, I Whistle will be released in UK cinemas on 18 May 2012.
The film got great critical acclaim upon its release in 2010 at the Romanian Film Festival in London, being nominated for the Golden Bear at the 60th Berlin International Film Festival and having won the Jury Grand Prix Silver Bear.

Synopsis:
Silviu, a young delinquent, is about to be released from reform school. Only five days to go; but ever since he learned that his mother has suddenly reappeared on the scene after a long absence and is determined to take his young brother away to live with her, these five days have seemed like an eternity. Silviu himself has raised his little brother and loves him as if he were his own son.

Director: Florin Serban
Starring: George Pistereanu, Ada Condeescu, Clara Voda, Mihai Constantin, Marian Bratu.
The script of If I Want To Whistle, I Whistle is based on a theatre play of the same name by Andreea Valean.

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Deco Heart is the unique duet featuring acclaimed Romanian pianist, arranger and composer, Lucian Ban and legendary violist Mat Maneri. In May, this glorious musical pairing performs three exclusive UK shows ahead of the autumn release of their self-titled album under the prestigious ECM label.

Working at the edge of jazz, contemporary classical and downtown NY improve, Deco Heart presents a set of jazz musings and downtown skronk, a joyously upbeat affair, the recording is as adventurous as it swinging.

Tour dates:
May 17th, Vortex Jazz Club, 8.30 PM
11 Gillett Street, London, N16.
Tickets:  £12

Presented in partnership with Jazz North East
Fri May 18, Literary & Philosophical Library, 8 PM
23 Westgate Road, Newcastle NE1 1SE
Tickets:  £ 10 ( £ 8 concessions)

Presented in partnership with Derby Jazz
Sat May 19th, Voicebox Arts Centre, 6:30 PM
Forman Street, Derby DE1 1JQ

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The Deco Heart tour is supported by the Romanian Cultural Institute in London.

Image: Robert Şerban. Courtesy of Book Mag

Now in its fourth year, and held simultaneously in capital cities across the continent, European Literature Night takes you on an epic reading journey across some of the most vivid cultural landscapes in Europe. Ranging from crime writing to literary explorations of love, from historical novels to horror, from short-story mazes to concise contemporary verse, the nine authors selected to take part in the 2012 European Literature Night encompass a wide range and wealth of writing that will appeal to readers across the board.

The line-up of participants includes prize-winning novelists, short story writers and poets — from France in the west to Romania in the east, from Sweden in the north to Spain in the south.

Robert Şerban is a writer, editor, journalist, producer and television show host. His poetry has been translated into several languages and in 2004 the President of Romania granted him the status of ‘Knight’ for his cultural achievements. His work appeared in the anthology Of Gentle Wolves: An Anthology of Romanian Poetry by Calypso (2011).

European Literature Night is presented in partnership with EUNIC (European Union National Institutes for Culture) London, the European Commission Representation in the UK, the British Library and Speaking Volumes Live Literature Productions.

 
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Artist Heath Bunting will discuss his vision of the artist collectives in the 90′s and their gradual or sudden progression towards a new possible way of active resistance to societal hierarchies. Perhaps best known for his performance BorderXing, 2007, Bunting illegally crossed a number of frontiers throughout Europe as an enquiry into the notion of borders within the current social landscape, which can give meaning to either external or internal senses of limitation. His latest work Status Project, 2011 deals with contemporary understandings of class systems within our contemporary society.

In her research, Mihaela Vazari is interested in raising issues such as authorship and authenticity in the age of the commons, the versatile nature of collective work – often described as social rather than artistic – and the contemporary artist as the model of a new transnational citizen.

Heath Bunting was born a Buddhist in Wood Green, London, UK and is able to make himself laugh (currently, reduced to only smile). He is a co-founder of net.art, irational.org, and sport-art movements.

Mihaela Varzari is a London-based researcher in contemporary arts and art critic. She holds an MA in History of Art from Birkbeck College, University of London and was involved in the organisation of the Periferic 8 “Art as Gift” Biennial and has curated several participatory art projects in London.

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Image: Mimi Branescu and Maria Popistasu

“The strength of ‘Tuesday, After Christmas,’ Mr. Muntean’s fourth feature, lies in its rigorous, artful and humane fidelity to quotidian circumstance.”
A. O. Scott, New York Times, 24 May 2011

After a successful screening at the Romanian Film Festival in London, Tuesday, After Christmas (Marţi, după Crăciun) will be released in the UK by Second Run DVD at Riverside Studios in London. The screening will be followed by a Q&A session with the director Radu Muntean.

Synopsis:
Paul Hanganu married Adriana ten years ago. They have an eight year old daughter, Mara. For the past six months he has been involved in an extra-marital affair with Raluca, a twenty-seven-year-old dentist.

Paul, who is struggling to find time for Raluca, for gift shopping and for his family, decides to take his daughter to the dentist one last time before Christmas. An unexpected change in Adriana’s schedule brings the two women in the same room for the first time. The meeting forces Paul to face a difficult decision…

Tuesday, After Christmas (Romania, 2010, 99 mins)
Director: Radu Muntean
Written by: Alexandru Baciu, Razvan Radulescu and Radu Muntean
Starring: Mimi Branescu, Mirela Oprisor, Maria Popistasu

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Image: Erica Baum, Torture. Courtesy of GALERIE8

In conjunction with the current exhibition, The Last Analog Revolution, a Memory Box, GALERIE8 has collaborated with …ment to organise [Don’t] All Speak at Once, a discussion on collective authorship, art and social change to coincide with the launch of …ment journal’s issue 3 entitled Fragment (on authorship).

The intension of the current exhibition at GALERIE8 is to reconsider the past and prompt a discussion on the politics of borders in a wider sense. Initiators of the project, Stefan Constantinescu and Xandra Popescu, intend for viewers to reflect on the relationship between technological changes, revolution, and both personal and geo-political divides.

Xandra Popescu is an author of text, film, video and exhibition projects and engages with themes such as anonymous creativity, authorship and privacy in the Knowledge Economy. She studied Political Science and Dramatic Writing and is the co-curator of the current exhibition The Last Analog Revolution, a Memory Box.

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Image credit: Dan Dediu. Courtesy Royal Academy of Music

Dan Dediu Mikrobenmusik; Naufragi I, III, IV and VI for solo flute; Pirouettes Pierrotiennes; Furia
Composer Dan Dediu’s music will be featured in this term’s Mainly New concert at Royal Academy of Music.

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We are pleased announce to launch of Roundtable Projects – an open platform aimed at developing a collaborative network of interests and opportunities which can then materialise into cultural projects for presentation.

We wish to listen to and bring together members of the Romanian community in the UK in order to stimulate the forming of creative partnerships for inter-disciplinary projects. We are also open to applications coming from non-Romanians, as long as a Romanian connection exists.
Developed by The Romanian Cultural Centre in London (RCC), as an extension of our CULTURE POWER series, we propose a transparent and creative platform open to all kinds of discussions and opportunities. Roundtable Projects will develop a collaboration between the RCC and our audiences by welcoming anyone who wishes to work creatively and participate in our activities.

Call for applications:
We invite you to submit proposals for open talks, exhibitions, seminars, or events you would like organise in partnership with RCC. You may either work alone or in groups (where at least one member is Romanian).
Please send us your applications containing a draft outline in no more than 500 words of your project idea, budget and time schedule.
(Click here to download the application form)

Selection process:
RCC will select a maximum of 10 proposals and invite the applicants for a roundtable discussion. Each applicant will have 5 minutes to pitch their project to the participants and a panel of RCC members. After the presentations, a vote will be held to select the two best proposals. Everyone can then vote for the best two projects, excepting their own.
Once the two finalists are chosen, individual discussions will follow with RCC concerning any resources needed to implement the projects.

What we offer:
- An initial budget of £250
- A beautiful exhibition/ event space located in central London
- Working space and logistics
If the projects require additional resources, RCC and the project leaders will work together to secure funding.

Please email the complete application by 1:00 PM on 14th May 2012 to The Romanian Cultural Centre in London at: bookings@romanianculturalcentre.org.uk
Applicants will be notified of their application results on the 21st May 2012.
The first Roundtable meeting will take place on Wednesday, 23rd May 2012; please keep that afternoon free if you intend to apply.

For more details send us an email at bookings@romanianculturalcentre.org.uk or share your thoughts on our Facebook page.

The Body Adorned exhibition reveals how a diverse population clothe and adorn their bodies to find their place in the metropolis. Over time, saris, tattoo parlours, nail bars, distended ears and scarification have become a visible, everyday part of the London cityscape. But how did cultural adornments become integrated into urban London life?

The exhibition considers how the movement of people, objects and ideas influenced London dress in the past and explores body adornment in today’s world city of London. It features hundreds of stunning objects from the Horniman’s collections including adorned figures, early tattooing instruments and headdresses, a film installation by The Light Surgeons, several wardrobes of London residents exploring why they wear what they wear and urban street portraits taken by young people.

The Body Adorned exhibition also includes a traditional Romanian costume dating back to the beginning of the 20^th Century.

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