INTERVIEW Sebastian Stan: “Trauma either destroys you, or it gives birth to you, or rebirths you.”
Photo: Adi Bulboacă for Cultura la dubă “This is your responsibility – to look at all the parts of yourself, even the ones you don’t…
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Gigi Căciuleanu, a life dedicated to dance: “Dance is not just dance. It’s a visceral necessity.”
photo: Bogdan Iordache, Cultura la dubă The name Gigi Căciuleanu is synonymous with contemporary dance, both in Romania and worldwide. Alongside his teacher, Miriam Răducanu,…
From Dărmănești to the Paris National Opera, the voice of mezzo-soprano Cornelia Oncioiu is the cry of a generation
photo: Bogdan Iordache, Cultura la dubă Who would have thought that 35 years after the fall of communism, Romanians would still be seeking healing? Cornelia…
Sophie Negropontes, born in Romania, owns a major art gallery in Paris and Venice
photo: Bogdan Iordache, Cultura la dubă Born in Bucharest in 1964, Sophie Negropontes left Romania when she was just 12 years old. Today, she owns…
Daniel Pop, Romanian-French dancer and choreographer: “When we communicate with the body, we overcome many barriers.”
foto: Bogdan Iordache, Cultura la dubă He left Romania for Argentina at 19, and dance opened his horizons to a new world, full of possibilities,…
Cristian Măcelaru: „In art, you must bring something from yourself to discover beauty. In entertainment, you don’t need anything, just a ticket.”
In Paris, he is seen as a superstar and his concerts are sold out. Măcelaru is the Music Director of the Orchestre National de France…
Mircea Arapu, Illustrator of Pif and Hercule: “Drawing has always kept me on the surface.”
In 1959, a 4 year old boy from Bucharest, living in a part of the city with nice houses, between Popa Nan and Hala Traian, decided to leave home and go searching for Pif, the famous comic book dog.
He had discovered the Pif universe in the Vaillant magazines, that an aunt had given to his older brother. From that moment on, he has dedicated his life to his passion for comics.
Mădălina Constantin, actress: “In Paris I learned to wash away all preconceptions.”
We met Mădălina Constantin in the foyer of the La Colline Theater in Paris, one of the 5 national theaters in France. She was greeting the people working in the theater and she led us through the back rooms of the theater as if it was her home.
Ami Barak, curator: “Contemporary art has gone from maximum confidentiality to a mass phenomenon.”
Ami Barak is an important figure in the world of contemporary art. Few know that he is, originally, from Romania.
For 6 years He was in charge of the department dedicated to the Art of the City of Paris and coordinated the first editions of Parisian White Nights.