The end of winter is approaching, although even March can sometimes be surprising. But regardless of the weather, spring is already floating in the air and, with the regeneration of nature that this loved season brings, our hearts are ready for a new beginning as well. Love must not, however, be new to be beautiful: some of us are falling in love now; others have been in love for years, and others… for a life time. Whether old or new, in February love gives all of us a new impulse.
"Le Cantatrici Villane" at the Romanian Opera
Le Cantatrici Villane is a foamy comedy about three girls who want to become singers. The "Ludovic Spiess" experimental studio of Opera and Ballet will present on the nights of February 3rd and the 24th, this comedy by Valentino Fioravanti as a part of the project “Rare Opera”. It is a hundred percent Italian comedy, full of gags, confusions and of course, pages of beautiful music.
TNI – Apartments
For the spring of year 2009, a new real estate event dedicated to apartments was developed, both for sale and rent, in order to help the buyer and to mediate direct contact between offer and demand. The fair will be held at the Palace of Parliament, during the period of 5-8 February. www.targimobiliar.eu
Live From Buena Vista: The Havana Lounge
Featured on the poster for this concert, held on February the 7th at Sala Palatului, are Julio Alberto Fernandez and Teresa Garcia Caturla. “Los Superabuelos” – “super grandfathers” of Cuban music – promise to recreate for the Romanian audience the specific atmosphere of selected places of Havana, interpreting rhythms of the son montuno, salsa, rumba, cha cha and bolero, famous songs such as “El Chan Chan”, “Cuando Ya no me Quieras”, “Pensamiento”, “Suavecito”, “Cachita” or “Son De La Loma”. Also performing will be Julienne Oviedo Sanchez, Yanko Pizaco, Daniel de Jesus Ramos Alayo and Rodolfo “Peruchin” Argudin Justiz. The Havana Lounge will also perform at Olympia Hall in Timisoara on February the 5th.
My Metal Festival
IMIPLACEMIE presents the first edition of My Metal Festival. It will take place on February the 7th at the Polyvalent Hall. Headlined by: Sepultura, Dew Scented is the second band which announced their participation in this edition of the festival. Trash metal is the genre adopted by them, and they have recently declared that they would better give up music than to change their style. The Sorrow is another band that will be present on the stage of the My Metal Festival. Influenced by Pantera, Machine Head, In Flames, At the Gates, but also by Iron Maiden, Judas Priest and Skid Row, the Austrians succeeded in earning their place on the stage of metal music, even though they have been performing for just two years. They are promoting their new album, “Origin of the storm”, which will be released on February the 27th.
Sting performing in Bucharest
Sting is one of the most appreciated artists of all times. During his impressive musical career as a solo artist and leader of the legendary rock group The Police, Sting has sold nearly 100 million records and was awarded no less than sixteen Grammy Awards. This year, he arrives in Romania to give an extraordinary concert on February the 10th, at the Sala Palatului (The Palace Hall), in Bucharest. The show is part of a tour to promote the artist’s most recent project, “Songs from the Labyrinth”, recorded with the famous Bosnian musician Edin Karamazov, a true master of lute and a former student of Romanian conductor Sergiu Celibidache. “Songs from the Labyrinth” is a tribute to the great Elizabethan composer John Dowland (1563-1626) discovered by Sting at the beginning of the 80’. Launched in 2006, the album has sold over one million copies so far, succeeding from the first days, and going straight to the top of musical charts around the world, remaining number one on the Billboard chart for no less than fifteen consecutive weeks.
Classical Nights at Athenaeum
The symphonic concerts of January plan to bring to the stage of the Romanian Athenaeum, in three of the four programs, Romanian symphonic pieces by creators of reference from the contemporary history of the native musical life: Cantus, by Stefan Niculescu (Thursday the 12th and Friday the 13th of February), the Festive Overture by Pascal Bentoiu (Thursday the 26th and Friday the 27th of February) and Concerto Breve II (a premiere) by Cornel Taranu (Thursday the 19th and Friday the 20th of February). The symphonic orchestra of the George Enescu Philharmonic will be led by three Romanian conductors of indubitable international reputation, Cristian Mandeal, Camil Marinescu and Nicolae Moldoveanu.
Condominium (February 12th – 15th)
The continuous development of the Romanian real estate market and its permanent adaptation to the diversified demand of the public make this fair of Condominium apartments, in the eighth edition, to be one of the reference events among exhibitions in Romania. Organized by Plus Media Com & Pro Active Business, the event will take place at the Sala Palatului, during 12-15 February. www.condominiumexpo.eu
First Romanian Darkfest, on Valentine's Day!
On February 14th Club Fabrica will host the First Romanian Darkfest, the first Goth Festival in Romania, with concerts by the Diary of Dreams (Dod) – darkwave with electro influences - , In Strict Confidence (ISC) and Das Ich bands. If you want to spend Valentine’s Day in an original way, you are invited to the First Romanian Darkfest. You will get into a gothic atmosphere where voices and sounds coming as from another world will create a dreamlike night. Think beautiful, great, gloomy and dark. You have the ingredients of the goth event of the year!
"As soon as I open my eyes I see a film"
Centre for Visual Introspection
The opening of this event was featured by a brief presentation of the exhibition by curator Ana Janevski, entitled “Conflicts, politics, construction, privacy, obsession”, which brings into discussion the situation of the Museum of Modern Art from Warsaw, which became the scene of a conflict that divided the artistic, the architectural and the political community into two camps. The project, which will run until February the 14th, offers a selection of films produced in the cine-clubs in Split, Zagreb and Belgrade in the 60’, marked by the personality of some artists like Mihovil Pansini, Vladimir Petek, Ivan Martinac, video experiments from the 70’ (Sanja Ivekovic, Dalibor Martinis, Nusa and Sreco Dragan), as well as a selection of films by the Croatian artist and director Tomislav Gotovac. The event is part of the “Regional Express. Institutional, artistic and curatorial strategies in Central and Eastern Europe” program.
Modexpo – International Exhibition of fabrics, textiles, leather wear, furs, footwear and accessories
The 14th Edition
Starting in 2006, Modexpo has enriched the range of exhibited products and increased the degree of its specialization. With a larger field of interest and hosting the latest trends in fashion, Modexpo welcomes you during 19-22 February, between the hours 12.00-20.00. The tendencies exhibition is addressed to designers, fashion houses, producers, as well as to customers, emphasizing the latest trends in colour, materials and design. The exhibition is organized in collaboration with the Association of Fashion and Design of Romania and it is opened for registration to all participants in Modexpo, who present innovative creations and who gather all criteria for a trend-setter. The contracting exhibition will include contracting and sales sections, based mainly on business-to-business relations. The exhibition facilitates contacts between companies and offers the opportunity to make direct presentations of products and to find potential business partners, in an environment favourable to development.
Vonda Shepard performing in Romania
Vonda Shepard has passed from the obscure job of bar singer to the statute of international pop star with only one album! Cooped on the soundtrack of the "Ally McBeal" series, Vonda has given life through song to the torments of the main heroine Ally… “Just Walk Away Renee” and “Searchin’ My Soul” were among the hits launched by Vonda Shepard, who needed years to come off the fame of the series. The tour promoting her most recent album, “From the Sun”, brings Vonda to Bucharest on February the 18th, at Sala Palatului.
RoFrancize International Franchise Fair
The organization of the fifth edition, at the International Franchise Room in Bucharest, on 20-22 February in the ROMEXPO Exhibition Centre, has proven to be not only advisable but also compulsory, due to the success recorded at the fourth edition, as well as because of the growing interest in Romania’s franchise market. It is the only event of its kind in Romania. RoFrancize is the key platform where market leaders, operating in private and public sectors, entrepreneurs and businessmen meet in order to acquire and develop franchise businesses. ImageRoFrancize facilitates important market players – franchisors and franchisees, business consultants, brokers, Chambers of Commerce, real estate agencies, commercial centres, banks and leasing companies, mass-media consortiums – to exhibit products and services, thus providing the overall picture of the necessary “ingredients” when “strategically cooking” a franchise business. Having foreign companies exhibiting next to local ones, during the first four editions, demonstrates a growing interest for franchise business system development, acknowledging the fact that RoFrancize offers an easy way to identify business partners, with in-depth knowledge of the Romanian market and corporate culture. Therefore, RoFrancize is the 2009 opportunity to acquire a promising business or to undergo a career change, through direct contact with more than 80 promoted concepts!
British artist James Blunt will perform in Romania for the first time, on February the 21st, at Romaero, starting with 8:00 hours P.M. The concert in Bucharest is part of the worldwide tour promoting his most recent album ‘All the Lost Souls’. The tour started in Great Britain on January the 9th and will include over 140 concerts, in Europe, U.S.A., Asia, Australia and South Africa.
The Dragobete Love Festival
The “Dimitrie Gusti” National Village Museum, under the patronage of the Ministry of Culture and Religious Denominations, will organize the Dragobete, the Romanian traditional holiday celebrating love, on Sunday, February the 22nd. Known also as the “Head of Spring”, the custom of Dragobete marks the beginning of spring, the awakening of nature and of love. The program will include folk songs and dance performances, traditional Romanian music, ethno and folk, competitions, theatre performances and a lot of joy. Dressed up for holiday, the Village Museum welcomes you to cross its threshold, endowing you with love for the preservation of traditions and customs.
