180 result(s) for poem
Hungarian Author Anna Jókai Dies
- 8 Jun 2017 8:10 AM
- community & culture
Hungarian author Anna Jókai, an Artist of the Nation, has died after a long illness, at the age of 84. Born in Budapest in 1932, Jókai graduated at Eötvös Lóránd University of Arts and Sciences as teacher of history and Hungarian literature. She worked as a teacher in a primary school, then in a secondary one before becoming a full-time writer in 1976. Her first book, published in 1968 and ...
Shadow On Stone: ’The Art Of Lili Ország’, National Gallery
- 13 Apr 2017 3:40 AM
- community & culture
Continuing the series featuring prominent Hungarian artists, an œuvre exhibition of Lili Ország (1926–1978), a prominent figure of modern Hungarian painting, is held at the Hungarian National Gallery, Budapest. The show, comprising more than 300 works, will have two curiosities.
Polish Poems On Hungarian Cakes
- 23 Mar 2017 8:38 AM
- community & culture
Quotes from 11 Polish poets have been written on cakes in Balatonfüred, a small town at the lake Balaton, in Hungary on the Polish Hungarian Friendship Day. Polish cookie recipes were also given to the visitors of Rama Charity Cake-factory.
Áder Opens Poet János Arany Memorial Year
- 3 Mar 2017 6:02 AM
- community & culture
Hungarian President János Áder opened the memorial year marking the 200th birth anniversary of Hungarian poet and writer János Arany (1817- 1882) in his native town of Salonta (Nagyszalonta), today in western Romania. Arany’s statue in front of the National Museum in Budapest sends a message that “those can be part of a heroic fight” who serve “not by standing in the front line,” but by writing ...
Video: British Ambassador’s Burns Night In Budapest
- 26 Jan 2017 10:00 AM
- community & culture
Burns Night, held in honour of Scotland’s most famous poet Robert Burns, is celebrated in the UK and by Scottish communities all over the world on the poet’s birthday, 25 January. On the night, British Ambassador Iain Lindsay OBE welcomed guests at his residence to commemorate the life and works of Burns. The traditional menu included haggis, and recitations of Burns’s poetry both in English and ...
Video: 'Mattie The Goose-Boy', Budapest Circus, Now On Until 22 January
- 12 Jan 2017 8:02 AM
- entertainment
On 06 January 2016 we commemorated the 250th anniversary of the birth of Hungarian poet and botanist Mihály Fazekas. This was one of the reasons we decided on adapting his deservedly most famous and still extremely popular epic poem: Mattie the goose-boy, an original Hungarian tale in 4 acts.
Organ Recital By Xavér Varnus, National Concert Hall, 27 October
- 24 Oct 2016 9:04 AM
- entertainment
"Xavér is an unusually sweet scoundrel: he can persuade me to do anything. You can guess how small I feel next to him to be standing here babbling out a few verses after he's been playing so beautifully, it breaks your heart,” said actress Mari Törőcsik from the pulpit of the jam-packed Great Presbyterian Church of Debrecen, there to follow Bach's demonic runs with her narration, in her ...
Cancelled: Juliette Gréco: "Merci", 28 September
- 23 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- entertainment
"When I stand on stage, I'm not tired at all,” declared Juliette Gréco in autumn 2015 at the age of 88. The vitality of the "black mouse,” who became a symbolic figure of wild and rebellious youth in Paris following the Second World War, has not diminished since. When Jean-Paul Sartre discovered Gréco singing in a Parisian cellar nightclub, he predicted a great career ahead and had two of his own ...
Parisian Impressions, Mupa, 24 September
- 20 Sep 2016 9:04 AM
- community & culture
It was no coincidence that artists from every corner of the world tended to flock to Paris; even if they had to go hungry and live in poverty, they would accumulate plenty of experience there - it was impossible to imagine a more exciting place in days gone by.
Hungarian Author Anna Jókai Dies
- 8 Jun 2017 8:10 AM
- community & culture
Hungarian author Anna Jókai, an Artist of the Nation, has died after a long illness, at the age of 84. Born in Budapest in 1932, Jókai graduated at Eötvös Lóránd University of Arts and Sciences as teacher of history and Hungarian literature. She worked as a teacher in a primary school, then in a secondary one before becoming a full-time writer in 1976. Her first book, published in 1968 and ...
Shadow On Stone: ’The Art Of Lili Ország’, National Gallery
- 13 Apr 2017 3:40 AM
- community & culture
Continuing the series featuring prominent Hungarian artists, an œuvre exhibition of Lili Ország (1926–1978), a prominent figure of modern Hungarian painting, is held at the Hungarian National Gallery, Budapest. The show, comprising more than 300 works, will have two curiosities.
Polish Poems On Hungarian Cakes
- 23 Mar 2017 8:38 AM
- community & culture
Quotes from 11 Polish poets have been written on cakes in Balatonfüred, a small town at the lake Balaton, in Hungary on the Polish Hungarian Friendship Day. Polish cookie recipes were also given to the visitors of Rama Charity Cake-factory.
Áder Opens Poet János Arany Memorial Year
- 3 Mar 2017 6:02 AM
- community & culture
Hungarian President János Áder opened the memorial year marking the 200th birth anniversary of Hungarian poet and writer János Arany (1817- 1882) in his native town of Salonta (Nagyszalonta), today in western Romania. Arany’s statue in front of the National Museum in Budapest sends a message that “those can be part of a heroic fight” who serve “not by standing in the front line,” but by writing ...
Video: British Ambassador’s Burns Night In Budapest
- 26 Jan 2017 10:00 AM
- community & culture
Burns Night, held in honour of Scotland’s most famous poet Robert Burns, is celebrated in the UK and by Scottish communities all over the world on the poet’s birthday, 25 January. On the night, British Ambassador Iain Lindsay OBE welcomed guests at his residence to commemorate the life and works of Burns. The traditional menu included haggis, and recitations of Burns’s poetry both in English and ...
Video: 'Mattie The Goose-Boy', Budapest Circus, Now On Until 22 January
- 12 Jan 2017 8:02 AM
- entertainment
On 06 January 2016 we commemorated the 250th anniversary of the birth of Hungarian poet and botanist Mihály Fazekas. This was one of the reasons we decided on adapting his deservedly most famous and still extremely popular epic poem: Mattie the goose-boy, an original Hungarian tale in 4 acts.
Organ Recital By Xavér Varnus, National Concert Hall, 27 October
- 24 Oct 2016 9:04 AM
- entertainment
"Xavér is an unusually sweet scoundrel: he can persuade me to do anything. You can guess how small I feel next to him to be standing here babbling out a few verses after he's been playing so beautifully, it breaks your heart,” said actress Mari Törőcsik from the pulpit of the jam-packed Great Presbyterian Church of Debrecen, there to follow Bach's demonic runs with her narration, in her ...
Cancelled: Juliette Gréco: "Merci", 28 September
- 23 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- entertainment
"When I stand on stage, I'm not tired at all,” declared Juliette Gréco in autumn 2015 at the age of 88. The vitality of the "black mouse,” who became a symbolic figure of wild and rebellious youth in Paris following the Second World War, has not diminished since. When Jean-Paul Sartre discovered Gréco singing in a Parisian cellar nightclub, he predicted a great career ahead and had two of his own ...
Parisian Impressions, Mupa, 24 September
- 20 Sep 2016 9:04 AM
- community & culture
It was no coincidence that artists from every corner of the world tended to flock to Paris; even if they had to go hungry and live in poverty, they would accumulate plenty of experience there - it was impossible to imagine a more exciting place in days gone by.