EMINESCU FESTIVAL

Can You Say "Mihai Eminescu"?
( /kɘn ju: sei mi'haj e.mi'nes.ku/)

The Eminescu Poetry and Art Festival is happening on the 16th of January 2010. The Eminescu Festival is a bi-lingual event, and will showcase poetry, music and art.

Mihai Eminescu is a late Romantic poet, novelist and journalist, and regarded as Romania's most famous and influential poet. The festival will celebrate the life and work of Eminescu as we are celebrating 160 years since his birth.

The Eminescu Festival draws parallels between the cultural heritage of both Romania and Australia and will highlight both countries shared passion for poetry. Romanian poets, artists and musicians living in Sydney will perform and exhibit alongside leading contemporary Australian poets.

Lazar Dubinovschi

The Australian poets Benito di Fonzo, Jess Cook and Robert Balas will perform their own poems and English translations from Mihai Eminescu's work alongside Romanian-Australian poets and performers Loredana Tudor-Tomescu, Luminita Banu and Tudor Bucea who will interpret Eminescu's poems in their original Romanian version. The art exhibition held during the festival will showcase selected works by Romanian visual artists living in Sydney.

The Eminescu Festival is hosted by the Tap Gallery, 278 Palmer Street, Darlinghurst, just one minute from Oxford Street and a short walk away from Museum train station.

The Eminescu festival is proudly supported by the Romanian Consulate General.