Convergences: Dance & Film – “Miriam Răducanu – Rigor and SenZe”

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The “Convergences: Dance & Film” event, taking place on May 29 and June 4, brings together the National Center for Dance in Bucharest (CNDB) and the Eforie Cinema through a program dedicated to the dialogue between the two arts.

From archival films accompanied live by Karpov not Kasparov to the cinematic portrait of choreographer Miriam Răducanu, the event showcases how movement becomes image, and how the image preserves the traces of dance.

“Miriam Răducanu – Rigour and SenZe” | Q&A with Alexandra Gulea | Catalogue Launch

A black-and-white portrait of the centenarian artist who transformed dance into a language of the soul and opened new horizons for movement and creation in Romania – Miriam Răducanu. She explored diverse music through movement – from Handel and Messiaen to Maria Tănase and Johnny Răducanu, bringing depth and expressiveness to every gesture. The film visually and aurally reconstructs her life and artistic journey, guiding the viewer not through a chronological history, but through a cinematic experience of her choreographic thinking, reflecting her creative spirit, between rigor, improvisation, and “movement without movement.” A cultural legacy that continues to inspire entire generations of artists.

The screening will be followed by a Q&A with director Alexandra Gulea and the launch of the catalog “Miriam Răducanu: An Exhibition—Archive with senZe”, in the presence of editor Corina Cimpoieru.

Made on the occasion of the centenary of choreographer and dancer Miriam Răducanu, the film brings together for the first time archival documents that reconstruct the artist’s biographical and creative journey, revealing the extraordinary way in which Miriam Răducanu combined dance, music, and poetry.

Concept, direction: Alexandra Gulea
Audio restoration, sound design, music: Vlaicu Golcea
Research and archive consultant: Corina Cimpoieru
Script consultant: Vava Ștefănescu
Editing/graphics consultant: Ciprian Cimpoi
Colourisation: Andrei Oană