Posts Tagged ‘culture’

17 Oct

Premiere “Double or Nothing” – Budapest Central Theater

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In a month, on the 13th of November, the Hungarian premiere of Double or Nothing will be held at the 
Budapest Central Theater. 

Woody Allen's two one-act plays are  combined into one play, and will be seen in this form for the 
first time in the whole world. 

Translated and directed by Dávid Puskás, a full-blooded comedy about the border between human 
relationships and dream realities arrives, in which no one is what they seem. Or what they believe
themselves to be. In the humorous frenzy of love, disappointment and desire, Nóra Parti, 
Steve Hajdu, Gábor Hevér, Kata Pálfi, Attila Magyar, Bence Szécsi and Mariann Hermányi willbe seen 
on stage.


"Dupla vagy semmi" (Double or Nothing) was created by adapting two one-act plays by Woody Allen:
"Old Saybrook" (2003) and *Honeymoon Hotel* (2011). In the first story, a dentist hosts his sister 
and her husband—a plastic surgeon. The situation descends into a classic, fast-paced comedy of 
errors and infidelity when the former owners of the house unexpectedly show up. The piece premiered 
in March 2003 at the Atlantic Theater Company in New York, directed by the author, as part of a 
collection titled "Writer’s Block" (which also included the play "Riverside Drive").
"Honeymoon Hotel"

Update  by Aggie Reiter

15 Oct

EXHIBITION ON SCREEN – Hieronymus Bosch’s works

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The Garden of Earthly Delights

An Early Netherlandish painter known for his surreal, moralizing religious works filled with hybrid creatures, fantastical monsters, and detailed hellscapes.

In this film from the EXHIBITION ON SCREEN series, viewers can step into an exhibition that brought Hieronymus Bosch’s works back to his Dutch hometown from locations across the globe. “Hieronymus Bosch – Visions of a Genius” was the title of the largest retrospective Bosch exhibition, presented by the Het Noordbrabants Museum between February 13 and May 8, 2016. Thirty-six of the painter’s 44 surviving artworks were displayed in Den Bosch. This unique exhibition—featuring works on loan from the world’s finest museums—offered viewers the chance to examine the surviving pieces from a fresh perspective. The exhibition attracted over 420,000 visitors, with opening hours extending as early as 1:00 AM to meet the overwhelming demand.

Now, cinema audiences can view this extraordinary collection up close, away from the crowds. Expert commentary from the exhibition’s curators and leading critics allows us to gain a deeper understanding of Bosch and discover the inspirations behind his bizarre, demonic creations. Contributors include film director Peter Greenaway, Rachel Campbell-Johnston (Chief Art Critic for *The Times*), and Dr. Charles de Mooij (Director of the Het Noordbrabants Museum). The fascinating world of Hieronymus Bosch is brought to life through close-up camera angles, allowing viewers to see magnified details of the artist’s stunning paintings—such as the man-eating priest or the three-headed bird—that have never been visible before.

“When I speak with people who have seen Bosch’s works but aren’t art historians, they always highlight the tiny, anecdotal details … They remember specific elements vividly, like a human figure growing out of a strawberry. What is so fascinating about Bosch is how he lives on through these minute details in his paintings,” says historian Dr. Jennifer Sliwka. The film also brings to life Bosch’s famous altarpieces—works that audiences have previously only been able to view individually and which are currently housed in different museums. It also reveals secrets discovered by the project team using modern technology while preparing for the exhibition.

Update by Aggie Reiter

6 Apr

Citadel on top of Gellért Hill – The Bastion of Freedom has opened @ Budapest.

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The Bastion of Freedom has opened and from April 5, the renovated Citadel one of the capital’s most famous attractions, can be visited again. With the opening of the former fortress, which had been closed off and in a dilapidated state for years, a new community space offering new experiences was born at the World Heritage site, where visitors can enjoy a quality time and also admire the panorama of Budapest. An interactive exhibition entitled The Bastion of Freedom has been created, which presents outstanding events and figures in Hungarian history, highlighting the Hungarians’ struggles for freedom. After a complete reconstruction, the iconic symbol of the capital, the Statue of Liberty, has also been renovated.

As part of the renovation, new viewing terraces and viewpoints have been built, from which a panorama of the entire capital can be enjoyed. During the landscaping of the courtyard and the promenades, dozens of flowering ornamental trees and shrubs were planted, and the inner park is enriched with a flowering lawn, roses, lavender, climbing plants and vines.

In the spirit of full accessibility, an elevator was installed in the western rondelle and in the park area, using which guests with limited mobility can comfortably reach all levels of the fortress, the viewing terraces and the walkways leading along the fortress walls.

Photo – Castle Captaincy

Update by Aggie Reiter

22 Oct

The Museum of Ethnography Celebrating within a 3-day Autumn Festival.

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The Ethnographic Museum will celebrate the opening of its collection exhibition with a 3-day autumn festival between October 25 and 27, 2024. During the 3 days, 6 exhibitions, nearly 50 programs for every day.

Venue: District XIV., 35. Dózsa György Road – Budapest

The collection exhibition is rich in musical instruments and archive recordings, so music cannot be missing from the program: in addition to the presentation of the Matyó Folk Art Association, the Liget Dance Academy, the Fricska Dance Ensemble, and the concert of the Lajtha Trio, we can take part in a musical adventure from Morocco to Senegal in the form of the Ethnosound jam, but the Hungarian we can also travel around the world with folk music researchers. In addition to representatives of the Matyó traditions, residents of other settlements prominently featured in the collection exhibition also give a taste of their own local traditions: Átány and Vál representatives perform. In the craft sessions, we will make a bus mask, we can embroider matyó motifs, weave mats, bake gingerbread, paint furniture, carve a shepherd’s staff and learn the secrets of whip weaving. Visitors can learn a lot of interesting facts about Hungarian shepherd dog breeds, and can even watch a skill demonstration at the Danube-Tisza during an outdoor program.

Interesting know each part in depth, you can visit the 3,000-square-meter new collection exhibition of the Ethnographic Museum in October, featuring 3,600 original objects.

From October 25 to 27, 2024, the “Big drum beat!” three-day festival that can be visited by purchasing day tickets and three-day wristbands to the festival weekend. The purchased ticket allows unlimited access to both exhibitions and programs. The weekend wristband allows unlimited entry to exhibitions and programs, the price is 9000HUF and HUF 4500HUF respectively. Entery tickets may be purchased on the spot at the counter. The exploration may seem short, but thanks to the family activities, guided tours, and companion arts and crafts programs, it can also become an exciting weekend adventure for both adults, families and children.

Recommendation by Aggie Reiter

21 Sep

“What’s Up Doc”… Does It Ring The Bell?

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Celebrating the 100th birthday of Warner Bros.

Under the auspices of Warner Bros. Discovery, the Warner Bros. studio is celebrating its 100th birthday this fall as part of domestic and international collaborations.

With the cooperation of the Sugarbird brand the Hungarian-based clothing company launched a clothing collection with two iconic characters from Looney Tunes, Bugs Bunny and Lola Bunny. See the enormous collection at thier web site.

This message not just for cartoon fans.

Update by Aggie Reiter

8 Sep

Coming up the latest premiere of the Duna Art Ensemble @ Budapest.

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The Duna Art Ensemble are preparing their new performance entitled Fathers and Sons – Folk Dance Performance based on the collections of Albert Nagy, which will be presented on September 21 at the National Dance Theater. The production is about tradition and passing it on through the spiritual relationship between fathers and their sons. The performance is the starting point of a series with which they want to pay tribute to our folk dance collectors who do outstanding work.
Zsolt Juhász, the artistic director of the Duna Art Ensemble, wants to start a series with this performance, in which they pay tribute to renowned folk dance collectors. The work of folk dance choreographer Albert Nagy is remembered first. Ödön Rubold – Jászai Mari award-winning dramatist, in the interpretation of Merited Artist, details will be quoted from Ferenc Kölcsey’s work Parainesis.

Recommendation by Aggie Reiter

10 Jun

Head to Lake Balaton – Summerville 2022

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The MOL Very Balaton press conference was held at the Aquarium Center in Budapest, whereas this year’s program were announced.

There is always a festival somewhere in a country, but to come together it’s really during in the summertime. Part of a series of events June, 21. – September, 11. were announced. Whatever you’re into, wherever your steps lead you during the Mol Very Balaton … Mol Nagyon Balaton giant festival, visitors will find like-minded souls getting together to cheer on the good things in life.

Plan your biggest adventure yet to come beyond your imagination, goovin at Lake Balaton’s Summer Festival this summer. To ensure it, nothing to take away visitors from the Lake Balaton – the Hungarian Sea … No whalers, no seal-hunters, no sharks on the spot.

MOL Very Balaton started its journey in 2013 with the intention of showing locals and tourist what are the truly high-quality, exciting events of the Balaton Region. This year’s MOL Very Balaton is already celebrating its 10th annual event, and every year more and more world-class and Hungarian-specific events around the lake are to be taking place. These are events organized in different ways, they share the spirit of Lake Balaton ”said Norbert Lobenwein – founder of MOL Very Balaton.

Dive into the spirit of Mol Very Balaton Festival. There will be music for every soul … live entertainment, enjoy the “boutique” music, such as: folk, blues, soul, rock. All manner of delights take your tastebuds on an unforgettable journey through most scenic and bountiful food and wine regions. Get into the spirit culture and entertainment, celebration of all art forms, the event calendar is brimming with festivals.

This year’s Balaton Sound is waiting for lovers of electronic music in Zamárdi from June, 29 to July, 2. Performers on the four stages will include Martin Garrix, Timmy Trumpet, Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike, Paul Kalkbrenner, Richie Hawtin and Sven Väth, among others. Within the series programs will include four street theaters and three fashion shows, said Anna Filutás – chief organizer.

World famous stars will give concerts on the main stage of VeszprémFest from July 11 to 16: Diana Krall, Jamie Cullum, Ana Moura, Gipsy Kings, ZAZ and James Blunt, led by Nicolas Reyes. Zoltán Mészáros –main organizer said, the event is the host of the Veszprém-Balaton EKF 2023 series of events. A new venue will be the History Garden, the Riesling, Rosé and Jazz Days will be in the Old Town Square, Jamie Winchester and Róbert Hrutka will perform in the Jesuit Church Garden.

The 54th Blue Ribbon sailing competition was held for the first time in 1934. This year on July, 14 at Balatonfüred. András Holczhauser – founder of the Blue Ribbon, said that more than 600 boats and more than 3000 athletes from 10 countries will fight in the 155-kilometer long distance.

The 3Days – ZamJam start on July, 28 in Zamárdi a new festival venue said Mayor – Gyula Csákovics in addition to Balaton Sound and Strand. Kata Ádám – main organizer added a lineup of performers on the big stage, and also having Lookout Concerts, Fine Arts, Jazz, Theater, Film and Literature.

The Valley of Arts runs between July, 22-31., at venues: Kapolcs, Taliándörögd and Vigántpetend. Main organizer – Natália Oszkó-Jakab emphasized that the all-arts event will be held for the 31st time with 2029 programs awaiting about ten thousand visitors a day.

The Best of Balaton series continues … There are 11 curators behind the initiative, they are the ones who have been recommending places, landscapes, get together affairs, suggesting sights-and-sounds worth visiting Lake Balaton since last year. Last year’s 50 offers will be supplemented by another 20 this year. The series of events will start on June 27, in the framework of which we will present a film every day about the places, people and things that make us love Lake Balaton, ”said Zoltán Fülöp – Head VOLT Production.
Take control of your summer! … It is a tradition that Balaton Magazine will be published at the beginning of the summer, which has been an important and useful read for the coming months. István Bus editor-in-chief with his team has put together a rich publication as a special issue of DRIVE Magazine.
MOL & Very Balaton have been partners over 8 years. This year, we are placing more emphasis than before on presenting the most exciting, high-quality programs in the region on even more communication platforms. This year will also be Best of Summer, a collection of the best events of the summer in the form of a program booklet.

The closing event of Very Balaton will be the Balaton Picnic on September 9-10 at the Plaza in Siófok.

The song of Lake Balaton debuted at to-day’s the press conference! … Last year, at the Balaton Festival, the award for the Song of Lake Balaton was presented to András Laár KFT: title: Summer at Lake Balaton.

This year, the Bagossy Brothers Company will record the 2022 Balaton Song. The clip was presented to the media and public on Thursday, June, 9. at the press conference.

Riport and 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

12 Nov

“Diwali”  Festival of Lights … #1 Most Popular Festival of India

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“Diwali” or “Dipawali” means lighting “Diya” or earthen lamps.

Diwali festival is set on the date by the Hindu calendar so it varies in the Western calendar. It usually falls in October or November. Diwali is a New Year festival in the Vikrama calendar, depending on the cycle of the Moon in the month of Kartika. This festival is celebrated on “Amasvasya” considered to be the darkest day of the month. This day is chosen to brighten up with earten lamps in billions of homes.

Diwali, is a 5 Day Festival celebrated by millions of people across the world every Autumn. The theme of Diwali is marked with firework displays and family feasts. The festival is observed by Hindus, Sikhs and Jains, with its main theme the triumph of light over darkness and good over evil.

Diwali also is the festival of love, light, and happiness, furthermore, typically this time is meant to get along with friends and loved ones.

In 2020, Diwali commences with Dhanteras on November 12. It concludes on November 16. The main celebrations happen on the third day (this year, on November 14). Deepavali is usually celebrated a day early in South India, but sometimes occurs on the same day, when the lunar days overlap.

Legend says … “On this day the protagonist of the iconic epic “Ramayana” Lord Ram had returned from his 14 years of exile into the forest with his wife “Sita” and brother ’Laxman’ after defeating the demon king “Ravana”.The day he arrived, Ayodhya was lit up with “Diyas” or handmade earthen lamps with cotton wicks and oil. This tradition has been followed till now. This legend symbolises the victory of good over evil. According to the Hindu tradition, this day Goddess laxmi enters the homes of every Indian to bless them with wealth, prosperity and happiness. In another tradition, God Ganesha is also worshipped together with Laxmi and he is said to bless everyone with good fortune. All in all, its a festival to spread happiness, harmony, peace all around as well as within us. A day not only to clean the houses from every nook and corner, and wear new clothes and make delicious food, but to also clean up our hearts and minds of all negativity and spread goodwill around.”

In India thousands of candle and clay lamp lights illuminate houses, shops, streets and markets. It’s that magical time of the year when the doors are lined with diyas and also with colorful patterns, rangoli for decoration and to spread positivity within the colors and to welcome Laxmi – the Goddess of wealth, prosperity, and luck.

This year, things will be a little different for all due to these challenging times of COVID-19 Pandemic and the organizers indeed will be aware in properly wearing the mask and keeping distance.

© Aggie Reiter

13 Oct

“Balloon” –  Pema Tseden – Tibet –  Documentary coming to Hungary

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Capture Life in Modern Tibet.

Director: Pema Tseden – Writer: Pema Tseden – Stars: Sonam Wangmo, Jinpa, Yangshik Tso.

Tibetan film “Balloon” will be screened for the first time in Hungary. Before the premiere will be screened at the Apollo cinema @ Pécs October, 15. 2020. Nationalwide premieres is to be in November, 12 .2020.

The “Ballon” film already earned 13 wins & 20 nominations.  Pema Tseden films also have been recognized internationally, but most notably for garnering top honors in China including a Golden Rooster Best Directorial Debut Award (for The Silent Holy Stones) and a Shanghai International Film Festival Jury Grand Prix (The Search).

Pema Tseden is the first director in China ever to film movies entirely in the Tibetan language. Also first-ever film made in Tibet to have been shot entirely with a Tibetan crew. The movie speaking in Mandarin language (due to the last-minute unavailability of an Amdo Tibetan translator), but in the Hungarian cinemas will be Hungarian subtitles.

On one level, the film reflects a search for Tibet’s disappearing culture.  It is a dilemma between the soul and  reality. The trick with the  “Balloon” film is that, like all the things that come from strongly traditional culture. Tibet has always been mythologized and worshipped, and People’s psychological expectations, experiences of Tibet are stuck in the past and it has to be taken as it is. The films focus on the basic condition of people in Tibet, as well as their basic emotional life. The film is quite impressive due to beautiful locations like wide open spaces and mountain landscapes, but also thanks to Lu Songye’s sure-handed camerawork.

The director Pema Tseden once said that Tibet has always been mythologized and worshipped, and made more remote. People’s psychological expectations and experiences of Tibet are stuck in the past. They don’t understand the new Tibet.

Perma Tseden – director and author – has received numerous literary awards and his works have been translated into English, French, German, Japanese and Czech.

Journey Through New Tibet – in a nutshell: A family struggles against the conflicting dictates of nature, spirituality, politics, and free will. Synopsis … Dargye and his wife, Drolkar, are involved in animal husbandry in a hidden corner of Tibet. Of their three boys, only one is a schoolboy, the other two are helped by their grandfather. However, a small misunderstanding will break the harmony of the family and they will face awkward complications. For the young couple must you decide: to continue their lives according to Buddhist teachings or the values dictated by modern society?

This is a sensitive issue, since the exiled Tibetan leader, the Dalai Lama, has accused China of “cultural genocide” since it occupied Tibet in 1951.  “The Search” – Pema Tseden’s latest film, won the Grand Jury Prize at Shanghai‘s recent International Film Festival and is slated to be shown at the upcoming Locarno film festival in Switzerland.

The film has an open ending … A  bit exotic and hard to follow for those not quite acquainted with the traditions … anyway worthwhile not to miss this movie.  

© Aggie Reiter
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