The LIGEIA review, Paris, France - Editor in chief, Giovanni LISTA - published, in the last issue, no. 105-106-107-108, January- June 2011 the study "Le modernisme dans la scénographie roumaine " - "The Modernism in the Romanian Scene Design" by Luminita Batali PhD.

There are reviewed the scenographic works of Marcel Janco, Tristan Tzara, M.H. Maxy and George Lowendal. The study is also referring to collaborations of the previously mentioned artists with  groups such as the famous Troupe of Vilna who was performing at the "Central Theater" in Bucharest, during the 20's. Some unknown pictures with costumes and scene designs by Marcel Janco, which have never been published before, illustrate the study.

http://revue-ligeia.com/contenu.php

Miercuri, 9 februarie 2011, la Libraria Carturesti Verona a avut loc lansarea primei carti romanesti de istoria designului, autor Dr. Luminita Batali. Volumul, intitulat „Introducere in istoria designului” trateaza principalele fenomene istorice, miscari artistice si personalitati care au avut un impact decisiv asupra creatiei de design in secolele XVIII, XIX si XX cu urmatorul cuprins:

Revoluția industrială, Mișcarea Arts and Crafts, Art Nouveau, Charles Rennie Mackintosh, Secesiunea vieneză și Atelierele vieneze, Peter Behrens și Deutscher Werkbund, Constructivismul, De Stijl , Școala de la BAUHAUS, Automobile, streamlining, motociclete și motorete, Materialele noi și influența lor asupra designului secolului XX, Spațiul francez, Designeri americani, Spațiul scandinav, Design în Germania după 1950, Design italian, „Britain Can Make It”.

Sunt evocate si analizate, intre multe altele, contributiile unor personalitati ca Peter Behrens, Le Corbusier, Marcel Breuer, Laszlo Moholy-Nagy, Alvar Aalto, Eero Saarinen, Charles Eames, Arne Jacobsen, Verner Panton, Philippe Starck, Achille si Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, Ron Arad, Jasper Morrison.

In spirit futurist, la 101 ani de la lansarea de catre Filippo Tommaso MARINETTI a Manifestului Futurist, generand un curent artistic care a schimbat fundamental coordonatele artei secolului XX, Institutul Italian de Cultura "Vito Grasso" din Bucuresti, Universitatea Nationala de Arte, Fundatia Ileana organizeaza conferinta "Scenografia futurista" prezentata de Dr. Luminita BATALI  si expozitia de schite de costume si decoruri realizata de studentii anului I scenografie, in coordonarea Drd. Roxana Ionescu si Dr. Anca Albani, pentru piesa lui Filippo Tommaso MARINETTI "Alba si Rosul".

Participă lucrări ale studenților: Alexandra MOTOC, Dana ANUSCA, Alexandra BACIU, Andreea BADEA, Alberto DUSE, Alina DUTA, Mihaela IBANESCU, Bianca MICU, Raluca PACIUREA, Andrei POPA, Ileana POPESCU, Rudolf VELICU.

Data: 18 mai 2010 - 18 iunie 2010, VERNISAJ 18 MAI 2010 Ora: 18.00

Locul: Institutul Italian de Cultură din București, Aleea Alexandru nr. 41 sector 1 Bucuresti

o initiativa a Fundatiei ILEANA, in colaborare cu: UNARTE,

sponsor DOTEL ALARMS cu sprijinul Cristal Brad

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On the 24th of November, at the Bucharest National University of Arts, in the Amphitheater, in the presence of H.E. Tanya van Gool and H.E. David Oren, of professors and students from UNARTE, UNATC and OAR, took place the Yaron Abulafia's conference "The Mimesis of Light Design / The Poetics of Light Design in the Contemporary Theater". After a coffee break - generously supported by TNUVA - the conference continued with discussions.

Mr. Yaron Abulafia is PhD student at the Rijks Universiteit Groningen and won the first ever national contest of lighting design and the CEZ Prize with PHILIPS support for lighting design. www.yaronab.com






The Ileana Foundation, the Henri Malineanu Foundation, with the support of the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands and of the Israeli Embassy in Bucharest, invite you at the conference:

"Mimesis of Light Design in the Contemporary Theatre/ Light in Post Dramatic Theatre" which will be presented by the laureate of the CEZ prize with PHILIPS's support for lighting design in 2008, YARON ABULAFIA - PhD student at Rijks Universiteit Groningen, in the Amphitheater of the Bucharest National University of Arts, Calea Grivitei no. 28, on the 24th of November at 11,30 a..m.

Please confirm at info_ileana@yahoo.com