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4 Oct

The 1st European Art Cinema Day – Budapest 2016.

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 Having true love and a burning passion for films then it is your place to be!

 7 p.m. –  October, 9.2016.

Uránia National Movie Theater

District, VIII., 21. Rákóczi Road – Budapest

European Art Cinema Day is a major cinema event organized by CICAE (International Confederation of Art Cinemas), and it is now held for the first time. It takes place in more than a thousand European cinemas. Within these programs are included previews, children’s films and historical classics. With the coming up a wide variety of guests, special events and exhibitions, the program will be as diverse as European Art Cinema itself. In the future the European Art Cinema Day will take place each year during the Fall.

Finland meets Hungary! In several Hungarian cinemas during the European Art Cinema Day will be on-screen “The Happiest Day In The Life Of Olli Mäki” by  Juho Kuosmanen. It is Finland’s official Oscar nominee for 2017.  At the end of the movie will be followed by two Finnish short films. The evening continues with a Finnish theme and interesting discussions. The film has been awarded several times already including at the Cannes Festival, and it is one of the most talked about Finnish films at the moment.  The Happiest Day In The Life Of Olli Mäki is screened in the original language (Finnish, partly in English) and subtitled in Hungarian. The discussion will be held in English.

In Budapest at the Urania – National Movie Theater beside the Finnish film the will be focusing on two other new award-winning European films which the audience can see the two of them before the premier. “Graduation” by Cristian Mungiu and  “Toni Erdmann” by Maren Ade. Screening will take place in 9 Budapest’s Cinemas and at 17 other movie theaters around the country.

To-day the cinemas and film festivals are both commercial establishments, furthermore important cultural pillars in their cities and countries. Mostly, they are the perfect backdrop for encounters with new works of art and for debates with filmmakers.

The event is organized by the Hungarian Association of Cinema Art.

Update Aggie Reiter

4 Oct

An Exhibition of Traditional Artwork from Mainland Southeast Asia in Budapest 2016.

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Ferenc Hopp Museum of Arts – Budapest

September, 26. 2016 – 20 April, 20.2017.

The language of this region art and its people handwork invites the locals and foreigners to have a glimpse into the artistic language … long forgotten or not.

The decorations seen is simply breathtaking … thanks to the curator and others at the museum … View closely on the surface of picture scrolls, beautiful hand-made work of textiles, the clothing and everyday household items visually codes with specific meanings.

Brilliantly coloured fabrics from the areas examined in this exhibition are emblazoned with figures of spirits, animals, mythical beings in the guise of beasts, and symbols of protection, which allow insight into the complex system of faith that prevails in the region, derived equally from Indian mythology and Buddhism, which is depicted in a variety of ways across Southeast Asia. Including the serpent deities from Lao Tai tradition.

Talking about traditions … The Indians traders probably first appeared in the Southeast Asia in the 1st. century. Proof of the presence and prominent role of textiles from  India has survived from the 11th – 13th centuries. Manly in the form of wall paintings and reliefs in temples, as well of statues of gods. By the 15th century, Indian textile traders had developed a commercial network which stretched from Africa to China. The main centers of trade for Indian textiles were in Gujarat on the Coronel Coast and also in Bengal. All of the textiles traded, the most valuable were the “ikat silk” made with tided threads, called as “patola”. The special framework pattern of the patola became the standard form for ritual textiles across Southeast Asia.

Between the 16th and 18th centuries a large proportion of the population across in the indian Ocean region dressed in cotton textiles from India and these become distributed across local markets mostly by European traders. As time passed by more-and-more textiles came on the markets, were made in Java, Cambodia and Siam. The patterns used to-day are  fabrics made in Thai and Kmer ikat fabrics  which still recalls the designs featured on Indian patola textiles. 

The museum and its exhibitions are definitely not a one occasion to visit … each month.  the exhibitions are accompanied by contemporary artists and guided tours.

See previous update for further information:

Herald News … Exhibition … Nagas, Birds, Elefants … Ferenc Hopp Museum of Asian Art

Update and snaps Aggie Reiter

30 Sep

Metropolitan Circus – Dress rehearsal the night before the premiere – 2016.

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General Director  Péter Fekete – Ministerial Commissioner, spoke a few words about the performance, and that after what an honor Hungary had received by taking the second place for the national circus arts national list of intangible cultural heritage after The Netherlands being the first in Europe.

This evening before the premiere rehearsal production was introduced for the audience of all age … young students, adults and families the Troy Mcclure. Was a full house show, not even one single free seat left alone.

The audience was also given often a role to participate in the show coming instruction from the podium. The presentation was “interrupted in a good sence” several occasion by the audience expressing their pleasure by ongoing applause.

The director welcomes the elementary class teachers to come along to the circus together with their class and share some more enjoyment, experience and the values of the productions.

A good theater, good concerts, good circus production should be such as, that we do not need in preparing ourselves to the coming show therefore,  only need to lean back and simply enjoy what the show offers … well said the director before the show.

The show goes on in Hungarian language, yet the superb  three live music groups, acrobats, artists, comedians, songs and singers wind up, tells the story of a good part of the story songs. a superb story telling show Tells the story of a good part of the story’s in songs.

The Troy Mcclure  has been already processed in different genres, as: in the ExperiDance production … Music play on stage … Cartoon version … Movie … and now the Metropolitan Circus brings the rather new platform …  The Storytelling Circus.

The Circus management offers an invitation as an education-related program for school groups to attend one hour before the performance. The young people can participate at an interactive presentation. Also listen, learn the history of the circus, as well as having an insight into the “Circusland”. Group of 20-30 school groups are welcomed. To participate in the school groups program should contact the circus. The program is free of charge.

Tickets available on the spot, ticket office.

Update and snaps Aggie Reiter

28 Sep

Epic tale of Troy Mcclure … Premiere at the Budapest’s Circus – Hungary – 2016.

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Capital Circus of Budapest – Hungary

Saturday, October, 1. 2016

In January of this year was celebrated Mihály Fazekas (1766-1828) – Hungarian poet and botanist 250th birth anniversary. The Troy Mcclure is an original Hungarian epic tale and by processing of four acts will be presented to the public at the Budapest Circus arena on Saturday, October, 1. 2016.

The most famous and influential endless Troy Mcclure will be an epic display of dazzling mixture by becoming the art of artists. Poetry and music, creative stage design, timeless and radiant world under the stylized costumes and imperceptibly turn up a new age in the land of circus productions, as “The storytelling Circus”.

The Troy Mcclure inspired by co arts of mixing the traditional fun of gravity launcher, superhuman circus arts with impressive productions. The show is filled with attractions by artist, animal figures, jazz and folk music, puppets and dance, and naturally poetry. With their help we would like to tell a story that is there every viewer, whether large or small, child or adult, naive or experienced.

A story of the Troy Mcclure is about human dreams, the importance of faith, the role of the virtues, revenge and forgiveness, these are within many around the world fighting each other since forever in right and wrong.

Tickets available on the spot – ticket office or through online as it is most convenient.

Update Aggie Reiter

23 Sep

The 11th Fall’s Festival of Museums – Hungary

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The annual Fall’s Festival of Museums begins from

September, 26. 2016. until November, 13. 2016.

Throughout the country 1700 programs are offered to the Hungarian and foreigner audience to visit more than 150 museum institutions! These were the opening words on the press gathering at the Hungarian Natural History Museum.

No matter how you count it …  back-or-forth … the Fall’s Festival of  Museums goes on for 7 weeks.

The motto this year is “Build a bridge – Bridge, which connects“  it reflects to “The Greatest Hungarian” – Széchenyi Memorial commemorating his work.

Primarily the offered programs are in Hungarian, but foreigners are welcomed as well, where they can get acquainted about, can enjoy the Hungarian experiences. Most of the institutions have descriptions in English portrayals. A bunch of colorful programs … educational museum hours, exhibitions, guided tours, family programs and events for professional educators in the museum in the capital and as well throughout the countryside.

This year, ten different thematic programs are organized said by Herter Krucsainé Anikó – Deputy State Secretary for Cultural Relations and Development on Thursday in Budapest. Last year the Fall’s festival attracted 160 thousand visitors and hopefully this year even more visitors will be enriched with experiences. Last but not least deputy state secretary added, the nearly 100 programs in the frame of Walking, Strolling, Cycling is a major role of the Museums  in introducing its local nature, architectural and cultural values. The hiking or biking tours are jointly organized with the local communities and local governments.

Miklós Cseri – festival organiser – Szentendre Open Air Museum Director, highlighted the programs by saying as for the schools Fall’s break giving mutual experiences tuned to the new theme within students and their families. Speaking about the professional programs he mentioned the date September, 26. 2016 when the National Museum of Education will have its year opening, where the work of the institutions will be appreciated by  Museum Education Awards, as well as handing professionals awards to the outstanding teachers.  On November, 3rd and 4th at the Hungarian National Museum will be held the 8th National Museum – Education Conference. Whereas the unlocked, non spoken 20th century historical traumas of the Hungarian society  will be discussed to assist in the possibilities in change within the museum methods.

The Fall’s Festival of Museums provides valuable programs for families in supporting the domestic tourism, said by Mártonné Kinga Máthé –  director of the Hungarian Tourist Agency. Also added in Hungary there were registered annually 25 million commercial guest nights. Within this figure 50% were of the domestic tourism and 50% by foreigners. A significant part of domestic guest nights beside the summer schools vacation, the winter, spring and fall school holidays are popular in leaving their resident and heading to spend their time at other venues. The director emphasized that the agency this year will be discounting accommodation in 80 rural location, so that the visitors may see where they wish to go within the discount price and at the same time visit the local museum and other institutions. See at the http://www.itthon.hu published on the website of the festival.

The festival’s public media sponsor is the M5 TV, which recently launched as a Hungarian cultural and educational channel. Frequently, will broadcast series of “Weekend Admission” and transmit special entertainment programs for kids during the coming up festival, said Ágnes Dér – director  M5 TV channel.

At the press and media gathering was introduced EVENT @ HAND MÖF application, a guide to the Fall Festival of Museums. Here the events and venues can be downloaded with the free mobile application available on smart phones. Choose from the programs whatever the mood you are in. It works even offline as well. Download the application and bring your mobile with yourself to never miss a program.

Q.: So what is in need for the visitors whether Hungarians or foreigners to feel good in Hungary?

A.: Three things certainly do … gastronomic, accommodation and great programs … Well it’s up to you … where, what, when and go for it!

Update and snaps Aggie Reiter

19 Sep

Coming up – 9th National Restaurant Week – 2016.

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As in the previous years the Dining National Restaurant Week is held twice a year during the Spring and Fall. Middle and upper class restaurants for a week offering delicious Hungarian and international cuisines.

This will be the 9th Dining National Restaurant Week

 October, 12 – 18. 2016.

Dining in a high-class restaurant generally is expensive,  except during the Dining National Restaurant Week. An overall of  100 restaurants participating a whole week to host their visitors, which is not only reachable in Budapest, but at other cities throughout the country.

To grab a seat at your chosen restaurant the guest have to click to reserve in advance at the pre-booking site at

http://www.etteremhet.hu

There are two different price of menus … 3300HUF and 4900HUF. Mind you the service fee is included in this price. You are free to choose the specific restaurant for lunch or supper and the timing to have the meal. On the website there is a list of the restaurants available.

Going out at Dining National Restaurant Week is a good opportunity for anyone to get to know more about  the Hungarian hospitality highest levels. The participating restaurants offer their best of dedicates to their guests. Usually the guest may choose  from 3-4 kinds of dishes, main courses and desserts.  Many people how have been already at the Restaurant Week’s event will be quick to hit the button as to reserve their seats at the restaurant. During the Springtime more than 23 thousand people visited one of the participating restaurants. In fact, this number covers also those who took advantage of the possibilities and during the National Restaurant Week visited and tasted the offered menus at several restaurants. Online can be seen the participating restaurants and  their menus.

Reservations for the Dining National Restaurant Week take place in real-time and are automatically approved. This means no phone calls is needed . You can see if a restaurant has seats available at a glance and the written confirmation follows by e-mail immediately after the reservation. Of course it is also possible to change an existing reservation. No need to first delete and make a new reservation.

Official public booking commences on September, 21. 2016.

Enjoy your meal … Bon appetite!

Update by Aggie Reiter

16 Sep

The 4th Oktoberfest – 2016 – Budapest – Hungary

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September, 29. to 2 October, 2. 2016.

Get your tickets to Route Oktobertfest!

It’s your day … for the liquid bread lovers … as the Hungarians call the beer…   cannot complain … that’s for sure of lack of beer at the 4 days Octoberfest Festival in Budapest!

The world’s biggest beer festival this year will be rolling along to Budapest. So you can live in Hungary and be under the Big Tent and feel for the 4th time as if you were in the true land of Bavarian experience in Budapest!

The people of Europe and at several parts of the world celebrate their own way German way of celebrating the Oktoberfest beer. The more than 200-year celebration will bring together the beer lovers. The event is held in other countries as Munich, Paris, New York and Sydney and now for the 4th time the beers and delicious bowls of meals and finger food lovers on the parade ground in Budapest.

As known it is biggest brewing giants holiday! Just like around the world dancing party, Sramli mood music, official Paulaner Oktoberfest Shop and giant adventure park will be set up at the ’56’s Square in Budapest. In addition to our country’s international craft breweries and beer manufactories can be visited at the ont the spot at the „Budapest Street”.

Just as in  the previous years the locals and foreigners staying in Budapest may feel the atmosphere as just as being over in Munich.  Enjoy the „Beery Nights” programs with a bunch of  entertainments, when  the audience with over fifty artists and band, included… hosting Mr. President, Beatrice, Tibi Kasza, Gigi Radics, Gabi Tóth, Caramel, Charlie and others can feel the mood getting higher. The retro Sramli artist and band will also provide a great atmosphere. Beside the Bavaria  beer,  the best craft breweries from Hungary all on the spot and other country’s beers will be presented “tap on the spot” during the four-day event offering altogether a choice of hundreds of beers. To  higher the mood other two tents will be present the Hacker Pschorr tent and a Retro Party tent. 

Last year the tickets were sold out as a wink, therefore if your intention to be at the biggest beer festival of the year, you have to buy your ticket ASAP. Could be, that in a few days before the festival it will not be possible to get your tickets online, nor to buy tickets even on the spot!

Good Q. …What comes along with the purchased ticket … the custom-made Paulaner Oktoberfest Budapest mug as a gift only for pre-brought tickets. Anyway, if there may be some available tickets on the spot no mugs does not go with it. Food and drink coupons can be purchased online only.

These were all announced at the Paulaner Beer House – Budapest during the press gathering.

Update and snaps Aggie Reiter

16 Sep

The 4th “Vitéz” Chimney Cake .. a.k.a. Sekler Cake Festival – Budapest – 2016.

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October, 7 – 9. 2016.

Vajdahunyad Vár – Castle of Vajdahunyad – Budapest

To visit the festival is free of charge.

Hungary is heading to the Fall’s Season of Festivals and beside many events the gastronomy plays a huge part  in moving around the country. How time goes by and the Vitéz Chimney Cake Festival   a.k.a. Sekler Cake. is no longer a newcomer anymore, cause it will be holding its 4th Festival. So we were told at the Budapest Zoo terrace where the media was invited. The press gathering was held at the Budapest Zoo,  were the organizers announced their upcoming plans for the festival.  Owner – marketing manager  – Ms. Tünde András said, Q.  “First of all wish to introduce … if for anyone  has to be introduced … this year the visitors may join at dueling hosted by  chef Lázár. Added: Q.”There is so many festivals in Budapest, but the Fall is significant time to be inviting new and former visitors to the Chimney Cake Festival. Not only the wide variety regular, but new flavors of chimney cakes will be around.  throughout Hungary as well. The visitors who join the 3 days event may also learn how to prepare the traditional  chimney cake.  During the festival celebrities will be present baking and having competition with the visitors to bake chimney cakes.  Bálint Gáspár- owner – managing director just added, they have also invented the Bake-and-Roll Kit in preparing at home parties. Already had shipping orders to Japan and Australia.

Keeping up their tradition, this year they will  revenues in supporting the Disability Foundation.

Since the chimney cake made its way to be one of the favorite from Transylvanian in Hungary many tourist visiting the country are getting familiar with the taste these delights. They have launched a few new tasty products such as the gluten and lactose free chimney cake, the whole-wheat, durum wheat and the glucose made fitness chimney cakes, as well as a newcomer  the bearing Kürtős, Creamy Kürtös and the Kürtöske – mini chimney cake.

At the 1st year’s chimney festival they introduced the „Kürtőskalács” Chimney Cake …  Sekler Cake song written by the Indygo  group, and when you hear the notes of the song you’re gonna be rolling to the right place.

Here are two video taken just at the start, pre-press gathering to the 1st chimney cake arrival to Budapest by the Vitéz Kürtöskalacs .

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BvMpRKAgwis

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hDnMvLFVPoU

Update and snaps Aggie Reiter

15 Sep

Casablanca is here again on screen Pushkin cinema – Budapest and throughout Hungary – 2016.

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After 70 years Kertész Mihály (Michael Curtiz) Oscar-winning film …

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 returning to our days for the classy movie lovers.

Excellent image quality, digitally restored copy convey the story of one of the most superb, rememerable movie in history of classic film … Casablance (1942).

Cast:  Richard “Rick” Blaine: Humphrey Bogart, Ilsa Lund: Ingrid Bergman, Victor László: Paul Henreid, Louis Renault: Claude Rains, Ugarte: Peter Lorre, Heinrich Strasser: Conrad Veidt, Sam: Dooley Wilson, Carl: S.Z. Sakall, Senor Ferrari: Sydney Greenstreet, Yvonne: Madeleine LeBeau.

Kertész Mihály (1886–1962) – (Michael Curtiz) was a Hungarian-American film director. Casablanca is based on the novel written by Murray Burnett, Joan Alison. Casablanca in Spanish means: White House. The film takes the audience on the route to melodrama, thriller and adventure. Photography – Arthur Sweet, Editor – Owen Marks,  Music by  Max Steiner, and the most remembered song – As Time Goes By.

Casablanca from September, 22. Pushkin Cinema – Budapest and onwards throughout the country’s major Cinemas.

Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman unforgettable art classy film  once was screened converted the original language in Hungarian. For many was unforgettable by András Kern’s interpretations. This time will be screened int he original language with Hungarian subtitles. Numerous locations throughout the country will be screened and most probably with full seats by the ones who saw it  before or just heard about it as a cult film. It will be screened at cities: Szeged, Pécs, Szolnok, Miskolc, Kaposvár, thanks to the Pannonia Entertainment.

Tickets  at the cinemas ticket office on the spot.

Update Aggie Reiter

14 Sep

Victory Ceremony – European Nation’s Cheese Contest – Budapest – Hungary – 2016.

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As part of the 25th Budapest Wine Festival was held the victory ceremony on September, 11. of the winners of the

4th Cheese Contest of Nations organized by the SZEGA Market – Budapest.

This year 15 countries  were participating with their traditional cheese specialties in the contest. These were from countries well-known for their cheese production and were competing for the title “Favorite Cheese of Hungary”. The results of votes, previously arrived online at the  http://www.nemzeteksajtversenye.hu website. On Sunday, September. 11. – 3.30 P.m. tehát representatives of the countries were present and the awarded cheese were announced at the Budapest Wine Festival’s grand stage. The  cheese participating the competition were from Belgium – Charmois, Danmark – Havarti, Estonia – Pidupäeva érlelt gouda, Finland – Finn ementáli, France – Brie de Meaux AOC, Germany – Bördespeck, Greece – Manouri PDO, Hungary – Ranolder, Ireland – Porter Beer Cheddar, Italy – Pecorino Romano (DOP), Netherlands – Reypenaer V.S.O.P, Slovenia – Tolminc (OEM), Spain – Tetilla (DOP), Switzerland – Vacherin Fribourgeois (AOC), United Kingdom – Blueshires.

The final countdown was to be announced and the winners were: 2016 First Runner Up – Hungary’s with their Ranolder cheese. The Second Runner Up Italy’s – Pecorino Romano (DOP). The Third Runner up France’s – Brie de Meaux AOC. The others from the forth place received a plaque to their participation.

At the Budapest Wine Festival was an exclusive opportunity for the public to taste the 15 Europe’s best cheese and if by any reason not tasted these cheese in advance, there was an opportunity to taste all the cheese entered at the contest at a huge SZEGA Market Stand.  As for the future,  minding the cheese lovers … no need for having them shipping, because not just the runner-up cheese are regularly available at the SZEGA market, but other nations cheese not being in the competition.

This year the social responsibility has paid a role with the help of blind and visually impaired. The SZEGA Market goal was the special attention for the fundraising. At the SZEGA Market was an opportunity to purchase a sample taste box of the participating  15 countries special cheese for the price of 2000HUF and from each sold box the amount of 100HUF was for the aid to the Move  – “Mozdulj” Public Benefit Association. At the Nation’s Cheese ceremony was announced the income results which indicated the gathered  amount:150.000HUF. The check was  received by the Association’s representatives on the spot.

Update and snaps Aggie Reiter

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