A Hand for the Poet – Romanian Poetry in Performance

Acclaimed actors Emilia Popescu and András Demeter, together with pianist and composer Cătălin Răducanu, bring to London a finely curated poetry recital that places Romanian literature in a vibrant contemporary frame. Conceived as a meeting point between spoken word, live piano, and video footage, A Hand for the Poet offers an immersive artistic experience in which poetry is heard, felt and reimagined across languages.

Join us for this exceptional poetry recital, organised on the the occasion of Romania’s National Culture Day, featuring some of the most influential voices of Romanian poetry – Mihai Eminescu, Tudor Arghezi, Marin Sorescu, and Nichita Stănescu. Poems are performed live in Romanian by Emilia Popescu and András Demeter, while specially prepared video projections feature English-language readings by award-winning London-based actor Anamaria Marinca and Sir Michael Pennington, alongside archival contributions from the late Ion Caramitru, the distinguished Romanian actor and Honorary Officer of the Order of the British Empire (1995)