195 result(s) for festival of light
Sziget Budapest Confirms Fresh Acts, New Venues & Fun Programs
- 17 Apr 2014 11:20 AM
- entertainment
Outkast, Manic Street Preachers and The 1975 were all new acts confirmed to appear in Hungary this summer, Sziget organizers revealed this week at a press event. They join acts announced earlier such as Queens of the Stone Age, The Prodigy, Macklemore, Imagine Dragons, Bastille, Skrillex, Placebo, Lily Allen and The Kooks. The End Show will be presented by Calvin Harris, and now it’s also ...
Hungarians @ The Titanic Film Festival
- 2 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- entertainment
This year’s Titanic Festival – running between 4-12th April – will also present the works of Hungarian film makers too. Erik Novák’s brand-new action-thriller and black comedy mixture Black Soup will have its premiere screening at the festival. Simon Szabó’s short film Wall that won the main award at the Tampere Short Film Festival, and Réka Bucsi’s animation short Symphony no. 42 that competed ...
Central European Dance Theatre: Peregrines, Festival Theater Budapest, 2 April
- 23 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- entertainment
Celebrating their 25th anniversary season, the Central European Dance Theatre present a production whose three choreographers were educated in Hungary but reached professional maturity abroad. “Peregrination, studying at foreign universities, is one of the most characteristic and interesting chapters in the history of Hungarian culture.
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 ...
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 ...
Xpat Report: Budapest Bonfire Party For Charity
- 8 Nov 2013 12:00 AM
- community & culture
"Thank you so much for all the help! It was a fantastic evening, very well organized, with great people and a brilliant atmosphere." This feedback from the Csodalámpa Foundation is for everyone at the XpatLoop event on Monday 4 November. Together around 200 Xpats (expats + locals) united to help children suffering from life-threatening illnesses, raising nearly 1 million forints for this ‘Wish ...
Invitation: Selah Sue (BE) Concert, A38 Ship Budapest, 25 September
- 25 Sep 2013 9:01 AM
- entertainment
Selah Sue turns her doubts into soul, funk and reggae melodies, trying hard to be worthy of her idols, Lauryn Hill, Erykah Badu and Bob Marley. Her first single “Raggamuffin” is one of her oldest songs and was viewed more than a million times online. Her music is a melting pot between electric rock, organic hip-hop and soul-funk. Her support is Hungary's greatest soul-funk singer Sena Dagadu with ...
Invitation: Jewish Summer Festival, Hungary, Until 2 September
- 26 Aug 2013 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Following the initiative of the Jewish Community of Budapest, the Jewish Tourism and Cultural Centerorganized the first festival in 1998, with the central location beingEurope’s biggest and one of its most beautiful synagogues, the Dohány Street Synagogue.
St. Stephen's Day Celebrations In Budapest, 20 August
- 15 Aug 2013 9:47 AM
- community & culture
This year, 20 August celebrations will be held under the slogan “The country – together as one”. A special feature of this year’s events is that the series of programmes Nagyon Balaton (Very Balaton!) will include colourful family events, concerts and fireworks in several towns along the shores of Lake Balaton to commemorate the foundation of the Hungarian State.
Sziget Budapest Confirms Fresh Acts, New Venues & Fun Programs
- 17 Apr 2014 11:20 AM
- entertainment
Outkast, Manic Street Preachers and The 1975 were all new acts confirmed to appear in Hungary this summer, Sziget organizers revealed this week at a press event. They join acts announced earlier such as Queens of the Stone Age, The Prodigy, Macklemore, Imagine Dragons, Bastille, Skrillex, Placebo, Lily Allen and The Kooks. The End Show will be presented by Calvin Harris, and now it’s also ...
Hungarians @ The Titanic Film Festival
- 2 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- entertainment
This year’s Titanic Festival – running between 4-12th April – will also present the works of Hungarian film makers too. Erik Novák’s brand-new action-thriller and black comedy mixture Black Soup will have its premiere screening at the festival. Simon Szabó’s short film Wall that won the main award at the Tampere Short Film Festival, and Réka Bucsi’s animation short Symphony no. 42 that competed ...
Central European Dance Theatre: Peregrines, Festival Theater Budapest, 2 April
- 23 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- entertainment
Celebrating their 25th anniversary season, the Central European Dance Theatre present a production whose three choreographers were educated in Hungary but reached professional maturity abroad. “Peregrination, studying at foreign universities, is one of the most characteristic and interesting chapters in the history of Hungarian culture.
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 ...
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 ...
Xpat Report: Budapest Bonfire Party For Charity
- 8 Nov 2013 12:00 AM
- community & culture
"Thank you so much for all the help! It was a fantastic evening, very well organized, with great people and a brilliant atmosphere." This feedback from the Csodalámpa Foundation is for everyone at the XpatLoop event on Monday 4 November. Together around 200 Xpats (expats + locals) united to help children suffering from life-threatening illnesses, raising nearly 1 million forints for this ‘Wish ...
Invitation: Selah Sue (BE) Concert, A38 Ship Budapest, 25 September
- 25 Sep 2013 9:01 AM
- entertainment
Selah Sue turns her doubts into soul, funk and reggae melodies, trying hard to be worthy of her idols, Lauryn Hill, Erykah Badu and Bob Marley. Her first single “Raggamuffin” is one of her oldest songs and was viewed more than a million times online. Her music is a melting pot between electric rock, organic hip-hop and soul-funk. Her support is Hungary's greatest soul-funk singer Sena Dagadu with ...
Invitation: Jewish Summer Festival, Hungary, Until 2 September
- 26 Aug 2013 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Following the initiative of the Jewish Community of Budapest, the Jewish Tourism and Cultural Centerorganized the first festival in 1998, with the central location beingEurope’s biggest and one of its most beautiful synagogues, the Dohány Street Synagogue.
St. Stephen's Day Celebrations In Budapest, 20 August
- 15 Aug 2013 9:47 AM
- community & culture
This year, 20 August celebrations will be held under the slogan “The country – together as one”. A special feature of this year’s events is that the series of programmes Nagyon Balaton (Very Balaton!) will include colourful family events, concerts and fireworks in several towns along the shores of Lake Balaton to commemorate the foundation of the Hungarian State.