Between October 14 and November 2, 2017, the Imago Mundi – Isvor. Constantin Brâncuși National Tour was supported, just like the previous tour (“Isvor. George Enescu” 2016), both in concert halls of established institutions (philharmonics, cultural centers) and in spaces of prominent educational institutions (colleges or universities of music and arts). The tour route included the cities of Bucharest, Săcele, Brașov, Cluj-Napoca, Timișoara, Sfântu Gheorghe, Câmpina, Deva, Sibiu, Alba Iulia.

The ten Imago Mundi performances were completed by the conference with the theme “Brancusi and Satie. In the avant-garde creation workshop”, moderated by Virginia Barbu (scientific researcher in the “Visual Arts and Architecture – Modern Period” Sector of the “G. Oprescu” Institute of Art History”), having invited Cătălin Ștefănescu-Pătrașcu (composer, PhD university lecturer at the Guitar department of the National University of Music in Bucharest).

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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The itinerant program, “Isvor. Constantin Brancusi”, lasts about an hour and is part of the “crossover” current – original cult-contemporary music, traditional echoes and American minimalism, a performance visually supported by photo projections /mixed videos in real time.

“Isvor Constantin Brâncuși” is dedicated to the great Romanian sculptor, from whose life and work it is inspired; it is a reconstruction – visual and sound – of Brâncuși’s world: from the Gorja one, where he was born and spiritually formed, to the Parisian one that perfected him artistically and culturally. Thus, the works that make up the musical program are inspired by traditional Olten music; the music of Maria Tănase (perhaps the most important voice for traditional Romanian music, but also one of Brâncuși’s great loves); the music of Erik Satie (French composer, precursor of minimalism, surrealism, repetitive music or “théâtre de l’absurde”, interested in the music of Romanian violinists and a good friend of the Romanian sculptor); or, simply, works inspired by the work of Constantin Brâncuși: The Sleeping Muse, The Bird in the Air, The Goodness of the Earth, The Table of Silence, The Infinite Column.

The musical compositions belong to Cătălin Ștefănescu-Pătrașcu and are visually supported by photo-video works signed by Florin Ghenade, respectively by video projections mixed in real time by Cristian Stănoiu.

The project was co-financed by the Administration of the National Cultural Fund in the II/2017 funding session.

Find out more on the project website: ontour.imagomundi.ro