226 result(s) for myth
Now On: Éva Rónai Exhibition: Rescuing Our Forefather, Budapest Gallery
- 12 Jan 2016 8:04 AM
- community & culture
Éva Rónai is a defining figure of Hungarian textile art. She creates her works using the demanding French tapestry technique on an upright loom, which is very time-consuming and requires tremendous patience, energy, and physical fortitude. Despite her use of a traditional tapestry technique and her choice of biblical-mythical subject matter, her works are surprisingly realistic.
Now On: Nude Sculptures, National Gallery
- 30 Dec 2015 8:04 AM
- community & culture
The word nude entered the English language from Latin, originally in the sense of "plain, explicit". In art, the term first denoted representations of clothed or half-naked models with the intention of studying their figures, postures and gestures, before it started to refer to the naked human body. Before the Renaissance, nude representation was usually reserved for symbolic messages.
Jazz Korea In Budapest, 27 - 29 November
- 28 Nov 2015 8:06 AM
- entertainment
On Friday 27 November at 7 p.m. at Hanmadang Korean Cultural Center In Budapest. Hyejin Quartet - Jazz vocalist Hyejin is an orthodox jazz musician who succeeded to the legacy of jazz while enlightening music lovers on the essence of jazz. She had long trod the road to classic pianist, but after studying in U.S. which is the home of jazz, she definitely turned to jazz vocalist.
L-E-V by Sharon Eyal & Gai Behar, Trafó Budapest, 18 September
- 16 Sep 2015 9:20 AM
- entertainment
Hot, sexy, rhythmic – fine movements, popping shapes, crooked elegance. L-E-V, co-run by Eyal’s artistic and her life partner Gai Behar, incorporates the Gaga dance language Eyal learned at Batsheva but also features Eyal’s trademark combination of androgyny, tribalism, and eroticism.
alt-J (UK) @ Sziget Festival Budapest, 12 August, 9.30 pm.
- 10 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- entertainment
There is a process we all go through when we first play the new album by a band whose debut we evangelised about. Nerves need to be steadied and fears dispelled before we can pass anything approaching calm and clear-headed judgment. With luck, our ardour will be rekindled, our faith reaffirmed. And all of us will, at some time or another, have had the unhappy experience of dashed hopes and ...
Hungarian Historian Quashes Rumor About Treaty Of Trianon "Expiry Date"
- 23 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
It has been rumored in Hungary for years that the Trianon peace dictate was created for 100 years and that Hungary would get back its lost territories by 2020. A historian explains why that is a myth. Interviewed by Iván Marinov, author of urbanlegends.hu blog, historian Balázs Ablonczy, PhD, author of the monograph Trianon legendák, says the treaty doesn’t include any reference to expiry.
Catulli Carmina & Carmina Burana @ Margaret Island Open-Air Stage, 10 & 12 July
- 9 Jul 2015 9:06 AM
- community & culture
Performed by the Szeged Contemporary Ballet and the Dohnányi Orchestra of Budafok. Carl Orff, German composer, music teacher, and director is one of the most extraordinary figures of 20th-century music history. Dance and music are inseparable in his pedagogical work, his on-stage creations and his compositions. A large part of his work is complex, multidisciplinary creations, in which rhythm and ...
'Here And Now', Fine Arts Salon, Műcsarnok
- 17 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Consisting of paintings, sculptures, graphic artworks and installations by some two hundred artists, this large-scale exhibition focuses on the changes in art over the past ten years. Such changes include a multitude of complementary artistic achievements which, beyond processing the effects of crisis present in the world and society, have also come up with some positive messages.
Hungary’s Liza, The Fox-Fairy Conquers Brussels Film Festival
- 21 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- entertainment
Hungarian film Liza, the Fox-Fairy won the 7th Orbit Award at the Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival (BIFFF), Europe’s leading international genre film festival, the Hungarian Film Union told MTI.
Now On: Éva Rónai Exhibition: Rescuing Our Forefather, Budapest Gallery
- 12 Jan 2016 8:04 AM
- community & culture
Éva Rónai is a defining figure of Hungarian textile art. She creates her works using the demanding French tapestry technique on an upright loom, which is very time-consuming and requires tremendous patience, energy, and physical fortitude. Despite her use of a traditional tapestry technique and her choice of biblical-mythical subject matter, her works are surprisingly realistic.
Now On: Nude Sculptures, National Gallery
- 30 Dec 2015 8:04 AM
- community & culture
The word nude entered the English language from Latin, originally in the sense of "plain, explicit". In art, the term first denoted representations of clothed or half-naked models with the intention of studying their figures, postures and gestures, before it started to refer to the naked human body. Before the Renaissance, nude representation was usually reserved for symbolic messages.
Jazz Korea In Budapest, 27 - 29 November
- 28 Nov 2015 8:06 AM
- entertainment
On Friday 27 November at 7 p.m. at Hanmadang Korean Cultural Center In Budapest. Hyejin Quartet - Jazz vocalist Hyejin is an orthodox jazz musician who succeeded to the legacy of jazz while enlightening music lovers on the essence of jazz. She had long trod the road to classic pianist, but after studying in U.S. which is the home of jazz, she definitely turned to jazz vocalist.
L-E-V by Sharon Eyal & Gai Behar, Trafó Budapest, 18 September
- 16 Sep 2015 9:20 AM
- entertainment
Hot, sexy, rhythmic – fine movements, popping shapes, crooked elegance. L-E-V, co-run by Eyal’s artistic and her life partner Gai Behar, incorporates the Gaga dance language Eyal learned at Batsheva but also features Eyal’s trademark combination of androgyny, tribalism, and eroticism.
alt-J (UK) @ Sziget Festival Budapest, 12 August, 9.30 pm.
- 10 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- entertainment
There is a process we all go through when we first play the new album by a band whose debut we evangelised about. Nerves need to be steadied and fears dispelled before we can pass anything approaching calm and clear-headed judgment. With luck, our ardour will be rekindled, our faith reaffirmed. And all of us will, at some time or another, have had the unhappy experience of dashed hopes and ...
Hungarian Historian Quashes Rumor About Treaty Of Trianon "Expiry Date"
- 23 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
It has been rumored in Hungary for years that the Trianon peace dictate was created for 100 years and that Hungary would get back its lost territories by 2020. A historian explains why that is a myth. Interviewed by Iván Marinov, author of urbanlegends.hu blog, historian Balázs Ablonczy, PhD, author of the monograph Trianon legendák, says the treaty doesn’t include any reference to expiry.
Catulli Carmina & Carmina Burana @ Margaret Island Open-Air Stage, 10 & 12 July
- 9 Jul 2015 9:06 AM
- community & culture
Performed by the Szeged Contemporary Ballet and the Dohnányi Orchestra of Budafok. Carl Orff, German composer, music teacher, and director is one of the most extraordinary figures of 20th-century music history. Dance and music are inseparable in his pedagogical work, his on-stage creations and his compositions. A large part of his work is complex, multidisciplinary creations, in which rhythm and ...
'Here And Now', Fine Arts Salon, Műcsarnok
- 17 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Consisting of paintings, sculptures, graphic artworks and installations by some two hundred artists, this large-scale exhibition focuses on the changes in art over the past ten years. Such changes include a multitude of complementary artistic achievements which, beyond processing the effects of crisis present in the world and society, have also come up with some positive messages.
Hungary’s Liza, The Fox-Fairy Conquers Brussels Film Festival
- 21 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- entertainment
Hungarian film Liza, the Fox-Fairy won the 7th Orbit Award at the Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival (BIFFF), Europe’s leading international genre film festival, the Hungarian Film Union told MTI.