159 result(s) for drama works
Golem Festival - Jewish Characters On Modern Stages, Budapest, 12 - 14 April
- 13 Apr 2013 9:00 AM
- entertainment
The Golem Theatre - the only Jewish theatre of Hungary - having it's 3rd festival this year. We are focusing on Jews and Jewish characters on modern stages. Theater plays, reading theaters, lectures and workshops are in the 4 day program. All of them in English or with subtitles. Writers, actors, dancers, university teachers are coming to be part of the festival from Poland, Romania, France and ...
A Verdi Rarity On Stage - Stiffelio At The Hungarian State Opera, 8 April
- 2 Apr 2013 9:00 AM
- community & culture
In the 19th century, the latest foreign works often reached Budapest in a matter of months, but it was almost certain they would arrive within a couple of years. Nevertheless, as this example shows, there are occasions when even 162 years are not enough for a successful Verdi opera to be staged in Hungary.
Hungarian Theatre Showcase, Budapest, Until 9 March
- 7 Mar 2013 8:00 AM
- community & culture
Organised by the Hungarian Theatre Critics’ Association, the main goal of the Hungarian Theatre Showcase is to present the best of contemporary Hungarian theatre in Budapest to foreign visitors and residents. The performances, which have been selected by critics of the association, will give the viewer a picture of contemporary Hungary and also an insight into the art scene. The visitors will be ...
Invitation: Adult Acting Group Budapest, Free 'Open Workshop', 13 February
- 7 Feb 2013 10:45 AM
- entertainment
Adult Acting Group (16+yrs) 'Open Workshop' on Wednesday 13th February 2013 from 19:00 - 20:00. Our senior and adult students will be performing a collection of scenes and sketches in our end of semester 'Open Workshop'. We invite our friends, family, students and theatrical lovers. Free entry.
Now On: Honoré Daumier Exhibition, Museum Of Fine Arts Budapest
- 4 Jan 2013 8:00 AM
- community & culture
The earliest Daumier prints in the museum’s collection are political caricatures created in the 1830s which were were published in various satirical magazines. The artist mainly aimed at “pear-head” Louis-Philippe, the Citizen King, but also parodied politicians and members of parliament who were in his service. His most well-known caricatures were conceived in defence of the freedom of the press ...
Now On: The Way We Are, Museum of Fine Arts Budapest
- 26 Oct 2012 9:00 AM
- community & culture
The Museum of Fine Arts’ Department of Prints and Drawings preserves close to 600 lithographs by the outstanding French graphic artist, Daumier. In 2009 tender funds granted by the National Cultural Foundation enabled the urgently needed preservation work for the sheets. As part of the project the museum undertook the task of displaying the results of the work in an exhibition, since the last ...
Purcell Choir, Orfeo Orchestra, National Concert Hall Budapest, 26 June
- 25 Jun 2012 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Étienne Méhul (1763–1817), one of the most significant and influential opera composers during the French revolution and the politically turbulent decades thereafter, wrote some forty works for musical theatre. Enjoying the confidence of his friend and rival Luigi Cherubini, and even of Napoleon, Méhul expanded the range of themes adaptable to the opera genre, enriching its musical landscape.
The Bards Of Wales, Palace Of Arts Budapest, 29 June
- 25 Jun 2012 2:00 AM
- community & culture
At the invitation of Concert Masters International Budapest (CMI), the world-famous Welsh-born British composer Karl Jenkins recently wrote a large-scale cantata to János Arany’s ballad The Bards of Wales. The English-language world première took place in the Béla Bartók National Concert Hall on 21 June 2011, conducted by the composer himself under the patronage of HRH The Prince of Wales. This ...
Budapest Summer Festival 2012
- 14 May 2012 9:02 AM
- community & culture
More than theatre: Experience it in from June till August on Margaret Island and Városmajor Open-Air Theatres and also at Margaret Island Water Tower. World Sensation, World premieres and premiers. This is the greatest festival of the Year 2012 in Budapest. The festival, including the greatest variety of programs during the summer, which offers all kind of programs to both domestic and foreign ...
Golem Festival - Jewish Characters On Modern Stages, Budapest, 12 - 14 April
- 13 Apr 2013 9:00 AM
- entertainment
The Golem Theatre - the only Jewish theatre of Hungary - having it's 3rd festival this year. We are focusing on Jews and Jewish characters on modern stages. Theater plays, reading theaters, lectures and workshops are in the 4 day program. All of them in English or with subtitles. Writers, actors, dancers, university teachers are coming to be part of the festival from Poland, Romania, France and ...
A Verdi Rarity On Stage - Stiffelio At The Hungarian State Opera, 8 April
- 2 Apr 2013 9:00 AM
- community & culture
In the 19th century, the latest foreign works often reached Budapest in a matter of months, but it was almost certain they would arrive within a couple of years. Nevertheless, as this example shows, there are occasions when even 162 years are not enough for a successful Verdi opera to be staged in Hungary.
Hungarian Theatre Showcase, Budapest, Until 9 March
- 7 Mar 2013 8:00 AM
- community & culture
Organised by the Hungarian Theatre Critics’ Association, the main goal of the Hungarian Theatre Showcase is to present the best of contemporary Hungarian theatre in Budapest to foreign visitors and residents. The performances, which have been selected by critics of the association, will give the viewer a picture of contemporary Hungary and also an insight into the art scene. The visitors will be ...
Invitation: Adult Acting Group Budapest, Free 'Open Workshop', 13 February
- 7 Feb 2013 10:45 AM
- entertainment
Adult Acting Group (16+yrs) 'Open Workshop' on Wednesday 13th February 2013 from 19:00 - 20:00. Our senior and adult students will be performing a collection of scenes and sketches in our end of semester 'Open Workshop'. We invite our friends, family, students and theatrical lovers. Free entry.
Now On: Honoré Daumier Exhibition, Museum Of Fine Arts Budapest
- 4 Jan 2013 8:00 AM
- community & culture
The earliest Daumier prints in the museum’s collection are political caricatures created in the 1830s which were were published in various satirical magazines. The artist mainly aimed at “pear-head” Louis-Philippe, the Citizen King, but also parodied politicians and members of parliament who were in his service. His most well-known caricatures were conceived in defence of the freedom of the press ...
Now On: The Way We Are, Museum of Fine Arts Budapest
- 26 Oct 2012 9:00 AM
- community & culture
The Museum of Fine Arts’ Department of Prints and Drawings preserves close to 600 lithographs by the outstanding French graphic artist, Daumier. In 2009 tender funds granted by the National Cultural Foundation enabled the urgently needed preservation work for the sheets. As part of the project the museum undertook the task of displaying the results of the work in an exhibition, since the last ...
Purcell Choir, Orfeo Orchestra, National Concert Hall Budapest, 26 June
- 25 Jun 2012 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Étienne Méhul (1763–1817), one of the most significant and influential opera composers during the French revolution and the politically turbulent decades thereafter, wrote some forty works for musical theatre. Enjoying the confidence of his friend and rival Luigi Cherubini, and even of Napoleon, Méhul expanded the range of themes adaptable to the opera genre, enriching its musical landscape.
The Bards Of Wales, Palace Of Arts Budapest, 29 June
- 25 Jun 2012 2:00 AM
- community & culture
At the invitation of Concert Masters International Budapest (CMI), the world-famous Welsh-born British composer Karl Jenkins recently wrote a large-scale cantata to János Arany’s ballad The Bards of Wales. The English-language world première took place in the Béla Bartók National Concert Hall on 21 June 2011, conducted by the composer himself under the patronage of HRH The Prince of Wales. This ...
Budapest Summer Festival 2012
- 14 May 2012 9:02 AM
- community & culture
More than theatre: Experience it in from June till August on Margaret Island and Városmajor Open-Air Theatres and also at Margaret Island Water Tower. World Sensation, World premieres and premiers. This is the greatest festival of the Year 2012 in Budapest. The festival, including the greatest variety of programs during the summer, which offers all kind of programs to both domestic and foreign ...