3 Feb

IV. Fish Festival – Budapest, 2016. …. Largest Fish Festival in Europe!

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Budapest will be hosting  the IV. Fish Festival , during the week-end February 12 to 14 2016!

Millennium Park

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

The IVth Fish Festival organisers together with a couple of artists, chefs and  representatives to the forthcoming festival held a press gathering at Budapest’s unique  “Big Fish” restaurant, where they introduced the programs to the IV. Fish Festival.

Day1.  beginning with „Gluttonous Friday” when 50% discount will be available fish delights at the exhibitors booths for visitors. The 50% coupon booklet can be downloaded at the „IVth Budapesti Halfesztivál” Internet site.

Day2. Continuing fish in all quantities i.e.200 domestic and international cuisine, fish delicacies. Next to the number of different species fish in the rivers and lakes of Hungary, from Párkány – Slovakia, the Fish team will be introducing their fish sausage and salami products. There will be giant catfish, and more than 50 kind of catfish-catch dentex.

Candidates  to the Fish cooking competition are welcomed and the Application Deadline is Friday, February, 5. 2016.

Also on the Fish Festival Street, fish cooking competition will be held, cooked in giant ball between chefs vs chefs namely the Chef of Szeged  and Chef of Baja cooking their city’s style of Hungarian fish soup. During the day, Giant Catfish cutting and baking, presentation of live fish in the giant aquarium, exchanging angling experience … either as a sporty activity or pastime  fishing with a rod and line, Fishing Resale.

Day3. Beside the flavored fish yummies, children’s entertainment will not be missing having programs just for them, with concert by the 100 Folk Celsius band, Trampoline Theater presenting: The Golden Fish Tale.

Fish delight lovers are all welcomed to visit the three-day event and enjoy the special experience gain at Hungary’s largest fish event. Also throughout the Fish Festival days live concerts will fill the air.

Ticket prices: Daily ticket: 1990 Ft. Kids under the age of 14 years free admission

On Day1. Friday, February, 12. holding the Gluttonous Friday for students and senior tickets 990HUF also at discount price.

Available coupon booklet of 50% discount ticket can be downloaded from the Internet site of events http://www.budapestihalfesztival.hu/#kuponok

Update and pre-snaps from the press announcement: by Aggie Reiter

2 Feb

The Kamchatka bears saw their shadows at the Budapest Zoo – 2016

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Upon the last day of the  3 days Bear Festival, on February 2. was the day to see at the Budapest Zoo whether the Kamchatka bears  see their shadow, meaning there will be a longer winter than expected. The Budapest Zoo’s spokesperson Zoltán Hanga welcomed the  large number of visitors, along with a clown holding a huge o’clock than rang the bell at 11  a.m. to indicated the time has come for the Kamchatka bears cave door to be opened. Adults, including many pre-school and elementary school students were curious and excited to see the two Kamchatka bears Tibor and Romulus shambling out of their cave  and  if they get spooky from their shadow.  Previously, scattered clouds shadowed the venue, but when the two of them stepped out, spots of sunshine were above, but the bears  may not have seen sharply their shadow, cause they both stayed outside.

The bears activity living in the Zoo is slightly different from their own natural wild environment, and it is very different from the widespread beliefs. Actually, the bears do not dream the winter away like hedgehogs or bats. They are less active in the wintertime, consume less food during the winter and saving energy. The bears kept in the Zoo receive the same portion of their daily meal throughout the year. They are well fed  as always. Therefore, there was no question that they will come out from their cave like on every day of the year. So, they did not have to fear from seeing their shadow. Not to mention the bears are not easily to be scared animals.

At  11 a.m. throughout Hungary the weather was completely different … some part full of sunshine, other areas  dark cloudy, some places rainy day … so on the bottom line … forehead our winter will hold on, or having in welcoming the smooth  sunny springtime … well time will tell.

One thing is certain, even though the bears weather forecasting is in practise based on averages of many years of long-term forecasting is uncertain.

Pre-update:

To Be or Not to Be!?! … Shadow at Budapest Zoo and Botanical Garden – Magic Mountain

Update and snaps Aggie Reiter

31 Jan

To Be or Not to Be!?! … Shadow at Budapest Zoo and Botanical Garden – Magic Mountain

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If the sun shine on February, 2. 2016

The bear sightings will take place at 11 a.m. at the Kamchatka bears runway.

District, XIV. 6-12 Zoo Ave. – Budapest

According to folk tradition on February, 2., the bear comes out of the cave after having a long winter sleep, but  if  outside there will be a nice and sunny day it will be frightend of see its shadow and off it will go back to  its cave and sleep onwards.  That will mean there will be more coming cold days as the wintertime become longer.

So if there will be … ain’t no sunshine … then means, that the winter will soon be over and the mild spring shortly will arrive.

At the Budapest Zoo and Botanical Garden, during January, 30- February,2.  the Bear Festival will be holding several other attractions connected to the Bears for young and elder folks.

Kids under the age of 14 may enter free of charge, but they will be asked to  make  noises to growl  or  grunts or throaty calls, but most people don’t know what a  bear actually sounds like because they’re surprisingly quiet. Anyway the children can go for a try.

Update Aggie Reiter

30 Jan

The 3rd “SZEM” Festival of European University of Dramatic Art – City of Miskolc – Hungary – 2016.

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SZEM FRESTIVAL 2016 - CITY OF MISKOLC

In just less than a week, the theater life will burst at the City of Miskolc holding its 3rd SZEM – Festival!

The Hungarian abbreviation of SZEM  in English stand for the word EYE.

Place and time where Europe’s young talent show themselves in front of the audience in Miskolc!

Wednesday, February, 3 –  Saturday, February, 6. 2016.

1. Déryné  street – Miskolc

Tickets available on the spot at the ticket office.

The SZEM (Európai Színművészeti Egyetem) abbreviation stand for  European University of Dramatic Art.

The preparations for the 3rd SZEM  Festival have had ended with entering a new phase! This year a new artistic director Máté Szabó and organiser Dávid Cseh. On stage will be introducing  local and international exciting performances arriving from Paris, Prague and Marosvásárhely.

Insight to the wide variety of programs:

Wednesday, February, 3, 2016.

Starting off with guest theater production at 7 p.m. Sándor Weörös: Psyché – University of Kaposvár, Faculty of the Arts, Kaposvár, Hungary – Chamber Theater

9.30 p.m. Official Opening

10.30 p.m. – Midnight – László Felhőfi-Kiss: Bath Inauguration

Thursday, February, 4, 2016.

10. 30 a.m. – Jens Raschke: Do fish sleep?  – University of Theater – Film Arts  – Studio Theater

5.30 p.m.-  GÓG  Theater Faculty of the Prague University – Dramatic and Musical Arts, Prague – Studio Theater

6.15 p.m.  – Play House – National School of Decorative Arts, Paris – Chamber Theater

8.15 p.m.-  Play House – National School of Decorative Arts, Paris – Chamber Theater

9 p.m. – Artist’s talks …  Studio Theater

Friday, February, 5, 2016.

5 p.m. – Zoltán Egressy – University of Art Târgu-Mureş, Târgu-Mureş – Studio Theater – Martonvásárhely

7 p.m. – Eugéne Ioesco: Improvisation – University of Art Târgu-Mureş, Târgu-Mureş – Chamber Theater – Martonvásárhely

8.30 p.m. – Artist’s talks …  Chamber Theater

Saturday, February, 6, 2016.

5 p.m. –  Charlotte Roos – Juli Zeh: Yellow line  – University of Theater and Film Arts, Budapest – Studio Theater

8.30 p.m.  – Artist’s talks …  Studio Theater

Gathering of Artists Talks with the Audience.

Another interesting program to be kept in mind  during the festival …

Every evening after the final performance of each day. These talks will be about the day’s productions, with special emphasis on the artistic work done by the participants. Everyone will get a chance to the share their views. The discussion will be moderated by Hungarian theater critic -Tamás Jászay. The invitation goes out to all the guests to take part in these talks. A fine time to learn more about the practical, aesthetic and philosophical aspects of these exciting performances. Also to get a glimpse into the future of theater arts in Europe! Beginning at 9 p.m. – Studio Theater.

From Shakespeare, Goldoni to Chekhov.

An exhibition of the 1st and 2nd year stenography students

It has become a tradition to hold unique exhibitions as a part of the Theater Festival. Therefore, beside the official programs of this year’s SZEM festival, an indoors exhibition can be visited of the 1st and 2nd year’s scenography MA students, from the Hungarian University of Fine Arts,  titled … From Shakespeare, Goldoni to Chekhov. This year’s young artists based their works on Chekhov’s Three Sisters and Cherry Orchard, along with Shakespeare’s classic Comedy of Errors, Goldoni’s Mirandolina.  They chose Hungarian theater spaces when designing their sets and they were both directors and dramaturgic of their imagined productions.  For the viewers, a young French designer bringing the diploma thesis will arrive from Paris. The exhibition consists of costume, puppet and set designs based on works by Shakespeare, Goldoni and Chekhov with very diverse material, with exciting experiments and interesting use of classic forms. The exhibition will be open throughout the time of the SZEM  Festival at the Foyer – Main Stage inside the National Theater – Miskolc. The exhibition will be open until the end of the festival. Place and time: 9 p.m. –  Studio Theater.

Here is a link in English language, for those interested to learn more about the National Theater at Miskolc … http://mnsz.hu/szinhaz

 

Update by Aggie Reiter

12 Jan

„Son of Saul” – Golden Globe prize for Best Foreign Film!

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Son of Saul

The „Son of Saul” – Hungarian Holocaust Drama. 

Won this year the Golden Globe  prize for Best Foreign Film!

Hungarian director László Nemes accepted the Best Foreign Language Film prize for his movie Son of Saul at the Golden Globe awards ceremony on Sunday night, January, 10. 2016. in Los Angeles.

After receiving the statuette he said, that the Holocaust has become over the years an abstraction and for him it is more than justn a face, it is a human face and should not forget that face.  The concentration camp drama is the first Hungarian production to win the award. The Golden Globes, selected by the Los Angeles Film Critics Circle.

Film depicts a member of the Sonderkommando at Auschwitz-Birkenau. In “Son of Saul,” the character of Saul Auslander is forced to cremate the bodies of fellow prisoners gassed by the SS. In one corpse, Saul believes he recognizes his dead son. Saul vows that he will save the child’s corpse from the flames and find a rabbi to say Kaddish at a proper funeral.

Screenplay: László Nemes, Clara Royer, Producers: Gabor Sipos, Gábor Rajna, Director of photography: Mátyás Erdély, Production designer: László Rajk, Editor: Matthieu Taponier, Music: László Melis.

Enormous chance to „Son of Saul” for the Oscar!

LET IT BE!

P.S.

On Thursday, January, 14. at 5.30 a.m. PT, Guillermo del Toro and Ang Lee will announce the nominees in the following categories: Animated Feature Film, Cinematography, Costume Design, Documentary Feature, Documentary Short Subject, Makeup and Hairstyling, Original Song, Animated Short Film, Live Action Short Film, Sound Editing and Sound Mixing.

At 5.38 a.m. PT, John Krasinski and Academy President Cheryl Boone Isaacs will take the stage to unveil the nominations for Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actor, Best Supporting Actress, Directing, Film Editing, Foreign Language Film, Original Score, Best Picture, Production Design, Visual Effects, Adapted Screenplay and Original Screenplay.

Update by Aggie Reiter

7 Jan

Marching along … Silly Walk Day Worldwide

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silly walk day

CELEBRATION OF SILLINESS

January 7,

Fans around the world of the British comedy group Monty Python perform their skills throughout the Globe!

Just a short reminder how it all started… Monty Python was credited with creating a new type of comedy with the Flying Circus.

In the episode of Monty Python’s Flying Circus, a British television comedy that ran from ’69 to ’74. John Cleese with a bowler hat, briefcase, goofy gait kicks up his legs, shuffles his feet and combines polka steps with twists while heading over to his office at the Ministry of Silly Walks.

So besides performing live, they went on to shoot hit films including “Life of Brian”, “The Meaning of Life” and “Monty Python and the Holy Grail”.

Here is a previous update of Silly Walkers in Budapest:

https://rollinginbudapest.com/2015/04/01/fools-day-flasmobing-silly-walkers-in-budapest/

Don’t forget to invite your friends to thursday’s INTERNATIONAL SILLY WALK DAY!

Update by Aggie Reiter

 

6 Jan

Eleventh Annual International Circus Festival 2016 – Budapest

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Tomorrow begins the 11th. Annual  International Circus Festival in Budapest. The Metropolitan Circus welcomes 75 Artists from 13 countries The 30 performances is a real mixture of artists from around the world, who have had been already selected by a panel. The international competition starts tomorrow on Thursday and ends by the coming Monday.

Just like in the previous years the president and Head of jury will be from a prominent foreign circus. This year will be present namely Eugene Chaplin – president of Switzerland’s Vevey Comedy Festival.

Most probably the audience will be supporting by cheering to their favorites. In the coming multiday’s programs for children, families and a group of friends will be entering into the world of magic, whilst watching the real world of acrobatics. Many in the audience will forget to take a breath and/or their hearts will skip a beat as watching the show of the amazing artists

As mentioned 75 Artist will be on the circus ground and to deeply get into their backgrounds would take a long list, therefore, only the names, productions and country is below, but at the Circus you can hear more details about their backgrounds.

The Star’s program will be divided in two-part „A” and „B”.

Program „A”: Fratelli Rossi – Ikaria (Spain), Isaac Aborah – Juggler (Ghana), Duo Phykov – Running on the waves (Russia), Family Urunov – Liberty – Horse act (Russia), Flying Farfans – Fliegende (USA), Rola Bola act (Ukraine), Heejin D – Snow Queen – Handstand (Mongolia).

Program „B” The Gerlings – Wheel of death (Columbia), Mr. Lorenz – Clown (Italy), Jeton – Juggler (Germany), Family Urunov – Liberty – Horse act (Russia), Nicol Nicols – Wire act (Spain), X-Treme Brothers – Handstand (Romania), Sergii Novikov – Opposition – Strap act (Ukrain), Silver Power –  Power lifting act (Hungary), The Gerlings – Art in balance (Columbia).

The winners of 2016 International Circus Festival will be announced  at 7 p.m. on January, 11. 2016.

Tickets available on the spot or through the net., and further information: http://www.fnc.hu/eng/festival

 Update by Aggie Reiter

6 Jan

Ennio Morricone conducts himself at a splendid show in Budapest – 2016.

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Ennio Morricone conducts himself at a splendid show in Budapest – 2016.

Papp László Budapest Sports Arena.

Sunday, January, 17. 2016.

8 p.m.

In the beginning of 2016 one of the most influential film composers of all time and internationally well-known Italian film composer Ennio Morricone is celebrating his 60th anniversary in the music world as a composer and conductor. Within celebrating his professional career he will be on his world tour, titled “Sixty Years of Music”.

Morricone’s first stop will be in Prague on January,15 thenafter arriving to Budapest on January, 17, 2016., giving a concert.

Ennio Morricone has composed more than 500 musical works, but he is especially known for his music  for cinema and TV films. Many may not be too familiar, but he also noted more than 100 pieces of classical music. On the Top 200 list his soundtrack: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly stands in second place with a best film music ever. Monrricone gave an extra touch with his music to the movies as: Once Upon a Time in the West, A Fistful of Dollars, The Professional, Untouchables, Once Upon a Time in America, The Mission, Cinema Paradiso, The best deals and so forth. In 2014 he was touring already in Europe which sold out more than 150000 tickets and appreciative standing ovation accompanied by the audience wherever he preformed. Within his coming concerts will be a brand new program, within a combination of seven different movie title earned, and won an Oscar! On the list the audience will hear classical works of Sergio Leone’s westerns.

It will surely be a great experience to listen whatever young and elder folks recalling several superb movies known hits of all time.

At the concert in Prague Morricone will perform together with the Czech National Symphony Orchestra, which accompanied the masters at previous international tours and recordings of major international cinema films. Just like at his previous tours, the program has more than 200 musicians and singers appearing on stage.

Tickets available on the spot at the ticket booth  or through ordering at: www.broadway.hu

Update by Aggie bReiter

3 Jan

Rolling along Ludwig Goes Pop + The East Side Story … A Pop Art journey at the Ludwig Museum

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A journey at the Ludwig Museum  into the world  of … Ludwig Goes Pop + The East Side Story

Sunday, January, 3. 2016.

Excellently designed with superb taste introducing the ’60s and 70’s worldwide pop art talents works!

To-day,  the audience arriving to the exhibition were able to participate on a pop art  tour guided by the curator Katalin Timár. These were her words in the brief …  Quote:  “The art collection brought together by Peter and Irene Ludwig is the foundation of all Ludwig Museums. Perhaps the most well-known and famous part of this collection is the body of artworks that represents the period of Pop Art. It is unique in the sense that in addition to the iconic works of the most well-known Pop artists (Jasper Johns, Roy Lichtenstein, Claes Oldenburg, Robert Rauschenberg, Andy Warhol, Tom Wesselmann, etc.), it comprises pieces by less famous ones (Allan D’Arcangelo, Richard Lindner, etc.), along with artworks by the European representatives of this tendency (Peter Blake, Richard Hamilton, David Hockney, Mimmo Rotella). The collection of the Ludwig Museums alone is abundant for creating a survey exhibition of international Pop Art.

The allure of Pop Art lies in the fact – made evident by this exhibition – that succeeding the abstract tendencies, which had kept a considerable distance from the audience, it reintroduced a kind of figurative representation into the contemporary art of the time, which, owing to its everyday references, was familiar and seemingly easy to interpret for the public.  At the same time, paradoxically, these works provide a critique of consumer society by translating the mechanism of daily consumption into art, offering the artworks (i.e. consumer products) to the spectators. This is also true of representations that already criticize a specific subject, such as the Vietnam war, the representational modes in mass media.

The exhibition is partly realized as a collaboration of the Ludwig Museums; prior to the Budapest show, it was on display at the Ludwig Museums of Cologne and then Vienna. In the Budapest version, the exhibition is complemented with works by Hungarian and East-European artists (Ilona Keserü, Gyula Konkoly, László Lakner, Siskov Ludmil, Zsuzsa Szenes, Boris Bućan, Vera Fischer, Tomislav Gotovac, Dušan Otašević, Sanja Iveković, Běla Kolářová, Jana Želibská, Natalia LL, Stano Filko, Julius Koller, Marko Pogačnik, etc.). On the one hand, these pieces are based on the use of everyday objects in the period, and on the other hand, they provide a line-up of local cultural references. Indirectly, the exhibition also explores how the notions of “Western” art history can be interpreted in a context where the social and cultural conditions for the emergence of this tendency were fundamentally different from the original scenes where Pop Art had been created.

Beside many others the collaborating partners: The Museum Moderner Kunst Stiftung Ludwig Wien, The Museum Ludwig, Cologne, The Kunstmuseum Basel – Museum für Gegenwartskunst.

Update and snaps Aggie Reiter

30 Dec

Head for the New Year – Budapest Klezmer Band – 2016.

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Budapest Klezmer Band

Budapest Klezmer Band – New Year’s Day Concert

Special guest star: Ms. Dóra Szinetár

Friday, January, 1. 2016.

8 p.m.

Budapest Congress Center

 

An unconventional concert on the first day of 2016, one of Europe’s best klezmer band, the Budapest Klezmer Band will be giving a concert again in Budapest. The band has been playing together since 1990. Their performances are spiced up with extraordinary experience in making traditional Jewish music. Previously held concerts in Istanbul, Prague and Warsaw with huge success and storming standing ovation.

Their success lies in the fact that they play combined music … from the typical Russian tavern music to playing  many world’s hits.

At this New Year’s concert the band has a surprise. The evening’s special guest, the actress Dóra Szinetár, will perform as singing with the band. For those who enjoy the klezmer charm can start to celebrate together an evening with family, friends at the New Year’s concert.

The Budapest Congress Center is the country’s largest congress facilities in holding multi-day professional events, classical and pop music concerts, prestigious gala event and dance productions. At the surround park area there are beautiful horse chestnut trees.

Update by Aggie Reiter

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