The XXII Annual “Mihai Eminescu” Symposium in New York

Academy of Romanian Scientists, USA Branch

Romanian Institute of Orthodox Theology and Spirituality, New York

Romanian Christian Society Dorul, New York

invites you to

XXII Annual Symposium Mihai Eminescu

(165 years since the poet’s birth)

Eminescu: The sixth letter to today’s Romania

Saturday, January 17, 2015, 11:00 AM

at the Bucharest restaurant (Queens Blvd. with 40 street)

Opening protocol

Pr. Prof. Dr. Theodor Damian, President of the Romanian Institute of Theology

and Orthodox Spirituality, (organizer of the Symposium)

Eng. Cristian F. Pascu, President of the Romanian Christian Society Dorul

(founded 1903), New York, (co-organizer)

Her Excellency Ioana-Gabriela Costache, Consul General of Romania in New York

Prayer by M. Eminescu, recited by the actor Cristian Balint

communication

Moderators: Mariana Terra, Elena Solomon

Doina Uricariu, Writer, editor, Director of ICR New York

Eminescu: a continuous letter

Ștefan Stoenescu, teacher, writer, translator, Ithaca, New York

Some remarks on the rhetorical range of Eminescu’s lyrics

MN Rusu, literary critic and historian, New York, editor-in-chief of the magazine

Light Lina

Eminescu against Eminescu

Theodor Damian, writer, professor, President of the New York Branch a

Academy of Romanian Scientists and the Romanian Institute of

Orthodox Theology and Spirituality, New York,

Religion and faithfulness in Eminescu: a dialogue with Razvan Codrescu

Valentina Ciaprazi, Professor of French Language and Literature, La Guardia

Community College, New York

Eminescu between symbolism and romanticism

Napoleon Savescu, Physician, President of the Dacia Revival Association

International, New York, director of Dacia Magazin magazine

The face of the Dacians in Eminescu’s work

Mircea Sandulescu, writer

What do you gain when you lose something?

Doru Tsaganea, Professor of Mathematics at Metropolitan College of New York

The war of 1877 in Eminescu’s journalism

William Flaviu Ritiu, Professor of Statistics at John Jay College, New York

Eminescu’s political involvement

Recital from the poetry of Mihai Eminescu: Cristian Balint

New York’s “National Culture Day” will also be marked by

presentation of the three volumes

ale vol. XVII of the works of M. Eminescu edited by the Romanian Academy, edition

criticizes Perpessicius

cared for by Anca-Silvia Bogdan and Tudor-George Pereverza and Lucretia

Angheluţă

Bibliography: Life – Opera, References:

Part I, 1866-1938;

Part II, 1939-1989,

A. The work of M. Eminescu – editions and periodicals. References about M.

Eminescu in books; B. References about M. Eminescu in the period

says, Tributes

dedicated to the poet, Addenda, Index;

Part III (1990-2005) – electronic version added and completed in

January 2014

The following volumes will be presented:

Eminescu’s illness and death: Documents, Testimonies, Hypotheses by Nicolae

Georgescu

and Eminescu politically incorrect by Theodor Codreanu

Spiritus Gallery

(Director Viorica Colpacci)

Tribute exhibition with the participation of artists from Bucharest: Cristian

Olteanu, Luca Vaeni (graphics), Ionel Cristescu, Silvia Covaliu, Adriana

Caruntu, Vasile Bros (painting), Liviu Soptelea (digital print), alongside

of iconic children from the iconography workshop of St. Pantelimon

led by artist Viorica Colpacci: Theodora Niculescu, Andreea Irimia,

Ruxandra Grigoriu, Alina Vlad and Cristina Teleanu (icons on wood) and a

selection of icons on glass executed by a group of children, project

supported by the Archdiocese of Bucharest.

The participation of Romanian artists from NY includes Viorica Colpacci

(sculpture), Alexandra Stoenescu, Dinu Mitroi, Șerban Chelariu (painting),

Despina Amariutei (digital graphics), Doru Tzaganea (art photography).

You’re welcome!

Pr. Theodor Damian