165 result(s) for writer in Community & Culture
Literary Titbits With Ben Fergusson, Brody Studios Budapest, 27 January
- 26 Jan 2016 8:04 AM
- community & culture
Ben Fergusson`s debut novel won the Historical Writers’ Association Debut Crown for debut historical fiction. HWA chair Manda Scott said: “Ben Fergusson’s The Spring of Kasper Meier is a truly outstanding work of fiction that will, I hope, enter into the canon of English literature. It takes the known tragedies of the Second World War and extends them into what was, for most of the judges, an ...
Hungarian Writers’ Union To Mark 1956 Anniversary In 2016
- 31 Dec 2015 2:30 AM
- community & culture
The Hungarian Writers’ Union will organise a series of programmes next year to mark the 60th anniversary of the 1956 anti-Soviet revolution and freedom fight, including conferences, exhibitions, a poetry competition for secondary school students, poetry in theatre evenings and literature classes on 1956.
Szeged Contemporary Ballet, Mupa Budapest, 2 December
- 1 Dec 2015 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Moderato cantabile is about passion and absence: evoking the life of the emotions, it attempts to speak of love without actually achieving it, instead simply depicting the map that lurks beneath it. There is a room on the stage which exists - outside of space and time - according to fixed and permanent formulas.
Foreign Authors Produce 29% Of Published Works In Hungary
- 19 Nov 2015 4:00 AM
- community & culture
About 29% of works published in Hungary are by foreign authors, a fresh summary of data compiled by the Central Statistical Office shows. American authors accounted for about half of the works published by foreign writers, and UK and German authors for about a quarter, the data from 2013- 2014 show. Foreign authors’ share of published works was the biggest in fiction, reaching almost 44%, and ...
Family Day, K11 Arts & Community Center, Budapest, 14 November
- 13 Nov 2015 10:00 AM
- community & culture
3.00 pm The Frog Prince - The Pódium Theatre's performance for young children
4.00 pm Szalóki Ági Trio - concert for children, but it is also enjoyable for everybody
5.00 pm Lackfi János contemporary Hungarian writer talks about his stories and reads his stories. It is funny, interesting and exciting. Literature and "child language", language oddities etc.
4.00 pm Szalóki Ági Trio - concert for children, but it is also enjoyable for everybody
5.00 pm Lackfi János contemporary Hungarian writer talks about his stories and reads his stories. It is funny, interesting and exciting. Literature and "child language", language oddities etc.
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.
Conductor Iván Fischer: There Is So Much To Do In Hungary
- 14 Sep 2015 1:00 AM
- community & culture
In the wake of touring Europe’s most prestigious festivals and the megalopolis of South America, the Budapest Festival Orchestra (BFO) is going on tour around Hungary’s small villages and provincial towns. A special Autism-friendly Cocoa Concert will complement the free Community Week programme, during which the young (and mostly Roma) inhabitants of Cserdi will be able to enjoy the orchestra’s ...
Budapest Jewish Cultural Festival Leader Quits
- 1 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- community & culture
The artistic director of the Jewish Cultural Festival, József Böjte, resigned on Monday after state secretary Csaba Latorcai was jeered off the stage as he made a speech opening the event on Sunday. The audience drowned out Latorcai with applause before he ended his speech because he was defending singer Mária Petrás, whose invitation had been withdrawn due to allegations that she had performed ...
Bridging Europe Festival In Budapest To Focus On Austrian Culture
- 26 Aug 2015 9:03 AM
- community & culture
This year’s Bridging Europe Festival in Budapest will put the culture and especially the music of Austria in the centre of attention. The festival, which is organized by the Palace of Arts (Müpa) and the Budapest Festival Orchestra (BFZ), will take place between September 11 and 16. Highlights of the festival will include three concerts, with BFZ and German baritone Roman Trekel performing ...
Literary Titbits With Ben Fergusson, Brody Studios Budapest, 27 January
- 26 Jan 2016 8:04 AM
- community & culture
Ben Fergusson`s debut novel won the Historical Writers’ Association Debut Crown for debut historical fiction. HWA chair Manda Scott said: “Ben Fergusson’s The Spring of Kasper Meier is a truly outstanding work of fiction that will, I hope, enter into the canon of English literature. It takes the known tragedies of the Second World War and extends them into what was, for most of the judges, an ...
Hungarian Writers’ Union To Mark 1956 Anniversary In 2016
- 31 Dec 2015 2:30 AM
- community & culture
The Hungarian Writers’ Union will organise a series of programmes next year to mark the 60th anniversary of the 1956 anti-Soviet revolution and freedom fight, including conferences, exhibitions, a poetry competition for secondary school students, poetry in theatre evenings and literature classes on 1956.
Szeged Contemporary Ballet, Mupa Budapest, 2 December
- 1 Dec 2015 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Moderato cantabile is about passion and absence: evoking the life of the emotions, it attempts to speak of love without actually achieving it, instead simply depicting the map that lurks beneath it. There is a room on the stage which exists - outside of space and time - according to fixed and permanent formulas.
Foreign Authors Produce 29% Of Published Works In Hungary
- 19 Nov 2015 4:00 AM
- community & culture
About 29% of works published in Hungary are by foreign authors, a fresh summary of data compiled by the Central Statistical Office shows. American authors accounted for about half of the works published by foreign writers, and UK and German authors for about a quarter, the data from 2013- 2014 show. Foreign authors’ share of published works was the biggest in fiction, reaching almost 44%, and ...
Family Day, K11 Arts & Community Center, Budapest, 14 November
- 13 Nov 2015 10:00 AM
- community & culture
3.00 pm The Frog Prince - The Pódium Theatre's performance for young children
4.00 pm Szalóki Ági Trio - concert for children, but it is also enjoyable for everybody
5.00 pm Lackfi János contemporary Hungarian writer talks about his stories and reads his stories. It is funny, interesting and exciting. Literature and "child language", language oddities etc.
4.00 pm Szalóki Ági Trio - concert for children, but it is also enjoyable for everybody
5.00 pm Lackfi János contemporary Hungarian writer talks about his stories and reads his stories. It is funny, interesting and exciting. Literature and "child language", language oddities etc.
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.
Conductor Iván Fischer: There Is So Much To Do In Hungary
- 14 Sep 2015 1:00 AM
- community & culture
In the wake of touring Europe’s most prestigious festivals and the megalopolis of South America, the Budapest Festival Orchestra (BFO) is going on tour around Hungary’s small villages and provincial towns. A special Autism-friendly Cocoa Concert will complement the free Community Week programme, during which the young (and mostly Roma) inhabitants of Cserdi will be able to enjoy the orchestra’s ...
Budapest Jewish Cultural Festival Leader Quits
- 1 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- community & culture
The artistic director of the Jewish Cultural Festival, József Böjte, resigned on Monday after state secretary Csaba Latorcai was jeered off the stage as he made a speech opening the event on Sunday. The audience drowned out Latorcai with applause before he ended his speech because he was defending singer Mária Petrás, whose invitation had been withdrawn due to allegations that she had performed ...
Bridging Europe Festival In Budapest To Focus On Austrian Culture
- 26 Aug 2015 9:03 AM
- community & culture
This year’s Bridging Europe Festival in Budapest will put the culture and especially the music of Austria in the centre of attention. The festival, which is organized by the Palace of Arts (Müpa) and the Budapest Festival Orchestra (BFZ), will take place between September 11 and 16. Highlights of the festival will include three concerts, with BFZ and German baritone Roman Trekel performing ...