Review By Amanda L. Andrei Come to Craiova at the start of the summer, and you’ll find this southwestern city in Romania bursting with drama. Since 1994, this cozy Belle Époque city in Romania has hosted the International Shakespeare Festival, filling the stages, streets, and sprawling Romanescu Park with performances and art inspired by the […]
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“There was no illusion of a straight path or guaranteed success, just honest conversations about persistence, adaptability, and finding your way through uncertainty.”
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Pogány Induló is only twenty, but he already looks worn down. In Hungary, he is famous, with a young audience that echoes his words back to him. It looks like the dream: fame, success, a launched career. Instead, success reached him before he knew what to do with it–and with it, the cost of success.
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Why Hortensia Papadat-Bengescu remains one of the most acclaimed literary voices of Romania by Ioana Bîrjan Hortensia Papadat-Bengescu is one of the most acclaimed novelists of the Romanian canon. Why did it take her so long to gain larger recognition? Born into a bourgeois family that refused her the opportunity for university studies, Papadat-Bengescu found […]
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Weeks have passed since the 2025 Academy Awards ceremony, which took place on March 2 at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. The film Anora by Sean Baker was the evening’s triumph, winning five statuettes out of six nominations, making it the most awarded film at the event. By Aleksandr Tverdokhleb.
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Where do you go when your country has dissolved or fallen apart? By Allie Rigby
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“We need new forms,” declares Konstantin Treplev, a fledgling playwright and son of an aging actress, of the theatre. By Amanda L. Andrei.
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The SEEfest Review is now accepting pitches on a rolling basis for essays and critiques covering film, literature, art, history, and music. Please review our guidelines before sending us your pitch. As of November 2025, we can offer writers and critics a modest stipend of $25 for articles that range between 300 and 600 words, […]
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“I can’t remember seeing so much humor in a production of Romeo & Juliet ever before – which was a delight.” A Review of Romeo & Juliet: Love is a FireSanta Monica PlayhouseBy Catharine Dada, PhD. This revisioned dynamic production Romeo & Juliet: Love is a Fire blends dance and a paired down, and sometimes […]
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