Opening Timișoara 2023

Over three days, The Opening Programme will include a series of performances, openings and events throughout the city, as well as interventions in public space, commissioned by local, national and international artists. All of these are designed to highlight both the distinct multicultural heritage and openness to the important themes of the moment.

The celebrations will include a full programme of cultural activities, concerts, theatre, exhibitions, open workshops, dispersed throughout the city - a set of actions involving multiple local cultural operators and multiple urban nodes - in the spirit of co-creation.

It is a moment of premiers and innovation, but also of community togetherness, designed to inspire pride and confidence in the year that we will spend together. All the Cultural Programme hosts are invited to contribute to the opening with various events and cultural content, marking a common start to the long-awaited European Capital of Culture title year.

Events from project 2

Mircea Nicolae – Small Things, Precious Things
Mircea Nicolae – Small Things, Precious Things

Feb. 17, 2023 – April 23, 2023, 3 p.m.
Comenduirea Garnizoanei Timișoara

Ionuț Cioană (1980-2020) worked as an artist under the pseudonym Mircea Nicolae. In a rich …

You Are Another Me – A Cathedral of the Body
You Are Another Me – A Cathedral of the Body

Feb. 17, 2023 – April 30, 2023, noon – 6 p.m.
Kunsthalle Bega

Nominated to represent Romania at the 59th International Art Exhibition - La Biennale di Venezia …

Evenimente încheiate 24

Gala Ceremony
Gala Ceremony

Feb. 17, 2023, 5 p.m. – 7:45 p.m.
Palatul Culturii

Concert | Andrei Irimia
Concert | Andrei Irimia

Feb. 17, 2023, 5 p.m.
Palatul Culturii

Andrei Irimia (born on 17 May 1987 in Constanta – the Romanian jewel of the …

Symphonic Concert | Glière/Dvořák – Ștefan Geiger (DE), Ionuț Podgoreanu (RO)
Symphonic Concert | Glière/Dvořák – Ștefan Geiger…

Feb. 17, 2023, 5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
Filarmonica Banatul

Deschiderea Timișoara 2023 – Capitală Europeană a Culturii va fi marcată la Filarmonica Banatul Timișoara …

Concert | Doctorul Sinteză & K-lu
Concert | Doctorul Sinteză & K-lu

Feb. 17, 2023, 7 p.m. – 7:20 p.m.
Piața Unirii

Doctorul Sinteză is a DAWless live electronic music and live visuals group performing audio-visual (AV) …

Concert | Implant Pentru Refuz & guests
Concert | Implant Pentru Refuz & guests

Feb. 17, 2023, 7:25 p.m. – 7:55 p.m.
Piața Unirii

The Implant Pentru Refuz journey began in 1995, with the band standing out for its …

Concert | Alyona Alyona
Concert | Alyona Alyona

Feb. 17, 2023, 7:25 p.m.
Piața Unirii

Alyona Alyona is a hip-hop artist from Ukraine, who from a kindergarten teacher became a …

DJ Bully
DJ Bully

Feb. 17, 2023, 7:30 p.m.
Piața Victoriei

Bully is one of the Romanian DJs that has successfully created a bridge between underground …

Performance | Muaré Experience
Performance | Muaré Experience

Feb. 17, 2023, 8:10 p.m. – 8:50 p.m.
Piața Unirii

Muaré Experience by Voalá Project is an intense exchange between the musical and visual arts. …

Concert | Taraf de Caliu & guests
Concert | Taraf de Caliu & guests

Feb. 17, 2023, 9 p.m. – 9:50 p.m.
Piața Unirii

The haidouks are back. After more than 30 years of touring around the world, the …

Concert | Fritz Kalkbrenner Live
Concert | Fritz Kalkbrenner Live

Feb. 17, 2023, 10 p.m. – 11 p.m.
Piața Unirii

Fritz Kalkbrenner builds his music on the sound legacy of the mid 90ies East Berlin. …

Concert | Joep Beving
Concert | Joep Beving

Feb. 17, 2023,
Palatul Culturii

Dutch composer/pianist Joep Beving has been one with the piano from an early age. After …

Chronic desire – Sete cronică Main group exhibition
Chronic desire – Sete cronică Main group exhibiti…

Feb. 17, 2023 – Feb. 19, 2023, 1 p.m. – 8 p.m.
Timișoara

The waves of contemporary hostility and a weaponised climate today leave us thirsty for a …

Ballet of the City – Jonas Denzel
Ballet of the City – Jonas Denzel

Feb. 17, 2023 – Feb. 19, 2023, 7 p.m.
Timișoara

The ballet dancers of the Baden State Theatre Karlsruhe turn the city Timișoara into a …

Harap Alb. Adaptation after the story of Ion Creangă
Harap Alb. Adaptation after the story of Ion Crea…

Feb. 17, 2023 – Feb. 19, 2023
Casa de Cultură a Municipiului Timișoara – Sala L…

Un spectacol din literatura română clasică, despre valori românești atemporale. Un spectacol nu doar pentru …

when the giants left... | sound performance by Borusiade
when the giants left... | sound performance by Bo…

Feb. 18, 2023, 12:45 p.m.
Muzeul de Transport Public „Corneliu Miklosi”

Borusiade’s performance takes place inside the installation of Alexa Szekeres, as part of the exhibition …

“Manou the Swift” (DE) – animation for children
“Manou the Swift” (DE) – animation for children

Feb. 18, 2023, 1 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Cinema Victoria

Manou este o mică drepnea crescută de o familie de pescăruşi şi de aceea se …

Concert | Jay-Jay Johanson
Concert | Jay-Jay Johanson

Feb. 18, 2023, 6:30 p.m.
Palatul Culturii

Jay-Jay Johanson is a Swedish-British singer-songwriter, known for his melancholic vocals, hailed as one of …

Performance | Tarek Atoui
Performance | Tarek Atoui

Feb. 18, 2023, 9:15 p.m. – 10:30 p.m.
Sinagoga din Cetate

Tarek Atoui creates a unique performance for the Synagogue of Timișoara based on field recordings …

Guided tours of the exhibition Symmetrical, never identical
Guided tours of the exhibition Symmetrical, never…

Feb. 18, 2023,
Casa Isho / Fundația Art Encounters

Within this extensive program, the Art Encounters Foundation comes with a focus on 3 female …

LUX Audience Award 2023
LUX Audience Award 2023

Feb. 18, 2023 – Feb. 19, 2023, 3 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
Cinema Victoria

Biroului de Legătură al Parlamentului European în România și Cinema Victoria Timișoara vă invită, în …

”Pil” (FR) – animation for kids
”Pil” (FR) – animation for kids

Feb. 19, 2023, 1 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Cinema Victoria

O copilă curajoasă se deghizează în prințesă pentru a salva regatul și pe moștenitorul tronului. …

On Brâncuși's birthday with Doïna Lemny, in Timișoara
On Brâncuși's birthday with Doïna Lemny, in Timiș…

Feb. 19, 2023, 6 p.m. – 8 p.m.
Librăria La Două Bufniţe

Brancusi et ses muses, Doïna Lemny, Éditions Gourcuff Gradenigo, 2023Adored and even revered by all …

Concert | Lajkó Félix & Vołosi
Concert | Lajkó Félix & Vołosi

Feb. 19, 2023, 6:30 p.m. – 9:15 p.m.
Filarmonica Banatul

Opening act with Irina Sârbu & band. Lajkó Félix was born in 1974 in Bačka …

Irina Sârbu & band
Irina Sârbu & band

Feb. 19, 2023, 6:30 p.m.
Filarmonica Banatul

Opening act for Lajkó Félix & Vołosi. Irina Sârbu approaches, together with her stage partners …