Archive for June, 2013

NEWSFLASH … FLOOD ALERT … OPEN-AIR THEATER’S ANNOUNCMENT CANCELLING PERFORMANCES UNTIL JUNE, 28. 2013.

The Margaret Island Open-Air Theater had to cancel for probably to the coming two weeks their performances until the flooding will roll down the River Danube. In accordance with the Local and National Government ordered flood emergency and the evacuation of Margaret Island due to vis major …  act of superior forces of nature, the Open-air Stage regretfully announces the cancellation of the following outdoor stage performances in June: Verdi&Wagner 200 – festive opening concert (June, 14.), Balkan Fanatik (June, 15.), Freedom Day (June, 19), Danube Carnival (June, 21.)

This goes out to all of you hoping for a cultural gathering on Margaret Island in the near future: there will be no theater or music performances until  June, 21. or until the flooding has passed.

Tickets purchased for the original date will be valid for the subsequent concert, also the tickets brought in advance can be redeemed or exchanged for other Budapest Summer Festival performances cancelled between 6 June, until June, 21.,  at the following two locations:

Margaret Island Open-Air  box office (Szabad Tér Jegyiroda) … District VI. 68 Nagymező Street  – opening hours: 9 a.m. – 7 p.m.

Tel.: +36 (1) 301-0147

jegyiroda@szabater.hu)

“Városmajor” Open-Air’s box office … District XII.,  Városmajor Park,

Opening hours: Monday-Friday 1 p.m.- 7 p.m.,  Saturday-Sunday 11 a.m. – 7 p.m.

Tel.: +36 (1) 375-5922 (ext.:123)

According to flood  which has a mystery  way  in  time of running,   it may take several days until it leaves the height in Budapest. As far as planning ahead the Margaret Island Open-Air Theater has high hopes to open the holiday season on June, 28, with the performances of the ballet Spartacus.

The theater extends thanks to the audience for its patience and understanding, and will keep the public updated with any possible changes during this unusual situation. The government and the capital is on the same view. The high-speed flood emergency is out on the Margaret Island and evacuation force is handling the situation.

Update Aggie Reiter

FLY HIGH ON THE WINGS TO ISTANBUL ON W!ZZ AIR FLIGHTS FROM BUDAPEST.

Zsuzsa Lázár and CCO György Abrán announced the new route in Budapest

(Photo:  Ms. Zsuzsa Lázár and CCO Mr. György Abrán announcing the new route from Budapest to Istanbul)

LATEST PRESS RELEASE …

BUDAPEST – ISTANBUL – BUDAPEST .

ALL ABROAD! 

The latest press release was announced to-day by Mr. György Abrán, Chief Commercial Officer, regarding a new service from Budapest to Istanbul commencing this year from August, 2. 2013. The route will operate four times per week (Mon, Wed, Fri, Sun.). From September, 2013. (Mon, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sun) and  will gradually grow over the following months to a daily operation by March, 2014.  Mr. Ábrán also said, Quote: “W!ZZ AIR has been stimulating Hungarian air traffic with very low fares and by expanding to Eastern destinations has opened Hungary to fast growing economies and great tourism destinations. Istanbul, at the crossways between Europe and Asia, is set to become one of the best-selling destinations. The increasing popularity of Turkey as business link and holiday destination will now be more accessible for individual travelers as well as families and businesses.”

Time is running so fast and by the use of flying high you can make the time stop in a way or at least save a lot of time at reaching destination quickly and comfy. Now a new destination will be added with the crafts and pilots for you to reach easily and at a real low-cost fair to Istanbul.

This will be the latest addition of W!ZZ AIR’s eastbound network expansion  from Budapest  following the earlier introduction of Tel- Aviv, Kiev, Baku and Dubai routes. The airline’s low fares will quickly increase bi-directional tourism and business travel between Hungary and Turkey, stimulating over 70,000 passenger traffic in the first year of operation.

Flights on W!ZZ AIR’s new route to Istanbul –  Sabiha Gökçen Airport are already on sale and can be booked immediately on wizzair.com with incredible fares starting from just 5,990HUF on a one way flight, incl., tax.

Not that there are many who are not familiar with the W!ZZ Air, the largest low-fare, low-cost airline in Central and Eastern Europe, but the good news is never to late to hear it once again.

Update  Aggie Reiter

SHAKESPEARE’S “THE WORLD AS STAGE” BY MR. BILL BRYSON AVAILABLE NOW IN HUNGARIAN LANGUAGE

SHAKESPEARE THE MYSTERIOUS

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Mr. Zoltán Papp from the Academy Publishing Ltd. held this morning at the Uránia Film Theater in Budapest a book review connected with a slice of presentation, but it was not just all about any book, it was Shakespeare’s “The World As Stage” originally written by Mr. Bill Bryson and now-a-days just came out from the hot print, translated into Hungarian language. On the occasion of this exclusive book premiere, as a host were invited, actor and poet Mr. Péter Kálloy Molnár, who is not far of being „alittle” Shakespeare by on his own, since over the decades several occasions stepped into Shakespeare’s shoes in theater plays.  Dr. Ádám Nádasdy literary translators, linguists, Ms. Ágnes Szabó lyrics writer. (The Hungarian version was  translated by  Ms. Zsuzsanna Erdeős.)

Mr. Bill Bryson, carries us away, as a narrator in the world long gone 400 years  ago with his minutiae writing arriving to a playful background of a few exciting discoveries about Shakespeare, his times and by describing his physical surroundings. The World As Stage” was originally published  in 2007. In just a wink became the popular book throughout the U.K. No need to pull your eyebrows high, knowing Bryson, who seems incapable of writing non-interesting books. To-day, the Hungarian readers can take off the shelves at the Bookstore the fresh print  out by the Akadémia Publishing House translated into Hungarian language of Shakespeare’s “The World As Stage” and to read, explore an excellent piece of what little do we know of the ever famous playwright’s Shakespeare’s background, what life was like generally in his age and time, how the theater and actors, writers worked side-by-side, how he entertained  the public of London living 400 years ago. This is a relatively thin book and quickly read. Don’t expect heavy analysis within the 200 pages, yet there is so much cheerful and interesting facts to follow. There is much discussion as to whether or not William Shakespeare actually wrote the plays and verse that bear his name. The majority of theories otherwise seem to be based on the idea that a man with Shakespeare’s limited experience of the world beyond his Homeland, simply lacked the knowledge to have had written so well about those places history and prominent citizens. Many wasn’t fond of him taken as snobbish individual, writting about other countries traditions, using foreign language words borrowed from other countries he actually never had visited. Cannot be denied … Shakespeare surely was a person who written one-after-another best-selling books about his adventures. He was not a celeb, nor a star that’s for sure, grannies didn’t stop to tell their grandchid „look there goes Shakespeare” like it is considered so common in our to-day’s daily life.

As it was pointed out at the press gathering, whether or not you like it or not it is so true … the word celeb or star of to-day is in a way a  public wish to be served by the media. These so-called celebs and stars  popping up in different  shows needn’t have to be highly educated to reach being ont he front page … just an example was told at the press gathering… when an actor/actress have a call from any media they are not asked about their future plans, what are they working on … insteed … the main Q is, did their doggy meet another dog while walking the dog, cause mainly the public is not hungry on culture and more interesting culture related subjects. The public are more interested of the celebs and stars whereabouts, what,, where they were  rather than filling the gap of being interested in culture background area … I am sure I am not on my own saying this … therefore it is great to have a book out for many of those still interested in the era and the great writer William Shakespeare’s long forgotten past history.

Whether or not Mr. Bryson actually gives the A to the Q  which is all about … who was the real Shakespeare? … As Mr. Bryson says, Quote: „I will leave up to you, gentle readers. May you enjoy the pursuit as well as the knowledge.”

Shakespeare moves into your home and tells his secrets. Mr. Bill Bryson’s book certainly pays homage to William Shakespeare that’s for sure!

Update and snaps Aggie Reiter