141 result(s) for vienna in Community & Culture
Central European Avant-Garde Magazine Conference, Budapest, 17–19 September
- 8 Sep 2015 11:00 AM
- community & culture
The subject of the conference is the ‘Central European avant-garde magazine’, arguably the most important medium of communication for progressive literature and visual arts in the region during and after WWI.
Xpat Opinion: Humanity Delivers To Budapest
- 8 Sep 2015 5:30 AM
- community & culture
By Liz Frommer: What an incredible difference. Keleti station seemed largely vacant as we first entered the initial passageway. Further progressing into the vast area, tents were here and there, and people still lying on the ground. But something was distinctly different. Aside from the lack of bodies you had to sidestep through, there was a distinct feeling of elation. The intense, heaviness we ...
MAV Symphony Orchestra @ Budapest Zoo, 21 August
- 17 Aug 2015 9:02 AM
- community & culture
The MAV Symphony Orchestra was founded in 1945 by the Hungarian State Railways. Shortly after the Second World War, it established its name carrying a series of great concerts to the destroyed towns all over the country. As time passed, the orchestra developed a wide-ranging repertoire from baroque to contemporary music, and is currently ranked among the best professional ensembles in Hungary. On ...
French Artist Bernar Venet Unveils Sculpture In Budapest
- 17 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- community & culture
An 8 tonne steel sculpture by renowned French contemporary artist Bernar Venet was unveiled in central Budapest. Arcs in Disorder can be viewed in March 15 Square near Elizabeth Bridge. The artist told news agency MTI at the unveiling that he originally planned to display Arcs in southern France, but decided on Budapest instead, given the “prominent” spot on offer.
Anger Over Political Speech From Austrian Actor In Budapest
- 21 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- community & culture
National Theatre director Attila Vidnyánszky has demanded an explanation after an actor from Vienna’s Burgtheater read out a political statement after a show at the Madach Theatre on Sunday. Following the Burgtheater’s performance of Anton Chekhov’s The Seagull, Austrian actor Martin Reinke read out a statement in German and English expressing awareness of “the difficult situation in which the ...
Budapest Spring Festival 2015: Two-Week Event To Focus On Franz Liszt’s Work
- 10 Apr 2015 9:04 AM
- community & culture
The oeuvre of Hungarian composer-pianist Franz Liszt and Italian culture will be in focus at this year’s Budapest Spring Festival between April 10 and 26, the organisers have said.
Giant Croatian Easter Egg Exhibited In Pécs
- 2 Apr 2015 1:55 AM
- community & culture
The extraordinary, two-metre attraction was erected in Pécs’s central Széchenyi tér. Similar giant Easter eggs have been made by craftsmen in Croatia’s Koprivnica-Križevci County, on the border with Hungary, since 2007 and the project has now become part of the region’s cultural heritage.
Now On: Jasmina Cibic @ Ludwig Museum In Budapest
- 10 Feb 2015 8:01 AM
- community & culture
Acting as a synthesis of the artist’s past conceptual and formal investigations, the Slovenian artist Jasmina Cibic’s new video installation and project Spielraum: The Nation Loves It, presents the first chapter of the project Spielraum, which will be followed by two subsequent chapters that will be presented at MGLC Ljubljana and the Museum of Contemporary Art Belgrade (MSUB) later this year. ...
Nabucco Premiere At Erkel Theatre Budapest, 13 February
- 6 Feb 2015 8:06 AM
- community & culture
Until the past season, a production by András Mikó had featured in the programme for almost thirty years, since 1987. It had been performed 236 times.
Central European Avant-Garde Magazine Conference, Budapest, 17–19 September
- 8 Sep 2015 11:00 AM
- community & culture
The subject of the conference is the ‘Central European avant-garde magazine’, arguably the most important medium of communication for progressive literature and visual arts in the region during and after WWI.
Xpat Opinion: Humanity Delivers To Budapest
- 8 Sep 2015 5:30 AM
- community & culture
By Liz Frommer: What an incredible difference. Keleti station seemed largely vacant as we first entered the initial passageway. Further progressing into the vast area, tents were here and there, and people still lying on the ground. But something was distinctly different. Aside from the lack of bodies you had to sidestep through, there was a distinct feeling of elation. The intense, heaviness we ...
MAV Symphony Orchestra @ Budapest Zoo, 21 August
- 17 Aug 2015 9:02 AM
- community & culture
The MAV Symphony Orchestra was founded in 1945 by the Hungarian State Railways. Shortly after the Second World War, it established its name carrying a series of great concerts to the destroyed towns all over the country. As time passed, the orchestra developed a wide-ranging repertoire from baroque to contemporary music, and is currently ranked among the best professional ensembles in Hungary. On ...
French Artist Bernar Venet Unveils Sculpture In Budapest
- 17 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- community & culture
An 8 tonne steel sculpture by renowned French contemporary artist Bernar Venet was unveiled in central Budapest. Arcs in Disorder can be viewed in March 15 Square near Elizabeth Bridge. The artist told news agency MTI at the unveiling that he originally planned to display Arcs in southern France, but decided on Budapest instead, given the “prominent” spot on offer.
Anger Over Political Speech From Austrian Actor In Budapest
- 21 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- community & culture
National Theatre director Attila Vidnyánszky has demanded an explanation after an actor from Vienna’s Burgtheater read out a political statement after a show at the Madach Theatre on Sunday. Following the Burgtheater’s performance of Anton Chekhov’s The Seagull, Austrian actor Martin Reinke read out a statement in German and English expressing awareness of “the difficult situation in which the ...
Budapest Spring Festival 2015: Two-Week Event To Focus On Franz Liszt’s Work
- 10 Apr 2015 9:04 AM
- community & culture
The oeuvre of Hungarian composer-pianist Franz Liszt and Italian culture will be in focus at this year’s Budapest Spring Festival between April 10 and 26, the organisers have said.
Giant Croatian Easter Egg Exhibited In Pécs
- 2 Apr 2015 1:55 AM
- community & culture
The extraordinary, two-metre attraction was erected in Pécs’s central Széchenyi tér. Similar giant Easter eggs have been made by craftsmen in Croatia’s Koprivnica-Križevci County, on the border with Hungary, since 2007 and the project has now become part of the region’s cultural heritage.
Now On: Jasmina Cibic @ Ludwig Museum In Budapest
- 10 Feb 2015 8:01 AM
- community & culture
Acting as a synthesis of the artist’s past conceptual and formal investigations, the Slovenian artist Jasmina Cibic’s new video installation and project Spielraum: The Nation Loves It, presents the first chapter of the project Spielraum, which will be followed by two subsequent chapters that will be presented at MGLC Ljubljana and the Museum of Contemporary Art Belgrade (MSUB) later this year. ...
Nabucco Premiere At Erkel Theatre Budapest, 13 February
- 6 Feb 2015 8:06 AM
- community & culture
Until the past season, a production by András Mikó had featured in the programme for almost thirty years, since 1987. It had been performed 236 times.