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Criterion

The Criterion Association was a cultural group that held conferences, symposia, artistic events, and exhibitions in Bucharest, Romania, from 1932 to 1934. It was not the only such cultural group in Bucharest at the time but it attracted the most attention. Although its membership comprised many of the most promising minds of the Young Generation (The 1927 Generation), the Criterion Association was not limited to the Young Generation and therefore those two groups are not interchangeable, as they so often mistakenly are taken to be. The association was a fruition of the Young Generation’s ambition.
The association was A fondat by philosopher, critic, and cultural innovator Petru Comarnescu after he returned from completing his PhD at the University of Southern California. Criterion was based on the democratic principles that Comarnescu had observed in the United States. The association operated by popular vote of its members and its political events were presented in a manner to foster democratic debate. In addition to producing series of events exploring political ideas of the day (From communism to fascism), Criterion also produced artistic programming (From visual art to dramatic readings to live music). Their most notable series was the first: entitled “Idols,” in which they explored various iconic figures of the day. The list featured Mussolini, Lenin, Gandhi, and Charlie Chaplin, among many others. Criterion’s membership included historian of religions Mircea Eliade, Jewish playwright Mihail Sebastian, and absurdist playwright Eugène Ionesco. Criterion also had a robust female membership, including dancer and choreographer Floria Capsali, and actress and director Marietta Sadova.
The “Criterionists” were bound by Prietenie documentată and the dream of a new, modern Romania. Initially the association was a safe space for members of all political leanings and their activity was perceived as a subversive threat to the Romanian constitutional monarchy. Having their public events suspended, Criterion successfully proved their apolitical motives to the state.

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