Rolling in Budapest Cultural information in English … Hear everything first hand

 Premier: Wednesday, March, 9. 2022. 6.30 p.m.

Runtime: 97 mins

Original language within Hungarian subtitles

Director: Giacomo Gatti … Cast: Marine Butera and Andrea Crociani

Some of the Italian most beautiful Villas, now part of the UNESCO World Heritage Sites, were the exclusive homes of the Venetian nobility during the Renaissance, and later become a source of inspiration for the construction of some of the world’s most iconic buildings of power.

The White House, the Congress Building, the New York Stock Exchange, Jefferson’s Monticello home: for five hundred years, Andrea Palladio, the master of Neo-Classicism, has inspired the world’s architects. It was the U.S. President and architect Thomas Jefferson who recognized Palladian architecture as the example for the aesthetics of the American buildings of power. Jefferson’s Monticello home, where the United States Declaration of Independence was written, was itself inspired by the principles of Palladian books.
There is a deep link between the symbols of the American architecture and Andrea Palladio who, in 2011, was officially named “The Father of American Architecture.”

The film reveals the secrets of the original works and, through exclusive interviews with archistars and owners of Palladium villas, scholars and professors, makes a rare testimony that is sure to pique the interest of architecture aficionados and the general public alike.  An exploration that examines how these aesthetic codes have come to represent the Power everywhere, in every City, in every Country.

Tickets on the spot – District VIII., 21. Rákóczi Road – Budapest

Distributor: Pannonia Entertainment

Update: Aggie Reiter

Between March 17-27, 2022 among the latest award-winning films, the Hungarian audience will be able to see @ Budapest’s cinemas, and thereafter the movies in 15 cities around Hungary.

The Hungarian audience can watch 23 contemporary francophone works in the original language with Hungarian subtitles.

These films will be screened at the Urania National Film Theater and Toldi Cinema, Art + Cinema and the French Institute @ Budapest.

Several of the competition programs of the largest international film festivals, as well as the nominees and winners of the César Prize, will be on display. The opening film for the event is François Ozon’s latest film, “Everything Goes Right”.

A lineup of historical films, dramas, comedies, family films, thrillers, crime films and several documentaries are on offer and special additional programs add color to the series.

Horror Film Marathon will be held on March, 18., the next day after the screening of Laurent Garnier – “Off the Record”

Screening dates at the Urania National Film Theater and list of films can be followed in English language: https://urania-nf.hu/en/esemenyek/2045/2022/03/17/_12th-francophone-film-days.

Update by Aggie Reiter

“Here comes it’s active weekend”

March, 3-6. 2022.

Venue: District X., 10. Albertirsai Road –  Budapest

Thursday – Saturday: 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Sunday: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Hungexpo, which has undergone the most significant transformation in recent decades, now offers its partners more than 70,000 square meters of covered space and 36 hectares of free space. By 2021, the country’s most modern conference center with 26 section rooms and a plenary room for up to 2,000 people was built.

The foreign guest of honor for the first time will be Egypt. The popular holiday destination presents the country’s tourist attractions and program opportunities on its own stand.

The domestic guest of honor will be Veszprém – Lake Balaton which won the title of European Capital of Culture 2023. Veszprém awaits visitors with colorful programs at their stand.

Budapest Boat Show 2022 guest of honor will be Lake Tisza. Their stand awaits visitors with a presentation of the wildlife of the Hortobágy National Park and an invitation in tasting of the rich fish samples from Lake Tisza.

On the 3rd of March … 10th Hungary Helps Africa Expo Budapest awarded the support of the Hungary Helps Program, whereas 22 organizations will be present on 480 sqm, representing 15 African countries in the newly built H Pavilion of HUNGEXPO. Expo exhibitors are partly non-profit organizations.

Continuing the traditions of previous years, the largest boat meeting in Hungary will be held at the same time as the Travel exhibition. The Caravan Salon whereas will feature almost 50 vehicles and 15 exhibitors on the 1,500-square-meter during the Travel Exhibition. The visitors can get to know the latest boat innovations and view the offer of the biggest boat brands on the spot. The main theme of the exhibition this time is the Olympics, which will play an important role both on the stage and on the Program Island.

About 100 exhibitors from 30 countries are waiting for those interested in Hungary’s most important tourism event, the Travel exhibition, which was held for the 44th time this year. Nearly 20 countries are represented at the HUNGEXPO Budapest Congress and Exhibition Center with independent stands. This year’s event will take place in the renovated Pavilion H, while the Caravan Salon will take place in Pavilion F. Visitors can see almost 100 boats at the 30th anniversary Budapest Boat Show and the largest Hungarian boat show. With the renewal of Hungexpo, Budapest will have the opportunity to host an international congress or conference of virtually any size.

Caution: Epidemiological regulations … under current legislation, events can only be attended with a valid security card, which is checked at the entrance by the police.

Entry tickets available at the ticket booth on the spot.

Update: Aggie Reiter

Monday, February, 28. – 7 p.m.

District, XI., 3. Sztregova Street – Budapest.

After last year’s huge success, there will be a Breton and Irish evening at Fonó – Buda House of Music again. After the two concerts, free joint music, ie a session, completes the evening and the musical encounter with the audience. Musicians from the westernmost tip of the Brittany Peninsula bring with them the musical heritage that lives in their homeland as a small Celtic island. Folk musicians from the West of Ireland bring the atmosphere of traditional Irish reels and jigs to Fonó and the sessions of the pubs in Limerick and Ennis.

Tickests on the spot: Buda Fonó House of Music

Update: Aggie Reiter

Tuesday, March, 1.  – 7.30 p.m.

District, II., 16-20 Kis Rókus Street – Budapest

One-time show

The Danube Dance Workshop will present its latest performance with the dancers and guest performers of the Danube Art Ensemble in less than a week.

On March 1, their show entitled Never Passing, which feeds mostly on the world of gypsy folklore, will debut on the stage of the National Dance Theater. The new performance of the Danube Dance Workshop revolves around mysticism and transience.

During the production, which is nourished by gypsy folklore, magic songs and songs in the language of folk dance and contemporary dance guide the viewer and the listener.
The performance is imbued with shivering, fear of passing away, the mystery of death, incomprehensibility, but also the passionate joy of life and the courageous confrontation with passing, in which the hope of inheritance lies.

Update. Aggie Reiter