Mircea Cantor (born 1977, in Romania, lives and works in Paris, France) is a visual artist who has received wide acclaim for his subtle commentary on issues of contemporary society. This includes, on a larger scale, the positives and negatives of globalization.

Ana Maria Sandu (b. 1974, living and working in Bucharest) is a Romanian novelist and cultural journalist. Her books include From the Memories of a Chelbasan (2003), The Girl From the Oblong House (2006), Kill me! (2010). Translation in French and Italian (upcoming).

Ioana Nicolaie‘s debut collection of poems, Retouched Photograph was published in 2000, followed by Faith (2003, nominated Bucharest Writers’ Assoc. Prize), The North (2005, nominated for the ASPRO Prize), Belly Heaven (2005), Centotaph (2006), and The Adventures of Arik (2008). Her poems have been translated into German, and anthologized in France, Britain, Canada, Bulgaria, Austria, Sweden, and the U.S.

Born 1975. Romanian writer whose publications include novels: Shortly before the Extraterrestrials Descended Among us, (OuTopos, 1999/ Polirom, 2005); Our Circus Presents: (Polirom, 2002/2007); The Other Love Stories (Polirom, 2009); collections of short stories: The World Seen through a Hole the Width of a Spliff (Constantin Brâncuşi Foundation, 2000); Then I Clouted Him Twice (Polirom, 2004).

Working as professional theatre director since 1981, he has directed more than 60 productions worldwide including plays by Shakespeare, Moliere, Chekhov, Beckett, Bulgokhov, Camus and Ionesco.

TRG is Cosmin Nicolae, is a  figure that shows the centres of creating bass heavy music are splintering, and that cutting edge club music is arriving from unexpected places.

Mr. Ţăranu (b. 1934), distinguished Romanian composer of mostly orchestral, chamber and vocal works, that have been performed throughout Europe, North and South America.

Dumitru Tsepeneag is one of the most innovative Romanian writers of the second half of the twentieth century. In the last 3 years Dalkey Archive Press has been publishing a comprehensive collection of Tsepeneag’s work, with already four novels in circulation: Vain Art of the Fugue, The Necessary Marriage, Hotel Europa (translated by Patrick Camiller), and Pigeon Post (translated by Jane Kuntz).

Mr. Ularu has extensive design credits in the USA and Europe, including theatres in Sweden, Northern Ireland and Romania. He earned the OBIE Award for Outstanding Achievement in Off-Broadway for the set design of the Talking Band's Painted Snake in a Painted Chair (LaMaMa, NYC, 2002-2003).