221 result(s) for liberty
'Freedom Fighter', A Lecture By Victoria Phillips, 20 May
- 19 May 2016 9:01 AM
- community & culture
While modern dancer Martha Graham claimed throughout her career that she was not political, between 1955 and 1987 she performed under the ageis of the State Department for every seated president in over 25 nations. This presentation will explore her tours in West Berlin, 1957, Poland and Yugoslavia, 1962, and East Berlin in 1987 – side-by-side with President Ronald Reagan as he declaired that the ...
Learning & Development In Forest School @ Happy Kids Budapest
- 20 Apr 2016 10:00 AM
- specials
The importance of play, play in Forest Schools
Play begins in a very early age, with constantly repetitive movements and acts (schemas) - clapping hands in time to music, playing games like pat-a-cake, and rhythmically move to sounds. It progresses into active play during the nursery years and into rough-and tumble play during the school years. All types of play, from physical play to role ...
Play begins in a very early age, with constantly repetitive movements and acts (schemas) - clapping hands in time to music, playing games like pat-a-cake, and rhythmically move to sounds. It progresses into active play during the nursery years and into rough-and tumble play during the school years. All types of play, from physical play to role ...
Olympic Bid Logo Presented In Budapest
- 15 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- sport
Organisers of Budapest’s 2024 Olympic bid unveiled their logo at a media ceremony on top of Gellért Hill on Thursday. The logo displays an image of the Statue of Liberty atop a green hill, looking onto a series of waves representing the Danube in the colours of the Olympic rings.
French-Hungarian Painting Pays Tribute To Paris Terrorist Attack Victims
- 6 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- community & culture
A French and a Hungarian artist have joined together to pay tribute to the victims of last year’s terrorist attacks in Paris. The painting by Marie-Claude Eisenbeth-Combeau and László Albert illustrating French-Hungarian friendship was presented to French Ambassador Eric Fournier by László Szabó, Hungarian foreign affairs state secretary, in Albert’s home town of Kaposvár, in south-western ...
Make The Most Of Your Budget In Budapest With These Smart Travel Hacks
- 1 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- travel
It’s natural to want to fit it all in when you come on a trip to a new city, but the costs of sightseeing can sure add up. A romantic dinner here, a river cruise there. Bike rental. Museum entry. Before you know it you’ve blown your holiday budget.
Xpat Opinion: First Reactions In Hungary To Brussels Attacks
- 25 Mar 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
As terror strikes in Brussels, Hungarian commentators – from staunchly liberal to stout conservative – seem to agree: this means war. And a long one at that.
Time Stands Still: See 1960s Budapest At Fészek Club
- 19 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- entertainment
One of the frustrating things about Budapest is that you can’t capture all of its major landmarks in one photo, despite many of them being so close together. There’s nowhere you can stand where you can take a photo that includes all four of the most famous bridges, that also includes the Liberty Statue and the Buda Castle plus the Parliament building on the other side of the Danube. Even if ...
Xpat Theatre: Edmond By David Mamet, 23 January
- 21 Jan 2016 10:55 AM
- entertainment
An encounter with a fortune-teller leads businessman Edmond to confront the emptiness of his life and marriage. Appalled, he flees into the vortex of the city's underbelly, plummeting into a free fall he mistakes for liberation. To Edmond's surprise, it's dark outside: hookers charge, pimps are violent, and the guy on the corner is a conman. With nothing to lose but his liberty, Edmond spirals ...
Xpat Opinion: Polish-Hungarian Friendship In Action
- 14 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The situation in Poland has become a serious concern not only for the politicians of the European Union but for the whole western world. The largest East European country among those that joined the European Union in 2004 is rapidly following Hungary on the road to becoming an “illiberal democracy” while the European Commission is trying to find proper answers to the emasculation of Poland’s ...
'Freedom Fighter', A Lecture By Victoria Phillips, 20 May
- 19 May 2016 9:01 AM
- community & culture
While modern dancer Martha Graham claimed throughout her career that she was not political, between 1955 and 1987 she performed under the ageis of the State Department for every seated president in over 25 nations. This presentation will explore her tours in West Berlin, 1957, Poland and Yugoslavia, 1962, and East Berlin in 1987 – side-by-side with President Ronald Reagan as he declaired that the ...
Learning & Development In Forest School @ Happy Kids Budapest
- 20 Apr 2016 10:00 AM
- specials
The importance of play, play in Forest Schools
Play begins in a very early age, with constantly repetitive movements and acts (schemas) - clapping hands in time to music, playing games like pat-a-cake, and rhythmically move to sounds. It progresses into active play during the nursery years and into rough-and tumble play during the school years. All types of play, from physical play to role ...
Play begins in a very early age, with constantly repetitive movements and acts (schemas) - clapping hands in time to music, playing games like pat-a-cake, and rhythmically move to sounds. It progresses into active play during the nursery years and into rough-and tumble play during the school years. All types of play, from physical play to role ...
Olympic Bid Logo Presented In Budapest
- 15 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- sport
Organisers of Budapest’s 2024 Olympic bid unveiled their logo at a media ceremony on top of Gellért Hill on Thursday. The logo displays an image of the Statue of Liberty atop a green hill, looking onto a series of waves representing the Danube in the colours of the Olympic rings.
French-Hungarian Painting Pays Tribute To Paris Terrorist Attack Victims
- 6 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- community & culture
A French and a Hungarian artist have joined together to pay tribute to the victims of last year’s terrorist attacks in Paris. The painting by Marie-Claude Eisenbeth-Combeau and László Albert illustrating French-Hungarian friendship was presented to French Ambassador Eric Fournier by László Szabó, Hungarian foreign affairs state secretary, in Albert’s home town of Kaposvár, in south-western ...
Make The Most Of Your Budget In Budapest With These Smart Travel Hacks
- 1 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- travel
It’s natural to want to fit it all in when you come on a trip to a new city, but the costs of sightseeing can sure add up. A romantic dinner here, a river cruise there. Bike rental. Museum entry. Before you know it you’ve blown your holiday budget.
Xpat Opinion: First Reactions In Hungary To Brussels Attacks
- 25 Mar 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
As terror strikes in Brussels, Hungarian commentators – from staunchly liberal to stout conservative – seem to agree: this means war. And a long one at that.
Time Stands Still: See 1960s Budapest At Fészek Club
- 19 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- entertainment
One of the frustrating things about Budapest is that you can’t capture all of its major landmarks in one photo, despite many of them being so close together. There’s nowhere you can stand where you can take a photo that includes all four of the most famous bridges, that also includes the Liberty Statue and the Buda Castle plus the Parliament building on the other side of the Danube. Even if ...
Xpat Theatre: Edmond By David Mamet, 23 January
- 21 Jan 2016 10:55 AM
- entertainment
An encounter with a fortune-teller leads businessman Edmond to confront the emptiness of his life and marriage. Appalled, he flees into the vortex of the city's underbelly, plummeting into a free fall he mistakes for liberation. To Edmond's surprise, it's dark outside: hookers charge, pimps are violent, and the guy on the corner is a conman. With nothing to lose but his liberty, Edmond spirals ...
Xpat Opinion: Polish-Hungarian Friendship In Action
- 14 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The situation in Poland has become a serious concern not only for the politicians of the European Union but for the whole western world. The largest East European country among those that joined the European Union in 2004 is rapidly following Hungary on the road to becoming an “illiberal democracy” while the European Commission is trying to find proper answers to the emasculation of Poland’s ...