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Cultural calendar
By Oana Vasiliu
Lohengrin Opera March 27, Bucharest National Opera
Matei Dumitriu exhibition March 10 – April 9, SUPRAINFINIT Gallery
formed by the SEMPER Ensemble
exhibition of young art organised
and the Trei parale group in the
by The Institute and DIPLOMA.
Royal Dining Room.
The theme of this edition of Art In Progress is Coming Back to
“A glimpse, approximately” is
Our Senses, and it features the
The Romanian Opera (known as
works of 5 artists from the new
the Bucharest National Opera at
exhibition entails a series of new
generation of creators, brought
the time) debuted back in 1921
works that investigate differ-
together by young curator Iselin
with a beautiful performance of
ent notions of time: a time that
Huluba. The exhibition presents
Lohengrin by Richard Wagner,
includes a beginning and an end,
works of sculpture, photography,
conducted by George Enescu.
a flowing time that can only be
and design by young artists like
Director Silviu Purcarete has
experienced through repetition,
Matei Emanuel, Catalin Velea,
brought Lohengrin back to the
Matei Dumitriu’s first solo show at Suprainfinit Gallery. The
The Batman film From March 4 in all cinemas
Diana Paun, Denise Lobont, and
Romanian stage, with Daniel
time from the past that is just ap-
The Batman is a 2022 American
Maria Mandea. They will pres-
Magdal and Iulia Isaev in the
proximately sealed off from the
superhero film based on the fa-
ent their works in a conceptual
leading roles and Tiberiu Soare as
perceivable present, and a time
mous DC Comics character. Pro-
exhibition, exploring current
conductor.
like a creature, which is just as
duced by DC Films, 6th & Idaho,
issues related to our connections
much personal as it is temporal.
and Dylan Clark Productions, and
to ourselves, our senses, and the
The opening is synchronised with
distributed by Warner Bros. Pic-
outside world.
#DOIJOI, the latest collaborative
tures, it is a reboot of the Batman
initiative on the Romanian art
film franchise starring Robert
scene, which takes place on the
Pattinson as Bruce Wayne/Bat-
second Thursday of each month
man alongside Zoë Kravitz,
as part of an extensive after-work
Paul Dano, Jeffrey Wright, John
programme of contemporary art
Turturro, Peter Sarsgaard, Andy
spaces.
Serkis, and Colin Farrell. Set in
simultaneity, and contingency, a
Pink Martini concert April 9 & 10, Sala Palatului & Fratelli Studios
Construct Ambient Expo March 24-27, ROMEXPO
his second year of fighting crime, the film sees Batman uncover
For those looking to facelift their
corruption in Gotham City while
homes and gardens, Romexpo is
Pink Martini returns to Bucharest
pursuing the Riddler (Dano), a
hosting construction, furniture,
with two concerts, postponed
serial killer who targets Gotham's
thermal, and gardening and flow-
from their initial dates in 2020.
elite. The Batman was delayed
ers fairs during a single weekend.
The 12-artist band, performing
twice from an initial June 2021
The simultaneous events are
in no less than 25 languages,
release date due to the covid-19
CONSTRUCT - AMBIENT EXPO
takes you on a musical adventure
pandemic.
– an international fair of tech-
around the world, playing every-
nologies, equipment, machinery,
thing from pop to jazz and clas-
construction materials, interior
sical music. The inspiration for
and exterior design; ROMTHERM
their repertoire comes from the
– an international exhibition of
Hollywood musicals of the '40s
place on Sunday, March 20, from
Art In Progress_2. Coming Back to Our Senses March 18 – April 9, Combinatul Fondului Plastic
installations, heating equipment,
and '50s, combining a variety of
7 PM, with French baroque music
The second edition of Art In
cooling and air conditioning; and
genres in a modern and eclectic
and old Romanian music per-
Progress is a multidisciplinary
MOBILA EXPO – a furniture fair.
composition.
International Francophonie Day Until March 20, MNAR
To mark the occasion, several guided tours are available at the museum, and a concert will take