174 result(s) for contemporary art in Videos
Day 0 - Daily Recommender – Sziget Festival Budapest
- 6 Aug 2013 9:06 AM
- entertainment
Two in one: a birthday show and festival within the festival, a legendary Hungarian folk group and the most popular Hungarian band at Sziget. On top of that we’ll have bingo with an energetic Dutch electro-formation in the Party Arena.
Photo Article: Best Ruin Pubs In Budapest
- 18 Jul 2013 2:00 AM
- entertainment
The phenomena of 'ruin pubs' took hold of the Budapest nightlife scene a few years back. Today, many of the best placed to hang-out in the Hungarian capital feature psychedelic interiors, worn-out furniture, and groups of hipsters. The best of this bunch manage to create a special kind of charm, very unique to Budapest. As not all are as well known as Szimpla Kert and Instant, here's virtual look ...
Invitation: Forced Entertainment (UK), Trafó Budapest, 25-26 April
- 24 Apr 2013 9:00 AM
- entertainment
The future: hopes and clichés, optimism and despair, assumptions and reveries – on the borderline of reality and fantasy. We assure ourselves that everything will be just fine and then if things turn upside down after all, then we can't do anything but allow the absurdity of life to amuse us. Thus we encounter the comical-confidential side of Forced Entertainment. The company assumes a playful, ...
Invitation: Balanescu Quartet: “25 Years”, Festival Theatre Budapest, 17 April
- 11 Apr 2013 9:30 AM
- community & culture
Formed in London in 1987, the Balanescu Quartet ranks as one of the world’s leading string quartets. The intention of its founder, Romanian-born Alexander Balanescu, was to rise above generic limitations and create a new musical universe in which contemporary classical music, pop, jazz, folk traditions and electronic music might strike a common chord.
Invitation: Eva Duda Dance Company Premier, Trafó Budapest, 5 - 6 April
- 1 Apr 2013 12:50 PM
- entertainment
Blending contemporary dance, circus and live music creatively, VIRTUS is based on inter-arts collaboration. It is Eva Duda Company’s first adventure into the world of the underground circus.
New Venue At Sziget Festival In Budapest: Cirque Du Sziget
- 25 Mar 2013 8:00 AM
- entertainment
Ladies and Gentleman! A marvelous and brand new venue is enriching the colorful programs of Sziget Festival this year. The Cirque du Sziget will host breath-taking “new-circus” productions and also some impressive shows of young Hungarian acrobats, put together exclusively for the event. Because Sziget is so much more than just a music festival!
Invitation: Harmonia Jazz Workshop, Budapest Jazz Club, 8 March
- 5 Mar 2013 8:00 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, 8th March 2013 proudly presents the Agnes Lakatos Standard Zone. The concert will be followed by a jam session open to all comers (no fees for that one).
Hybris & Talking heArts Concert, Toldi Club Budapest, 16 July
- 10 Jul 2012 9:00 AM
- entertainment
The "Hybris" was recently born with the collaboration of international artists, putting together a show based on improvisation. It is an open invitation to a journey full of surprises. Their music is a blend of classical, digital, experimental and many more other genres. Jerome Li Thiao Te had the basic idea and he invites new and new artists: musicians, video artists, contemporary dancers, ...
The Unbending Trees: Hungarian Pop Makes Good
- 9 Jun 2012 10:55 AM
- entertainment
Though there has been a turn in local tastes for homegrown music, sang in Hungarian, here in Budapest, pubs and clubs still resonate with songs in English, imported from abroad. Rare is occasion when Hungary has the opportunity to export some of its on songs in the form of pop music (classical is another story). But recently the sophisticated Hungarian pop band The Unbending Trees have become ...
Day 0 - Daily Recommender – Sziget Festival Budapest
- 6 Aug 2013 9:06 AM
- entertainment
Two in one: a birthday show and festival within the festival, a legendary Hungarian folk group and the most popular Hungarian band at Sziget. On top of that we’ll have bingo with an energetic Dutch electro-formation in the Party Arena.
Photo Article: Best Ruin Pubs In Budapest
- 18 Jul 2013 2:00 AM
- entertainment
The phenomena of 'ruin pubs' took hold of the Budapest nightlife scene a few years back. Today, many of the best placed to hang-out in the Hungarian capital feature psychedelic interiors, worn-out furniture, and groups of hipsters. The best of this bunch manage to create a special kind of charm, very unique to Budapest. As not all are as well known as Szimpla Kert and Instant, here's virtual look ...
Invitation: Forced Entertainment (UK), Trafó Budapest, 25-26 April
- 24 Apr 2013 9:00 AM
- entertainment
The future: hopes and clichés, optimism and despair, assumptions and reveries – on the borderline of reality and fantasy. We assure ourselves that everything will be just fine and then if things turn upside down after all, then we can't do anything but allow the absurdity of life to amuse us. Thus we encounter the comical-confidential side of Forced Entertainment. The company assumes a playful, ...
Invitation: Balanescu Quartet: “25 Years”, Festival Theatre Budapest, 17 April
- 11 Apr 2013 9:30 AM
- community & culture
Formed in London in 1987, the Balanescu Quartet ranks as one of the world’s leading string quartets. The intention of its founder, Romanian-born Alexander Balanescu, was to rise above generic limitations and create a new musical universe in which contemporary classical music, pop, jazz, folk traditions and electronic music might strike a common chord.
Invitation: Eva Duda Dance Company Premier, Trafó Budapest, 5 - 6 April
- 1 Apr 2013 12:50 PM
- entertainment
Blending contemporary dance, circus and live music creatively, VIRTUS is based on inter-arts collaboration. It is Eva Duda Company’s first adventure into the world of the underground circus.
New Venue At Sziget Festival In Budapest: Cirque Du Sziget
- 25 Mar 2013 8:00 AM
- entertainment
Ladies and Gentleman! A marvelous and brand new venue is enriching the colorful programs of Sziget Festival this year. The Cirque du Sziget will host breath-taking “new-circus” productions and also some impressive shows of young Hungarian acrobats, put together exclusively for the event. Because Sziget is so much more than just a music festival!
Invitation: Harmonia Jazz Workshop, Budapest Jazz Club, 8 March
- 5 Mar 2013 8:00 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, 8th March 2013 proudly presents the Agnes Lakatos Standard Zone. The concert will be followed by a jam session open to all comers (no fees for that one).
Hybris & Talking heArts Concert, Toldi Club Budapest, 16 July
- 10 Jul 2012 9:00 AM
- entertainment
The "Hybris" was recently born with the collaboration of international artists, putting together a show based on improvisation. It is an open invitation to a journey full of surprises. Their music is a blend of classical, digital, experimental and many more other genres. Jerome Li Thiao Te had the basic idea and he invites new and new artists: musicians, video artists, contemporary dancers, ...
The Unbending Trees: Hungarian Pop Makes Good
- 9 Jun 2012 10:55 AM
- entertainment
Though there has been a turn in local tastes for homegrown music, sang in Hungarian, here in Budapest, pubs and clubs still resonate with songs in English, imported from abroad. Rare is occasion when Hungary has the opportunity to export some of its on songs in the form of pop music (classical is another story). But recently the sophisticated Hungarian pop band The Unbending Trees have become ...