5 Apr

HERALD NEWS … ITALIAN CIRCUS MAXIMUS ARRIVED TO THE HUNGARIAN STATE CIRCUS – BUDAPEST

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 Circus Maximus show –  which promise an unforgettable entertainment!

The 200 years-old Italian Circo Togni Darix  is on their World Tour  and been already at the  “circusville”  in Brazil, Turkey, France and  now arrived to  Budapest – Hungary!

Location:  District XIV. 12/a Állatkert Blvd. Budapest

Dates and time:

Saturday, April, 6, 3 p.m.,  Sunday, April, 7,  11:00 a.m., Wednesday, April, 10,  3 p.m.  Friday, April, 12, 3 p.m., Saturday, April, 13, 11 a.m., Sunday, April, 14,  11 a.m.

The world-famous Italian Togni Circus takes possession at the Budapest City Park’s grove with performance  titled Circus Maximus. All can be seen what is awaited from a real circus we love. The circus platform will be filled with pure water shows impressively a combination of a circus variety show on water and the artists amaze the audience with stunning combination of classic circus, amazing visual effects of and on water. The Circus Maximus takes you to the city of lagoons and romance,  the land of  illusions, the mysterious scene floating in the gondola, maskers dancing  will charm the audience  and feeling like being at the famous Carnival of Venice  and not at a circus Carnival. Be aware of  excitements which will fasten your heartbeats as excitement of the most dangerous wild animal number:  huge python, beautiful yet dangerous tigers, exotic animals  parades  for little ones and all ages of visitors. People leaving the circusland  surely remember the superb  show, the water fountain lights, laser lights, beautiful costumes, historical eras and tales of a fantasy world, and of course the Italian comedians unbelievable fun humor  which highlighted the pleasure at  the afternoon’s or the evening’s show. The  genuine circus dynasty’s repertoire holds 33 artists , 2 Asian elephants,  5 Bengal tigers, 1 crocodile, 1 alligator , twenty, yepp you heard it well 20 snakes … pythons, boas and other reptiles, and 1 Jack Russell dog will enter the arena.  Even though the latest herald news is about the Italian  Circus Maximus, yet  artists from the International Circusville,  the best of South America and the Far East Acrobats also will be out on the grounds to dazzle the audience. Water fountain lights, laser lights, beautiful costumes, historical eras and tales of a fantasy world, and of course the Italian comedians unbelievably fun humor  will highlight the pleasure at  the afternoon’s or the evening’s show.

The circus without clowns  is like hot chocolate without chocolate!

They are there for the audience within their fantastic world of space and time.  Two awesome bumbling character. Clowns will never give up their entertainment: come fall, show optical illusions, but this time it now appears to be a vast  the mysterious box  takes a hold of the two awesome bumbling character.

Only mentioning one  fantastic performance  as the fantasy journey is coming to the end brought by the Khadgaa Group as we find ourselves on the Mongolian steppes .  Admire the exploding vitality and harmony of the wonders of the artistic movements through a fantastic acrobatic group productions. Storms through with a double and triple somersaults, members of the group have incredible strong one hand arm, which is based on  shapes forming in person the pyramid shape. They have won with this show the  2012 Monte Carlo Circus Festival Bronze Award!

For ticket information roll over to the website:  www.fnc.hu

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4 Apr

HERALD NEWS … W!ZZ AIR LAUNCHES GROUNDBREAKING WITH BUDAPEST-DUBAI ROUTE

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PRESS RELEASE

W!ZZ AIR LAUNCHES GROUNDBREAKING

BUDAPEST-DUBAI ROUTE 

Budapest, 3 April 2013: Wizz Air, the largest low-fare, low-cost airline in Central and Eastern Europe today announced that it will operate the new Budapest-Dubai route initially four times a week starting on 28 October. The airline will fly to Dubai World Central designed to become the largest airport in the world, and which is conveniently located to serve both Dubai and Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates. W!zzAir’s Hungarian route network now consists of 36 routes underpinning the airline’s undisputed market leadership in Hungary.

The UAE has displayed one of the most impressive developments in the world over the past few decades to become one of the most wanted tourism destination. W!zzAir will be the first European low fares airline operating to Dubai and a launch customer for Dubai World Central. The Dubai World Central Passenger Terminal will open in October for scheduled passenger flights and is planned to become the city’s main airport hub until the mid 2020s, when with five runways and a capacity of 160 million yearly passengers it will be the largest airport infrastructure in the world. Flights on W!zz Air’s new route to Dubai are already on sale and can be booked immediately on wizzair.com with incredible fares starting from just HUF 19,990*.

… W!ZZ AIR’S LOW FARE FLIGHTS TO  DUBAI …

Starts

Days

Fares fromoCTOBER, 28
October, 28. 2013.

Mon, Wed, Fri, Sun.

 19,990HUF
Operated on Airbus A320           

 

 

 

 

Speaking in Budapest today, Mr. György Abrán, Chief Commercial Officer of W!zz Air, said: “I am very pleased to announce this new Budapest route to Dubai. Dubai World Central Airport will also conveniently serve most of the UAE markets, particularly Abu Dhabi. It is great news for Hungarian inbound tourism as well as Hungarian and European holiday makers who now can easily reach one of the most dynamically developing regions of the world with incredible touristic and leisure attractions, and all of that for a fraction of the costs of today’s travel. This is another step W!zz Air is making to enhance Hungary’s connections with East and West. We will continue to offer price conscious consumers very low fares, keeping Hungary flying!” This process is on one way route including taxes.

Many may have heard about W!zz Air  in the world of  the largest low-fare, low-cost airline in Central and Eastern Europe… yet never too late for those who haven’t  heard of this splashing good news, it is worthwhile to repeat  this information.

It  operates a fleet of 40 Airbus A320 aircraft from 16 bases with over 260 routes connecting 93 destinations across 32 countries. At W!zz Air a team of 1,500 professionals deliver superior service and very low airfares making W!zz Air the preferred choice of over 13.5 million passengers in 2013.

Wizz Air’s state-of-the-art iPhone app is now available at http://wizzair.com/en-GB/mobile.

Update by Aggie Reiter

3 Apr

FIGHTERS’RUN – PÓSTELEK, HUNGARY – SATURDAY, APRIL 27. 2013.

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Extreme challenges for extreme folks with HOOTER gals by your side!

The  competition is designed to test your flexibility, strength, stamina, quick decision-making in a challenging and unexpected situations. Will be required in addition to common sense, every ounce of strength, ingenuity, and animal instinct that can deliver this to the extreme obstacle course!

Right here … right now … get into the grove … I mean into the muddy waters, onwards-upwards in the fields … at the forest park at Póstelek on the coming FIGHTERS’RUN, Saturday, April, 27.2013.

The Fighters’Run are really for those folks who are looking for fun, challenge and to weight themselves in adventures.

The Fighters’Run chief organizer Mr. Attila Vozár, European champion long-distance runner, three-time winner of the Vienna-Budapest Marathon opened and welcomed the invited media representatives on Wednesday, April, 3. 2013. announcing there is only 3 weeks or for those who are counting the time in hours, it’s pasted … hours and we are ready… steading … go … for a new kind of adventure sport. Along with him were the members of the board and superb sportsmen.

„The Fighters’Run is a new adventure sport which The Royal Vodka support of the first in Hungary appeared in Central Europe in 2012.” – said Mr. Attila Vozár. As it is often said without the support … it wouldn’t have had made it … this year as to last year’s. Fighters’Run, without the Royal Vodka who will be again the grand supporter. Also  a major part of the supporters is one of  Hungary’s well-known and delicious sausages from the City of Békescsaba – Sausage Factory. Newcomers are awaited, and the folks participating on the adventure run can again gear up themselves, have a chance to prove not just for themselves but to all in the competition what a tough guy or gal they are!  The competition will shoot off on Saturday, April, 27. The Royal Vodka Fighters’Run is open for men and women, in singles or in teams of 4-6 persons will be cut  to 7 or 14 kilometers off the 14 gauge and rings, 28 obstacles ahead to overcome, 2 meters high wall to climb having to deal with the ice filled – ice stack, shocking socks and muddy water paths and some other surprises along the way. and some new spots to keep the participants awake … have to deal with the ice filled ice stack, shocking socks and muddy water paths and some other surprises along the way. Not only physical, but psychological preparation is a must to have that’s for sure! So far 750 individuals have reflected, appointed themselves to the games and within that number 200 female competitors are included. Professional and amateur candidates are awaited. Up till this day entry’s came from Hungary, Romania, Slovakia, Serbia, France, United States, Austria, Germany. Also an individual from Kenya called for inquiries with the interest in the competition. A 40 years old military guy from the city of Sopron will be „only” joining the race as to give a helping hand by lifting, pushing, helping the „Hooter” gals climb over to the other side of the wall. The organizers also told, those amateur folks having their gym weekly 3-4 times will be able to catch up with the rest in the race.

Deadline date: Tuesday, April, 23. 2013.

(applications through: www.fightersrun.com)

Quotes: ‘We actually wish to target the number of participants to rise above a  thousand to hit the entry number. As I would be happy, especially because 5 percent of the proceeds from the entry will go to the City of Békéscsaba’s Children’s Class Foundation.

Mr. Dénes Száraz, actor and as a cross-country athlete, Ironman competitor and as a cross-country athlete, Ironman competitor and field triathlete. in the year 2012 he was voted and award as the „year’s most charming man”  Quote: “I look forward to this new kind of challenge. A weekend in the snow ran a marathon in the area of Vértes, as well field as a triathlete by now know nature’s obstacles. Here, however, this time the human hand builds the tricky track to be met. Fortunately, climbing over will not be a problem because the rock climbing  stands close to me.”

Mr. Imre Pulai, Olympic champion canoeist, tobogganing. Quote: „There are many types of insanity I have attended, but this performance test surpasses everything. I will have to fight my way through the 20-tons of container filled with ice. What a ball it will be. It may by the end my size will drop two size. I am doing my workouts, I sincerely look forward to these challenges.”

Mr.  Peter Kropkó, champion – 51-times completed the Ironman Triathlon. Quote: „Made up my mind already to participate at The Royal Vodka Fighter’sRun this year as well. ‘You do not have to be a super hero and can you win in succession, beat down the obstacles. as evidenced by the In fact, everyone at the last year’s race reached the finish line and the ER stuff just bored to death? Last year my wife wasn’t too fond of me getting into the race but this year she made her nomination. We taking out  whole family. Going to reach my 50th birthday. Why would I  celebrate it in a different way? „

Mr. Krisztian Palkovics, in the hockey player team. Quote: „I’ve always been adventurous, I like the Extreme, but to be honest running is not my favorite activity. Never-the-less, here I think it will not be the point, but only to overcome. Cannot find another unique atmosphere where the so many tricky obstacles are awaiting for you. The night before the race, being around  the evening’s campfire, thereafter joining the party also to have a chance to look around in the neighborhood will be real smashing event for the Fighters’Run families.”

Mr. Miklós Ungvári, an Olympic silver medalist, European champion in judo and Ms. Brigitta Poór, terrain U23 Triathlon World and European champion, several occasions Hungarian champion and winner of numerous international competitions. In 2012, finalist in the „Year of Extreme Athlete” poll  and the title winner in 2013.”

The children and the other half of the runner’s will not be left without any entertainment for their own. The youngest will be able to take the running route of two-kilometer in distance at the stripped down barriers. Their participating forms will be out later on. While the other halves of the couples’ may take a chance to carry their pair’s and see how their skills works and as a reward, the one who wins the game will receive a barrelof beer containing forty-two-liter beer.

Competition is under the patronage of dr. Leyler Richard, vice president of the Hungarian Olympic Committee (MOB).

Last but not least … before coming to the end of the herald news … here is to read the 10 points to keep in mind, but I’d rather call them the 10 commandments and if your into these then your place is at  the Fighters’Run at Póstelek on Saturday, April, 27. 2013. off you go!

The 10 commandments for Fighters’Run …

1 “FIGHTER” … has to be a real fighter.

2 “Fighter” … up to the end  push their own physical and mental limitations.

3 “Fighter” … master of your emotions.

4 “Fighter” … learn everything.

5 “Fighter” … be generous.

6 ‘Fighter’ … lead.

7 “Fighter”…  stand up when everyone has abandoned it.

8 “Fighter” … knows his strengths and weaknesses.

9 “Fighter” considering  not as a word, but deeds to prove.

10th ‘Fighter’ … is the last who survives every day.

To see any further information just roll over to www.postelek.com and www.fightersrun.com .

Update and snaps by Aggie Reiter

3 Apr

20TH TITANIC INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL BUDAPEST – 2013.

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SHOP AROUND … MUSIC FOR ALL  … 

Just a note to the foreigners planning to go to the movie to keep in mind! In principle, all non-English language films will be with English subtitles, but better to have a check at the website in advance: titanicfilmfest.hu

 

The jubilee Titanic International Film Festival will have just like at the previous festivals a bunch of music-themed films: Music For All … 6 documentaries, 2 feature films and 1 short will be screened. 

The audience can see an intimate musician portrait of Adam Green, a Grammy award-winning road movie with Mumford & Sons, an incredible late-in-life rise of a 62 years old soul singer, a guitar prodigy and his fight with the degenerative Lou Gehrig’s disease. A documentary about the Pulp, the history of UK record shops. A rock ’n’ roll swindle. Last but not least debut to a thriller … Plan B’s.

„How to Act Bad” is Dima Dubson’s documentary debut about New York songwriter, filmmaker, rock star Adam Green. During the making of this intimate portrait Dubson closely followed his friend for two years, whose family history is also exciting as his great-grandmother was Kafka’s fiancée.

Sara Sugarman’s fourth feature „Vinyl” is a comedy about an ageing rock star who goes to the funeral of a member of his former band where he meets the rest of the band and they end up jamming again. As the music industry is too youth-obsessed they make the great rock ’n’ roll swindle: they say that the song has been made by a Welsh teenage band.

This year’s Grammy Award-winning „Big Easy Express” is a road movie documentary which follows three indie folk bands – Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros, Old Crow Medicine Show and Britain’s Mumford & Sons – as they team for a 2011 tour, traveling aboard an antique train the result of which both Woody Guthrie and John Steinbeck would be proud of. Filmmaker Emmett Malloy became famous for making of several music videos for the likes of Metallica, Oasis, The Black Eyed Peas etc. Poull Brien’s documentary Charles Bradley: „Soul of America” charts the incredible late-in-life rise of 62 year-old soul singer Charles Bradley, whose debut album rocketed to Rolling Stone magazine’s top 50 albums of 2011. Abandoned by his mother as a child, Bradley faced homelessness, illiteracy, the murder of his beloved brother and a nearly fatal illness.

The debut feature „Ill Mannors” of Ben Drew, a platinum-selling rapper and soul singer who records under the alias Plan B, is an exciting thriller. This multi-character drama which plays in London with a crack-addicted prostitute, a dealer and an ex-dealer, a runaway single mother and a would-be teen model, is partly inspired by real events. The film is a social critique of urban crime and its social causes.

The documentary Jason Becker: „Not Dead Yet” directed by Jesse Vile is the extraordinary story of guitar prodigy Jason Becker and his fight with the degenerative Lou Gehrig’s disease. The film charts the life of Jason Becker from his early years learning guitar till now, twenty years later, still making music with his casts. It is really a story about the strength of the human spirit. Eve Wood’s „The Beat Is the Law”: Fanfare for the Common People is a history of the amazing Sheffield music scene, from early 80’s post-punk through the house boom and into Britpop. The film culminates with Pulp’s triumph at the 1995 Glastonbury Festival, where as last-minute replacement headliners, the band delivered the era-defining song Common People. „Last Shop Standin”  directed by Pip Piper and inspired by the book of the same title by Graham Jones uncovers why nearly 2000 record shops have already disappeared across the UK since the rapid rise of record shops in the 1960’s. It will be screened with a short film titled „Minor/Major: The TV on the Radio Tour Documentary”, a portrait of the band TV on the Radio as they become a major label success from indie darlings to.

Film delicacies of musical topics can also be found in the selection of contemporary Irish films, titled Emerald Island. The biographical „Good Vibrations” tells the story of the legendary, radical Belfast punk-rock rebel, Terri Holey whilst the Finnish feature „Miss Blue Jeans” in the Nordic Lights section is a fine rock film, coming of age story and period movie about the 1970’s punk and new wave era.

As mention in my previous update see: https://rollinginbudapest.com/2013/03/27/herald-news-titanic-film-festival-budapest-2013/ the tickets for the Titanic International Film Festival are available at the mention cinema places between March, 28. – April, 4. for a discount price of 900HUF. While  upon the festival will cost:1100HUF.

Update by Aggie Reiter

2 Apr

HERALD NEWS – PHOTOGRAPHER MR. HELMUT NEWTON – MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS BUDAPEST

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MR. HELMUT NEWTON (1920 ̶ 2004) significant photographic’s arrived to Budapest.

Museum of Fine Arts – Budapest.

The exhibition can be visited from April, 4 until July, 14. 2013.

The exhibition is to be daily opened to the public from 10 a.m.until 4 p.m.

Address: District VI. Hösök tere – Hero Square – Budapest.

Early afternoon of this day Dr. László Baán, General Director of the Museum of Fine Arts and the Hungarian National Gallery, Budapest had the pleasure to welcome the media representatives to announce the forthcoming opening exhibition. The opening speech was held by, Dr. Matthias Harder, chief curator of the Helmut Newton Foundation, Berlin, Germany and Mr. Péter Baki. Director of the Hungarian Museum of Photography – curator of the exhibition.

Following in the wake of the successful Mind and Body (2008), Lucien Hervé 100 (2010) and The Birth of Photography (2012), the Museum of Fine Arts again came up to arrange a brilliant new exhibition with the selection of awesome snaps taken by Mr. Helmut Newton, the artistic photographer to be known as one of the most authentic figures of twentieth-century.  The visitors may roll along and view 250 amazing snaps hanging on the walls of the Museum’s Hall. With the co-operation of the arist’s wife, and the Helmut Newton Foundation, Mr. Helmut Newton’s fine photographic arts now can be viewed by the Hungarians and the foreigners staying in Budapest or from other regions in Hungary by hopping over to the Museum of Fine Art in Budapest.

Source from Museum of Fine Arts … „Following in the wake of the successful Mind and Body (2008), Lucien Hervé 100 (2010) and The Birth of Photography (2012), the Museum of Fine Arts. The Helmut Newton Foundation founded by the artist’s wife. Helmut Newton was one of the most influential figures of twentieth-century photography whose name is synonymous with the revolutionary photography published in famed fashion magazines. The novel themes and positioning of his works often shocked and scandalised people, yet it cannot be denied that he transformed photography used in the advertising of his day. His central subjects were nudity, power, fashion, money, sensuality and brutality. He cannot simply be coined a fashion, a nude or a portrait photographer since his work over five decades spans several genres and is thus difficult to categorize. He was attracted to taking pictures from a young age and when he grew up photography became a true passion for him. Thanks to the advertising and fashion shoots he did for noted designers and newspapers photography not only brought Helmut Newton a lot of pleasure but also created a comfortable livelihood for him. He said that for him the only thing of interest was the shape of a model’s body, although through his pictures he created his own peculiar atmosphere which distinguished him from other photographers. Viewers of his pictures are shocked and captivated by his unusual choice of subjects and dispassionate approach, yet given an insight into the intimate moments of the private lives of others and a livelihood for him. The portrait photos of his models are completely different and characterised by intimacy and cold detachment. The list of celebrities he took photographs of is almost endless and it is suffice to mention but a few: Monica Belluci, Catherine Denevue, David Bowie, Claudia Schiffer, Jodie Foster,Sigourney Weawer, Linda Evangelista, Gena Rowlands, Madonna, Kate Moss, Carla Bruni, Ornella Muti, Cindy Crawford, Anthony Hopkins, Ralph Fiennes, and Andy Warhol.  Newton was born on 31 October 1920 under the name Helmut Neustädter in Berlin, where he completed his schooling. He was already drawn to photography when still a child, which was when he bought his first camera. Between 1936 and 1938 he worked as an apprentice to the portrait and fashion photographer Yva  (Else Neuländer-Simon). As a response to the increasingly totalitarian rule of the Nazis he left Germany in 1938 for Singapore, taking with him nothing else but two cameras. From here he went on to Australia in 1940 and served in the Australian army for five years. He obtained Australian citizenship in 1946. In 1948 he married one of his former models, the actress June Brunell, with whom he lived for  the rest of his life. During their marriage his wife also began to take  photographs under the professional name of Alice Springs and made a film about her husband.  In 1956 Newton signed a contract with the British Vogue magazine in London, which he broke eleven months later. After this he went to Paris and on returning to Melbourne he found a position with the Australian branch of Vogue. In 1961 he moved to Paris, where he worked for the French publisher of Vogue, and in addition to this he took photographs for the British versions of the magazine: Queen and Elle. In 1971, while in New York, Newton suffered a heart attack, from which he recovered.  In 1975 his first exhibition was staged in Paris’ Nikon Gallery, and in the following year the first volume of his book White Women was published. In 1981 Helmut and June moved from Paris to Monaco, from which time they would travel to Los Angeles to spend the winters there. In 2000 a large-scale retrospective exhibition was organised for Newton in Berlin’s New National Gallery to celebrate his 80th birthday, the material of which was also later exhibited in London, New York, Tokyo, Moscow, Prague and other venues. In 2003 a formal agreement came into being between the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation (Stiftung Preußischer Kulturbesitz) to establish the Helmut Newton Foundation in Berlin, which opened in 2004, not long after Newton’s death.

The three photographic series exhibited by the Museum of Fine Arts are built on the summary works titled Helmut Newton’s Illustrated, Private Property and Gun for Hire, which were are also published in book form.  The photographs provide a cross-section of Newton’s nude and fashion snaps ranging from his early pictures to a posthumously published series. Helmut Newton’s Illustrated contains a selection of his photos from a period of ten years published by the artist himself to enable him to put together his own selection that would show of his work independently of the wishes of editors, clients and specific exhibitions. He produced four editions in total: two were published in 1987 titled Sex and Power and Pictures from an Exhibition. In 1991 these were followed by „I Was There”, in which he probed into issues related to truth and falsehood. He produced the last of the four in 1995, the cover of which shows Newton himself lying on the ground and leaning on his elbow on the banner of one of his own nude pictures; the volume’s title is Dr. Phantasma. The titles of the volumes say at least as much as its themes and each issue soon became popular among collectors. With its provocative mish…mash of nudity, journalistic shots and portraits courting sensationalism these volumes became defining and powerful visual documents of the 80s and 90s– The Private Property – Portfolios contains a total of 45 photographs taken between 1972 and 1983, including fashion photos, portraits and erotically charged pictures. The exhibited photos were made by Thomas Conilvio, who achieved photo-lab archival quality by slightly toning the pictures in a selenium bath. The volume A Gun for Hire surveys Newton’s fashion photos from the 1960s right up to his last work he made for the Italian Vogue – photos he took as a “gun for hire”. Included among his clients were Chanel, Yves Saint Laurent, Versace, Blumarine and Mugler. The title comes from a much quoted saying by Helmut Newton, “Some people’s photography is an art. Mine is not. If … If they happen to be exhibited  in a gallery or a museum, that’s fine. But that’s not why I do them. I’m a gun for hire.”- “Newsweek”, 02/02/04. As he said himself, his success was not thanks to the museums but rather to consumer society. He started out from the conditions set by the clients and a given budget, but he freely reinterpreted the collections, thus creating his own inimitable mishmash of elegance, consumerism and fashion photography.”

Just to keep in mind … Some of the displayed pictures have an explicitly sexual content … therefore it is recommended only for the adult visitors to visit the exhibition. 

 

Update and snaps by Aggie Reiter

31 Mar

SPRING ARRIVED TO THE MADISON OPERA PERFUMERY BUDAPEST

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Remembering the first layer is the fragrance which she wears .

Even though the calendar says we have entered the official season of spring it still a bit late. Anyway, here is a couple new scents from Madison Opera Perfumery’s offer as to keep in mind to freshen up your looks for the spring to come. The Madison Opera Perfumery has just stepped into her 5th anniversary, opened at the District VI., 26, Andrássy Avenue, Budapest.

MADISON … offers its visitors its exclusive fragrances … its less known cologne and unique perfumes, also spicing up your home with fragrances, and other beauty gems.

Bond no. 9 – Manhattan … is an after-hours shared scent with a high seduction quotient. Officially it belongs in the oriental gourmand category, rich in spices—some of them very new to the oriental repertory. Its pace is set by a mélange of top notes: mouth-watering nutmeg … worldly saffron, evoking dried flowers … delicate coriander seeds—softened with the addition of luscious, mouth-watering peach. The heart notes continue the gourmet theme, as sweet honeycomb, made from the nectar of flowers, mingles with black plum, hinting of chocolate, and a warm and inviting gingerbread accord. Moroccan jasmine, the sole flower at the center of this scent, itself evokes the aura of peaches or ripe bananas. Then comes the lingering dry down: Creamy, velvety-smooth sandalwood; rich, balsamic patchouli; a soft and warm vanilla infusion; and unapologetically sensual, skin-like musk.

Bond no. 9 – New York Musk …  In a virtuoso performance, New York Musk displays its versatility when surrounded by contemporary fruit and spice accents. It opens with lightness and buoyancy: a blend of sparkling grapefruit flower, tart and tangy blackcurrant, and galbanum—a pine-like aromatic gum resin from Persia. Then come the mid notes, reinforcing that theme: Asian Osmanthus flower, recalling peaches and apricots, combined with lemony-green lilies—yes, flowers that smell like fruits—while spiking this mix is spicy nutmeg. Musk comes into play in the base notes, as it usually does, surrounded by its lingering cohorts, those willing conspirators in seduction, patchouli, sandalwood.

Byredo – Bullion  … Bullion by Byredo is a limited edition Woody Spicy fragrance for women and men, that has been heavily inspired by Middle East. Top notes are pink pepper and plum; middle notes are Osmanthus, leather and magnolia; base notes are dark woodsy notes, sandalwood and musk.

Byredo – Inflorescence … To celebrate the beginning of spring, nature’s perennial and powerful rebirth, Ben Gorham (Founder and Creative Director of BYREDO) envisaged a wild garden and a floral scent that would capture the strength and beauty of its blossoms, just as they reach their dramatic peak. The result, the wonderfully entitled Inflorescence, is an Arcadian stroll through untamed bowers of full-blown, rambling roses, interspersed by the intoxicating, honeyed notes of pink freesia in their prime. Two of Spring’s very first flowers lie at the heart; the creamy-soft allure of the Magnolia blossom, its petals fully open about to drop onto beds of quivering Lily of the Valley or ‘May Bells’ –in the language of flowers, symbolic of a ‘return to happiness’ and the joy associated with the onset of spring. Finally, and most unusually, Ben has used Jasmine at the base, again luxuriant and overgrown, a veritable riot of fresh sweetness that supports the structure and furnishes a heady close.

The Madison Perfumery’s cosmetic and make-up specialists, Ms. Kinga Odorán and Ms. Orsolya Székely will be pleased to introduce these womanish spices and body cares.  To get an appointment just give a call +36)1 269 20 16 on the store’s local telephone number. Address: District VI., 26, Andrássy Avenue, Budapest.

Update by Aggie Reiter

28 Mar

LEGENDARY PUSKÁS, RETURNED TO HIS NATIVELAND, EVEN IF IT IS PRESERVED AS A WORTHY SCULPURE COMPOSTION

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Óbuda inaugurated the world’s legendary Golden Team football player Ferenc Puskas, first public statue depicting the full figure.

Dozens-and-dozens of Puskás’s fans came along on Thursday, March, 27. to Óbuda (one of the districts in Budapest) to see and celebrate the erected, one-and-only full-length of body statue of Puskás, the legendary football player of all times. Within the celebrating audience were representatives such as: Ministers, Deputy Lord Major of Budapest, Óbuda’s major, rep. district’s self governments, reps. of parliament, Hungarian Ferenc Puskás Football Academy’s elementary school students, Real Madrid, Academy of Hagi, Greek – Panathinaikos, Australia – Melbourne’s Football Institute junior boys were present as well.

Lady Erzsébet (Puskás called her as „Böbe”) the widow of Puskás and Mr. György Szepesi, sport reporter unveiled the statue. Böbe was fighting hard to hold back her tears. Before getting to turn to speak to the audience she placed her right arm cuddling her husband’s left arm and placed her left palmhand into Puskás’s left hand and gently spoke to “him” … “You see, here I am my sweet dear, I miss you so much and hope your spirit feels my everlasting love for you. See(?) how many people came along to see you and to show their love for you right now.” thereafter turned to the audience saying how grateful she is for the attendees to pay tribute to the memory of her husband.

Mr. György Sepesi, aged 92, said he is so honored to be present at this memorial  day, despite having to have been together with Puskás and to have had seen him on the grounds in the early days playing football. I immediately saw he is going to be a rolling, shooting star with his golden feet. Mr. Szepesi’s  one of the stories was  …”There was a boxing match to be held in Madrid in 1963 with the legendary Hungarian boxer Mr. László Papp to be in the ring. Papp told Puskás he was down, disappointed having to know that there will not be any Hungarian fans cheering him when fighting in the ring. Puskás, had already a thought mind.  Went to Mr. László Kubala, playing at the time being football in Barcelona and it was decided they will “bribed” 100 Catalan individuals and teach them how to say  in Hungarian „Go for it”, Go ahead Papp” in order to support, cheer their Mate.  So this was Puskás!” Even in the freezing cold weather, spraying rain and the length of the given time made him short Mr. Szepesi stories were really appreciated by the freezing audience. He added at the end „I could speak for 90 minutes about Puskás. I am use to that length, cause that was the my broadcasting time on-air at the footy games.” There was a laugh in the audience, cause many elder folks were present and remembered him broadcasting football games on-air.

Indeed, Óbuda is very proud now which is deeply understandable to give space and to host the sculpture of Puskás. The statue formation stands on the Bécsi Rd. and soon the space will be called from „Puskás Square”. From now on not just for the Hungarians will be a place to worthwhile visiting the promenade, take snaps at the scene, but for the foreigners around the world who for one reason know where you are from whenever you say your from Hungary, immediately they say … yes „Puskás”. He was, still is a symbol to Hungary. Puskás is and will be a role model for all young people. He was an excellent athlete and a great person.

Óbuda-Újlak Community Association President Mr. György Hatházi and Mr. Sándor Barna, owner of the Symbol Restaurant and other private catering establishments of the district, private shops and service providing individuals gave their support in creating a spectacular group of statues which is copied from an old photo taken in the streets of Madrid, where kids were playing „football” and as Puskás stepped close to them  showed them how to keep a hold to their ball. So at the Puskás pedestrian anyone can see in a way the picture coming alive within the awesome artistic statue composition. The idea owner was the avant-garde fine artist Mr. Gyula Pauer (gone ahead), Kossuth Prize-winner. The statue composition survived in his legacy. The sculpture was finally composed by Mr. David Tóth.

Puskás was a member of the Hungarian national team, Kispest AC and the Budapest Honvéd and Spanish Real Madrid’s classic, and later on at the Greek Panathinaikos as coach accumulating success. The Puskás Academy of invitees for the third time will be included the Constanta Hagi Academy. This year for the first time to take part at the tournament will be a non-European club’s players, namely the  Melbourne’s Football Institute.  Puskás worked at a local club  with the Melbourne team as a coach between 1989 to 1991.  Puskas was extremely popular in Australia, where it has grown by leaps and bounds being the coach of the number of viewers at championships and cups were  won.

In memorial a stamp was connected to this event was presented by the Hungarian Post of Ferenc Puskás, the worldwide known football player’s 80th anniversary.

Puskás’s career for the youth all over the world is a pure example as football taught humility and set an example for generations.

Update and snaps by Aggie Reiter

27 Mar

HERALD NEWS … TITANIC FILM FESTIVAL – BUDAPEST 2013.

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In just a couple of days to come  the 20th jubilee of  the TITANIC INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL opens its door to the movie lovers.

The TITANIC INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL operates as a Competition Festival since 2005.

Titanic’s  goal is to give an overall selection of the best contemporary films. This year 60 films will be presented of famous and first-film directors and will also show fascinating films of  less-known regions  as well. 

Between April, 5-13. 2013.

Mr. György Horváth  Titanic Festival – Director,  Mr. Balázs Vizer, program coordinator –  Titanic and invited  H.E. Kevin Dowling  Irish ambassador  to Hungary,  Michal Cerny – Czech Center Director and  Petr Kovarik – Borsodi  Brewery – Managing Director held a press  gathering  to  introduce the forthcoming  9 days  of spectacular films  screened at 5 different  picture palace:  Uránia, Örökmozgó, Toldi, on the A38 ship and for the first time this year at the Puskin cinema. The Irish ambassador honored by his presence and expressed his pleasure to wave the flag and talk about the Irish section a with wide scale of representing  Irish films under the name Emerald Island.

The selection of contemporary Czech movies will be also highlighted  by the presence of the world-famous Czech director Jiři Menzel, who will be the Head of jury. Also sophisticated members will be in  jury’s seat:  Mr. Morgan Bushe, Irish producer (Nothing personal) and Hungarian director, Mr. Szabolcs Hajdu (White Palm,, bibliotheque Pascal).The Staropramen beer  will not be running in the Titanic competition, earned its name already, but will be present to comfort the audience, to enjoy the fine Czech beer throughout the festival, brought by Borsodi  Brewery said Mr. Petr Kovarik.

Another unique option for the movie lovers will be watching the films rolling by with presence of the actual  filmmakers.

Tickets will be out, available at all  picture places  between

March, 28. – April,4.  on discount price  for 900 HUF.

April, 5 -13 the tickets cost 1100 HUF. You can catch up with the detailed program of the festival at the titanicfilmfest.hu website.

HERALD NEWS  …

During the 9 days at the Titanic Festival, an overall of 74 films including Hungarian-related features and international premiers will be screened. The two flagships of this year will be the Irish-section presented by Emerald Island corresponding with the Irish EU presidency in 2013. The section will bring throughout 109 minutes featuring six film in the row of 10 outstanding short films and animations as well.  

It includes a horror-comedy staring a sea-monster, a horror from the world of blocks-of-flats, a social drama, a documentary film on the life of the legendary Belfast punk-rock rebel, Terri Holey in „Good Vibrations” by Lisa Barros D’Sa and Glenn Leyburn. This film was the opening screened this year at Karlovy Vary Film Festival. Tells the story of the legendary, radical Belfast punk-rock rebel, Terri Holey, of the bloody conflict known as the Troubles shuts down his city and all his friends take sides and take up arms, Terri opens a record shop on the most bombed half-mile in Europe and calls it ‘Good Vibrations’. Through it, he discovers a compelling voice of resistance in the city’s nascent underground punk scene and becomes the unlikely leader of a motley band of kids and punks who join him in his mission to create a new community, an alternative Ulster, to bring his city back to life.The audience can also view „Róisín Murphy” from the Moloko band, a horror-comedy staring a sea-monster,  a horror from the world of blocks-of-flats, a social drama. Lenny Abrahamson’s  „What Richard Did”  will run in competition. It tells the fateful story of a gifted and gilded Dublin teenager whose bright future is compromised after a senseless act of violence. There will be 4 further films running in Emerald Island. In the hilarious horror-comedy, „Grabbers” a film by Jon Wright – one day a bizarre sea creature appears on the shore of a small Irish island. It has long tentacles, sharp teeth, and intentions that could not be called friendly. But they have picked the wrong spot to work their evil plans. It may take a lot to rile these Irish islanders but no one is going to mess with their pub! Festival-favourite „Citadel”, directed by Ciarán Foy is a horror too, but with a much darker shade: Tommy Cowley is a man inflicted with chronic since the day his wife was attacked and he was unable to protect her. Living in a council estate from hell, he finds himself terrorized by a gang of twisted feral children, who are intent on taking his baby daughter.  „Keys To The City” is the first film of directors Christopher Brennan, Mel Cannon and Laura Way. In this drama three separate stories meet. Eoin is a businessman who can no longer pay the bills or the mortgage, Paul is a landlord with the banks breathing down his neck and Monika is a Polish cleaner whose minimum wage job is under threat. All three are struggling for survival and forced to increasingly desperate actions in the hope of keeping their lives and families together. A documentary, „Knuckle” is also included in Emerald Island, It is an epic 12-year journey into the brutal and secretive world of an Irish Traveller community.  

The Czech Republic comes along with a selection of  five contemporary Czech movies. A multi-award-winning film noir, a first film about sexual awakening, a road movie, an absurd black comedy and a war drama about the Nazi massacre of Lidice.  At least 2 thumbs up to the Czech Republic :1st. to jointly organize with the Hungarian organizers to have the Head of jury’s seat taken by the world-famous Czech Director Jiři Menzel Then the 2nd. thumbs high for the presence and supporter of the well-known Staropramen beer  snacks. Info for those who are thirsty right now … pardon me I can’t be of help for them right now, but need no worry for those who are on the spot at the Uránia Cinema during the festival’s films, so who wants a “Korsó” Hungarian mug of beer may have it, cause after the movie will  get one for free by simply showing their movie tickets. There will be severing alcohol and non-alcohol Staropramen beer.

Another unique option for th e movie lovers will be watching the films roll by with the actual  filmmakers..

The few words about the other international films: the opening film comes along by Paul Thomas  – „Anderson’s The Master”  that shows the unique relationship of a frustrated ex-marine (Joaquin Phoenix) and a charismatic religious leader (Philip Seymour Hoffman). The popular Nordic Lights brings six movies „Living In America” shows five independent films. The Dark Side presents nine films, The Music for All gives a selection of the latest festival-favourite documentaries and films related to music. This year’s event brings a new section, The Bright Side that contains six hilarious comedies. The festival proudly presents three international premiers as well: the Dutch Ricky Rijneke’s first feature, „Silent Ones” staring Hungarian Ms. Orsi Tóth and Mr.Roland Rába, „How to Follow Strangers” directed by Chioke Nassor and „Last Kind Words” from Kevin Barker will debut in Budapest on Titanic. There will be 10 films this year competing for the Breaking Waves Award. French „Alyah” staring Pio Marmai  the film of Ukranian Eva Neymann, „House with a Turret”, Cate Shortland’s movie, Australia’s Oscar-nominee in 2013, „Lore”, by Dutch Ricky Rijneke’s first feature, „Silent Ones”, the first film of Hungarian Mr. Mátyás Prikler living in Slovakia, „Fine, Thanks”, the second movie of Hungarian Ms. Mira Fornay, also from Slovakia, „My Dog, Killer”, American Shane Carruth’s „Upstream Color, 8 Bal” of Finnish Aku Louhimies, the war-movie, „In the Fog” from Sergei Loznitsa and Irish Lenny Abrahamson’s „What Richard Did”  were selected.

I bet by rolling down here at the end of my herald  news  have already found their film to watch. Now the next step is to grab your tickets to make sure you have your seat.

Update and snaps by  Aggie Reiter

24 Mar

“MR” HEINEKEN’S 140TH ANNIVESARY CELEBRATION IN BUDAPEST

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Stepping in to the Heineken White Lounge Bar – Le Meriden Hotel people arrive into the world of mainly green rays and soft lounge music as they were welcomed by the hostesses with the brands beer. The atmosphere is pretty cool with the white color furnitures. The event to which the Heineken and Design Terminal VIPs, designers and journalists were invited was connected to the opening of „Heineken RemixOurFuture and exhibition”.  The ceremony was  opened on Thursday, March, 21. by the marketing director of Heineken Hungaria Breweries Ltd. Mr. Bram Westenbrink and by Mr. Gergely Böszörményi-Nagy, strategic director of the Design Terminal and Mr. Zoltán Kapitány, senior PR menedzser – ACG PR.

Within the invited guests another two Dutch gentlemen joined to celebrate, so the three Dutchmen in Budapest can be also seen rolling along the snaps.

Beside the Heineken beers a wide scale of other soft, cocktails, long drinks are to ease the thirsts and if anyone feel a bit hungry unique  finger-food and snacks will take away the hunger.

Mr. Westenbrink first words were „The Heineken is on constant reconstruction, redesign for renewal innovation and the occasion of our gathering is to show the Hungarian designers art of work. They are out of 300.000 starters in the Heineken’s new bottle design competition, and at the end 100 graphic competitors were chosen and at the end a number of 10 bottles of Hungarian designer’s climbed their way through to be in the upcoming competition. Here are the 10 bottles and the designers names along with their graphic creation: Zsombor Kiss, who was lucky enough to have all his 3 designs to be chosen the “Rubik style”, “Star of the Future”, “What is in the bottle?” Was great to see a lady int he pack to get through the selection: Eszter Nyári with her “Your Hero” graphic. Csaba Robob’s design was named the “Constellation”. Kiss came alone with his design named “Remixourfuture”. Balázs Szabó “Neonsign” and as he said. “I tried to create traditional ticketing on the bottle. I used hand-writing and drawn the letters of the original Heineken bottle. I consumed the star and the copy – with minimal assortment adapts to the colors of the original image.” Miklós Mendrei  came out with the “robot clone” graphic. Richard Orosz told me about the idea of his “Lollipop bottle” … „I was inspired by a party straw and a lollipop. The sinuous, colorful lines and the graphic game are suggesting sence of space, and these are having an effect on us, just like the beer does inside of us.”

Many will probably have in mind … why is the red star in the Heineken logo?  There is a legend to it … and as known the legends remain legends. So here it goes … in the middle age  it was the symbol of the European brewers and they thought that it has a mystical power which protect the beer … but actually we will never find out  the exact origin and better for Heineken to keep on having the red star on their brands, to be or not to be superstitious!

Below is a link to catch up of the next day’s, Friday, March, 22. at the countdown with spectacular light installation started at 7 p.m. on Madách Square, whereas the celebration and handing over the limited designed Heineken bottle of beer  as to celebrate together with the public the 140 years of its anniversary … I mean a bottle shape made of tin … were welcomed indeed by the gathered Heineken lovers:

Update and snaps by Aggie Reiter

23 Mar

NEXT EXHIBITION OPENING AT THE ARI KUPSIS GALLERY

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_______Ari Kupsus Gallery______

Art & Antique

The Ari Kupsus Gallery  – Art  & Antique cordially sends out an invitation to the next  Exhibition Opening

of works by 

Mr. János Kósa

Director of the Painting Faculty of the University of Fine Arts Budapest

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and also handing out the new exhibition space for the students of MKE.

This first exhibition will show the works by

Attila Dóczi and Bence Kala

 at

 Ari Kupsus Gallery District VIII.  23/b. Bródy Sándor Street –  Budapest

on  Wednesday, March, 27. 2013.

at 6.30 p.m.

The exhibition will be on view until  Friday, April, 19. 2013.

This exhibition opening will make the cooperation between Ari Kupsus Gallery and Hungarian Academy of Fine Arts even stronger. The Ari S Kupsus Salon Concert Society has been supporting the students of MKE for four years by handing out the scholarships for talented art students. Next to this Ari Kupsus Gallery will offer its new exhibition space, address mention above for the students of MKE to provide the opportunity for them to present their works and organize exhibitions. The Academy of Fine Arts plans to develop an application system for students to apply for the exhibitions. There will be an opprtunity for monthly shows.

Update by Aggie Reiter

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