33 result(s) for folk art in Events
'Budapest Ritmo', Akvárium Klub, 11 -13 April
- 11 Apr 2024 2:08 PM
- contemporary
The festival offers a select line-up sanctioned by KEXP and WOMEX, leaving ample room for surprise and discovery: Afro-chansons by Gérald Toto, Welsh triple-harp by Cerys Hafana, Jelena Popržan’s artsy viola stand-up and a virtuosic ethno-jazz standoff between Béla Ágoston and Teodosii Spassov, homegrown folk, psychedelic rock and ska-punk represent the range.
Colour Concerts, Palace of Arts Budapest, 30 March
- 30 Mar 2024 5:00 PM
- contemporary
A broad spectrum of musical genres can be heard in and around the Foyer in the afternoons: visitors stopping by and wishing to hear music in Müpa Budapest may listen to the young representatives of popular music, jazz and folk on Tuesdays and classical genres on Wednesdays and Saturdays.
The Colour Concert series gives students of the Ferenc Liszt Music Academy and other music schools an ...
Papageno Jazz Night: Ephemere, Budapest Jazz Club, 24 March
- 24 Mar 2024 8:00 PM
- contemporary
This one-of-a-kind band of young talents combines jazz, chanson and folk music.
Folk Dance: “The Essence of Art...”, National Dance Theatre, 24 March
- 24 Mar 2024 7:00 PM
- contemporary
Amrita Sher Gil, of Hungarian-Indian origin, was one of the most enigmatic and tragic artists of the first half of the 20th century. In the few active years she was given, she became one of the most important figures in contemporary Indian painting.
She created her art on the border between two worlds, constantly seeking a balance between the two. The dance piece brings her paintings to life. ...
Branka Básits: 'My Csép' - Record Release Concert, Festival Theatre Budapest, 21 February
- 21 Feb 2024 8:00 PM
- classical
Branka Básits is in the fortunate position of having been born in a village with a rich folk music tradition.
And the singer takes advantage of this favorable circumstance: recognising the value of the ancestral cultural heritage that nourished her, she has published her debut album Én Csépem (‘My Csép'), based on her own collections.
Branka has reshaped Szigetcsép's Serbian folk music ...
LAKVAR (D): Sabotage and Tradition
- 11 Aug 2023 8:00 PM
- contemporary
Like being in a surreal dream, intentionally sabotaging the crazy reality of the world around us, international band LAKVAR debuts first time ever in Hungary, giving us the very familiar sensation of its egzotic but traditional sounds, subcontiously offering a new world of impressions, visions, smells, tastes, senses and colours of the present and past of Eastern-Europe and the Caucasus.
Soon ...
Chain Bridge Folkdance Gala, Erzsébetliget Theater Budapest, 15 June
- 15 Jun 2023 7:00 AM
- contemporary
The primary objective is enhancing the intercultural dialogue, to inspire new productions presenting the most significant national and regional cultural achievements and trends at the highest artistic level. The gala emphasises the mutual presence of tradition and modernity, the creativity and innovation.
Our aim is to make the choreographic views adapting traditional and authentic folk ...
Family & Youth Event: Carnival Merry-Making, Palace of Arts Budapest, 22 February
- 20 Feb 2023 10:45 AM
- community
The celebration: a sacred time, where we break away from our everyday lives and, with our bodies and souls dressed for celebration, await the magical events of olden times to once again be brought to life.
Farsang stands out from the other celebrations in Hungary: there is no significant religious holiday in this period in the liturgical calendar. Yet this period between Epiphany and Ash ...
'The World of Rogues', National Dance Theatre Budapest, 16 December
- 16 Dec 2022 7:00 PM
- contemporary
Rogues and highwaymen are typical characters of Hungarian folk traditions. Folk songs, folk tales and ballads preserve the memories of our most famous highwaymen and they feature as a popular topic in folk art. They are often idealised as heroes in folk memory.
This is how “Hungarian Robin Hoods”, our legendary rogues were born: Jóska Sóbri, Imre Bogár, Márton Vidróczky, Bandi Angyal and, ...
'Budapest Ritmo', Akvárium Klub, 11 -13 April
- 11 Apr 2024 2:08 PM
- contemporary
The festival offers a select line-up sanctioned by KEXP and WOMEX, leaving ample room for surprise and discovery: Afro-chansons by Gérald Toto, Welsh triple-harp by Cerys Hafana, Jelena Popržan’s artsy viola stand-up and a virtuosic ethno-jazz standoff between Béla Ágoston and Teodosii Spassov, homegrown folk, psychedelic rock and ska-punk represent the range.
Colour Concerts, Palace of Arts Budapest, 30 March
- 30 Mar 2024 5:00 PM
- contemporary
A broad spectrum of musical genres can be heard in and around the Foyer in the afternoons: visitors stopping by and wishing to hear music in Müpa Budapest may listen to the young representatives of popular music, jazz and folk on Tuesdays and classical genres on Wednesdays and Saturdays.
The Colour Concert series gives students of the Ferenc Liszt Music Academy and other music schools an ...
Papageno Jazz Night: Ephemere, Budapest Jazz Club, 24 March
- 24 Mar 2024 8:00 PM
- contemporary
This one-of-a-kind band of young talents combines jazz, chanson and folk music.
Folk Dance: “The Essence of Art...”, National Dance Theatre, 24 March
- 24 Mar 2024 7:00 PM
- contemporary
Amrita Sher Gil, of Hungarian-Indian origin, was one of the most enigmatic and tragic artists of the first half of the 20th century. In the few active years she was given, she became one of the most important figures in contemporary Indian painting.
She created her art on the border between two worlds, constantly seeking a balance between the two. The dance piece brings her paintings to life. ...
Branka Básits: 'My Csép' - Record Release Concert, Festival Theatre Budapest, 21 February
- 21 Feb 2024 8:00 PM
- classical
Branka Básits is in the fortunate position of having been born in a village with a rich folk music tradition.
And the singer takes advantage of this favorable circumstance: recognising the value of the ancestral cultural heritage that nourished her, she has published her debut album Én Csépem (‘My Csép'), based on her own collections.
Branka has reshaped Szigetcsép's Serbian folk music ...
LAKVAR (D): Sabotage and Tradition
- 11 Aug 2023 8:00 PM
- contemporary
Like being in a surreal dream, intentionally sabotaging the crazy reality of the world around us, international band LAKVAR debuts first time ever in Hungary, giving us the very familiar sensation of its egzotic but traditional sounds, subcontiously offering a new world of impressions, visions, smells, tastes, senses and colours of the present and past of Eastern-Europe and the Caucasus.
Soon ...
Chain Bridge Folkdance Gala, Erzsébetliget Theater Budapest, 15 June
- 15 Jun 2023 7:00 AM
- contemporary
The primary objective is enhancing the intercultural dialogue, to inspire new productions presenting the most significant national and regional cultural achievements and trends at the highest artistic level. The gala emphasises the mutual presence of tradition and modernity, the creativity and innovation.
Our aim is to make the choreographic views adapting traditional and authentic folk ...
Family & Youth Event: Carnival Merry-Making, Palace of Arts Budapest, 22 February
- 20 Feb 2023 10:45 AM
- community
The celebration: a sacred time, where we break away from our everyday lives and, with our bodies and souls dressed for celebration, await the magical events of olden times to once again be brought to life.
Farsang stands out from the other celebrations in Hungary: there is no significant religious holiday in this period in the liturgical calendar. Yet this period between Epiphany and Ash ...
'The World of Rogues', National Dance Theatre Budapest, 16 December
- 16 Dec 2022 7:00 PM
- contemporary
Rogues and highwaymen are typical characters of Hungarian folk traditions. Folk songs, folk tales and ballads preserve the memories of our most famous highwaymen and they feature as a popular topic in folk art. They are often idealised as heroes in folk memory.
This is how “Hungarian Robin Hoods”, our legendary rogues were born: Jóska Sóbri, Imre Bogár, Márton Vidróczky, Bandi Angyal and, ...