26 result(s) for think freedom in Community & Culture
Introducing 3 Secretly Influential Hungarians
- 29 Dec 2021 5:33 PM
- https://bbj.hu/
- community & culture
Spend enough time in this country and Hungarian pride in famous people with Magyar origins begins to rub off on you. I’ve gone way beyond being satisfied by announcing that Albert Szent-Györgyi, who discovered ascorbic acid or vitamin C, did so in Szeged in the 1930s, or that Drew Barrymore’s mother was Hungarian, as was Goldie Hawn’s.
Bill Gates Recommends Book By Hungarian Psychologist To Find Comfort Amid Global Epidemic
- 22 May 2020 11:51 AM
- http://dailynewshungary.com
- community & culture
Our lives have changed dramatically due to the global epidemic that we have been living through over the last months. In these challenging times, Bill Gates recommends a book by Hungarian-born author Edith Eva Eger “to find comfort and deal with difficult situations.“
Public Art Installation ‘Think Freedom’ Opens In Veszprem
- 13 May 2019 11:56 AM
- community & culture
Now on until the first week of June. To celebrate the 30th anniversary of the 1989 regime change in Hungary, Veszprem is hosting Think Freedom, an urban spectacle and multidisciplinary art installation by renowned American artist Edina Seleskovic, on Szabadsag ter in Veszprem, according to a press release sent by the U.S. Embassy.
Magyar Opinion: ELTE To Launch Gender Studies Program
- 27 Feb 2017 6:04 AM
- community & culture
Conservative commentators fulminate as Eötvös Loránd University announces plans to open a degree program in gender studies. A left-wing pundit, on the other hand, accuses the critics of gender studies of trying to force their ideological vision on Hungarians.
Theatre & Dance At Sziget Festival 2016 Presented By XpatLoop.com
- 11 Aug 2016 12:30 PM
- community & culture
Contemporary dance and theatre adds an extra special dimension to the cultural significance of Sziget. This section of the Island of Freedom will feature some of the most exciting contemporary theatre and dance companies around today - from Hungary and all over the world. Sponsored by XpatLoop.com this year the excitement is doubled with two venues involved, a big tent plus an outdoor stage. ...
Historic Churches Address March Of The Living For The First Time
- 18 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- community & culture
This year’s March of the Living marked the first time that commemorative event was addressed by representatives of Hungary’s historic churches. Chief Rabbi Róbert Frölich said that although the Synagogue and the Basilica are just a few minutes’ walk apart, “there were times when the sobbing of the Synagogue and the cries for help from Jews who were to be sent to die fell on deaf ears and closed ...
Xpat Opinion: Teachers’ Revolt Brewing In Hungary?
- 21 Jan 2016 7:00 AM
- community & culture
I have the distinct feeling that something is afoot in Hungary, something the self-satisfied Orbán government is not prepared for. I see the beginnings of a movement that may well overcome the current apathy and resignation of Hungarian society and produce active resistance to the Orbán regime.
The Karamazovs, Erkel Theatre Budapest, From 20 June
- 16 Jun 2015 9:10 AM
- community & culture
The Opera’s ballet company will close both The Month of Dance and the season with The Karamazovs in Boris Eifman’s now-classic choreography. In addition to telling the well-known story in the language of dance, this grand ballet also explores the characters’ swirling minds, their complex relationships with each other and their internal struggles. The production will be staged at the Erkel Theatre ...
The Art Of Being Anita Kroo
- 7 May 2015 11:35 AM
- community & culture
By Liz Frommer: It’s not easy being an artist. And not due to the challenges perhaps of creating and existing. More so due to the fact that you as an artist may never truly be understood, not even by yourself. And yet it is this search for identity that fuels art as we know it. Perhaps the longer the search, the greater the art becomes.
Introducing 3 Secretly Influential Hungarians
- 29 Dec 2021 5:33 PM
- https://bbj.hu/
- community & culture
Spend enough time in this country and Hungarian pride in famous people with Magyar origins begins to rub off on you. I’ve gone way beyond being satisfied by announcing that Albert Szent-Györgyi, who discovered ascorbic acid or vitamin C, did so in Szeged in the 1930s, or that Drew Barrymore’s mother was Hungarian, as was Goldie Hawn’s.
Bill Gates Recommends Book By Hungarian Psychologist To Find Comfort Amid Global Epidemic
- 22 May 2020 11:51 AM
- http://dailynewshungary.com
- community & culture
Our lives have changed dramatically due to the global epidemic that we have been living through over the last months. In these challenging times, Bill Gates recommends a book by Hungarian-born author Edith Eva Eger “to find comfort and deal with difficult situations.“
Public Art Installation ‘Think Freedom’ Opens In Veszprem
- 13 May 2019 11:56 AM
- community & culture
Now on until the first week of June. To celebrate the 30th anniversary of the 1989 regime change in Hungary, Veszprem is hosting Think Freedom, an urban spectacle and multidisciplinary art installation by renowned American artist Edina Seleskovic, on Szabadsag ter in Veszprem, according to a press release sent by the U.S. Embassy.
Magyar Opinion: ELTE To Launch Gender Studies Program
- 27 Feb 2017 6:04 AM
- community & culture
Conservative commentators fulminate as Eötvös Loránd University announces plans to open a degree program in gender studies. A left-wing pundit, on the other hand, accuses the critics of gender studies of trying to force their ideological vision on Hungarians.
Theatre & Dance At Sziget Festival 2016 Presented By XpatLoop.com
- 11 Aug 2016 12:30 PM
- community & culture
Contemporary dance and theatre adds an extra special dimension to the cultural significance of Sziget. This section of the Island of Freedom will feature some of the most exciting contemporary theatre and dance companies around today - from Hungary and all over the world. Sponsored by XpatLoop.com this year the excitement is doubled with two venues involved, a big tent plus an outdoor stage. ...
Historic Churches Address March Of The Living For The First Time
- 18 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- community & culture
This year’s March of the Living marked the first time that commemorative event was addressed by representatives of Hungary’s historic churches. Chief Rabbi Róbert Frölich said that although the Synagogue and the Basilica are just a few minutes’ walk apart, “there were times when the sobbing of the Synagogue and the cries for help from Jews who were to be sent to die fell on deaf ears and closed ...
Xpat Opinion: Teachers’ Revolt Brewing In Hungary?
- 21 Jan 2016 7:00 AM
- community & culture
I have the distinct feeling that something is afoot in Hungary, something the self-satisfied Orbán government is not prepared for. I see the beginnings of a movement that may well overcome the current apathy and resignation of Hungarian society and produce active resistance to the Orbán regime.
The Karamazovs, Erkel Theatre Budapest, From 20 June
- 16 Jun 2015 9:10 AM
- community & culture
The Opera’s ballet company will close both The Month of Dance and the season with The Karamazovs in Boris Eifman’s now-classic choreography. In addition to telling the well-known story in the language of dance, this grand ballet also explores the characters’ swirling minds, their complex relationships with each other and their internal struggles. The production will be staged at the Erkel Theatre ...
The Art Of Being Anita Kroo
- 7 May 2015 11:35 AM
- community & culture
By Liz Frommer: It’s not easy being an artist. And not due to the challenges perhaps of creating and existing. More so due to the fact that you as an artist may never truly be understood, not even by yourself. And yet it is this search for identity that fuels art as we know it. Perhaps the longer the search, the greater the art becomes.