28 result(s) for uniquely hungary in Community & Culture
Hungary's New Opera Season Takes Audiences To Puccini’s Italy
- 12 Apr 2018 8:16 PM
- community & culture
16 premieres, 60 repertoire pieces, the inauguration of the Eiffel Arts Studios as well as the reopening of the Opera House are all featured in the 2018/19 season of the Hungarian State Opera.
Video: Csángó Ball, Millenáris Budapest, 18 February
- 17 Feb 2017 9:30 AM
- community & culture
The patron of the 21st Csángó Festival is Dr. János Áder, the President of Hungary. This is the Budapest festival for Csángó Hungarians, and the event has international connections as The Pro Minoritate Foundation and the Csángó Cultural Association of Moldva are involved with organising this uniquely colourful and entertaining festival at Millenáris Park on Saturday, 18th February at 19.00.
3 Very Scary Halloween Events In Budapest
- 28 Oct 2016 1:04 AM
- community & culture
Halloween is often thought to be an American ‘invention’, however its roots go back to Celtic culture, it's popular in all English speaking countries, and increasingly so in Hungary. Read on for more details about a 3 day Halloween Food Truck Party, an underground Halloween themed tunnel run, and the Budapest Charity Pumpkin Fest.
VeszpremFest 2016, 13 - 17 July
- 7 Jul 2016 11:40 AM
- community & culture
Veszprémfest is a 13-year-old large-scale cultural event in Veszprém, aimed at a more mature audience of art and quality music lovers. For several days every summer this dynamically developing event provides world-class performances from many musical genres: classical, opera, jazz, pop and world music.
Gabrieli Choir's Concert, Herminamező Church, 10 June
- 2 Jun 2016 9:04 AM
- community & culture
The Gabrieli Choir's final concert before the summer break takes place on Friday 10th June at the Herminamezői Szentlélek templom (Bp., XIV., Kassai tér), starting at half past seven. There are four contrasting works on the programme - dating from the 18th to the 21st centuries - and chief of these is a joyful jazz mass: the Mass in Blue by Will Todd (1970- ).
Uniquely Hungary: Emigres & Repats, By Anne Zwack
- 5 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- community & culture
So many of our expats are émigrés who have come home. My husband lived for forty five years abroad but he always rejected the epithet émigré. “If you wear galoshes,” I told him looking down at his feet on a snowy New York sidewalk, “you are an émigré.”
Xpat Opinion: Statue Strife Nr 2: György Donáth
- 1 Mar 2016 8:00 AM
- community & culture
Commenting on a foiled initiative to unveil the bust of a pre-war right-wing politician, left-wing commentators accuse the government of indulging in a cult of racist personalities. Their pro-government counterpart denies the allegation that György Donáth was an anti-Semite, while an independent conservative author calls on the opposing sides to show more tolerance towards each other.
Exhibition On Mexican Suitcase With Capa, Taro Negatives In Budapest
- 21 Dec 2015 3:10 AM
- community & culture
An exhibition presenting rediscovered negatives taken by Hungarian-born photographer Robert Capa and two fellow photojournalists during the Spanish Civil War has opened at the OSA archives in Budapest. The exhibition entitled “The Mexican Suitcase” focuses on the story of the suitcase that contained about 4,500 negatives by Capa, Gerda Taro and Chim (David Seymour) arranged in three small boxes ...
Uniquely Hungary: Árpád Göncz, A Man With Three Hums, By Anne Zwack
- 29 Oct 2015 12:45 AM
- community & culture
I read somewhere that everyone should have three Hums: Humanity, Humour and Humility. And President Göncz had all three in spades, although his most endearing quality was his humility.
Hungary's New Opera Season Takes Audiences To Puccini’s Italy
- 12 Apr 2018 8:16 PM
- community & culture
16 premieres, 60 repertoire pieces, the inauguration of the Eiffel Arts Studios as well as the reopening of the Opera House are all featured in the 2018/19 season of the Hungarian State Opera.
Video: Csángó Ball, Millenáris Budapest, 18 February
- 17 Feb 2017 9:30 AM
- community & culture
The patron of the 21st Csángó Festival is Dr. János Áder, the President of Hungary. This is the Budapest festival for Csángó Hungarians, and the event has international connections as The Pro Minoritate Foundation and the Csángó Cultural Association of Moldva are involved with organising this uniquely colourful and entertaining festival at Millenáris Park on Saturday, 18th February at 19.00.
3 Very Scary Halloween Events In Budapest
- 28 Oct 2016 1:04 AM
- community & culture
Halloween is often thought to be an American ‘invention’, however its roots go back to Celtic culture, it's popular in all English speaking countries, and increasingly so in Hungary. Read on for more details about a 3 day Halloween Food Truck Party, an underground Halloween themed tunnel run, and the Budapest Charity Pumpkin Fest.
VeszpremFest 2016, 13 - 17 July
- 7 Jul 2016 11:40 AM
- community & culture
Veszprémfest is a 13-year-old large-scale cultural event in Veszprém, aimed at a more mature audience of art and quality music lovers. For several days every summer this dynamically developing event provides world-class performances from many musical genres: classical, opera, jazz, pop and world music.
Gabrieli Choir's Concert, Herminamező Church, 10 June
- 2 Jun 2016 9:04 AM
- community & culture
The Gabrieli Choir's final concert before the summer break takes place on Friday 10th June at the Herminamezői Szentlélek templom (Bp., XIV., Kassai tér), starting at half past seven. There are four contrasting works on the programme - dating from the 18th to the 21st centuries - and chief of these is a joyful jazz mass: the Mass in Blue by Will Todd (1970- ).
Uniquely Hungary: Emigres & Repats, By Anne Zwack
- 5 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- community & culture
So many of our expats are émigrés who have come home. My husband lived for forty five years abroad but he always rejected the epithet émigré. “If you wear galoshes,” I told him looking down at his feet on a snowy New York sidewalk, “you are an émigré.”
Xpat Opinion: Statue Strife Nr 2: György Donáth
- 1 Mar 2016 8:00 AM
- community & culture
Commenting on a foiled initiative to unveil the bust of a pre-war right-wing politician, left-wing commentators accuse the government of indulging in a cult of racist personalities. Their pro-government counterpart denies the allegation that György Donáth was an anti-Semite, while an independent conservative author calls on the opposing sides to show more tolerance towards each other.
Exhibition On Mexican Suitcase With Capa, Taro Negatives In Budapest
- 21 Dec 2015 3:10 AM
- community & culture
An exhibition presenting rediscovered negatives taken by Hungarian-born photographer Robert Capa and two fellow photojournalists during the Spanish Civil War has opened at the OSA archives in Budapest. The exhibition entitled “The Mexican Suitcase” focuses on the story of the suitcase that contained about 4,500 negatives by Capa, Gerda Taro and Chim (David Seymour) arranged in three small boxes ...
Uniquely Hungary: Árpád Göncz, A Man With Three Hums, By Anne Zwack
- 29 Oct 2015 12:45 AM
- community & culture
I read somewhere that everyone should have three Hums: Humanity, Humour and Humility. And President Göncz had all three in spades, although his most endearing quality was his humility.