11 Feb

HERALD NEWS … W!ZZ AIR’S NEW iPHONE APPLICATION – BUDAPEST – HUNGARY – 2013

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 W!ZZ  AIR’s new iPhone application!

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But before heading to the a/m announcement at the press call of this morning by the representatives of the W!ZZ AIR here is a brief overview about the W!ZZ AIR, even though many already know and have had experiences to fly with W!ZZ AIR … but could be (!?!) many have not yet flew, been on board the largest low-cost, low-fare airline in Central and Eastern Europe…

Strong and Consistent Growth … easy to follow the data’s.

In the year 2004 when W!ZZ Air first landed in Hungary, carried 0.7 million passengers throughout Europe. compared to the past 9 years, this figure has increased to 12 million passengers in the year 2012. The numbers speak for themselves and clearly can be seen the position W!ZZ AIR has achieved in growth. This coming year, 2013., the figures are expected to reach 13.8 million passengers.

Young, efficient fleet with high levels of utilization.

Airbus 320, the most efficient narrow-body aircraft, with 180 seat, provides low unit costs. The age shows the new aircraft, needs less maintenance and are higher reliability. Also the utilization: 13 hours/day to spread fixed costs.

Focus on cost efficiency.

Flying to secondary airports: lower airport costs and the possibility for a faster aircraft turnaround. The internet distribution: low distribution costs. About the innovation: passenger services that help deliver lower fares – always. The latest technology assures operational reliability and long-term cost saving. A productive organization: 8,000 passengers per employee per year. Experienced management team with in-depth understanding of regional markets. Anybody will surely have the  “Best in Class” experience on the fleet. The Airbus A320 aircrafts are maintained by their partners as Lufthansa Technik, whom share the Airline’s commitments as to the high standards of safely and quality. Can be well followed the W!ZZ AIR’s significant cost advantages.

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Oh well …. before someone has a second thought … this is not a contemporary art!  It shows W!ZZ AIR  operations over 250 routes throughout 30 countries to 84 destinations with the number of 39, Airbus A320 aircrafts and  the number of 1500 employees.

 Seat for Sale!

Fares from INSERT VALUE – on one way, incl. taxes.

What is !NEW! … all you have to do is just  pick one and  click at a package price.

Here are some options to choose: W!ZZ XXLong … extra space for legs, W!ZZ Reserved Seat …reserving a seat in the first two rows, incl. priority boarding, W!ZZ Flex … available to change dates, routing to ones flight, online on numerous occasion until 3 hours prior to the scheduled lift-off, W!ZZ Discount Club … promotional tickets which can be cheaper up to 10EUR/one way flight than the usual regular price, W!ZZ Xpress … boarding first and W!ZZ Premium .

Unbeatable value for money, but what is also so important not just for to-day, but as for the future generation on our Planet ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION and have to admit the W!ZZ AIR fleet in age is the youngest and indeed the clearest aircraft in Europe. Just to be in the picture, here are some data:  Fleet  of age and the O2 emission: W!ZZ: 3.2yrs. – 70g/RPK, RYR: 3.8yrs. – 77g/RPK, EZY: 4.2yrs. – 85g/RPF, AF-KLM: 9,5yrs.  –  93g/RPK, BA: 13yrs. – 103g/RPK, LH: 12.9yrs. – 105g/RPK.

Alright, not going to take anyone’s precious time away any longer by throwing the wet ball into the net. Here comes the herald news  as mentioned earlier being at this morning’s press  announcement.

W!zz Air’s new iPhone application to book flights will be available for all iPod and iPhone users starting from next week!

Iphone application

This morning  in time, the same announcement took  place at the countries following: Hungary, Slovakia, Croatia, Czech Republic Poland, Romania and Slovenia. Some questions many might already have in mind. Here is a couple of answers to the thoughts: Will it work on the tablets? We were told it ain’t yet been developed as a separate computerized application. They are keeping that in mind to have it later rolling along just as well as on the use of iPod and iPhone. The Android’s new app is already at the AppelStore, but said for the W!zz Air it will only be available in May, 2013., because at the moment it is under the development stage. W!zz Air  came out with its mobil application in use to  book for any flight, but unfortunately only W!zz Discount Club members can take the advantage of all the features. Mobile check-in cannot be in use, but it was said it will be available this coming March. There are no plans running on yet in charging the accounts at  the W!ZZ AIR. Those passengers already registered are able to sign in immediately and going through the “pages”  can book their tickets.  Once the reservation is carried out there will be no  possibility to modify it. As for the future it is expected to be able to register on the application, until then it can still be made on the website.  Caution… Only the members who pay the 8900HUF annual fee  for W!zz Discount Club membership can use it. The system does not memorize the credit card information for safety reasons, but as soon as  the function becomes available then notice will appear on the website. Unfortunately, at the moment still have to get your ticket using the „old way”, e-ticket printing method. The fact that by the use of the mobile phone  to check-in is still ahead, was told it will take two to three weeks. It requires further appropriate negotiations and going through in the development stage. Naturally, some places have to pay for that service, and as for the mobile boarding pass reading development and investment on the ground handling companies obviously will have to be paid by the airline. After the booking the reservation can do with acredit card or with the usen of the person’s account balance! The cards eccepted: MasterCard,Visa, Wizz Card Hungary, Wizz Card Romania, Wizz Card Poland. Simply tap the submit payment button after finalizing the booking procedure.

Easy to follow, because the app are available in Hungarian, English, German and Romanian languages ​.

BE SMART …  CHOOSE SMART … FLY SMART … WITH W!ZZ AIR BACK-AND-FORTH TO BUDAPEST- HUNGARY!

 

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9 Feb

THE FIRST “SZEM” – “EYE” EUROPEAN UNIVERSITIES THEATER IN MISKOLC WAS SLOWLY COMING TO THE END!

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Continuing with Day3  updates at the SZEM  – EYE  Theater Miskolc of excellently organized and similar great performances!

In the following days a range of different theater shows, as drama, musical, dancing were shared with the audience to enjoy!

Thursday, February, 7. „JULIETTE MUST DIE” The  Aleksander Zelwerowicz National Academy of Dramatic Art  from  Poland  brought “Juliet must die”  performance to the SZEM – EYE Festival. Was a short play of 25minutes, modern act by very talented actors, an awesome deeply physical theater performance.   The performance was directed by Barbara Wisniewska, a student of  The Directing Department at Aleksander Zelwerowicz National Academy of Dramatic Arts in Warsaw, Poland.

The play is happening in our-a-days. Juliette is modern 21st century’s gal, goes to disco and enjoys her life and she prefers not to die. Juliette, in this play she is not that Juliette you may have in mind of Shakespeare …  she wants to live!  Her family takes her as an  obedient daughter, a perfect wife-to-be, an ideal woman. Her problems start as being taken as beautiful doll, but living in a golden cage. She considers men constantly patronize her and forgets about her humanity, hinder her own free will. The story of the world’s most famous lovers here shows in perspective of Juliette, who absolutely is against to be a merely trophy for a man. The story goes on the out most archetypical history of the famous lovers in the literature world. Main thought all along the way is about unsolved gender problems. The problem shown from the perspective of the main character, who doesn’t want to be a supplement to man and can consciously redefine traditional concepts of femininity, freedom and love. Juliette opposes the obligation of the projection of life from the male, dominant perspective in social discourse. She gives thumbs down to Romeo, leaving him to die on the cold “bench!

Another brilliant theatrical experience shortly knocked on the door!

Thursday, February, 7. „OUR CLASS”… “I L. Caragiale” Theater and Film, University of Bucharest, Romania. Project coordinator:Tadeusz Słobodzianek (CLAS noastră)

The contemporary Polish writer’s “OUR CLASS” by Tadeusz Slobodzia‘s play is also on stage at the Budapest’s  József Katona Theater. This time  “OUR CLASS” was brought to the stage to Miskolc by the Bucharest Academy. The story ain’t  fiction, that is why it cuts like a blade. The story  is based upon a real life story! Deep drama performance, surely the audience breath frozen and become ice, even your heartbeat skips the beat several times. The play goes at  very small town in Poland, where everyone knows eachother. Happening in 1925 at the local Polish school. The class members destiny is followed up to the 20th century’s Central Europe. The shadows of the WW2 with its history traumas, personal testimonies and memories  taking place  before our very eyes. At this micro-community, we can see how the deeply close childhood friendship, step-by-step falling into pieces and they becoming the victims of their ideologies. Indeed, a fantastic group of talented third-year acting students. By-the-way, this play was their year’s examination performance. Also thumbs-up for the set, lighting and sound design which also marked the talented students work.

Following the performances lectures followed by informal professional conversations in which contemporary Hungarian playwriters and the other local and international artists could join the talks and raise direct Qs to the artists. Also, visitors were welcomed,  to take part at the lectures, by purchasing a pass-ticket. The full pass-ticket price was 3600HUF and the students and senior tickets price was 2400HUF.

Mentioning some other Hungarian and international productions on stage during the festival, such as the Spring Awakening (Frank Wesekind) with young adult actors from the University of  Theater and Film Arts, Budapest, directed by Róbert Alföldi . The „TOLDI”  was on stage also presented by the University of  Theater and Film Arts from Budapest. The “VISITATION”  was a  mutual production brought by the Bayerische Theaterakademie August Everding, Germany and  the Państwowa Wyższa Szkoła Teatralna im. Ludwika Solskiego, Poland.

The second-year students from the Master of Fine Arts  University of designers  arrived from Kaposvár. Showed their own designed costumes of the puppets in  the play  Chekhov’s “SEAGULL”. Also, it is important  to note they were the ones who also planned the whole designing for the SZEM – EYE Festival’s  interior .

The 5 days SZEM -EYE  Theater Festival surely reached its goal. Was a fine time to explore the magic  kicks of  variety in different acting skills brought by local and international artists.

As it is known … the first step is the hardest … just like a baby’s first steep by reaching the first year. Now the SZEM -EYE’s first year’s theater festival showed its success, fulfilled the test with bringing on stage superb actors and productions, for us the visitors and for them to enjoy the gathering in these cold, grey days of winter, by bringing sunshine into many of our lives.

Congrats to Mr. Csaba Kiss Director,  Theater of Miskolc,  for the spark and lighting in organizing these theaterical events  and by all means congrates to his great supporting team to cover such an outstanding background to this unique  cultural international festival, not yet to have had taken  place anywhere in Hungary.

Curtain falls  … light goes off !

See you at Miskolc next year at the 2nd SZEM – EYE  European UniversitiesTheater Festival!

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6 Feb

MORE UPDATES TO THE 1ST INTERNATIONAL “SZEM – EYE” FESTIVAL AT MISKOLC

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“FORINT”  /  “MEDEA”

(Forint = HUF –  stand for the small Hungarian change.)

Tuesday afternoon, February, 5.  Once more coming back to the first day of the afternoon’s great prelude at the Miskolc National Theater.  Two dancing  production in the  theater’s repertoire  was not in the schedule of the SZEM festival, yet a marvellous idea by the organizers to have brought it on stage,  not only to see by the international artists, but  as well by the locals and the Hungarians from the four corners of the country were able to learn how sophisticated talented dancing artists the National Theater of Miskolc has. The choreography was by Mr. Attila Kozma introducing by dancing Miskolc’s past life of hard-working class, hopelessness and violence. In the second act, Medeia, the terrible mother becoming the murder of her children without any explanation.

The two play’s in a nutshell … The first scene was in the heart of Miskolc, more precisely, at the warning traffic lights at  the “electric police”, i,e. at the traffic light’s on the main intersection.  There isn’t even one person at Miskolc and even around the country,which place talking about when saying the word “FORINT”  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a7L6qojXaXU   Either at Miskolc or elsewhere in Hungary. It is as saying to an Aussie,  Bondi Beach, no matter if the person lives thousand of kilometers away from the scene, surely knows where to connect the place. The dance show of to-day speaks about a strange figure milling around  at this emblematic area. He lives in his own world on the street. He is not a beggar, and not fighting, nor barking at anyone. Most of the locals thinks he is a madman. He’s got hot-and-cold, merrily walking around, but sometimes screaming like hell, rushing  in a  hurry like he was about to be chased. He is „Sanyi” , Alex and a part of the cityscape.  The people were waiting for the tram to arrive … that never stopped for them … in the meantime they wanted to get Sanyi to speak with them, but the „lonely hobo” just carried on his everyday’s drama. What an enjoyable, excellent performance by twelve very talented young dancers, plus the lonely hobo! Interesting and thought-provoking story was unfolded in front of the audience. In the second act,  Medea, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=skBncMLzY2o   the heroine of Greek mythology, the barbarian sorceress kills her children .. there is no limit of hatred. The grieving father asks to be given his children’s murdered  body, Medea denies even the funeral. The play’s dramaturg is Mr. Attila Rácz.

Wednesday afternoon, February, 06., Verscio „Yo SOY USTEDESM„ … “I AM YOU” –  Scuola Teatro Dimitri, Switzerland. Lights and sounds: Luca Sartori, Puppets: Laura Belli, Installations by: Raul “Nene” Vargas Torres, Tuthor: Davide Giovanzana.

In brief about the superb act: In the mist of darkness, a broad-shouldered man slowly sneaked through the paths of the audience, dressed as the high-priest entering the auditorium which was almost on the same level of the performance. With eyes wide open the audience minute-by-minute were swept to different scenes, dictatorship, scene from the bible, baby crying, the loud sound of electric saw and  merry sounds of the Carnival. even though the YO Soy Ustedes was a non-verbal solo-performance, the strong, absurd and surreal images were perfectly brought upon surface. We all frozen feeling the dramaturgic tension. Summarizing the actor and his act … “Nene’s” performance focused on human behaviors and reveals its relation to power, authoritarian, religion, love, double standard, the profane and sacred. The whole performance is based on the cyclical paradox of the history of Latin America. Raúl “Nene” Vargas Torres is a circus and physical theater performer from Bogotá, Colombia. He is currently finishing his Masters of Arts in Theater at Scuola Teatro Dimitri in Switzerland. Was lucky enough to catch him after the performance for short  interview.“Nene” was a simply, yet serious chap and more serious in every step in his performance. Asked him about his so-called early days …”I was 8yrs.old when I started to make performances on the streets of  Bogotá with my elder brother aged 12. We both had wonderful time on our street-shows, as jugglers, acrobatic, break-dancing,  playing on drums, percussion, making the folks walking by stop for a while to watch our show. As year went by, at the age of 18, I realized I wish to be a real artist, but I didn’t see the  road to get there in Columbia, so I first targeted France to study there, but without any certificate of proof of artist studies, I wasn’t excepted. Same happened later trying  in Italy. My high hopes were getting lower. Then I turned to Switzerland, there they didn’t ask for any “paper”. I showed performances and was excepted and from then on I am very grateful for the Swiss Nation to be studying there. Not to mention, I am  since then not performing as a hobby street dancer, but I am supported to study, teach and make performances. Soon I will be heading to Turkey for 2 months to join a theater class, as a mentor and also will  participate next month at Turkey’s annual ‘Street Festival”. I am ongoing in writing, arranging performances on my own, which I much enjoy.”  Q.: How did you come… influence to write “I AM YOU”?  “I wish to act so the audience will recognize themselves in my performances that it why the title is I AM YOU ! … Growing up in a post-war country imprints a lot of memories. Anyway, the play is integrated to be international.  Q.:  Are you living in democracy? A.: People can express freedom of speech, but there is no value to it. Overall, the TV channels  also have great power, in pack on our influence, and I do not even know what the truth is upon the fact. About  I AM YOU … it has a lot to do  with my Dad, he was a military man,  grow up, seen the movements going around.  It is absolutely natural, that everyone has more or less “V”, victory, a little dictator in him/herself … sorry to have said that, but this is how I feel. All the wars are the same. With my performance I wish, try to push people to think about it!…sighhhhh. “Nene” with a wide smile and shinning eyes said … “You know what !?!  Global warming is already the trigger,  then …all around the world will have to face the same problem. The time will come no need to look over the neighbor’s fence.”  Hmmm, I think a lot truth lies in his words . Very interesting artist and hope he”ll come around next year to the 2nd International SZEM Festival with some awesome show again. He was much appreciated by the locals and the international artists.

Wednesday, February, 6. „1984” Performing from the  Academy of Performing Arts Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Casting: Amila Terzimehić, Benjamin Bajramović, Jasenko Pašić, Dramaturg: Dragan Komadina, Adnan Lugonić, Puppets design: Naida Begović, Neira Sinanbašić, Video: Edita Gazibara, Photographer: Velija Hasanbegović Light and sound: Sretko Vujić, Irhad Hodžić, Mentor: Dino Mustafić.

Short description the piece: Three uniformed persons symbolized from head to toe the social structure of Oceania. One day Winston meets a person who shares his opinion: Julia. The two of them, are alike Adam and Eve, led the battle against Oceania. Living in a country led by half-mythic leader the Big Brother. This was a deeply touching drama written by Life! Benjamin Bajramović  brought his graduation theater play to Miskolc. This drama’s premier was held on stage at the Sarajevo War Theater in November, 2011 and later in January, 2012  at the Academy of Performing Arts in Sarajevo.  The play is corresponding the adaptation of George Orwell’s:  “1984”.  Winston Smith, is an officer in totalitarian machinery of superstate Oceania, and one day he starts to think with his own head. How strange … the irony of life … George Orwell with this novel, even in the year of 1948 had in a way predicted the future we will live in. His ability was unsurpassed in noticing then the dissect social and political problems.  In deed, a very dramatic performance, where you  really felt, you were even nailed to your seat. After the act they invited the SZEM’s artists for a talk. Benjamin Bjramović  said: “It  was one year ago I graduated and this was my high examination act. During the show I say the word “History” 33times. Just thinking about any era History for the humanity was terrible. New dictatorships came-gone-came.”  He is fond of poems and his favorite time is spending on writing. Jasenko Pašić, joined this play upon request from his friend, Benjamin and was glad he excepted to be in the play.  Six years ago he graduated. Amila Terzimehić, said it is a very hard era that they are bringing alive on the stage. She feels lucky to have not felt on her skin these terrible days. Somehow her mother avoided her from the sights and pain, protected her whole family in not getting effected during those bloody days.  She said: “It is most important to show other  societies as well … even in our democracy nation … as  to keep in mind, the time is changing, but the wars are still going around  our world and that the horror that lights the fire should  never again show up and the  humans to have those experience.” 

… To be continued with some coming updates …

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5 Feb

“SZEM” TO “SZEM” … “EYE” TO “EYE” … FESTIVAL AT THE NATIONAL THEATER OF MISKOLC

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A STUDY TOUR TO THE “SZEM”  NAMELY TO THE “EYE” …

THE FIRST INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITIES  THEATER FESTIVAL AT THE CITY OF MISKOLC.

February, 5-10. 2013.

Being at the City of Miskolc, it is impossible not to stop for a  while to mention the illustrious dramatic actress, (Jókainé) Laborfalvi Róza (+November,20.1886.) who played on the stage of the National Theater Miskolc. She was the wife of Mr. Mór Jókai, the Hungarian realist theater pioneer, who himself entered the Hungarian theater history. The platitude is so true in the case of Ms. Jókainé Laborfalvi Róza, that „behind every successful man is a woman.” The only difference is that the “great Hungarian storytelling, the well-known writer was behind and next to her husband as a successful actress.

At her apex of glory in 1883, celebrating her artistic career 50 years jubilee  granted by the National Theater Miskolc, played her old-time favorite role of Volumnia in Shakespeare’s Coriolanus. The entire audience was present in full gala, as the presence of the King in person, I Franz Joseph personally crowned her by a golden cross on merit.4

On the occasion of the opening of the National Theater  Miskolc, September, 3. 1857., Mór Jókai held the opening speech and Róza Laborfalvi played as a guest actress. Ms. Laborfalvi retired from the stage in 1859 until  then she was most dominant drama actress in the house.

After skipping back in time, now wish to pull the attention to the “SZEM” = “EYE” … FESTIVAL  brought  in the frame with updates from inside the historical walls at the National Theater Miskolc.

A STUDY TOUR TO THE „SZEM” Festival at MISKOLC.

The 1st International University and College Theater Festival at the National Theater Miskolc

February, 5-10. 2013.

Hundered theater artists from Six European countries!

Mr. Csaba Kiss, Director National Theater Miskolc, opened the festival  saying why the festival is called SZEM? … (stands for EYE in Hungarian language) … „I believe  in the moment … a good conversation, a good meeting and the as „SZEM” –  EYE  sees, feels … it is about Confidence, Curiosity, Openness and Honesty. This is why the SZEM – EYE is represented on the festival’s flag,  it is important in terms of expression, because we feel, we are living in a very lean year in finding curiosity, openness an contacts. The  SZEM  – EYE is our first  international  festival by many reasons, just mentioning one … even though the National Theater at City of Miskolc is outside the capital of Hungary, organizing, bringing  European academic young adult artists performing with their homeland productions into our city  is unique  by itself. This evening at this 1st International  SZEM – EYE festival for what you are about to see and hear is shown by the young musical artists  member, bless with good voices from the University of Theater and Film Arts, Budapest, Hungary.  It is also rare to have a musical class with so many extremely talented singers. We would surely like to count on the group to perform at our forthcoming summer theater festival. Hope “we can work  it” ! The Director quoted an extract from Goethe’s fairy tale: „The Green Snake and the Beautiful Lily”… Where are you from? … The crevices  … said the snake – where the gold room. … What’s cooler than gold? … said the king. … Light – replied the snake. … What is more refreshing than light? … said the other. … The conversation – was the answer”

At the end of  the director’s welcoming speech, he wished the audience not just only for this evening, but to the forthcoming 5 days performances to come along and enjoy the shows .  As he left the stage, the  lights slowly were turned into darkness. In the auditorium  softly whispering voices saying … good-night … good-night,  filled the air. When the lights were turned on again two-member of the band were on the stage  and the Beatles show began with the „Good-Night Sweetheart from the ’68 album of the Beatles. Wow … what a starter and the whole 2 hours was absolutely breathtaking… not just because of the young artist’s superb show, but each-and-every song’s lyrics were played on the stage, coming alive like the “Fool on the Hill” with excellent choreography. I bet this musical performance would be even number one in the UK, the homeland of the Beatles! The acts and the songs matched  perfectly. Sorry can’t bring  the picture but here are some titles  which were sung and played:  Sgt. Pepper, Let it be, Because, When I’m, 64, Your mother would know, Roll over Beethoven, I’ll be back , I need you, Misery, Ask me why?, Oh Darling, Something, Twist and Shout, Here comes the Sun, Fool on the Hill… oh but I mention that earlier, but many more unforgettable tunes were in the air. So this was just a sample of the jolly good tunes to come alive by the grand musical class’s show.  At the same time, seen at the show… listening to those unforgettable Beatles songs that once hit the charts  for many in the audience rang the bell of their once-upon-a-time loved songs caming alive again. Many were shaking their shoulders  and probably tapping the rhythm.   Thumbs-up for the class …well done indeed and hope this production will be on the „must see” performance in the near future throughout Hungary and abroad, because I believe these talented young adult artists from the Budapest’s  University of  Theater, will rock the stages no matter where they will be invited. The groups imagination showed their superb talent by reinterpreting the biggest BEATLES songs of the 60’s.  When the show came to the end, a storm of clapping hands fulfilled the theater hall and they were called back with nonstop applause six times to the stage.  Their success was in the air  … made many  their day, I mean  their night!  … „Happiness is a warm gun” … as the Beatles tune says … and it was all the way through. The young artist and the audience felt that warmth and happiness …  Bang … Bang … Shoot … Shoot … OH YEAH!!!

Three actors  in show are from Ms. Eszter Novák and György Selmeczi graduating class. They are spending their practical and tutorial period at the National Theater in Miskolc. They are also performing in every production brought to the stage at the National Theater  Miskolc.

Students of the musical actors’ class have had created an awesome musical theater, their full night performance on the opening  evening surely highlighted the SZEM Festival. With this production not only the musical, but the organizers of the SZEM – EYE festival really hit the high standards.

After the  first evening’s  production there was a  reception party arranged by Mr. Csaba Kiss, the director for all the participants  joining the SZEM – EYE Festival. Had a chance to ask him about how he was able to achieve  financially the background to bring it to happen this festival? A.: „Actually, this festival was low costed , because the participants are still attending their education time, therefore there was no fee involved.  Another note he added:  “Wished to organize a festival, by covering all the costs and by this way we were able to choose between the productions. There was no exclusion criteria. If you want to call someone and tell him/her that all costs will be covered by the organizers, then usually they will be available to virtually  be at any ensemble. In practice that meant, covering from our side such as the transportation, travel, boarding and lodging. The only „must” from our side  was to have them stay, share their views, learn from each others experiences. So the idea was to let them work together, be at workshops, getting acquainted with the others productions, build a relation with each other and enjoy their stay at Miskolc throughout the whole 5 days at the theater during the festival. “

Mr. Csaba Kiss also spoke about the European universities and academies saying: ” In Europe there are around 60-70 tertiary actor training institutions, universities and academies. About a half-a-year ago sent a circular letter around Europe’s institutions to see whether there is willingness and a production to bring to our festival. Requested to pass a DVD and we one-by-one  selected the  performances, thenafter  sent out our invitations to the institutions. Usually, the festivals are organized by the universities. The SZEM – EYE’s invitation was unique by itself, because a countryside National Theater  invited  Europe’s academic theater artists. This seemed to be a great opportunity to host the best theaters and their artists to participate, be together throughout  the festival’s five days. Furthermore, to work together, exchange experiences at these workshops  by staying for the time being (usually the hosted theaters and artist „lift-off ” as soon as they step down from the stage), get acquainted with the others productions, build a relation with each other and enjoy their stay at Miskolc throughout the whole 5 days at the theater during the festival. Last but not least as to remember for a long time their gain experiences at this festival and their stay at the City of Miskolc. Quoting Goethe at the opening, was … I believe and hope in the next coming five days we will admire the young professional, meet with them, have discussions, and  have a festival of openness, trust and curiosity.”

To be continued with further updates …

 Update and snaps Aggie Reiter

4 Feb

LEAVING THE DRAGON BEHIND … WELCOMING THE SNAKE 2013!

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ANOTHER  NEW LUNAR YEAR IS ABOUT TO ENTER OUR WORLD!

A call for the press this morning to the Buddha Bar – Budapest , was to spread the news to the forthcoming arrangements here in Budapest, connected to the Chinese New Year… the Year of the Snake.

In the Chinese zodiac there are twelve symbolic animals: the … Rat, Ox, Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon, Snake, Horse, Ram, Monkey, Rooster, Dog and Pig.

Exact origins of the Chinese zodiac are unknown, but common folklore has it that these are the 12 animals to reach Heaven in a race.

Some snake years  from the past: 1941, 1953, 1965, 1977, 1989 and 2001.

About the Snake it self … The snake has a mixed reputation in China. It is associated with intelligence, beauty and wisdom, but also in count of pride and anger.

So the world’s population, cca. ¼th celebrates on February, 10 the „Chunjie” the ’Springfest”. The final countdown for the Year of the Dragon has come and entering the Year of the Snake. The Chinese New Year … In China  … To China is considered to be the biggest mass human migration on Earth.

In China, as in the previous years the night before the following year’s animal stands in the zodiac, the nation  turns on their TV set to watch the gala taking place in Beijing  for all those people who are not present at the show,  to see the variety performances in their cosy homes.

In China vast crowds of people will be in the move, making journeys of thousands of kilometers, sometimes lasting several days to be able to join, see, hear,  feel the grand festival in the air.

You don’t know yet where to join the celebration to the Chinese Lunar New Year here in  Budapest?

Well, you are lucky to be at the right place to get the information. Needn’t have to travel for days  to reach the scene and get  into the mood. We are about to celebrate together with the Chinese population living here in Hungary the biggest celebration in China, the Chinese Lunar New Year that is about to happen here in  Budapest.

The full day of entertainment will carry on from, 10 a.m. till 9 p.m. at the

Millennium Center this  coming week-end on Sunday, February, 10.Millennium (Hall B)

District 2, 16-20 Kis Rókus Str. Budapest

Attractions throughout the Day from 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.

Lion dance, martial arts demos, Cup Kung Fu, calligraphy, Eastern cuisine, Dr. Chen ‘s „clinic”, 1000 Tea Teahouse and tea ceremony, Chinese medicine, ping-pong. Hungarian-Chinese Orchestra – led by Mr. Béla Augustine.  Interactive audience exercises: Mediball, Taiji Quan,Qigong and Kung fu. At the exhibition Hall Exclusive works of calligrapher Zhang Wei Chinese calligraphy can be visited by the public. Also Xinhua News Agency’s photos supported by the Center of Asia.

Continuing at 7 p.m. – 9 p.m.

Gala performance, “Happy Chinese New Year” with the Guangxi Acrobatic Society and the Chinese artists living in Hungary at the Millennium’s main stage.

Of course the traditional foods associated with long life and good luck as a key part of Lunar New Year festival will not be missing.

The full day program is supported by the European Integration Fund.

Featured sponsor is the Asia Center –  Budapest.

Update and snaps  by Aggie Reiter

3 Feb

“MISS COLOURS”… MISS WHEELCHAIR-BOUND BEAUTY COMPETITION … BUDAPEST … 2013

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The final countdown has started  to-day and this years winner will be announced on March, 9. 2013.

During the late morning hours, the press and media representatives were invited to the „Larus” Conference Center to be present at the personal interviews of the applicant competitors to run for the title of “Miss Colours Hungary 2013.”  Beside participants from Budapest, several individuals arrived from different locations of Hungary. This was the first time the applicants met the jury. At the jury seated:

Ms. Katalin Varga, Miss Colours – Hungarian beauty pageant winner of 2012, Hungarian beauty pageant winner Ms. Barbara Orosz, presenter at the Hungarian TV/Channel 2. appearance, the external and internal consistency watched and talked to the contestants about the importance of equal opportunities in the beauty industry.  Mr. Pál Nánási, photographer, Mr. Zsolt Kucsera, master hairdresser, Mr. Géza Szabó, Director, Larus Restaurant and Event Center and Ms. Zita Pataki, hostess of the event – RTL/TV presenter.

The interviews went along with „Q”and „A” back-and-forth taking in account various aspects of the interest and the „Y” the applicants feel, consider the importance to participate at the  Miss Colours – Beauty Contest.

Each and every candidate spoke about their mission the „?”s they consider the importance for accessibility and how to help the cause. Mentioning a couple of interviews:

Ms. Barbara Szántó came out first. As she said:”Just „rushed” here from a wheelchair dancing group and pleased to be here again after participating at this competition in 2012. My main goal is to be in the 8 finalist. Wish to show myself and others the ability of appearance of my external and internal face.” She added there is still much to do in mind and action to make it better to get along for the wheelchair users.” As she told us, it is rather important for her to be in the „big family of dancers.

Ms. Nikolett Almási, has a child as a single mother.  She has a 10 yrs.old boy. Q: „How did the little one take it as you entering this competition?” A: „He was surprise to hear about it, but must say my son and especially my whole family and friends nagged me to enter the competition again. They are great supporters”

Ms. Viktória Gulyás, … what can say… you can see from her eyes, she is a „huge dog lover”! Completed drama studies, but did not go to be an actress, working as a journalist. She has 4 dogs. Her own supporter dog is 11 years old, the other three she brought to her home at the age of 8 weeks to be trained, but as Viktória said it ain’t really a „course” because the puppies copy the elder dogs in every way.. She is also a member of the Dogs for Humans Foundation, existing since ’94 and is a supporter in training dogs for this purpose. Soon or later, the three of the doggies will be handed over to wheelchair personals. Q: „What does this competition mean to you?” A: „My main target is by participating at this competition to rise attention to the authorizes about the need of accessible transport for the wheelchair individuals.”

Ms. Marietta Laura Molnár,  winner in the 3rd place of the 1st. Miss Colours Wheelchair-Bond Competition in  2012, also came along to support her wheelchair-bound friend.

The jury was interested about the participant beauties own personal ideas and their main goals and important details how and what would they start with their regal title.

The winner as an ambassador and wheelchair user will represent the issue of accessibility in the forthcoming year for the period of one year. Aim is to cover a broad range of labor and sports facilities for wheelchair users as well.

At the end of the interviews, the jury assessed the ladies and together made ​​their decision who are the ones to be  the 8 finalists.

Competitors  will be prepared, by using professional beauty industry professionals, between  February, 4 up till March, 8. at the Abacus Business & Wellness Hotel, at Herceghalom. The dress rehearsals, make-up and hairstyles test, choreography and stage performances will be to train.

Last but not least at all!  

At this morning’s interviews arriving competitors were due to various of accidents … cca. 70% of the applicants are in use of wheelchairs of this course and the remaining % because of  other illness backgrounds.  

A large number of accidents can really be and should be avoided … so take care, be safe!

 

Update and snaps Aggie Reiter

28 Jan

HEARLD NEWS FOR THE COMING SUMMER … ROLLING OVER TO THE ARENA DI VERONA …100 YEARS OF SUCCESSES!

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Late afternoon there was a press call at the Italian Culture Institution in Budapest, regarding to the announcement of wide-spread of programs to come during the summer of 2013,  at the Arena Di Verona.   Upon the press gathering spoke with Carrado Ferraro, Sales and Maketing Director and Francesco Girondini,  2008, Superintendent of the Opera and Symphony Foundation Arena,  (previously ’94-’98  Deputy Mayor of the city of Verona) and also they both shared interesting information about the high seasons events. The 2000 years old Arena  will be celebrating its 100 years anniversary of consistently on repertoire: opera, ballet and theater plays. As to the celebration of its 100 years, 200 breathtaking sites-and-sounds will be on stage.  Was also told, that before each arena show, the arena can be visited on a tour to see, hear about its history, along with the famous shinning stars who once step out  under the moon light at this historical scene.  No doubt , Verona is the  City of musical works. The Arena di Verona became the first open air opera house in Italy, and the largest in the world: a record it still holds today. With the Opera Festival, Italian and international culture has been enriched with a new way of presenting the performing arts, a feature that has helped to make Verona one of the European capitals of music. Last year, AIDA was out on stage on 600 occasions. This year the Arena de Verona opens with AIDA, with invited international guests. Each year the  general public is from Europe.  Naturally, most of the visitors  52-55% are from Italy, Germany and Austria takes 25% and of course there are Opera lovers from the other side of the Ocean.  The arena hold 13ooo to14ooo sear, but all depends which show goes on stage, how much space is needed for the performances. This year it will be the a most sophisticated, representative show. The opening of the Opera Festival in the middle of June, for almost a century, represents an important media and cultural event for not just for the City of Verona, but as well for all visitors whose ears are sharp for a pleasant evening at the opera.

Indeed, the open-air theaters are unique by themselves, cause the  “stars above the skies” specifies the natural light.

Just going back in time, in 1913 many things happened around the world … the Opel made vehicle came out, the opening of the Panama channel, the brand Camel cigarette stepped into the tobacco shops and many headlines of Budapest’s natural hot springs were just to open to the public.

BACK TO THE FUTURE …

THE ARENA DI VERONA: 1913 – 2013.

… “My father was sitting at a table at the Löwenbrau,” recounts Nina Zenatello Consolaro, daughter of the tenor Giovanni Zenatello, “together with the Maestro Tullio Serafin, Ferruccio Cusinati, Ottone Rovato and the singer Maria Gay. They were talking about music, of course, opera music and Giuseppe Verdi. Suddenly my father pointed to the Arena and with triumph in his voice said, “Look, this is the theatre I’m looking for. This is where performances unique in the world could be held.” At the first test of the acoustics Zenatello raised his eyes to the starlit heaven and, as if by unconscious vocation, burst out with the first of the one thousand Celeste Aida renderings at the Arena. The tenor Zenatello and the theatrical impresario Ottone Rovato took on the financial risk of promoting a great opera performance at the Arena to commemorate the one hundredth anniversary of Giuseppe Verdi’s birth: on 10th August 1913 Aida went on the boards with Zenatello himself in the role of Radamès and Ester Mazzoleni as Aida, Tullio Serafin was on the podium and the scene sets were by Ettore Fagiuoli. The success was sensational and decreed so by a public coming from every part of the world. The most illustrious guests included Arrigo Boito, Giacomo Puccini, Pietro Mascagni, Ildebrando Pizzetti, Riccardo Zandonai, Massimo Gorki and Franz Kafka.

This was also the start of the brilliant history of the Arena Orchestra and Chorus, and of their conductors who consider performing at the Arena to be a unique honour and a noteworthy engagement, as well as an emotion that it is difficult to become used to. The musicians who have stood on the podium have differed widely in training, culture and style, and include three celebrated directors and composers: Pietro Mascagni in 1921, Riccardo Zandonai in 1939 and Mikis Theodorakis in 1988. After Tullio Serafin there have been many other great names: Sergio Failoni, Antonino Votto, Gino Marinuzzi, Vittorio Gui, Franco Capuana, Francesco Molinari Pradelli, Rudolf Kempe, Argeo Quadri, Gianandrea Gavazzeni, Lovro von Matacic, Elihau Inbal, Nello Santi, Peter Maag, Giuseppe Patanè, Michel Plasson, Anton Guadagno, Yuri Ahronovitch, Donato Renzetti, Gustav Kuhn, Daniel Oren, Riccardo Muti, Lorin Maazel, Zubin Mehta, Georges Prêtre.

The greatest opera singers of the XX Century have also trod the boards of the Arena, starting with the debut of a very young Maria Callas in the role of Gioconda, in the opera of the same name by Ponchielli, in the evening of 2nd August 1947. And the names of many other singers, directors, set designers and dancers have been linked to the Festival seasons: Aureliano Pertile, Giacomo Lauri Volpi, Gina Cigna, Beniamino Gigli, Ebe Stignani, Carlo Tagliabue, Maria Caniglia, Tito Schipa, Mario Del Monaco, Renata Tebaldi, Giulietta Simionato, Gino Bechi, Giuseppe Di Stefano, Magda Olivero, Tito Gobbi, Franco Corelli, Virginia Zeani, Renata Scotto, Montserrat Caballè, Mirella Freni, Fiorenza Cossotto, Plácido Domingo, Luciano Pavarotti, Renato Bruson, Piero Cappuccilli, José Carreras, Salvatore Licitra, Luciana Novaro, Leonide Massine, Roberto Fascilla, Mario Pistoni, Carla Fracci, Paolo Bortoluzzi, Luciana Savignano, Maurice Bejart, Gheorghe Iancu, Vladimir Vassiliev, Rudolf Nureyev, Nicola Benois, Georg Pabst, Herbert Graf, Attilio Colonnello, Sandro Bolchi, Pietro Zuffi, Jean Vilar, Pier Luigi Pizzi, Luciano Damiani, Luciano Minguzzi, Vittorio Rossi, Gianfranco De Bosio, Beni Montresor, Remo Brindisi, Giuliano Montaldo, Sylvano Bussotti, Werner Herzog, Franco Zeffirelli.

So far there have been 89 seasons, the only interruptions being for the two world wars, under various private and public managements: in 1936 the Ente Autonomo Spettacoli Lirici Arena di Verona (the Autonomous Arena of Verona Opera Performances Board), often called simply the Ente Lirico Arena di Verona, was founded. This was when the office of General Manager was introduced. And in 1967 the Artistic Director was introduced to work together with the General Manager. In 1998 the Ente Autonomo Arena di Verona was transformed into a Foundation under private law, and the present Fondazione Arena di Verona was instituted, which has been in force since 22nd June 1998. The entry of private partners represented a very big change in the life of the Arena, bringing new impetus on the cultural level. The Foundation, in fact – like the former Ente Lirico Arena di Verona – is not dedicated to the pursuit of profit but aimed mainly at developing the city’s most important artistic activity, guaranteeing the quality of the performances and increasing their power to attract the public, as well as promoting musical education in society in general. Since 3rd April 2008 the General Manager Francesco Girondini has been at the helm of the Foundation.

Common denominators of all managements are the unique and prestigious performances: from 1913 to 2011 Giuseppe Verdi was the main author on the stage of the Arena, with his operas that are particularly suitable for the Verona amphitheatre, not only for their great epic and historic significance, as in Nabucco and Aida (of which there have been 52 versions, and 581 performances), but also for the particular scene-setting possibilities that the Arena allows also for more intimate and personal themes like those of La Traviata, Otello, Rigoletto.

But the magic of the Arena is not limited to the on-stage experience: the Amphitheatre offers nothing less than a genuine spectacle in itself, a performance within a spectacle, starting with the spell-binding ritual of lighting the candles, which precedes the start of every performance. A custom that was first conceived at the Arena and which has now been exported to all places where outdoor performances are held.

In addition to the summer Festival, since 1975 the Verona opera board has extended its artistic activity by organising, from October to May, symphonic, opera and ballet performances in the nearby Teatro Filarmonico, rebuilt after being destroyed by the bombardments of the last war. With this expansion, the repertory artistic groups were instituted – the Orchestra, the Chorus and the Ballet Corps – as well as the technicians and the administrative structure, which since then have contributed to spreading the image of the Arena di Verona throughout the world, with about 50 performances in the Arena and 70 at the Teatro Filarmonico, as well as many other performances in Italy and foreign tours. This intense work makes the Artistic Groups of the Arena world ambassadors of Italian culture, of which melodrama is one of the most important expressions. Since 2010 the Teatro Filarmonico Season has opened every year on 13th December with a new opera production, and the programme of operas, ballets and concerts closes the following year in November, with a summer break in the Arena.

AHEAD TO THE FUTURE …

ROLL OVER TO VERONA NOT JUST FOR OPERA LOVERS!

SHAKESPEARE SAW SOMETHING CAPITIVATING WHEN HE WROTE ROMEO AND JULLIETTE TO TAKE PLACE AT VERONA. NOW THE TIME HAS COME TO PAY A VISIT AND  BESIDE  VISITING THE OPERA FESTIVAL STROLL ALONG THE ANCIENT PATHS OF VERONA.

“From 14th June to 8th September 2013, 58 performances for 6 titles and 4 Gala nights welcome you at the Arena di Verona for the 91st edition of the Opera Festival, dedicated to the great composer Giuseppe Verdi, on the occasion of the bicentennial of his birth. In order to celebrate the first century of the Arena di Verona Opera Festival, and to inaugurate the next 100 years of great opera, the Centennial Festival 2013 will see the very well-known Plácido Domingo as Honorary Artistic Director; he will also be conductor and singer on the greatest stage in the world. 

The new awaited set design of Aida by La Fura dels Baus will inaugurate the Festival. Aida, the opera in the Arena par excellence, will be also displayed in its 1913 Recalling by Gianfranco de Bosio, starting from 10th August. From 15th June, Nabucco will be on stage, together with Verdi’s Popular Trilogy, composed by La Traviata (from 22nd June), Il Trovatore (from 6th July) and Rigoletto (from 9th August). From 31st August, also Roméo et Juliette by Charles Gounod, a permanent opera of the Arena repertoire, will be on stage.

Then we will enjoy Verdi’s music again, with Messa da Requiem, on 13th July: the Arena di Verona Orchestra and Chorus, together with the Orchestra and Chorus of the Teatro La Fenice in Venice, will be conducted by Myung-Whun Chung. On 17th July, a Gala will be dedicated to the composer from Busseto, with three great conductors who will be protagonists on stage: Andrea Battistoni, Riccardo Frizza and Giuliano Carella.

2013 will also be the year of the bicentennial of the German composer Richard Wagner’s birth. On 15th August, a Gala will be dedicated to him and to Verdi, starring the young and famous Daniel Harding, who will conduct Plácido Domingo together with the greatest singers of Wagner’s repertoire, such as Evelyn Herlitzius, Violeta Urmana, Vitalij Kowaljow, and Verdian singers such as Martina Serafin. Completes the programme the 20th August Gala, in which Daniel Oren will conduct the winners of the latest editions of the Operalia competition, promoted by the Mr. Domingo.”

Further information, tickets, accommodations etc. log on to http://www.arena.it

 

 Updated by Aggie Reiter

25 Jan

„SZEM” FESTIVAL AT THE CITY OF MISKOLC – FEBRUARY, 5-10. 2013.

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A UNIQUE JOINT CULTURAL EVENT WITH THEATER STUDENTS FROM OVER SIX COUNTRIES.

Explore a variety of different acting skills by young adult student actors from Budapest, Bucharest, Kaposvár, Krakow, Miskolc, Munich, Sarajevo, Verscio (Switzerland) and Warsaw at the forthcoming unique cultural festival organised in the City of Miskolc at the „SZEM”  Festival, during the period of February, 5-10. 2013.

There has long been a manifest gap in bringing to surface together international young adult student actors in time and in space, but this will be for the first time of a kind and hopefully a repeatable, an awesome event of the year in Hungary. So be prepared to the kicks off performances to be seen at the City of Miskolc during the 1st.”SZEM” Festival. During the 5 days of the theater, the visitors having being present will most probably be thrilled to have had been a part, surrounded by so many wonderful stories, so many courageous and the relative young adult student actors from abroad and local of to-day, whose names will most probably be heard in the future, hitting the scales on the redeeming world stages. We are talking here about the theater individuals who are to-day still walking on the paths at their theater academies and even though we, as the audience have no knowledge about the actors real personality. It will be absolutely interesting to see how they form, become the character on the stage who is different from themselves.

On the occasion to the first year of the SZEM Festival, the main aim  will be as  to express the power of the human body, by movements and gestures,  so it will be a so-called  physical theater.

Just mentioning …the first day’s amazing musical performance which will take you away at the „BÍÍT” (Beat) play. Bringing back the past century’s one of the best or should I say the best band that hit the revolution in the music world “The Beatles”, a superb play on the theater’s stage. Then on another day exploring Shakespearean performance at the play of „JULIETTE MUST DIE”.  Other events will speak for themselves.

Once heard … ’”To be capable, it is to have a mind of many wonders.”

This statement is hard to surpass as a definition of capability, in a world in which change is the only constant. There is a new emphasis in the 21st. century education on the need for creativity and imagination …  as to learning … to wonder about, as well as to wonder at. So in the forthcoming days at the “SZEM” Festival in the City of Miskolc, hopefully many visitors can have their own experiences in having to wonder about and to wonder at the young adult theater students performances.

Source from the organisers … „The core aim of the Festival shall be to become one significant professional forum of Central Europe, and thus to transform the Miskolc National Theatre and the town of Miskolc itself into a community space allowing for a new generation to feel at home, to become well-informed, to be absorbed in the world of theatre performances, not only in a national but also an international context. It is important for our national theatre structure to become mobile through our event, and actors about to start their career to be provided with an opportunity by our festival to see their own profession in the light of international trends, and to consider that in the context of a new conceptual framework. It is essential for the theatre to strengthen its relationship with young people, to undertake steps to raise and maintain their interest. One of the most efficient ways to achieve this goal may be an international festival of such nature, which at the same time also helps us to value and preserve our national identity, and for us to be open, interested in and receptive as to other cultures. The primary aim of SZEM is to compile its programme solely on the basis of quality aspects. For that purpose, at the implementation of the festival, we intend to provide relief to our guests by maximum commitment to costs on our behalf. In addition thereto, we find it important for the students invited to participate in the festival not only on the day of their own performance, but during the entire period thereof, so that during their stay they would watch one another’s works and would participate in the accompanying events.”

Now here goes some mapping to the actual theater performances:

Workshops will be everyday throughout February 6 – February 9, 2013. from 10a.m.  to 1p.m.

Tuesday, February, 5. 2013.

5p.m. Hall room „FORINT/MÉDEA” Performing by the local students at the Miskolc National Theater – Recommended program 120 mins.

8p.m.- 9p.m. Main stage – BÍÍT (Beat) – Performing by students of the University of Theater and Film Arts Budapest – Hungarian program – approximately:120 mins.

Wednesday, February, 6. 2013.

5p.m.  Hall room – „1984” Performance by the students of the Academy of Performing Arts Sarajevo, BiH – International program – 70 mins.

5p.m. Studio Theater – „YO SOY USTEDES” – Performance by the students of the Scuola Teatro Dimitri, Switzerland – International program – 50 mins.

Thursday, February, 7. 2013.

3p.m.-4.30p.m. Public debate about Chekov’s “SEAGULL” apropos of the exhibition by the Budapest Academy of Fine Arts.

4.30p.m. Main stage  „CHICAGO” – Performance by the local students at the Miskolc National Theater – Recommended program – 180 mins.

5p.m. and 7p.m. Studio Theater – „JULIETTE MIST DIE” – Performance by the students of the Aleksander Zelwerowicz Theater Academy, Warsaw, Poland – International program – 45 mins.

6p.m. Hall room – „TOLDI” – Performance by the students of the University of Theater and Film Arts, Budapest – Hungarian program – 120 mins.

8p.m.  Chamber Theater „OUR CLASS” – Performance by the students of the Universitatea de Artă Teatrală şi Cinematografică “I.L Caragiale”, Romania – International program – 110 mins.

Friday, February, 8. 2013.

3p.m. Main Stage – „THE ATTIC” (A PADLÁS) – Performance by the local students at the Miskolc National Theater – Recommended program – 120 mins.

3p.m.-4.30p.m.  „Etudes on Beckett”  The students film screening, from the City of Kaposvár’s Mihály Csokonai Vitéz Theater Academy.

4.30p.m. Chamber Theater – „OUR CLASS” – Performance by the students of the Universitatea de Artă Teatrală şi Cinematografică “I.L Caragiale”, Romania – International program – 110 mins.

6.p.m. Hall room – „TOLDI” – Performance by the students of the University of  Theater and Film Arts, Budapest – Hungarian program – 120 mins.

7p.m.  Studio Theater – „THE COLD CHILD” (A Hideg Gyermek) – Performance by the local students at the Miskolc National Theater – Recommended  program – 120 mins.

Saturday, February, 9.

4p.m. Studio Theater – „GÉZA KID” (A Gézagyerek) – Performance by the local students at  the Miskolc National Theater – Recommended program – 130 mins.

5p.m. and 8p.m. Main Stage – „SPRING AWAKENING” (A tavasz ébredése) – Performance by the students of the University of Theater and Film Arts Budapest – Hungarian program – 80 mins.

7p.m. Chamber Theater – „THE STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE” (A vágy villamosa) – Performance by the local students at Miskolc National Theater – Recommended program – 100 mins.

7p.m. Hall room – „VISITATION” – Mutual performance by the students of the Bayerische Theaterakademie August Everding and the  Państwowa Wyższa Szkoła Teatralna im. Ludwika Solskiego w Krakowie, Germany and Poland – International program – 50 mins.

Young adult dramatics students from universities and colleges will meet to see, learn, exchange  experiences of each other’s method of education and most of  all to share with the audience their play.

Make a note of the dates on your calendar as to  pay a visit to the plays. The performances  in English and French will be subtitled in Hungarian back-and-forth.  Concerning the ticket prices …  the site ain’t yet updated,  anyway follow the  below link to reach more information:

http://www.szemnsz.hu/tickets

Updated by Aggie Reiter

24 Jan

HERALD NEWS … UPCOMING EXHIBITION AT THE ARI KUPSUS GALLERY

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You are cordially invited to the

 Exhibition Opening

of works by

Nadya Hadun and Yan Yeresko

 at  the

 Ari Kupsus Gallery

Access: District VIII. 23/b Bródy Sándor Street, Budapest

January, 30. 2013

6 p.m. to 8 p.m.

The exhibition can be visited until February, 22. 2013.

 +36 20 3220 334

Wines will be served by the Sumegi Keller Ltd.

ari@arikupsusgallery.com, www.arikupsusgallery.com
www.facebook.com/arikupsusgallery

Paying a visit to the exhibition is great way to learn more about the paintings and the artists, who will be present at the gallery on the opening evening.

Update by Aggie Reiter

24 Jan

W!ZZ AIR HUNGARY – TAKES YOU TO MALTA FROM MAY,17. 2013!

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 SOURCE FROM W!ZZ AIR.

“NEW BUDAPEST-MALTA ROUTE ANNOUNCED

 WIZZ AIR NOW FLIES TO 30 COUNTRIES

Budapest, 24th January 2013: Wizz Air, Hungary’s largest airline, today announced its new Budapest-Malta route which will initially operate two times per week from 17th May 2013.

Wizz Air’s latest growth in Budapest will increase the number of routes served from Hungary to 35 and also marks Wizz Air’s entry to the 30th country it operates to. Wizz Air’s newest route is good news for Hungarian holiday makers and weekend sun seekers as for the first time passengers between Budapest and Malta will enjoy really low fares paired with Wizz Air’s great service and direct flights. Seats are now available for booking with fares from just HUF 7,990* on wizzair.com.

NEW ROUTE BUDAPEST-MALTA:

Starts: May, 17. 2013.

Weekdays: Monday-Friday

Schedule: 6.45 a.m.

Fare price from: 7,991 HUF

Daniel de Carvalho, Corporate Communications Manager at Wizz Air, said: “Wizz Air is very pleased to introduce yet another great destination to the Hungarian travel market. The historical Mediterranean island-state of Malta boasts idyllic coves and beaches on three different islands and offers twice as much sunshine per years as cities in Northern Europe. Wizz Air’s Monday and Friday flights will make this destination very attractive for weekend trips to the Med. But the good news don’t stop there: the people of Malta are enthusiastic travelers, often flying to the mainland for shopping. We believe Budapest’s offer of culture, gastronomy, high street shops and excellent hospitality, soon will conquer Maltese passengers which will further boost tourism traffic in Hungary.”

* one way price including taxes and maximum booking fee

Wizz Air is the largest low-fare, low-cost airline in Central and Eastern Europe and operates a fleet of 39 Airbus A320 aircraft from 16 bases with over 250 routes connecting 84 destinations across 30 countries. At Wizz Air a team of 1,500 professionals deliver superior service and very low airfares making Wizz Air the preferred choice of over 13.5 million passengers in 2013.

For more information: Daniel de Carvalho ; Wizz Air Group; +41-22-5559889″

I have been planning to visit Malta for ages. Now it seems it will be more convinient to go and  enjoy the landscape and hospitality I have heard so much about.

Update  by Aggie Reiter

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