ROMANIAN ASSOCIATION OF WOMEN IN ART [ ]
Member of the International Honour Committee of the Foundation DONNE IN MUSICA
GOAL
The Association of Women in Art-called ARFA is a professional organisation non-profit, non-governmental, which promote the creation of Romanian Women in Art within the contemporary artistic context.
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OBJECTIVES
Producing, organisation, circulation of information about artistic events with trans-disciplinary and multi-media specific.
Promoting the recognition of the women's achievements in culture and of their social position of equal opportunities and rights, in Romanian and European context.
The achievements of cultural programs and projects in collaboration with other organisations or artistic personalities from Romania and abroad.
Facilitating, organizing and promoting the support of contemporary creation, by some specific cultural forms: concerts, shows, exhibitions, conferences, symposiums, workshops, debates, publications, etc.
Proposing to participate in achieving a complex image of Romanian genuine artistic creation of women, for a better implementation in the cultural world context..
Encouraging and supporting the young female artistic creation.
To ensure a coherent strategy and good cultural policies, ARFA is proposing to establish connections of collaboration with central and local authorities in-charge in cultural domain.
Supporting artistic collaboration between educational artistic institutions from Romanian and abroad.
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HISTORY
ARFA was set up in April 2001, by the following fouders: the composer Mihaela Stanculescu-Vosganian (President), the choreographer Liliana Iorgulescu (vice-President) and the painter Marilena Preda-Sânc (member in the Director Commettee).
Presently ARFA has approximate 30 members, implicate involved in different art fields: composers, choreographers, performers, conductors, dancers, critics, actresses etc.
ARFA comprise Romanian Artists in Residence.
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ACHIEVED PROJECTS ORGANIZED OR SUPPORTED BY ARFA
INTER ART 2001-2002
Liliana Iorgulescu, Choreographer
Music: Mihaela Stănculescu-Vosganian.
Choreography: Liliana Iorgulescu, Răzvan MAZILU.
Video: Marilena Preda-Sânc.
Soloists: Barrie Webb (trombone, didgeridoo, percussion), Emil Sein (clarinets, saxophoanes, percutions).
Data and place:
February 9, 2001 - Roma, Accademia di Romania
March 9, 2001 - Bucureşti, ARCUB Hall
March 5, 2002 - Geneva, Bureau International du Travail.
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FORUM-ART 2001-2002
Irinel Anghel, musicien,
founding of "Pro-Contemporania" Group
FORUM-ART 2001-2002 - Cycle of Contemporary Arts Performance (Music, Dance, Fine Arts) in collaboration with the Union of Romanian Composers, National Broadcast, Direction of Culture, Cults and National Heritage of Bucharest, Romanian Atheneum, Price Waterhous Coopers, Pro-Elvetia.
Ensembles: Game, Traiect, Pro-Contemporania, Aperto, Archeus, Ansamblul de muzică veche.
Timing: November 2001 - April 2002, one time monthly.
Places: Bucureşti - ARCUB Hall, Cantacuzino Palace, Atheneum Hall, National Radio Hall.
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Live/Recording
Loredana Baltazar, musicologist
Concerts series, using live or recorded music, presenting Romanian Women Composers & invited actress or painters.
Moderator: Loredana Baltazar (musicologist).
Timing: November 2001 - June 2002.
Place: Bucureşti - Cantacuzino Palace.
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ARFA Press
Anca Florea, musicologist
Interviews, reports featuring ARFA events.
Musicologists: Anca Forea, Liminiţa Vartolomei, Loredana Baltazar.
Timing: permanent.
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EVENTS INVOLVED THE PARTICIPATION OF ARFA'S MEMBERS
MUSIC and PICTURE
Exhibition of paint and piano recital.
Artists: Camelia Profirescu (painter), Ema Profirescu (piano).
Data: March 29, 2001.
Locul de desfăşurare: Bucureşti - Casa Americii Latine.
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DUO 1
Violin and piano recital with clasic and contemporary music.
Soloist: Adriana Winkler (violin), ARFA's member with residence in Spain, Cristian Petrescu (piano).
Data: April 12, 2001
Place: Bucureşti - Institutul Goethe.
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ROMANIAN MUSIC DAYS
Doina Rotaru, composer
Concerts including Romanian Contemporary Music of Women.
Composers: Doina Rotaru, Irina Odăgescu, Liana Alexandra, Carmen Petra-Basacopol, Felicia Donceanu, Cornelia Tăutu, Maia Ciobanu, Mihaela Vosganian, Irinel Anghel.
Ensembles: Game, Duo Intermedia, Aperto.
Data: September 7-24, 2001.
Place: Bucureşti - Cantacuzino Palace, "George Enescu" Hall of the Music University.
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DUO-VOX
Piano and voice recital.
Soloist: Ema Profirescu (piano).
Data: June 5, 2001.
Place: Bucureşti - "George Enescu" Museum.
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"GEORGE ENESCU" SYMPOSIUM
International Musicology Symposium.
Participantes: Laura Manolache, Despina Petecel, Valentina Sandu-Dediu, Florinela Popa, Michaela Carancea Fulea, Speranţa Rădulescu.
Data: September 24-25, 2001.
Place: Bucureşti - Cantacuzino Palace.
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DANCE GALA
Liliana Iorgulescu, Choreographer
Soloist and choreographer: Liliana Iorgulescu.
Data: January 28, 2002.
Place: Bucureşti - "Odeon" Theatre.
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INTERNATIONAL WEEK of NEW MUSIC FESTIVAL
Liliana Iorgulescu, Choreographer
Composers: Doina Rotaru, Livia Teodorescu, Irinel Anghel, Diana Vodă, Laura Manolache, Mihaela Vosganian, Carmen Cârneci.
Soloist: Dolores Chelariu (piano), Irinel Anghel (piano, percussion), Anca Vartolomei (violoncello), Rodica Dănceanu (piano), Liliana Iorgulescu (choreographer and dancer).
Ensembles: Orchestra Naţională Radio, Pro-Contemporania, Aperto, Game, Archaeus.
Data: May 23-30, 2001 and 2002.
Place: Bucureşti - Studioul Mihail Jora al Radiodifuziunii Române, Aula Palatului Cantacuzino, ARCUB.
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VIOLIN RECITAL
Maia Ciobanu, composer
Romanian music performed by the Swiss violonist Juhani Palola. Project organised in collaboration with ISCM (International Society for Contemporary Music - Romanian National Section).
Compozitori: Maia Ciobanu, Mihaela Vosganian, Octav Nemescu, Fred Popovici.
Timing: 29 June 2002.
Place: Bucharest.
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DEVELOPING PROJECTS
INTER-ART
Multimedia performance (music, dance, video) organized in Romania and abroad.
Programs: Reverberations, Meta-Reverberations, Reverberations F.
Timing: 2001 - 2003.
Places: Bucharest (Arcub Hall), Rome (Accademia di Romania), Paris (Romanian Embassy), Malaga (Ateneo di Musica y Danza).
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INTER-FLUTES
Diana Vodă, composer
Music by: Doina Rotaru, Maia Ciobanu, Diana Vodă, Mihaela Vosganian.
Soloists: Cynthia Whitman (flute) and Dalila Cernătesu (pan-flute).
Timing: November-December 2001.
Places: Roma (Accademia di Romania), Paris (Romanian Embassy).
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EXPO
Participation with musical programs to visual arts varnishing.
Timing: 2001 - 2003.
Places: Bucureşti (Collection Arts Museum)
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ABOUT WOMEN IN ART
Carmen Stoianov, musicologist
Cycle of interviews with ARFA members at TV.
Moderator: Carmen Stoianov.
Timing: 2001-2003.
Place: Bucureşti (TVRM).
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RADIO
Oltea Șerban Pârău, musicologist
Cycle of broadcasts, promoting ARFA projects, invited women artists and hearing contemporary female music.
Timing: permanent.
Places: National Radio, Romantic Radio.
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Game CD
CD production, in collaboration with Union of Romanian Composers and Kanamy Company, featuring romanian music, including works by women composers.
Ensemble: "Game" Percussion Ensemble.
Timing: 2001 - 2002.
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Pro-Contemporania CD
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NEWS
CD production, in collaboration with Union of Romanian Composers.
Ensemble: Pro-Contemporania.
Timing: 2003.
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* Original Text by ARFA
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