1,262 result(s) for contemporary art
Harmonia Jazz Workshop, Budapest Jazz Club, 6 February
- 4 Feb 2015 7:00 AM
- entertainment
Calling all English speaking jazz lovers in Budapest to The Harmonia Jazz Workshop at the Budapest Jazz Club with a kick-off at 20.00 on Friday, 6th February 2015 proudly presents the Ágnes Lakatos Standard Zone
Now On: Hungaricons Collection In Várkert Bazár (Castle Garden Bazaar)
- 3 Feb 2015 1:45 AM
- community & culture
Barcsay and Aba Novák, Faludy and Petőfi, Iván Darvas and Klári Tolnay, Károly Makk and Miklós Jancsó, Iván Markó and Adél Orosz, Ernő Rubik and John von Neumann, Bartók and Kodály, Kossuth and Széchenyi. The easiest question of any quiz show could well be: What do they have in common? However, if the answer is to be just one word, it becomes more difficult: Hungarians? Geniuses? This collection ...
'Nothing’s For Something', Trafó Budapest, 6 & 7 February
- 1 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- entertainment
Black curtains dance to The Blue Danube. After this extraordinary beginning, four performers take over the lead accompanied by spherical sounds. The dancers appear on a darkened stage – they emerge as points of light and colour accents and disappear again, leaving traces as they do so. Through the composition of moving bodies combined with variable stage elements, an organic form appears – a ...
Futuristic Hungarian Piano Has Lift-Off
- 22 Jan 2015 12:40 AM
- community & culture
Is it a bird, a plane, or an exotic supercar? A new Hungarian made concert piano, developed under the inspiration of Kossuth Prize-winning pianist Gergely Bogányi, was recently presented to the press in Budapest. The sleek, futuristic Zengafons piano, which would not look out of place on the set of Star Wars, will make its public debut at the Budapest Academy of Music.
'The Nutcracker', National Concert Hall Budapest, 7 January
- 5 Jan 2015 8:02 AM
- entertainment
The idea for the ballet The Nutcracker came from the one-time director of the Imperial Theatres of Russia, who wanted to see a fairytale ballet on stage, based on E. T. A. Hoffmann’s story The Nutcracker and the Mouse King, which would surpass all before it in both sound and spectacle. He commissioned Tchaikovsky to compose the score. The third and last of Tchaikovsky’s ballets after Swan Lake ...
Now On: Rembrandt & Dutch Golden Age Exhibition, Museum Of Fine Arts Budapest
- 4 Jan 2015 9:45 AM
- community & culture
Rembrandt and the Painting of the Dutch Golden Age, a large-scale exhibition to run in the Museum of Fine Arts from 1 November surveys the period of 17th-century Dutch art, one of the golden ages of European culture. The exhibition is built around Rembrandt, the greatest master of the period, by whom 20 masterpieces will be on display.
'Forever and Ever', Festival Theatre, 27 December
- 23 Dec 2014 8:04 AM
- community & culture
With its mixture of authentic folk dances, fine art, world music and virtuosity, the latest production of the Duna Art Ensemble immerses the audience in the enchanting world of folk-dance theatre. It attempts to stimulate thought, to relax and calm the viewer, and of course to entertain.
Nextfest, Trafó Budapest, On Until 23 January
- 15 Dec 2014 8:10 AM
- entertainment
There’s something terribly sexy when it starts talking to you, as if you were the only person in the room. In this case the ‘it’ is NEXT, a selection of young dancers, musicians and acting companies from the 2010s. The future is theirs and, as we can see from the cue in front of the cashier, the future is now!
Festive Ball And Gala Night In The 120-Year-Old New York Palace
- 10 Dec 2014 8:00 AM
- specials
"We celebrated the 120th anniversary of the opening of the New York Palace with a grandiose gala evening. The management of the New York Café and Boscolo Hotel paid their tribute to the historical building with the gala event on 21th November.
Harmonia Jazz Workshop, Budapest Jazz Club, 6 February
- 4 Feb 2015 7:00 AM
- entertainment
Calling all English speaking jazz lovers in Budapest to The Harmonia Jazz Workshop at the Budapest Jazz Club with a kick-off at 20.00 on Friday, 6th February 2015 proudly presents the Ágnes Lakatos Standard Zone
Now On: Hungaricons Collection In Várkert Bazár (Castle Garden Bazaar)
- 3 Feb 2015 1:45 AM
- community & culture
Barcsay and Aba Novák, Faludy and Petőfi, Iván Darvas and Klári Tolnay, Károly Makk and Miklós Jancsó, Iván Markó and Adél Orosz, Ernő Rubik and John von Neumann, Bartók and Kodály, Kossuth and Széchenyi. The easiest question of any quiz show could well be: What do they have in common? However, if the answer is to be just one word, it becomes more difficult: Hungarians? Geniuses? This collection ...
'Nothing’s For Something', Trafó Budapest, 6 & 7 February
- 1 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- entertainment
Black curtains dance to The Blue Danube. After this extraordinary beginning, four performers take over the lead accompanied by spherical sounds. The dancers appear on a darkened stage – they emerge as points of light and colour accents and disappear again, leaving traces as they do so. Through the composition of moving bodies combined with variable stage elements, an organic form appears – a ...
Futuristic Hungarian Piano Has Lift-Off
- 22 Jan 2015 12:40 AM
- community & culture
Is it a bird, a plane, or an exotic supercar? A new Hungarian made concert piano, developed under the inspiration of Kossuth Prize-winning pianist Gergely Bogányi, was recently presented to the press in Budapest. The sleek, futuristic Zengafons piano, which would not look out of place on the set of Star Wars, will make its public debut at the Budapest Academy of Music.
'The Nutcracker', National Concert Hall Budapest, 7 January
- 5 Jan 2015 8:02 AM
- entertainment
The idea for the ballet The Nutcracker came from the one-time director of the Imperial Theatres of Russia, who wanted to see a fairytale ballet on stage, based on E. T. A. Hoffmann’s story The Nutcracker and the Mouse King, which would surpass all before it in both sound and spectacle. He commissioned Tchaikovsky to compose the score. The third and last of Tchaikovsky’s ballets after Swan Lake ...
Now On: Rembrandt & Dutch Golden Age Exhibition, Museum Of Fine Arts Budapest
- 4 Jan 2015 9:45 AM
- community & culture
Rembrandt and the Painting of the Dutch Golden Age, a large-scale exhibition to run in the Museum of Fine Arts from 1 November surveys the period of 17th-century Dutch art, one of the golden ages of European culture. The exhibition is built around Rembrandt, the greatest master of the period, by whom 20 masterpieces will be on display.
'Forever and Ever', Festival Theatre, 27 December
- 23 Dec 2014 8:04 AM
- community & culture
With its mixture of authentic folk dances, fine art, world music and virtuosity, the latest production of the Duna Art Ensemble immerses the audience in the enchanting world of folk-dance theatre. It attempts to stimulate thought, to relax and calm the viewer, and of course to entertain.
Nextfest, Trafó Budapest, On Until 23 January
- 15 Dec 2014 8:10 AM
- entertainment
There’s something terribly sexy when it starts talking to you, as if you were the only person in the room. In this case the ‘it’ is NEXT, a selection of young dancers, musicians and acting companies from the 2010s. The future is theirs and, as we can see from the cue in front of the cashier, the future is now!
Festive Ball And Gala Night In The 120-Year-Old New York Palace
- 10 Dec 2014 8:00 AM
- specials
"We celebrated the 120th anniversary of the opening of the New York Palace with a grandiose gala evening. The management of the New York Café and Boscolo Hotel paid their tribute to the historical building with the gala event on 21th November.