18 result(s) for transylvania in Events
Danube Art Ensemble: Beautiful Mezőség, National Dance Theatre Budapest, 13 May
- 13 May 2025 5:20 PM
- contemporary
From Béla Bartók and Zoltán Kodály through György Martin and Sándor Tímár to Ferenc Novák, the diverse folk art of the Mezőség region has attracted the interest of many collectors. Therefore, Zsolt Juhász, the bandleader and director, must have had plenty of resources to work with when he thought about the show:
“We want to show our feelings, our love for the region and its beauty. A ...
Pure Source, National Concert Hall Budapest, 13 April
- 13 Apr 2025 7:30 PM
- classical
In this magnificent vision of dance history, the Hungarian State Folk Ensemble and the Ballet Company of Győr explore the extremely compelling and complex relationship of folk dance and composed music in the 17th and 18th centuries, and through the art of Béla Bartók, the folk music experience of 20th-century modernism.
Wherever he collected folk music, Bartók always showed great interest in ...
New Year's Greeting, National Concert Hall Budapest, 5 January
- 5 Jan 2024 9:08 AM
- contemporary
This will be the Hungarian Heritage House’s tenth time ringing in the New Year with a festive gala programme.
Taking the stage at Müpa Budapest once again will be a host of outstanding folk musicians and folk dancers here to share with the audience moments both intimate and elevated, once again proving that the beauty and meaning of our folk traditions, refined over the centuries, can also ...
'Ligeti 100', Palace of Arts Budapest, 22 June
- 22 Jun 2023 7:00 PM
- contemporary
This year marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of György Ligeti, one of the most exciting composers of the 20th century, a constant seeker of new paths forward.
Originally from Transylvania, he studied at Budapest's Liszt Academy and, after emigrating in 1956, produced his mature work in Western Europe.
Concerto Budapest and the Hungarian Radio Choir are commemorating the artist with ...
'Dark Light' Exhibition, The Workshop Budapest, 17 December
- 17 Dec 2022 7:00 PM
- contemporary
From the organisers: Join us for an art and social 'happening' at The Workshop.
Our team has brought together a collective of mixed media artists exhibiting their work together for the first time. This exhibition features work by artists from and around Ukraine who wish to lend their voices to a regional artistic dialogue about coming together that, we hope, transcends geographical and ...
Bagossy Brothers Company, Kapolcs, 31 July
- 31 Jul 2022 2:30 PM
- contemporary
The popularity of the Gyergyószentmiklós band, which was founded in May 2013 and still plays with an unchanged line-up, has risen steadily but rapidly.
With its energetic, audience-oriented concerts, the Bagossy Brothers Company quickly became one of the most popular concert bands, first in Transylvania and then in the entire Carpathian Basin.
'Fonó Wednesday': Dances of Visa Fonó Budapest, 1 December
- 1 Dec 2021 7:00 PM
- community
The Fonó’s Wednesday dance events are for beginning and advanced dancers that want to learn the dances of a particular village or region on a deeper level. The dances are taught with live music in two groups (beginners and advanced) running simultaneously. The evening concludes when the two groups come together for singing and dancing. Everyone is welcome - come with or without a partner!
The ...
Fonó Wednesdays: Dances of Visa, Fonó Budapest, 17 November
- 17 Nov 2021 7:00 PM
- community
Dances of Visa (Mezőség region, Transylvania)
The Fonó’s Wednesday dance events are for beginning and advanced dancers that want to learn the dances of a particular village or region on a deeper level.
The dances are taught with live music in two groups (beginners and advanced) running simultaneously. The evening concludes when the two groups come together for singing and dancing. Everyone ...
Concert+Dance House: Eszterlánc Band, Fonó Budapest, 6 August
- 6 Aug 2021 8:00 PM
- contemporary
Since its formation Eszterlánc Band has been playing first of all the music of Transylvania’s Mezőség region (Câmpia Transilvaniei or the Transylvanian plain). They have released 8 records til now concentrating on the music of four Mezőség villages.
Their concerts present traditional folk music of the so-called ‚Tóvidék’, and the villages of Mezőkeszü and Magyarszovat.
They often invite ...
Danube Art Ensemble: Beautiful Mezőség, National Dance Theatre Budapest, 13 May
- 13 May 2025 5:20 PM
- contemporary
From Béla Bartók and Zoltán Kodály through György Martin and Sándor Tímár to Ferenc Novák, the diverse folk art of the Mezőség region has attracted the interest of many collectors. Therefore, Zsolt Juhász, the bandleader and director, must have had plenty of resources to work with when he thought about the show:
“We want to show our feelings, our love for the region and its beauty. A ...
Pure Source, National Concert Hall Budapest, 13 April
- 13 Apr 2025 7:30 PM
- classical
In this magnificent vision of dance history, the Hungarian State Folk Ensemble and the Ballet Company of Győr explore the extremely compelling and complex relationship of folk dance and composed music in the 17th and 18th centuries, and through the art of Béla Bartók, the folk music experience of 20th-century modernism.
Wherever he collected folk music, Bartók always showed great interest in ...
New Year's Greeting, National Concert Hall Budapest, 5 January
- 5 Jan 2024 9:08 AM
- contemporary
This will be the Hungarian Heritage House’s tenth time ringing in the New Year with a festive gala programme.
Taking the stage at Müpa Budapest once again will be a host of outstanding folk musicians and folk dancers here to share with the audience moments both intimate and elevated, once again proving that the beauty and meaning of our folk traditions, refined over the centuries, can also ...
'Ligeti 100', Palace of Arts Budapest, 22 June
- 22 Jun 2023 7:00 PM
- contemporary
This year marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of György Ligeti, one of the most exciting composers of the 20th century, a constant seeker of new paths forward.
Originally from Transylvania, he studied at Budapest's Liszt Academy and, after emigrating in 1956, produced his mature work in Western Europe.
Concerto Budapest and the Hungarian Radio Choir are commemorating the artist with ...
'Dark Light' Exhibition, The Workshop Budapest, 17 December
- 17 Dec 2022 7:00 PM
- contemporary
From the organisers: Join us for an art and social 'happening' at The Workshop.
Our team has brought together a collective of mixed media artists exhibiting their work together for the first time. This exhibition features work by artists from and around Ukraine who wish to lend their voices to a regional artistic dialogue about coming together that, we hope, transcends geographical and ...
Bagossy Brothers Company, Kapolcs, 31 July
- 31 Jul 2022 2:30 PM
- contemporary
The popularity of the Gyergyószentmiklós band, which was founded in May 2013 and still plays with an unchanged line-up, has risen steadily but rapidly.
With its energetic, audience-oriented concerts, the Bagossy Brothers Company quickly became one of the most popular concert bands, first in Transylvania and then in the entire Carpathian Basin.
'Fonó Wednesday': Dances of Visa Fonó Budapest, 1 December
- 1 Dec 2021 7:00 PM
- community
The Fonó’s Wednesday dance events are for beginning and advanced dancers that want to learn the dances of a particular village or region on a deeper level. The dances are taught with live music in two groups (beginners and advanced) running simultaneously. The evening concludes when the two groups come together for singing and dancing. Everyone is welcome - come with or without a partner!
The ...
Fonó Wednesdays: Dances of Visa, Fonó Budapest, 17 November
- 17 Nov 2021 7:00 PM
- community
Dances of Visa (Mezőség region, Transylvania)
The Fonó’s Wednesday dance events are for beginning and advanced dancers that want to learn the dances of a particular village or region on a deeper level.
The dances are taught with live music in two groups (beginners and advanced) running simultaneously. The evening concludes when the two groups come together for singing and dancing. Everyone ...
Concert+Dance House: Eszterlánc Band, Fonó Budapest, 6 August
- 6 Aug 2021 8:00 PM
- contemporary
Since its formation Eszterlánc Band has been playing first of all the music of Transylvania’s Mezőség region (Câmpia Transilvaniei or the Transylvanian plain). They have released 8 records til now concentrating on the music of four Mezőség villages.
Their concerts present traditional folk music of the so-called ‚Tóvidék’, and the villages of Mezőkeszü and Magyarszovat.
They often invite ...