7 Feb

Free Online Japanese Film Festival in Hungary 2022.

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The 20 free online Japanese film begins next Monday, where all films can be viewed with

English & Hungarian subtitles.

February 14 – 27. 2022.

After last year’s great success, the Budapest Office of the Japan Foundation is organizing the Online Japanese Film Festival again this year.  The 20 Japanese works will be at your fingertips viewing the territory of the whole country, on the couch in our home, free of charge, including critically acclaimed works and entertaining films.

This year’s program includes Kurosawa Akira’s  – classic “Rashômon”. One of the top films in the world of cinema, made in 1950 won the main prize at the Venice Film Festival that year. The award-winning contemporary work Awake is a true story-inspired coming-of-age film about much more than “just” an exciting game of chess between an artificial intelligence and a man. The favorite of many festivals all over the world, Aristocrats is a thought-provoking drama about the lives of today’s Japanese women.

“Under the Open Sky” –  drama of one of Japan’s most promising female director Nishikawa Miwa will also be screened. The film made its debut at the Toronto International Film Festival’s competition program and won several international awards. Mikami, a former member of the Jacuzzi, is released from prison after 13 years. You want to start with a clean slate, but will you be able to set foot in society? Starring Yakusho Koji is one of the most famous contemporary actors in Japan.

Those, being interested in sport will enjoy SUMODO -The Successsors of Samurai. Sumo wrestling is said to have already existed in Japan over a thousand years ago. This film closely follows famous sumo wrestlers to show how they live, train, and how they feel when they step onto the ring.

During the festival, all 20 films are available on the https://jff.jpf.go.jp/watch/jffonline2022/hungary/ website.

They can be viewed several times for 48 hours after pressing the play button.

Update Aggie Reiter

7 Feb

Temples of Art – Master Sculptor Bernini who Breathed Life into the Marble

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Bernini’s life and art – Italian educational film

Uránia National Film Theater – Budapest

Director: Francesco Invernizzi – Screenwriter: Stefano Paolo Giussani

The 90-minute film will be screened in its original language with Hungarian subtitles.

The new premiere of the Temples of Art series from February presents the work of master sculptor  Gian Lorenzo Bernini in a comprehensive way, with exclusive footage from his large-scale 2018 oeuvre exhibition in Rome, which also reveals fine details of the masterpieces.

There is no other artist who has had as much influence on 17th-century Rome as Bernini. The sculptor and architect, who also served nine popes, left his mark indelibly in the Eternal City. To admire Bernini’s talent and genius, we can’t find a more suitable venue than the Borghese Gallery in Rome, whose building was originally built by the artist’s patron, Cardinal Scipione Borghese, in the early 17th century. It was here that Bernini’s true talent came to fruition, as he was able to carve every vibration and drama of life into stone. The museum’s “Bernini – The Sculptor” exhibition of works “provides a lifelong experience for all visitors.”  riported by The New York Times.

Nearly five centuries have passed since the artist’s majestic groups of sculptures were created, which are now scattered throughout the world in the collections of the largest museums. The collection, exhibited by Villa Borghese, which features more than sixty masterpieces, is nothing more than Bernini’s return home. Stunning sculptures and groups of sculptures came to Rome for this special exhibition from renowned museums such as the Vatican Museum,  Carrara Academy – Bergamo, Lourve -Paris, Metropolitan Museum of Art – New York, the National Gallery – London and  National Museum – Berlin.

The film from the exhibition presents and analyzes the masterpieces with the help of expert interviews exploring the artist’s life story and recordings of the works of art in unparalleled detail – recorded with 8K resolution cameras.

The film is directed by several successful films in the Temples of Arts series, including the Vatican Museum 3D, Florence and the Uffizi Gallery 3D, Raffaello – The Prince of Painters 3D or Caravaggio: About Blood and Soul. Producer Francesco Invernizzi.

Beside the screenings at the Capital, it is also shown in several other art cinemas across the country, including the following cities: Szeged, Pécs, Debrecen, Székesfehérvár, Szolnok, Szombathely, Kecskemét and Miskolc, with original Hungarian subtitles.

Distributor: Pannonia Entertainment Ltd.

Update Aggie Reiter

6 Feb

Van Gogh Alive – Festival Fair @ Edinburgh

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Yes … this is not a mistake … this time not rollinginbudapest.com recommendation what to see/visit in Hungary, yet may draw art lovers attention to visit Van Gogh Alive next art exhibition @ Edinburgh – UK.

After welcoming over 120000 visitors since its launch in last October, the world’s most visited multi-sensory experience Van Gogh Alive will run at the Festival Fair – Edinburgh from March, 17. to July, 17. 2022.

At the art exhibition life-sized version walk-in representation of Van Gogh’s painting. At Van Gogh Alive you don’t just look at his paintings, you step inside them and feel their power.

For some visitors outside UK, might be a bit far of distance, yet worthwhile to travel to the venue. Visitors may find themselves interacting with art in ways they have never imagined. From start to finish, will be surrounded by a vibrant symphony of light, color, sound and fragrance as wandering around the exhibition. Van Gogh’s masterpieces come to life, giving you the sensation of walking right into his paintings, a feeling that is simultaneously enchanting, entertaining and educational.

Van Gogh Alive is not an art exhibition in the traditional sense.  Van Gogh’s paintings with digital surround sound. Imagery and animations are projected at a scale that offers visitors the ability to see the details of the artists work like never before.

Take part in Van Gogh’s journey through the Netherlands, Arles, Saint Rémy and Auvers-sur-Oise, where he created many of his timeless masterpieces.  Experience the thrilling display of over 3,000 inspirational images transforms every surface that surrounds you in what has been described as an “unforgettable multi-sensory experience”.

This is a must see multimedia art exhibition.

Tickets are purchased for a specific time slot and will not be valid for entry on another day or time. Book tickets: http://VanGoghAliveUK.com

Highly recommender Aggie Reiter

4 Feb

Edward Albee: “Three Tall Women” – running now @ Bethlen Square Theater – Budapest

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Premier – 7 p.m. Friday, February, 4. 2022.

District, VII., 3. Bethlen Gábor Square – Budapest

Three women in one-to-one life stages or one woman in three life stages?

The play is only in Hungarian language!

The play will be staged in Hungary through THEATRUM MUNDI Theater and Literary Agency. Director: Csaba Jantyikm, Translator: Gabriella Prekop, Costume set: Johanna Kupi, Director: Dóra Majláth, Production manager: Dávid Putz.

It’s not exactly a light play, but most people will identify with some aspect of it and it definitely provides food for thought.

Once again the Bethlen Theater has tackled a serious and demanding play, that by turns acerbic, anguished and sarcastically funny.  Barbara Hegyi as old woman known to us only as the №1 aged 92 lays bare her inner life in sometimes shocking detail to the other two  …  Virág Marjai the  52-year old caregiver identified only as №2  and Enikő Nagy a young legal professional as №3 26-year-old version.  In the play, three women of different ages talk about their lives and their relationships with their families. Gradually it emerges that they may all be the same woman. But it’s certainly an interesting play, showing how perspective changes as life goes on, and what life does to people. The drama profound meditation on aging, death and the very nature of the self as conversation becomes a sort of cat-and-mouse game involving memories and experiences. Who knew what when, or should have been? Which selves are dishonest and denying and which self-aware, and who are we really, and how do we become who we are? Barbara Hegyi – №1 gave a splendid, sustained performance, being both hilarious and tragic, capturing both the pleasures and torment of the character. Her empathy and focus were critical and absolutely will be holding the audience’s rapt attention. What a production! … The language is striking, the characters true to life, and the observation so accurate that this is truly a deeply moving piece of theater. It is not a poetic question, however … “Let’s play it so we know our fate in advance is!? When is it best when we’re past it, when we’re in the middle of it, or when it’s all still ahead of us?” The world premiere of “Three Tall Women” was at the English Theater in Vienna in June 1991, directed by producer Franz Schafranek. The creator of the first U.S. production is River Arts, Woodstock, New York, theater director: Lawrence Sacharow. The play was performed at the Vineyard Theater in New York City. The Vineyard Theater production was shown on Off-Broadway by Elizabeth I. McCann, Jeffrey Ash and Daryl Roth in collaboration with Leavitt / Fox / Mages at the Promenade Theater in New York City.

Overall, the Three Tall Women was a great production, showcasing some really wonderful performances highly recommend having a look.

Tickets available on the spot.

Riport & Snaps Aggie Reiter

3 Feb

Pinchas Zukerman Violinist @ Budapest

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Grand Hall of the Music Academy

Friday, 7 p.m. February, 25, 2022.

District, VI., 8. Liszt Ferenc Square – Budapest

Pinchas Zukerman

Pinchas Zukerman a world-famous violinist and violinist, will visit Budapest and, as a guest of the MÁV Symphony Orchester, will fill the Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music Grand Hall.

There are no barriers to language skills to enjoy music!

Contributing: Pinchas Zukerman (viola), Manager: Gábor Takács-Nagy, Director: MÁV Symphonic Orchester.

Will be performed … Kodály: Dances of Galanta – Kodály: János Háry suite – Kodály: The peacock variations on Hungarian folk song – Bartók: Viola Competition.

(Zukerman was born in Tel Aviv, to Jewish parents and Holocaust survivors. He began his musical studies at age four, on the recorder. His father then taught him to play the clarinet and then the violin at age eight. Early studies were at the Samuel Rubin Academy of Music (now the

). Isaac Stern and Pablo Casals learned of Zukerman’s violin talent during a 1962 visit to Israel. Zukerman subsequently moved to the United States that year to study at the Juilliard School under Stern and Ivan Galamian. He made his New York City debut in 1963. In 1967, he shared the Leventritt Prize with the Korean violinist Kyung-wha Chung. His 1969 debut recordings of the concert by Tchaikovsky (under the direction of Antal Dorati, with the London Symphony Orchestra) and Mendelssohn (with Leonard Bernstein and the New York Philharmonic) launched a successful recording career of over 110 releases … (quoting from Wikipedia)

On March 25, 2021, the MÁV Symphony Orchester prepared for a festive concert on the occasion of the 140th anniversary of the birth of Béla Bartók. The concert would have been made even more celebratory by the performance of world-renowned violin and violinist Pinchas Zukerman. His idea was the special “birthday present” to perform the duo of Zoltán Kodály with the help of the wife of an excellent cellist at the beginning of the concert. The work, composed in 1914, is Hungarian music to the fullest, using the possibilities of the two instruments beautifully. The Viola Competition was created during the composer’s emigration to the United States, but due to his illness he was no longer able to finish it. The competition was completed by his friend, Tibor Serly, following the author’s sketches and personal guidance. This concert was missed in 2021 due to the corona epidemic, but to the for music-loving audience with great pleasure Pinchas Zukerman and Amanda Forsyth will come to Budapest and hopefully that this time there will be no obstacle to holding the special concert.

Purchase tickets on the spot.

Update Aggie Reiter

2 Feb

Exhibition & Concert Hungarian Heros of Roma Origin @ the City of Pécs

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Hungarian Roma Heros & Gergő Oláh concert  6 p.m. February, 4-10. 2022.

The exhibition is open until February, 10. 2022.

Pécs will be the opening venue of the national historical traveling exhibition presenting Hungarian heroes of Roma origin. February 4-10. The exhibition in the courtyard of the Zsolnay Cultural Quarter @ City of Pécs will be enriched by accompanying programs such as Gergő Oláh‘s free concert and the all-arts program of the students of Gandhi High School.
The open-air traveling exhibition Together, Free – Hungarian Roma Heroes focuses on outstanding personalities of the Hungarian Roma, who set an example for the entire Hungarian national community with their heroism, standing, cultural, artistic and community organizing performance.
The Gandhi High School Tradition Ensemble is preparing an exciting accompanying program for the opening ceremony. In addition to entertaining and sharing music together, their goal is to contribute to the preservation of traditions with authentic gypsy songs and dances. Within the Day’s event NeRok-run Gandhi Photo Club & quot; Viewpoint & quot; photo exhibition on the spot. At 6 p.m. Gergő Oláh, the winner of the third series of the X-Factor, will give a free concert in the E78 Concert Hall of the Zsolnay Cultural Quarter.
The exhibition consists of a total of 33 tables. The pages show a portrait of a Roma Heros whom played an important role during the 1956 revolution and the war of independence and the change of regime in 1989-90, with a brief biographical description.

Free registration tickets are available from ZsÖK NKft. can be requested on the spot at the ticket offices.

It is mandatory to wear a mask during the concert in accordance with the applicable regulations.

Update Aggie Reiter

1 Feb

Best Art Vinyl 2021 Award Winners

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Mix Art with Music

The winners of Best Art Vinyl 2021 were announced on 27th January 2022.

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The 1st  artwork by Paul Phillips at True Spilt Milk Designs. Design by Matthew Cooper, assisted by Paul J Street for Villagers. The winning design, chosen by public vote, was awarded first place this evening at a special presentation ceremony in Hari Hotel – Belgravia – London. Fending off stiff competition from a pool of 50 nominations2nd-Duran-Duran

Coming in 2nd was the artwork for Duran Duran’s 15th studio album by art direction Rory McCartney “Future Past”. This features two black and white images from Japanese photographer Daisuke Yokota.
The pictures have been blended together and brightened for the cover, and show two ambiguously human figures – one in motion and the other standing still.

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In 3rd place was design by Neel Panchal,  photographer Jason Joyce developed the artwork for hard rock band Thunder’s 13th studio album “All the Right Noises” Unique Interchangeable Dreamy Artwork Wins the Prize. The cover features an un-touched final capture of the Singing Ringing Tree Scultpture in Burnley. The image used on the cover was the result of a 24-hour photoshoot in freezing cold temp.

Update Aggie Reiter

31 Jan

Aftermath … Home Wellness No Longer An Unattainable Dream!

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Everything that is connected to the bathroom … visitors were welcomed to their comfort zone and chose their own taste of style.
Thousands of products from hundreds of bathroom and tile brands were open for 2 days on 7000 square meters at the Bathroom and Home Wellness Exhibition @ BOK Hall – Budapest 2022.

Considering that a bathroom is usually built for ten years or even more the interest was high by the visitors and on the spot were able to gain information about the products quality, practicality, comfort, innovation and durability.
The manufacturers also held presentations … tile by tile, piece by piece … to the public about the latest bathroom and home wellness developments and rolling up a number of unique innovations that have never been seen earlier in Hungary such as: a wide range of – vinyl flooring from Baudekor, showers from Hüppe.  Bau-Styl offering to choose from Italian, Polish and Hungarian coverings, German, Polish, Italian and Spanish sanitary ware, with unique ideas smart toilets that can be controlled from the application. Wide range of products from  Strohm-téka, such as: bathtubs, basins & bath cabinets, showers, accessories, WC & bidets and children’s jacuzzi.

Walking through the hallways heard from the exhibitors, saying they do not design bathrooms for homes they design them for people with their own ideas. Therefore, people can also make sure that home wellness is no longer just a dream, in luxury.

Most of the bathroom brands were presented in ready-made bathroom solutions, interiors, range of whirlpools, steam rooms, saunas and salt rooms. Those interested pick up a bunch of ideas on the spot without just flipping through brochures.

Riport & Snaps © Aggie Reiter

26 Jan

Premiere … Symptom (Tünet) Ensemble „Nothing Personal” Performance.

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District II., 1-3 Jurányi Street – Budapest

In the coming month, on February, 25 and 26, 2022, the Jurányi Theater House will show approx. Celebrating its 20th Birthday, Symptom Ensemble has a new performance, Nothing Personal. This time, Réka Szabó, the world-famous director, deals with the topic of burnout with her film The Euphoria of Existence. The storytelling method of Ildikó Boldizsár provided inspiration for the trial process. Ildikó Boldizsár, use a storytelling researcher and the therapeutic method she developed to tour their stories in order to create their own tales and fairy-tale heros. In the play, Réka Szabó, Krisztián Peer and Dániel Szász create their own tales and their own fairytale heros who face their own inner demons. The composer-cellist Albert Márkos creates a sensitive musical medium for the story. The Symptom Ensemble recommends the performance in memory of Attila Szirtes.

Director: Réka Szabó
Performers and co-creators: Krisztián Peer, Réka Szabó, Dániel Szász
Composer, musician: Albert Márkos.

Tünet Ensemble has been an independent company operating in contemporary dance and theater since 2002. Their performances are at once thought-provoking, dramatic, childishly liberated and liberating. The company knows no genre boundaries, treating text, movement, music, visuals and special technical solutions as equal elements.

Ticket on the spot.

Sponsor: Ministry of Human Resources, Jurányi Production Community Incubator House

Update Aggie Reiter

25 Jan

Bathroom & Home Wellness Exhibition @ Budapest – 2022.

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28-30 January, 2022.

Venue: BOK Hall
Where: District, XIV., 1. Dózsa György Road – Budapest

Near to the last weekend of January will be all about to get to know the bathroom and the design of the home wellness space hundreds of bathroom and wellness products sold in Hungary. Once again be available on 7,000 square meters showcasing developments, products to be offered such as: waterproof warm coverings and accessories, cast marble washbasins, bathtubs, laser engraved shower enclosures, waterproof wall paints, wallpapers, in-wall shower systems shelf towel dryers, non-brush toilets, antibacterial washbasins, laminated glass coverings, black colored bathroom and remotely controlled jacuzzis large tiles, special shaped bathtubs, flush-mounted showers, push-in faucets, matte color black faucets, premium bathroom porcelain products, premium sanitary ware, hot and cold floor coverings, infrared saunas in the bathroom. At the same time the visitors may gain insight into the latest trends, and have opportunity also to consult with renowned representatives and contractors of the profession.

At the Bathroom and Home Wellness Exhibition, the public may view the majority of bathroom brands in ready-made bathroom solutions and interiors, so those interested can get an idea of what their dream bathroom might look like just by getting personal ideas and/or just flipping through brochures.
In addition to presenting the latest bathroom solutions, the organizers also aimed to show the public that home wellness is no longer just a dream, in luxury by transforming their own!
A couple of developments, products to be offered: waterproof warm coverings and accessories, cast marble washbasins, bathtubs, laser engraved shower enclosures, waterproof wall paints, wallpapers, in-wall shower systems shelf towel dryers, non-brush toilets, antibacterial washbasins, laminated glass coverings, black colored bathroom and remotely controlled jacuzzis large tiles, special shaped bathtubs, flush-mounted showers, push-in faucets, matte color black faucets, premium bathroom porcelain products, infrared saunas in the bathroom.

Update: Aggie Reiter

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