1,528 result(s) for folk
Hungarian State Folk Ensemble - House of Tradition: Stag Song, Palace Of Arts, 3 November
- 2 Nov 2016 8:06 AM
- community & culture
The stag is an ancient and universal symbol in cultural history - and its discarded and regrown antlers have come to represent eternal renewal. It stands at the entrance to the golden path, bidding us follow into our own spiritual world. The stag is at once a demon, a shaman, a wizard, a fairy or king of the dead, capable of drawing those who hunt it into a new and different world.
Restaurant Review: Lángos Papa
- 2 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- food & drink
The lángos is the same for Hungarians as the currywurst for Germans. The fried dough is Hungary’s streetfood number one and it’s just as popular with tourists as goulash soup or Tokay wine.
See What Happened @ Alchemists Night, Brody Studios, 20 October
- 28 Oct 2016 12:35 PM
- entertainment
Imagine what the history of human kind would be like without big boozers such as Lord Byron, Charles Dickens and Elizabeth Taylor... We recently joined a cocktail-fueled journey at Brody looking into the lives of heroic drinkers, here's what happened...
Fungarian: Must Is A Must
- 25 Oct 2016 9:02 AM
- food & drink
Read the first word in the Hungarian way (moosht), note that it means ‘freshly pressed grape juice,’ and then the headline will make sense.
Kodály's The Spinning Room – New Production At Budapest Opera, 23 October
- 22 Oct 2016 9:04 AM
- community & culture
“A people can best be known through their folk songs,” claimed Zoltán Kodály, one of the crucial proponents of Hungarian music, whose main ambition as a composer, collector of folk songs and music teacher was to inculcate a love for Hungarian folk song and to cultivate a knowledgeable audience.
Sausage Festival, Railway Park, 21 – 23 October
- 20 Oct 2016 1:40 AM
- food & drink
Event organisers of the officially titled 'Pig Slaughtering Sausage Festival in Budapest' told XpatLoop this is, "Hungary's most dynamically developing gastro-festival". It takes place this weekend at the Hungarian Railway History Park around its 10 acres of event space. The catchy festival slogan is 'to maintain traditions, gastronomy and folklore', anyway we're sure pork lovers will find the ...
Contemporary Arts Festival, Now On Until 23 October
- 14 Oct 2016 5:35 AM
- community & culture
The CAFe Budapest Contemporary Arts Festival presents some of the greatest contemporary performers from Hungary and abroad, including Yann Tiersen, Hiromi, Plaid and the Southbank Gamelan Players, Squarepusher’s project band, Shobaleader One, Krzysztof Penderecki, Yellowjackets, the FAMILIE FLÖZ and Krisztián Gergye’s Company.
'Sunlegend', Festival Theatre Budapest, 13 October
- 13 Oct 2016 9:03 AM
- entertainment
A long-held dream of the artists of the Hungarian State Folk Ensemble was realised when they encountered the fresh, dynamic music of Nikola Parov, a popular but unusual ethnic blend incorporating ancient motifs while utilising saxophone, drums and brass instruments. The music is combined here on stage with the most lively and energetic movements of Hungarian folk dance, creating a veritable ...
Budapest Ritmo: World Music Festival, Mupa, 14 October
- 13 Oct 2016 9:01 AM
- entertainment
On 14 October, Budapest Ritmo gives a taste of the programme of this year's WOMEX in the tent set up by Müpa Budapest. Three of the performers will play to the whole world a week later, in Santiago de Compostela. It goes without saying this day will also pass in the spirit of encounters.
Hungarian State Folk Ensemble - House of Tradition: Stag Song, Palace Of Arts, 3 November
- 2 Nov 2016 8:06 AM
- community & culture
The stag is an ancient and universal symbol in cultural history - and its discarded and regrown antlers have come to represent eternal renewal. It stands at the entrance to the golden path, bidding us follow into our own spiritual world. The stag is at once a demon, a shaman, a wizard, a fairy or king of the dead, capable of drawing those who hunt it into a new and different world.
Restaurant Review: Lángos Papa
- 2 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- food & drink
The lángos is the same for Hungarians as the currywurst for Germans. The fried dough is Hungary’s streetfood number one and it’s just as popular with tourists as goulash soup or Tokay wine.
See What Happened @ Alchemists Night, Brody Studios, 20 October
- 28 Oct 2016 12:35 PM
- entertainment
Imagine what the history of human kind would be like without big boozers such as Lord Byron, Charles Dickens and Elizabeth Taylor... We recently joined a cocktail-fueled journey at Brody looking into the lives of heroic drinkers, here's what happened...
Fungarian: Must Is A Must
- 25 Oct 2016 9:02 AM
- food & drink
Read the first word in the Hungarian way (moosht), note that it means ‘freshly pressed grape juice,’ and then the headline will make sense.
Kodály's The Spinning Room – New Production At Budapest Opera, 23 October
- 22 Oct 2016 9:04 AM
- community & culture
“A people can best be known through their folk songs,” claimed Zoltán Kodály, one of the crucial proponents of Hungarian music, whose main ambition as a composer, collector of folk songs and music teacher was to inculcate a love for Hungarian folk song and to cultivate a knowledgeable audience.
Sausage Festival, Railway Park, 21 – 23 October
- 20 Oct 2016 1:40 AM
- food & drink
Event organisers of the officially titled 'Pig Slaughtering Sausage Festival in Budapest' told XpatLoop this is, "Hungary's most dynamically developing gastro-festival". It takes place this weekend at the Hungarian Railway History Park around its 10 acres of event space. The catchy festival slogan is 'to maintain traditions, gastronomy and folklore', anyway we're sure pork lovers will find the ...
Contemporary Arts Festival, Now On Until 23 October
- 14 Oct 2016 5:35 AM
- community & culture
The CAFe Budapest Contemporary Arts Festival presents some of the greatest contemporary performers from Hungary and abroad, including Yann Tiersen, Hiromi, Plaid and the Southbank Gamelan Players, Squarepusher’s project band, Shobaleader One, Krzysztof Penderecki, Yellowjackets, the FAMILIE FLÖZ and Krisztián Gergye’s Company.
'Sunlegend', Festival Theatre Budapest, 13 October
- 13 Oct 2016 9:03 AM
- entertainment
A long-held dream of the artists of the Hungarian State Folk Ensemble was realised when they encountered the fresh, dynamic music of Nikola Parov, a popular but unusual ethnic blend incorporating ancient motifs while utilising saxophone, drums and brass instruments. The music is combined here on stage with the most lively and energetic movements of Hungarian folk dance, creating a veritable ...
Budapest Ritmo: World Music Festival, Mupa, 14 October
- 13 Oct 2016 9:01 AM
- entertainment
On 14 October, Budapest Ritmo gives a taste of the programme of this year's WOMEX in the tent set up by Müpa Budapest. Three of the performers will play to the whole world a week later, in Santiago de Compostela. It goes without saying this day will also pass in the spirit of encounters.