372 result(s) for folk in Community & Culture
Áder Opens Poet János Arany Memorial Year
- 3 Mar 2017 6:02 AM
- community & culture
Hungarian President János Áder opened the memorial year marking the 200th birth anniversary of Hungarian poet and writer János Arany (1817- 1882) in his native town of Salonta (Nagyszalonta), today in western Romania. Arany’s statue in front of the National Museum in Budapest sends a message that “those can be part of a heroic fight” who serve “not by standing in the front line,” but by writing ...
Malkovich, Bregović, Kodály Anniversary At Budapest Spring Festival
- 2 Mar 2017 8:10 AM
- community & culture
The Budapest Spring Festival will this year feature John Malkovich, Goran Bregović, and programmes marking the anniversary of the 1867 Austro-Hungarian Compromise and Zoltán Kodály’s death, the organisers said on Wednesday. Returning to the festival, Malkovich will perform a new piece for theatre and music scripted by German author Michael Sturminger.
UNESCO - Listed Buso Festival Begins In Mohács
- 24 Feb 2017 7:10 AM
- community & culture
The popular end-of-winter Buso festival, a registered UNESCO cultural heritage event, began in Mohács, in southern Hungary, featuring around 1,300 Buso people wearing traditional wooden masks and sheepskin costumes marching in the city over the next six days.
March Anniversaries & Jubilees At Hungarian State Opera
- 21 Feb 2017 7:00 AM
- community & culture
In the first half of March 2017, the Opera celebrates three outstanding Hungarian artists whose careers surpassed the borders of their homeland, and contributed so much to the international reputation of Hungarian opera, ballet and classical music.
Video: Csángó Ball, Millenáris Budapest, 18 February
- 17 Feb 2017 9:30 AM
- community & culture
The patron of the 21st Csángó Festival is Dr. János Áder, the President of Hungary. This is the Budapest festival for Csángó Hungarians, and the event has international connections as The Pro Minoritate Foundation and the Csángó Cultural Association of Moldva are involved with organising this uniquely colourful and entertaining festival at Millenáris Park on Saturday, 18th February at 19.00.
Video: British Ambassador’s Burns Night In Budapest
- 26 Jan 2017 10:00 AM
- community & culture
Burns Night, held in honour of Scotland’s most famous poet Robert Burns, is celebrated in the UK and by Scottish communities all over the world on the poet’s birthday, 25 January. On the night, British Ambassador Iain Lindsay OBE welcomed guests at his residence to commemorate the life and works of Burns. The traditional menu included haggis, and recitations of Burns’s poetry both in English and ...
See What Happened @ Burns Charity Supper
- 26 Jan 2017 9:22 AM
- community & culture
It’s that time of year: freezing temperatures, expats in tartan and many men in kilts drinking whisky, bagpipers and the customary haggis. Yep, it’s the big Burns Supper in Budapest, which has raised Euro 1m for charity over the years, held again with much success last Saturday at the fabulous Corinthia.
See What Happened @ XpatLoop's 'Merry New Year' Social Networking Event
- 26 Jan 2017 12:00 AM
- community & culture
The beginning of a New Year is always a great time to reconnect with friends, and make new ones, and this is what happened at the recent Xpat Wine Club event where expats mixed and mingled together with cosmopolitan locals.
Concerto Budapest, Mupa, 26 January
- 24 Jan 2017 10:00 AM
- community & culture
For years, Concerto Budapest and the Muzsikás Ensemble have been like a long-familiar couple. The guiding principal behind their joint productions has remained constant: to uncover opportunities for and present instances of dialogue between art music, as represented by the sound of a full orchestra, and traditional folk music.
Áder Opens Poet János Arany Memorial Year
- 3 Mar 2017 6:02 AM
- community & culture
Hungarian President János Áder opened the memorial year marking the 200th birth anniversary of Hungarian poet and writer János Arany (1817- 1882) in his native town of Salonta (Nagyszalonta), today in western Romania. Arany’s statue in front of the National Museum in Budapest sends a message that “those can be part of a heroic fight” who serve “not by standing in the front line,” but by writing ...
Malkovich, Bregović, Kodály Anniversary At Budapest Spring Festival
- 2 Mar 2017 8:10 AM
- community & culture
The Budapest Spring Festival will this year feature John Malkovich, Goran Bregović, and programmes marking the anniversary of the 1867 Austro-Hungarian Compromise and Zoltán Kodály’s death, the organisers said on Wednesday. Returning to the festival, Malkovich will perform a new piece for theatre and music scripted by German author Michael Sturminger.
UNESCO - Listed Buso Festival Begins In Mohács
- 24 Feb 2017 7:10 AM
- community & culture
The popular end-of-winter Buso festival, a registered UNESCO cultural heritage event, began in Mohács, in southern Hungary, featuring around 1,300 Buso people wearing traditional wooden masks and sheepskin costumes marching in the city over the next six days.
March Anniversaries & Jubilees At Hungarian State Opera
- 21 Feb 2017 7:00 AM
- community & culture
In the first half of March 2017, the Opera celebrates three outstanding Hungarian artists whose careers surpassed the borders of their homeland, and contributed so much to the international reputation of Hungarian opera, ballet and classical music.
Video: Csángó Ball, Millenáris Budapest, 18 February
- 17 Feb 2017 9:30 AM
- community & culture
The patron of the 21st Csángó Festival is Dr. János Áder, the President of Hungary. This is the Budapest festival for Csángó Hungarians, and the event has international connections as The Pro Minoritate Foundation and the Csángó Cultural Association of Moldva are involved with organising this uniquely colourful and entertaining festival at Millenáris Park on Saturday, 18th February at 19.00.
Video: British Ambassador’s Burns Night In Budapest
- 26 Jan 2017 10:00 AM
- community & culture
Burns Night, held in honour of Scotland’s most famous poet Robert Burns, is celebrated in the UK and by Scottish communities all over the world on the poet’s birthday, 25 January. On the night, British Ambassador Iain Lindsay OBE welcomed guests at his residence to commemorate the life and works of Burns. The traditional menu included haggis, and recitations of Burns’s poetry both in English and ...
See What Happened @ Burns Charity Supper
- 26 Jan 2017 9:22 AM
- community & culture
It’s that time of year: freezing temperatures, expats in tartan and many men in kilts drinking whisky, bagpipers and the customary haggis. Yep, it’s the big Burns Supper in Budapest, which has raised Euro 1m for charity over the years, held again with much success last Saturday at the fabulous Corinthia.
See What Happened @ XpatLoop's 'Merry New Year' Social Networking Event
- 26 Jan 2017 12:00 AM
- community & culture
The beginning of a New Year is always a great time to reconnect with friends, and make new ones, and this is what happened at the recent Xpat Wine Club event where expats mixed and mingled together with cosmopolitan locals.
Concerto Budapest, Mupa, 26 January
- 24 Jan 2017 10:00 AM
- community & culture
For years, Concerto Budapest and the Muzsikás Ensemble have been like a long-familiar couple. The guiding principal behind their joint productions has remained constant: to uncover opportunities for and present instances of dialogue between art music, as represented by the sound of a full orchestra, and traditional folk music.