177 result(s) for aid in Community & Culture
Budapest Mayor Tarlós Opens Christian Theatre Festival
- 20 May 2014 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Budapest mayor István Tarlós on Friday opened the first Christian Theatre Festival at the Új Színház, run by his controversial appointee György Dörner.
Csontváry Painting Goes Missing In Hungary
- 25 Apr 2014 9:40 AM
- community & culture
Two valuable paintings, the “Night Scene with a Chapel and Figures” by Tivadar Kosztka Csontváry, and “Landscape” by József Lampérth Nemes, have disappeared from the warehouse of the MODEM Modern and Contemporary Art Centre in Debrecen.
Da Vinci Exhibition Opens In Pécs, Hungary
- 17 Apr 2014 11:45 AM
- community & culture
An exhibition of nearly 60 inventions by Leonardo da Vinci opened at Pécs Janus Pannonius Museum yesterday. Mayor Zsolt Páva and Giovanni di Pasquale, an official from the lending institution, Galileo Science History Museum in Florence, opened the exhibition.
Hungary Repatriates Roman-Era Treasure
- 27 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- community & culture
Hungary has purchased the Suevo hoard, a collection of Roman silverware uncovered in the country 40 years ago and illegally smuggled out, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán announced at a press conference in Parliament on Wednesday.
Budapest Spring Festival Opens
- 24 Mar 2014 8:04 AM
- community & culture
An exhibition entitled Painters in the Mirror, compiled from Hungarian self-portraits taken from the collection of the Uffizi Gallery in Florence, kicked off the 34th Budapest Spring Festival at the Museum of History on Friday.
Puccini: Tosca, Hungarian State Opera, Budapest, 21 March
- 18 Mar 2014 8:02 AM
- community & culture
Tosca was an eagerly awaited piece, but its eventual reception was lukewarm. It was only gradually that this fast-paced work, often called an action opera, became a box-office success. Géza Csáth, who wrote about it a few years after the Italian premiere, credited Puccini with a comprehensive and thorough knowledge of theatre, music and the extremely complex psychological processes of reception.
Opening Concert Of Budapest Spring Festival, Palace of Arts, 21 March
- 17 Mar 2014 8:10 AM
- community & culture
This is not the first time the Szeged Contemporary Dance Company have been featured at the Spring Festival, or have performed with a symphonic orchestra. Following their cooperation with the Hungarian National Philharmonic for a production of The Wooden Prince, with choreography by Tamás Juronics, the company now appear with the Pannon Philharmonic.
Jewish Religious Communities Federation To Boycott Holocaust Memorial Events In Hungary
- 10 Feb 2014 8:00 AM
- community & culture
The Jewish religious communities federation Mazsihisz decided in a 76-2 vote yesterday not to take part in official government commemorations of the Holocaust if the government goes ahead with plans for its monument to the German occupation of Hungary in 1944.
Invitation: Kibbutz Contemporary Dance Company, Izrael, Festival Theatre Budapest, 5 Jan
- 3 Jan 2014 8:02 AM
- community & culture
Aide Memoire is not only about the Holocaust. It deals with matters relating to present life and reality. It deals with violence, wars, and their impact on our lives. I created this dance in order to scream: Stop the violence! Stop the holocausts! The subject of the Holocaust has been dealt with in every form of art, including modern dance. Some dances illustrate the same feeling of being trapped ...
Budapest Mayor Tarlós Opens Christian Theatre Festival
- 20 May 2014 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Budapest mayor István Tarlós on Friday opened the first Christian Theatre Festival at the Új Színház, run by his controversial appointee György Dörner.
Csontváry Painting Goes Missing In Hungary
- 25 Apr 2014 9:40 AM
- community & culture
Two valuable paintings, the “Night Scene with a Chapel and Figures” by Tivadar Kosztka Csontváry, and “Landscape” by József Lampérth Nemes, have disappeared from the warehouse of the MODEM Modern and Contemporary Art Centre in Debrecen.
Da Vinci Exhibition Opens In Pécs, Hungary
- 17 Apr 2014 11:45 AM
- community & culture
An exhibition of nearly 60 inventions by Leonardo da Vinci opened at Pécs Janus Pannonius Museum yesterday. Mayor Zsolt Páva and Giovanni di Pasquale, an official from the lending institution, Galileo Science History Museum in Florence, opened the exhibition.
Hungary Repatriates Roman-Era Treasure
- 27 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- community & culture
Hungary has purchased the Suevo hoard, a collection of Roman silverware uncovered in the country 40 years ago and illegally smuggled out, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán announced at a press conference in Parliament on Wednesday.
Budapest Spring Festival Opens
- 24 Mar 2014 8:04 AM
- community & culture
An exhibition entitled Painters in the Mirror, compiled from Hungarian self-portraits taken from the collection of the Uffizi Gallery in Florence, kicked off the 34th Budapest Spring Festival at the Museum of History on Friday.
Puccini: Tosca, Hungarian State Opera, Budapest, 21 March
- 18 Mar 2014 8:02 AM
- community & culture
Tosca was an eagerly awaited piece, but its eventual reception was lukewarm. It was only gradually that this fast-paced work, often called an action opera, became a box-office success. Géza Csáth, who wrote about it a few years after the Italian premiere, credited Puccini with a comprehensive and thorough knowledge of theatre, music and the extremely complex psychological processes of reception.
Opening Concert Of Budapest Spring Festival, Palace of Arts, 21 March
- 17 Mar 2014 8:10 AM
- community & culture
This is not the first time the Szeged Contemporary Dance Company have been featured at the Spring Festival, or have performed with a symphonic orchestra. Following their cooperation with the Hungarian National Philharmonic for a production of The Wooden Prince, with choreography by Tamás Juronics, the company now appear with the Pannon Philharmonic.
Jewish Religious Communities Federation To Boycott Holocaust Memorial Events In Hungary
- 10 Feb 2014 8:00 AM
- community & culture
The Jewish religious communities federation Mazsihisz decided in a 76-2 vote yesterday not to take part in official government commemorations of the Holocaust if the government goes ahead with plans for its monument to the German occupation of Hungary in 1944.
Invitation: Kibbutz Contemporary Dance Company, Izrael, Festival Theatre Budapest, 5 Jan
- 3 Jan 2014 8:02 AM
- community & culture
Aide Memoire is not only about the Holocaust. It deals with matters relating to present life and reality. It deals with violence, wars, and their impact on our lives. I created this dance in order to scream: Stop the violence! Stop the holocausts! The subject of the Holocaust has been dealt with in every form of art, including modern dance. Some dances illustrate the same feeling of being trapped ...