Weekend calendar: Art Safari, Balkanik, Bucharest International Dance Film Festival, Enescu Competition, Masters of Classic, TIFF Timișoara and more
<h4>Classical and world music concerts are among the going-out choices in Bucharest, while Timișoara hosts its first TIFF edition and Sibiu a guitar meeting event.</h4>

<p><strong>In Bucharest:</strong>&nbsp;</p>

<p><strong><em>Art Safari</em></strong></p>

<p>September 6 – December 15</p>

<p>This edition of the event celebrates women that have made a significant contribution to Romanian art and culture, among them Queen Marie and artist Cecilia Cuțescu-Storck. One show is dedicated to German photographer Sibylle Bergemann, while another features the emerging generation of women artists. More details <a href="https://www.artsafari.ro/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">here</a>.</p>

<p><strong><em>Balkanik Festival - Home of World Music&nbsp;</em></strong></p>

<p>September 6 – September 8</p>

<p>Uranus Garden hosts the 11th edition of the event, which lines up Fanfare Ciocărlia, Shantel &amp; Bucovina Club Sound System, Baba Zula, Dikanda, Phuripe, Collectif Medz Bazar, KermesZ a l’Est, Mădălina Pavăl Orchestra, and Rumeliko. A fair, exhibitions, debates, traditional and reinterpreted dishes, and activities for children add to the program. Further details <a href="https://www.balkanikfestival.ro/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">here</a>.</p>

<p><strong><em>Bucharest International Dance Film Festival</em></strong></p>

<p>September 5 – September 8</p>

<p>More than 30 events, ranging from screenings, VR exhibitions, performances, guided tours, and dedicated workshops, are part of a program meant to allow the public to (re)discover dance film. More <a href="https://www.bidff.ro/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">here</a>.</p>

<p><strong><em>George Enescu International Competition</em></strong></p>

<p>Until September 27</p>

<p>Six recitals and five concerts are part of the program of the event, which features four competition sections – violin, piano, cello, and composition. The public can enjoy free access to the preliminary rounds of all the instrumental sections of the competition, which will take place at the National University of Music in Bucharest between September 1 and 18, and to their semifinals, which will take place at the Romanian Athenaeum on September 8 (cello), September 14 (violin) and September 20 (piano). More <a href="https://concurs.festivalenescu.ro/events/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">here</a>.</p>

<p><strong><em>Cinema în Aer Liber</em></strong></p>

<p>Until September 8</p>

<p>Twenty-four film screenings are scheduled, in a program covering a variety of genres, from drama and thriller to comedy and animation. The initiative aims to offer viewers an alternative to watching movies on TV and promote European and auteur film. More&nbsp;<a href="https://cinemainaerliber.ro/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">here</a>.</p>

<p><strong><em>Cinevara</em></strong></p>

<p>Until October 3</p>

<p>Rezidența9 hosts this program of film screenings that focuses this year on exploring the human body as it is presented in the cinema of the socialist period in Central and Eastern Europe. More&nbsp;<a href="https://eventbook.ro/program/cinevara" target="_blank">here</a>.</p>

<p><strong><em>CineMasca</em></strong></p>

<p>Until September 28</p>

<p>Fourteen films showcasing "theatrical and performative characteristics" are screened at the Masca Theater Amphitheater. More details&nbsp;<a href="https://www.masca.ro/teatru/cinemasca/" target="_blank">here</a>.</p>

<p><strong><em>Masters of Classic</em></strong></p>

<p>Until September 15</p>

<p>Sala Palatului and the Bucharest National Opera host a series of concerts lining up top names of classical music, from Anna Netrebko and Yusif Eyvazov to Rolando Villazón, Roberto Alagna, and Piotr Beczala. More details <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/932561021976943/?acontext=%7B%22event_action_history%22%3A[]%7D">here</a>.</p>

<p><strong><em>Open Streets</em></strong></p>

<p>Every weekend until October 13</p>

<p>The city's busy streets turn pedestrian in a program of outdoor events that has reached its fourth edition this year. Further details&nbsp;<a href="https://arcub.ro/proiecte/festival/strazi-deschise-bucuresti-promenada-urbana/strazi-deschise-bucuresti-promenada-urbana-2024/" target="_blank">here</a>.</p>

<p><strong><em>Art films @ MNAR</em></strong></p>

<p>Until December</p>

<p>A series of documentaries on well-known names of art will be screened at the Auditorium Hall of the National Museum of Art of Romania (MNAR). More&nbsp;<a href="https://mnar.ro/en/arhiva-evenimentelor/event/752-the-year-of-art-films-at-the-national-museum-of-art-of-romania" target="_blank">here</a>.</p>

<p><strong><em>Symphony of Water</em></strong></p>

<p>Ongoing</p>

<p>The water, music, and light show at the Urban Fountains in Bucharest’s Unirii Square.</p>

<p><strong>In the country:</strong></p>

<p><strong><em>TIFF Timișoara</em></strong></p>

<p>September 5 – September 8</p>

<p>After 13 years of bringing Romanian and international premiere films to Timișoara, the TIFF Caravan event has evolved into a full-fledged festival, turning into the first edition of TIFF Timișoara. The program features the most popular movies from the recent TIFF edition held in Cluj-Napoca, a cine-concert, workshops, children's films, and meetings with Romanian actors, directors, and producers. More <a href="https://www.tiff.ro/en/group/39" rel="noopener" target="_blank">here</a>.</p>

<p><strong><em>Julije Knifer – Meanders without bounds</em></strong></p>

<p>September 5 - October 12</p>

<p>The works of the Croatian painter Julije Knifer can be seen at the Art Encounters Foundation exhibition venue in Timișoara. The exhibition, curated by Ami Barak, presents a comprehensive collection of artworks - paintings and drawings created throughout his lifetime. More on the show <a href="https://artencounters.ro/en/julije-knifer-meanders-without-bounds/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">here</a>.</p>

<p><strong><em>Sibiu Guitar Meeting</em></strong></p>

<p>September 6 – September 8</p>

<p>Sibiu’s Astra Museum hosts this folk-rock event covering live concerts, recitals, guitar serenades and other activities for the general public. More <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/muzeul-astra-sibiu/sibiu-guitar-meeting-2024/398489916052172/?paipv=0&amp;eav=Afbv9SWCH3cJNi_7M3X5MIkwifBtc-_im2qlHKekFChPyTMFApyZjkWiYMmDaD_lJgo&amp;_rdr" rel="noopener" target="_blank">here</a>.</p>

<p><em>(Photo courtesy of Sibiu Guitar Meeting organizers)</em></p>

<p><em>editor@romania-insider.com</em></p>