107 result(s) for roma arts festival
Roma Ethno-Ballad In Two Acts: Somnakaj, Festival Theatre Budapest, 4 May
- 3 May 2014 9:00 AM
- entertainment
A night such as those sung of in ballads. The embers of a slowly dying fire glimmer softly. Somewhere in the distance, a violinist plays an ancient Roma song. Tremulous silhouettes emerge, and as they come closer the stomping of the dancers becomes distinct.
Sziget Budapest Confirms Fresh Acts, New Venues & Fun Programs
- 17 Apr 2014 11:20 AM
- entertainment
Outkast, Manic Street Preachers and The 1975 were all new acts confirmed to appear in Hungary this summer, Sziget organizers revealed this week at a press event. They join acts announced earlier such as Queens of the Stone Age, The Prodigy, Macklemore, Imagine Dragons, Bastille, Skrillex, Placebo, Lily Allen and The Kooks. The End Show will be presented by Calvin Harris, and now it’s also ...
National Philharmonic Orchestra, National Concert Hall Budapest, 24 March
- 23 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- community & culture
“The world is what it is, it will not be better or more attractive, it will not adjust itself to our beautiful dreams"-and this is painful." This could be a somewhat malicious summary of the world-weariness of early Romanticism, whose greatest bard was Lord Byron, a man of adventure. One of his most inspiring characters is Manfred, who is weighed down by a guilt whose origins are lost in the ...
British Vocal Group Voces8 In Budapest On 28 March
- 20 Mar 2014 9:30 AM
- community & culture
VOCES8, the outstanding vocal ensemble from Britain is coming to its first tour in Hungary, consisting of only three tour dates. To the invitation of Philharmonia Hungary, three Hungarian cities will host the group; they will perform in Veszprém at the Pannon University on 25 March, in Nagykanizsa at the Hevesi Sándor Cultural Centre on 27 March, and for two times, with two different programs in ...
Invitation: 'Tango No Tango', Festival Theatre Budapest, 14 February
- 11 Feb 2014 8:06 AM
- entertainment
Foreign (Argentine, Israeli, Italian, Slovak, Romanian) and Hungarian dancers present the modern face of tango, embracing its potential, associations and styles. We will be familiarised with neo-tango, tango Latino, contact tango, Hungarian folk dance with tango, football tango, contemporary tango and more...
National Philharmonic Orchestra, National Concert Hall Budapest, 25 Jan
- 22 Jan 2014 8:06 AM
- community & culture
The emblematic orchestral works of the late Romantic period, Richard Strauss’s symphonic poems, and the symphonies of Bruckner and Mahler all enjoy a special place in the repertoire of the Hungarian National Philharmonic. Mahler’s Symphony No. 7 is also known as the Song of the Night because of its two distinctive Nachtmusik movements.
Now On: Béla Kása Photography Exhibition, Palace Of Arts Budapest
- 21 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- community & culture
Béla Kása was born in Pécs in 1952 and graduated in photography from the College of Fine Arts in Cologne in 1979. His photographic journals of folk art were inspired by his travels in Transylvania in 1973, during which time he fell under the spell of the region’s centuries-old traditions and folk music. He learned to play the viola and double bass and began to collect folk music, while taking ...
Invitation: Winter Evenings With Brahms In Budapest
- 6 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- community & culture
The National Philharmonic organise four concerts in the Palace of Arts to celebrate the 180th anniversary of Brahms’s birth. These concerts will encompass almost every symphonic work of the German Romantic composer.
'Experidance', Festival Theatre Budapest, 30 October
- 29 Oct 2013 8:00 AM
- entertainment
“Both Bartók works introduce the eternal struggle of woman and man, exploring the fundamental truths of our human existence through them. The seething social transformations of the 20th century and the fury of dark forces that put millions of lives at risk cannot be separated from the basic tenets of these works.
Roma Ethno-Ballad In Two Acts: Somnakaj, Festival Theatre Budapest, 4 May
- 3 May 2014 9:00 AM
- entertainment
A night such as those sung of in ballads. The embers of a slowly dying fire glimmer softly. Somewhere in the distance, a violinist plays an ancient Roma song. Tremulous silhouettes emerge, and as they come closer the stomping of the dancers becomes distinct.
Sziget Budapest Confirms Fresh Acts, New Venues & Fun Programs
- 17 Apr 2014 11:20 AM
- entertainment
Outkast, Manic Street Preachers and The 1975 were all new acts confirmed to appear in Hungary this summer, Sziget organizers revealed this week at a press event. They join acts announced earlier such as Queens of the Stone Age, The Prodigy, Macklemore, Imagine Dragons, Bastille, Skrillex, Placebo, Lily Allen and The Kooks. The End Show will be presented by Calvin Harris, and now it’s also ...
National Philharmonic Orchestra, National Concert Hall Budapest, 24 March
- 23 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- community & culture
“The world is what it is, it will not be better or more attractive, it will not adjust itself to our beautiful dreams"-and this is painful." This could be a somewhat malicious summary of the world-weariness of early Romanticism, whose greatest bard was Lord Byron, a man of adventure. One of his most inspiring characters is Manfred, who is weighed down by a guilt whose origins are lost in the ...
British Vocal Group Voces8 In Budapest On 28 March
- 20 Mar 2014 9:30 AM
- community & culture
VOCES8, the outstanding vocal ensemble from Britain is coming to its first tour in Hungary, consisting of only three tour dates. To the invitation of Philharmonia Hungary, three Hungarian cities will host the group; they will perform in Veszprém at the Pannon University on 25 March, in Nagykanizsa at the Hevesi Sándor Cultural Centre on 27 March, and for two times, with two different programs in ...
Invitation: 'Tango No Tango', Festival Theatre Budapest, 14 February
- 11 Feb 2014 8:06 AM
- entertainment
Foreign (Argentine, Israeli, Italian, Slovak, Romanian) and Hungarian dancers present the modern face of tango, embracing its potential, associations and styles. We will be familiarised with neo-tango, tango Latino, contact tango, Hungarian folk dance with tango, football tango, contemporary tango and more...
National Philharmonic Orchestra, National Concert Hall Budapest, 25 Jan
- 22 Jan 2014 8:06 AM
- community & culture
The emblematic orchestral works of the late Romantic period, Richard Strauss’s symphonic poems, and the symphonies of Bruckner and Mahler all enjoy a special place in the repertoire of the Hungarian National Philharmonic. Mahler’s Symphony No. 7 is also known as the Song of the Night because of its two distinctive Nachtmusik movements.
Now On: Béla Kása Photography Exhibition, Palace Of Arts Budapest
- 21 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- community & culture
Béla Kása was born in Pécs in 1952 and graduated in photography from the College of Fine Arts in Cologne in 1979. His photographic journals of folk art were inspired by his travels in Transylvania in 1973, during which time he fell under the spell of the region’s centuries-old traditions and folk music. He learned to play the viola and double bass and began to collect folk music, while taking ...
Invitation: Winter Evenings With Brahms In Budapest
- 6 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- community & culture
The National Philharmonic organise four concerts in the Palace of Arts to celebrate the 180th anniversary of Brahms’s birth. These concerts will encompass almost every symphonic work of the German Romantic composer.
'Experidance', Festival Theatre Budapest, 30 October
- 29 Oct 2013 8:00 AM
- entertainment
“Both Bartók works introduce the eternal struggle of woman and man, exploring the fundamental truths of our human existence through them. The seething social transformations of the 20th century and the fury of dark forces that put millions of lives at risk cannot be separated from the basic tenets of these works.