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www.business-review.ro Business Review | April 25 - May 1, 2011
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Jiri Kylian premieres Falling European Film Festival celebrates 15 with 50 films Angels at Bucharest National Opera
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Reel viewing: 50 films will be shown The fifteenth European Film Festival, organized by the Romanian Cultural Institute (ICR), is taking place between May 5 and 29 in five locations across Romania. More than 50 films from 30 countries will
be broadcast, including the premiere of the Romanian film Metrobranding, a documentary by Ana Vlad and Adrian Voicu. Another first this year is the Republic of Moldova’s participation in the festival with some student films. In Bucharest, the program runs from May 5 to 15, with screenings at Cinema Studio and Cinema Eforie. The festival will continue in Brasov between May 12 and 15, in Iasi between May 19 and 22, the same dates in Timisoara, and in Tirgu Mures between May 26 and 29. Proceedings will begin on Thursday, May 5, at CinemaPro in Bucharest, with the screening of Essential Killing (Poland, 2010), directed by Jerzy Skolimowski, winner of the Grand Jury Prize at the Venice Film Festival, 2010. The Honorary Ambassador of the European Film Festival this year is Radu Muntean, director of Tuesday after Christmas (2010, Marti dupa Craciun), which has been screened and won prizes at many festivals. ∫ Corina Dumitrescu Tickets cost RON 10, while full passes reach RON 48 in Bucharest and may be purchased at Studio and Eforie cinemas. In other locations in Romania, access is free.
Angel delight: the ballet looks at the challenges and beauty of dancing The Bucharest National Opera Ballet Company is working on Falling Angels, by one the world’s most acclaimed choreographer, Jiri Kylian. It premiers nationally on May 1 in Bucharest. Dating back to 1989, Falling Angels depicts the destinies of female dancers trying to balance their pursuit of perfection with more human temptations. The work, for eight female dancers, is performed to drumming/percussion based on ceremonial music from West Africa. The show is being staged in Bucharest by assistant choreographer Nancy Euverink. The music was composed by Steve Reich, the costumes created by Joke Visser, the lighting is by Joop Caboort
and the technical supervisor is Erik van Houten. Kylian, born in what was Czechoslovakia in 1947, started his dance career at the age of nine, at the School of National Ballet in Prague. He has 92 ballets to his name so far, 72 of which were for Nederlands Dans Theater. His work has been performed all over the world by more than 80 companies and schools. ∫ Corina Dumitrescu Performances will take place on May 1, 15, 19, 28 at 19.00. Ticket information is to be announced soon by the Bucharest National Opera. For further details, please check www.business-review.ro/city.