807 result(s) for arts festival
Now On: Béla Kása Photography Exhibition, Palace Of Arts Budapest
- 21 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- community & culture
Béla Kása was born in Pécs in 1952 and graduated in photography from the College of Fine Arts in Cologne in 1979. His photographic journals of folk art were inspired by his travels in Transylvania in 1973, during which time he fell under the spell of the region’s centuries-old traditions and folk music. He learned to play the viola and double bass and began to collect folk music, while taking ...
Xpat Opinion: Hungarian Film ‘The Notebook’ On Oscar Shortlist, Enters North American Market
- 16 Jan 2014 8:01 AM
- entertainment
“It’s not enough to be Hungarian to make films. One must also have talent.” According to a legend popular among Hungarians, a sign bearing that message was hung in a prominent place at the MGM Studios in the 1930s, a reference to the fact that there were so many with Hungarian origins active in the film industry at the time. We’re understandably proud of the influential role that Hungarians have ...
Invitation: Yvette Bozsik Company, Festival Theatre Budapest, 16 January
- 13 Jan 2014 8:02 AM
- entertainment
Orpheus and Eurydice dissects the great questions of life, death, love, perseverance and faith from the perspective of individual responsibility. The story is a parable of hope, of our ability to keep to a word of honour or pledge, to be true to ourselves and to stand up for what we believe in through all the difficulties that beset us. It is about human self-sacrifice, of the journey we all must ...
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 ...
Invitation: Müpa Master Class, Festival Theatre Budapest, 3 January
- 2 Jan 2014 8:04 AM
- community & culture
After conducting Haydn’s oratorio The Seasons at the New Year’s Concert on 1 January, René Jacobs will work with the Purcell Choir for the following two days. This public workshop offers a unique glimpse into the working practices of one of the great early music exponents of our times, in which he will teach two of Johann Sebastian Bach’s brilliant motets to an ensemble of outstanding Hungarian ...
Live Screening Of New Year's Gala Concert Of Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Festival Theatre Budapest, 31 Dec
- 30 Dec 2013 8:04 AM
- community & culture
The concert of the Berlin Philharmonic bidding farewell to the old year promises both uplifting and light-hearted entertainment, featuring popular works performed by world-renowned musicians. A special occasion is guaranteed not only by the participating performers, but by the state-of-the-art technology permitting us, through the medium of live broadcast, to experience a wonderful concert on the ...
Invitation: Duna Art Ensemble: Magyar Anzix, Festival Theatre Budapest, 30 December
- 28 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- entertainment
One of the essential questions of our relationship with the world is the nature of our freedom, which is perhaps the most important determinant of our social dependence or independence, indeed of our very identity. In this performance by the Duna Art Ensemble, two impressions or images appear of two worlds very far apart from each other, taking this fundamental theme as a starting point.
Christmas Fairs In Budapest - From Classic To Design
- 23 Dec 2013 11:40 AM
- shopping
By We Love Budapest : Christmas is a holiday celebrating love and forgiveness, but the preparation period (also known as Advent) is mostly about the present-buying rush and endless panic. We can't guarantee that the fairs collected here are the absolute sources of harmony on Advent weekends, but they are perfect for buying presents, ...
Xpat Opinion: Budapest, A Popular Tourist Destination
- 9 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- travel
While Hungary has had a fairly bad press abroad for political reasons over the past years, Budapest has gradually gained a positive international image as a friendly and welcoming city.
Now On: Béla Kása Photography Exhibition, Palace Of Arts Budapest
- 21 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- community & culture
Béla Kása was born in Pécs in 1952 and graduated in photography from the College of Fine Arts in Cologne in 1979. His photographic journals of folk art were inspired by his travels in Transylvania in 1973, during which time he fell under the spell of the region’s centuries-old traditions and folk music. He learned to play the viola and double bass and began to collect folk music, while taking ...
Xpat Opinion: Hungarian Film ‘The Notebook’ On Oscar Shortlist, Enters North American Market
- 16 Jan 2014 8:01 AM
- entertainment
“It’s not enough to be Hungarian to make films. One must also have talent.” According to a legend popular among Hungarians, a sign bearing that message was hung in a prominent place at the MGM Studios in the 1930s, a reference to the fact that there were so many with Hungarian origins active in the film industry at the time. We’re understandably proud of the influential role that Hungarians have ...
Invitation: Yvette Bozsik Company, Festival Theatre Budapest, 16 January
- 13 Jan 2014 8:02 AM
- entertainment
Orpheus and Eurydice dissects the great questions of life, death, love, perseverance and faith from the perspective of individual responsibility. The story is a parable of hope, of our ability to keep to a word of honour or pledge, to be true to ourselves and to stand up for what we believe in through all the difficulties that beset us. It is about human self-sacrifice, of the journey we all must ...
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 ...
Invitation: Müpa Master Class, Festival Theatre Budapest, 3 January
- 2 Jan 2014 8:04 AM
- community & culture
After conducting Haydn’s oratorio The Seasons at the New Year’s Concert on 1 January, René Jacobs will work with the Purcell Choir for the following two days. This public workshop offers a unique glimpse into the working practices of one of the great early music exponents of our times, in which he will teach two of Johann Sebastian Bach’s brilliant motets to an ensemble of outstanding Hungarian ...
Live Screening Of New Year's Gala Concert Of Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Festival Theatre Budapest, 31 Dec
- 30 Dec 2013 8:04 AM
- community & culture
The concert of the Berlin Philharmonic bidding farewell to the old year promises both uplifting and light-hearted entertainment, featuring popular works performed by world-renowned musicians. A special occasion is guaranteed not only by the participating performers, but by the state-of-the-art technology permitting us, through the medium of live broadcast, to experience a wonderful concert on the ...
Invitation: Duna Art Ensemble: Magyar Anzix, Festival Theatre Budapest, 30 December
- 28 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- entertainment
One of the essential questions of our relationship with the world is the nature of our freedom, which is perhaps the most important determinant of our social dependence or independence, indeed of our very identity. In this performance by the Duna Art Ensemble, two impressions or images appear of two worlds very far apart from each other, taking this fundamental theme as a starting point.
Christmas Fairs In Budapest - From Classic To Design
- 23 Dec 2013 11:40 AM
- shopping
By We Love Budapest : Christmas is a holiday celebrating love and forgiveness, but the preparation period (also known as Advent) is mostly about the present-buying rush and endless panic. We can't guarantee that the fairs collected here are the absolute sources of harmony on Advent weekends, but they are perfect for buying presents, ...
Xpat Opinion: Budapest, A Popular Tourist Destination
- 9 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- travel
While Hungary has had a fairly bad press abroad for political reasons over the past years, Budapest has gradually gained a positive international image as a friendly and welcoming city.