334 result(s) for budapest circus
Expat Art Scene: Where To See, Study & Exhibit Art
- 30 Jul 2015 11:00 AM
- community & culture
Art enthusiasts rejoice, creativity is in Budapest’s blood, from the work of great architecture that brightens up the cityscape, to the minds behind many of it quirky ruin pubs. If you’re a budding artist, newly arrived and keen to see what the city has to offer, or you’re a veteran expat seeking new inspiration, we found some great ways to get your creative juices flowing.
Night Revue Circus, Margaret Island Budapest, 30 July – 1 August
- 30 Jul 2015 10:55 AM
- entertainment
The "Ooh La La" is a captivatingly spectacular stage show, which takes the audience to the sensual world of the most chic Parisian clubs (Moulin Rouge, Lido, and Crazy Horse). It’s an amazing variety show, with performances by excellent dancers, as well as world-famous circus performers and acrobats. Lavish costumes, breathtaking stunts, thrilling music, moving melodies, beautiful girls, a ...
Many Festivals Still Ahead In Hungary
- 9 Jul 2015 11:03 AM
- entertainment
Although nearly half of the summer is already over, there are plenty of opportunities left for festival-goers looking for quality concerts. On the line-up are top-notch performers from both Hungary and further afield, as well as high-end cultural and sports activities, at a multitude of festivals ready to run across the country. Take a look at our selection here and see for yourself why Hungary ...
Budapest Summer Festival Offers Complete Packages For Expats' Visitors
- 9 Jul 2015 9:02 AM
- travel
First class tickets to performances at the Open-Air Theatre on Margaret Island, hotel room with breakfast, roundtrip boat transfer and Water Tower admission in one package with significant savings – this is on offer in Budapest Summer Festival’s Sleep in Budapest with a theatre ticket complete package. The Budapest Summer Festival offers 12 summer weekend getaways of exclusive cultural and ...
Hungarian Gov’t Will Invite Ideas For City Park
- 3 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- property
The cabinet has reached a decision on the first stage of the Liget project, which will see a series of new museums built on the edge of Budapest’s City Park, János Lázár announced yesterday. He said ideas will be invited for redesigning the park and that some buildings will be restored and new ones built. The park’s Vajdahunyad Castle, home to the Agriculture Museum, will be restored completely.
Xpat Report: Jane Goodall At Grandhouse Luncheon In Budapest
- 23 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- community & culture
The season’s last Grandhouse luncheon on June 16 hosted Dame Jane Goodall of chimpanzee fame before a blockbuster rapt audience of 85 guests, a roster of ambassadors among them, this time not as usual at the Academy of Science but at Kogart House gallery restaurant along the World Heritage listed Andrássy út.
Grand Circus May Give Way To Zoo Under Government Plans
- 12 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- entertainment
Budapest’s Metropolitan Grand Circus may have to say goodbye to its current location – adjacent to Budapest Zoo in the city’s largest park Városliget – under current plans. According to information obtained by cink.hu, the options of rebuilding the Grand Circus’s dilapidated building and erecting a new circus in a different location will both be discussed this month by the government.
Compagnie Pál Frenák: Tricks & Tracks 2., Trafó Budapest, 21 – 22 May
- 15 May 2015 9:00 AM
- entertainment
”Our body and our self are treasury of the imprints of our memories, that is created by the interaction of materials, space, bodies and fragrances.” The 15 year-old Pal Frenak Company presented its performance entitled Tricks & Tracks in 1999. The basic concept of this legendary and groundbreaking production still has not lost its timeliness. In the spring of 2014 past will meet present. The ...
Xpat Opinion: Ambassador Eleni Kounalakis On Her Years In Hungary, Part I
- 13 May 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
I just received Eleni Kounalakis’s Madam Ambassador: Three Years of Diplomacy, Dinner Parties, and Democracy in Budapest (New York: The New Press), recounting her years in Budapest as U.S. Ambassador. I must say that I was pleasantly surprised by the book, which luckily, despite its subtitle, has little to do with dinner parties. Instead, we have an account of the turbulent first three years of ...
Expat Art Scene: Where To See, Study & Exhibit Art
- 30 Jul 2015 11:00 AM
- community & culture
Art enthusiasts rejoice, creativity is in Budapest’s blood, from the work of great architecture that brightens up the cityscape, to the minds behind many of it quirky ruin pubs. If you’re a budding artist, newly arrived and keen to see what the city has to offer, or you’re a veteran expat seeking new inspiration, we found some great ways to get your creative juices flowing.
Night Revue Circus, Margaret Island Budapest, 30 July – 1 August
- 30 Jul 2015 10:55 AM
- entertainment
The "Ooh La La" is a captivatingly spectacular stage show, which takes the audience to the sensual world of the most chic Parisian clubs (Moulin Rouge, Lido, and Crazy Horse). It’s an amazing variety show, with performances by excellent dancers, as well as world-famous circus performers and acrobats. Lavish costumes, breathtaking stunts, thrilling music, moving melodies, beautiful girls, a ...
Many Festivals Still Ahead In Hungary
- 9 Jul 2015 11:03 AM
- entertainment
Although nearly half of the summer is already over, there are plenty of opportunities left for festival-goers looking for quality concerts. On the line-up are top-notch performers from both Hungary and further afield, as well as high-end cultural and sports activities, at a multitude of festivals ready to run across the country. Take a look at our selection here and see for yourself why Hungary ...
Budapest Summer Festival Offers Complete Packages For Expats' Visitors
- 9 Jul 2015 9:02 AM
- travel
First class tickets to performances at the Open-Air Theatre on Margaret Island, hotel room with breakfast, roundtrip boat transfer and Water Tower admission in one package with significant savings – this is on offer in Budapest Summer Festival’s Sleep in Budapest with a theatre ticket complete package. The Budapest Summer Festival offers 12 summer weekend getaways of exclusive cultural and ...
Hungarian Gov’t Will Invite Ideas For City Park
- 3 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- property
The cabinet has reached a decision on the first stage of the Liget project, which will see a series of new museums built on the edge of Budapest’s City Park, János Lázár announced yesterday. He said ideas will be invited for redesigning the park and that some buildings will be restored and new ones built. The park’s Vajdahunyad Castle, home to the Agriculture Museum, will be restored completely.
Xpat Report: Jane Goodall At Grandhouse Luncheon In Budapest
- 23 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- community & culture
The season’s last Grandhouse luncheon on June 16 hosted Dame Jane Goodall of chimpanzee fame before a blockbuster rapt audience of 85 guests, a roster of ambassadors among them, this time not as usual at the Academy of Science but at Kogart House gallery restaurant along the World Heritage listed Andrássy út.
Grand Circus May Give Way To Zoo Under Government Plans
- 12 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- entertainment
Budapest’s Metropolitan Grand Circus may have to say goodbye to its current location – adjacent to Budapest Zoo in the city’s largest park Városliget – under current plans. According to information obtained by cink.hu, the options of rebuilding the Grand Circus’s dilapidated building and erecting a new circus in a different location will both be discussed this month by the government.
Compagnie Pál Frenák: Tricks & Tracks 2., Trafó Budapest, 21 – 22 May
- 15 May 2015 9:00 AM
- entertainment
”Our body and our self are treasury of the imprints of our memories, that is created by the interaction of materials, space, bodies and fragrances.” The 15 year-old Pal Frenak Company presented its performance entitled Tricks & Tracks in 1999. The basic concept of this legendary and groundbreaking production still has not lost its timeliness. In the spring of 2014 past will meet present. The ...
Xpat Opinion: Ambassador Eleni Kounalakis On Her Years In Hungary, Part I
- 13 May 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
I just received Eleni Kounalakis’s Madam Ambassador: Three Years of Diplomacy, Dinner Parties, and Democracy in Budapest (New York: The New Press), recounting her years in Budapest as U.S. Ambassador. I must say that I was pleasantly surprised by the book, which luckily, despite its subtitle, has little to do with dinner parties. Instead, we have an account of the turbulent first three years of ...