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Budapest Jewish Cultural Festival Leader Quits
- 1 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- community & culture
The artistic director of the Jewish Cultural Festival, József Böjte, resigned on Monday after state secretary Csaba Latorcai was jeered off the stage as he made a speech opening the event on Sunday. The audience drowned out Latorcai with applause before he ended his speech because he was defending singer Mária Petrás, whose invitation had been withdrawn due to allegations that she had performed ...
Beardyman (UK), A38 Ship Budapest, 5 September
- 1 Sep 2015 6:00 AM
- entertainment
Chances are, you already know Beardyman. He’s the lovable beatboxing champion, the festival favourite last heard playing the charismatic stoner on Fatboy Slim’s global smash ‘Eat Sleep Rave Repeat’, right? Well, yes, that was Beardyman. But the musician emerging from hiding on his startling new album Distractions is virtually a different species altogether.
Hungarian Ministry Rejects Opposition Complaints Over Milan World Expo
- 26 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- community & culture
The ministry of human resources rejected the accusations of two opposition parties made in connection with its organisation of events at the Milan World Expo. The article published by news portal Index contains “several lies” including the charges that the ministry had not met obligations for publishing data or that it would not be able to “account for its spending”, the ministry said. It is also ...
'Swinging Amy', Festival Theatre, 29 August
- 25 Aug 2015 9:04 AM
- entertainment
Legendary British soul singer Amy Winehouse was also wonderful as a jazz performer, covering some of the best-known songs of the age. Although she released only two albums in her lifetime, her music has inspired numerous singers - among them Hungarian audience favourite Gabi Szűcs.
Pussy Riot Answers Questions On Activism At Sziget Festival Budapest
- 17 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- entertainment
Two members of Moscow-based punkactivist protest group Pussy Riot took questions from the audience during a session held at Budapest’s Sziget Festival on Friday. “You go mad if you constantly live in fear,” members Nadezhda Tolokonnikova and Maria Alyokhina, known for their campaign against Russian President Vladimir Putin, said at the event. They said they fought with art as well as organising ...
Festive Jam Session, Palace Of Arts Budapest, 20 August
- 17 Aug 2015 1:56 AM
- community & culture
On every 20 August since it opened, Müpa has toasted both the foundation of the Hungarian state and the start of the new season with jazz music. Its indoor and outdoor spaces traditionally resound with the styles of jazz that remain popular with every age group, and there will be no exception this year.
Summer Grand Concert, Margaret Island Open Air Stage Budapest, 20 August
- 17 Aug 2015 1:54 AM
- community & culture
Virtuózok (Virtuosi) is the world's first classical music talent show, which ran from the autumn of 2014 until Christmas on M1. The number of viewers of the program series reached never before seen figures in its category. The popularity and national recognition of the young talent discovered on the show was outstanding, the nine finalists of the three age groups, as well as the close to thirty ...
Pannonia Allstars Ska Orchestra (H) @ Sziget Budapest, 16 August 9.15 pm
- 12 Aug 2015 9:04 AM
- entertainment
Pannonia Allstars Ska Orchestra (PASO) is the traditional ska ambassador to Hungary and one of the most energetic young bands with distinct Eastern European roots. Formed in 2003, PASO played countless concerts in Budapest clubs cheered by an ever growing local crowd. As years passed by the band has crystallized form and style eventually finding itself leading a ska revival from Hungary to the ...
Always Drinking Marching Band (E) @ Sziget Budapest, 16 August 6.15 pm
- 11 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- entertainment
The Always Drinking Marching Band is a company made up by musicians, actors, technicians, dancers, pub poets (and many others, of course), that has been performing in the streets since 1997, throughout Spain but also elsewhere in Europe, Asia, Africa and America.Our name refers to the Mediterranean “ mode de vie”, which includes socializing with buddies on streets and squares, having some beers ...
Budapest Jewish Cultural Festival Leader Quits
- 1 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- community & culture
The artistic director of the Jewish Cultural Festival, József Böjte, resigned on Monday after state secretary Csaba Latorcai was jeered off the stage as he made a speech opening the event on Sunday. The audience drowned out Latorcai with applause before he ended his speech because he was defending singer Mária Petrás, whose invitation had been withdrawn due to allegations that she had performed ...
Beardyman (UK), A38 Ship Budapest, 5 September
- 1 Sep 2015 6:00 AM
- entertainment
Chances are, you already know Beardyman. He’s the lovable beatboxing champion, the festival favourite last heard playing the charismatic stoner on Fatboy Slim’s global smash ‘Eat Sleep Rave Repeat’, right? Well, yes, that was Beardyman. But the musician emerging from hiding on his startling new album Distractions is virtually a different species altogether.
Hungarian Ministry Rejects Opposition Complaints Over Milan World Expo
- 26 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- community & culture
The ministry of human resources rejected the accusations of two opposition parties made in connection with its organisation of events at the Milan World Expo. The article published by news portal Index contains “several lies” including the charges that the ministry had not met obligations for publishing data or that it would not be able to “account for its spending”, the ministry said. It is also ...
'Swinging Amy', Festival Theatre, 29 August
- 25 Aug 2015 9:04 AM
- entertainment
Legendary British soul singer Amy Winehouse was also wonderful as a jazz performer, covering some of the best-known songs of the age. Although she released only two albums in her lifetime, her music has inspired numerous singers - among them Hungarian audience favourite Gabi Szűcs.
Pussy Riot Answers Questions On Activism At Sziget Festival Budapest
- 17 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- entertainment
Two members of Moscow-based punkactivist protest group Pussy Riot took questions from the audience during a session held at Budapest’s Sziget Festival on Friday. “You go mad if you constantly live in fear,” members Nadezhda Tolokonnikova and Maria Alyokhina, known for their campaign against Russian President Vladimir Putin, said at the event. They said they fought with art as well as organising ...
Festive Jam Session, Palace Of Arts Budapest, 20 August
- 17 Aug 2015 1:56 AM
- community & culture
On every 20 August since it opened, Müpa has toasted both the foundation of the Hungarian state and the start of the new season with jazz music. Its indoor and outdoor spaces traditionally resound with the styles of jazz that remain popular with every age group, and there will be no exception this year.
Summer Grand Concert, Margaret Island Open Air Stage Budapest, 20 August
- 17 Aug 2015 1:54 AM
- community & culture
Virtuózok (Virtuosi) is the world's first classical music talent show, which ran from the autumn of 2014 until Christmas on M1. The number of viewers of the program series reached never before seen figures in its category. The popularity and national recognition of the young talent discovered on the show was outstanding, the nine finalists of the three age groups, as well as the close to thirty ...
Pannonia Allstars Ska Orchestra (H) @ Sziget Budapest, 16 August 9.15 pm
- 12 Aug 2015 9:04 AM
- entertainment
Pannonia Allstars Ska Orchestra (PASO) is the traditional ska ambassador to Hungary and one of the most energetic young bands with distinct Eastern European roots. Formed in 2003, PASO played countless concerts in Budapest clubs cheered by an ever growing local crowd. As years passed by the band has crystallized form and style eventually finding itself leading a ska revival from Hungary to the ...
Always Drinking Marching Band (E) @ Sziget Budapest, 16 August 6.15 pm
- 11 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- entertainment
The Always Drinking Marching Band is a company made up by musicians, actors, technicians, dancers, pub poets (and many others, of course), that has been performing in the streets since 1997, throughout Spain but also elsewhere in Europe, Asia, Africa and America.Our name refers to the Mediterranean “ mode de vie”, which includes socializing with buddies on streets and squares, having some beers ...