„Don’t Look Now” Review: Happy 50th Anniversary to the Roeg Classic!
Julie Christie and Donald Sutherland portray grieving parents navigating a series of perplexing and unsettling events…
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As if hundred thousand ancestresses were present – interview with Irén Lovász
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Why did Liszt never finish the opera Sardanapalo?
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Liszt Fest programme announced at unusual card game
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Let’s Zoom on Rome! Three must-see Italian concerts
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„The Pod Generation” Review: Giving Birth to a Hard Boiled Egg
In this futuristic world, the Womb Centre offers a unique and expensive solution: portable, egg-like pods allow babies to develop…
„Oppenheimer” Review: A Naive Genius and His Moral Quandaries
Oppenheimer is frequently called the „father of the atomic bomb” – his memento is ethically controversial to say the least.
„Stewart” Review: The Flying Scot Beats One Goliath After Another
We follow Sir Jackie Stwart on a wild ride that goes from the roaring motorsports scene to exploring profound themes…
„Dalíland” Review: Building the Ultimate Pink Pr*ck
“Dalíland” takes us on a journey into the world of the legendary surrealist artist Salvador Dalí. A review by Dora Endre.
“Renfield” Review: A Handful of Nuns and a Busload of Cheerleaders
According to our story, Renfield lives to fulfill his master Dracula’s twisted wishes, no matter how depraved they may be.
„Villeneuve Pironi” Review: Racing’s Untold Tragedy Told in a Lousy Way
Undoubtedly, “Villeneuve Pironi” truly shines when it explores the untold stories of the women behind these legendary drivers.
“Beautiful Beings” Review: Someone Lifted Me Out of the Sea
When we meet 14-year-old protagonist of Beautiful Beings, he endures bullying, physical violence, and emotional torment.
Jennifer “Jini” Lash: Extraordinary Novelist and Matriarch of the Fiennes Family
In the realm of celebrities, where actors and filmmakers take center stage, there exists a hidden gem—a woman named Jennifer Lash.
Fine Arts
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Freud was suspicious about Dalí’s obsession with him
How, where, when did they finally meet and what happened between them? I asked Dalí-Freud curator Jaime Brihuega.
Oliver Juan: if we empathise with the panda, why not with the jellyfish?
I-Opener deals with hard topics and I want nothing less than to make participants reflect on their own behaviour – says Oliver Juan.
I-opener: A call for empathy in times of ecological crisis
I-opener is a free immersive video installation that aims to cultivate a deeper sense of ecological awareness.
Csontvary painting sets record starting price at auction
Csontvary’s “Secret Island”, one of only a dozen or so paintings by the Hungarian master that is privately owned, is…
Call for Entries: Artist for Residency Programme
November and May each year, the Foundation provides accommodation and use of the studio of the Villa Tosa di Sotto in San Sano.
Abundance of Doubt and Wonder: Attila Szűcs’s recent paintings showcased
The miracles of Surrealist, post-conceptual and postmedia painting may also emerge beyond the vital, panpsychic cosmos of romanticism.
Postumus exhibitions in two Budapest venues keep Tamás Konok’s legacy alive
It is painful that Tamás Konok, at the zenith of his creativity, did not live to see the opening of these exhibitions.
Colouring books open a brand new world for us!
The music sheet book is designed for schoolchildren; 50000 pupils from 116 schools will receive it as a Christmas present.
Remembering internationally recognised Hungarian artist Tamás Konok
His conscious and professional creative activity, high intellect and kind personality leaves an irreplaceable and painful hiatus behind him.
Literature
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Sándor Márai compared the sea to a mother’s womb
Hungarian writer and thinker Sándor Márai spend a huge part of his life in exile, partly in Italy. Soon we can learn more about those years.
Ferenc Szijj and the little man lost in the intricate system
Humour, as Ferenc Szijj does it, offers a predominantly absurd and grotesque quality and an ironic tone, similar to István Örkény.
Renaissance poet Bálint Balassi meets an actor and an orchestra
Balassi still belonged to the generation who wrote poems to melodies, so they are a great match to early music.
Edina Szvoren: If I could play Purcell on peppers filled with water…
Edina Szvoren is a master of contemporary Hungarian short stories and one of the most original voices in Hungary.
What is your Book of REB? – About ‘Prisoners of Beliefs’ by Richard Roe
In Prisoners of Beliefs, both the storyline and the cast of characters help us to delve into burning issues of our global society.
Two businesswomen from a century ago: The White Map by Cecilie Enger
Bertha and Hanna had no example to follow, they just went along with their own intuitions – says Cecilie Enger about the protagonists.
Everyone should read Bergen Waltz
The deterrent force of trauma gets weaker and weaker, and suddenly the Bergen-Belsen experiences burst out of BIG.
Endre Domonkos: An Economic History of Hungary from 1867
Endre Domonkos, in his current work, summarises the economic history of Hungary in 10 chapters and more than 200 pages, richly illustrated.
Béla Bartók at the bus stop ~ by Nóra Fehér
He was sitting cross-legged, grey and avuncular in a bus stop pavilion, smoking a cigarette. Béla Bartók at the bus stop…
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As if hundred thousand ancestresses were present – interview with Irén Lovász
Irén Lovász has worked on a four-part album series for seventeen years. Release concert of the last one is coming soon!
Why did Liszt never finish the opera Sardanapalo?
Revolution, betrayal, a mysterious poet, renewing and inventing genres: the meta story of Sardanapalo is pure adventure itself!
Liszt Fest programme announced at unusual card game
Liszt Fest returns in 2023 too! The press was invited to attend a gathering where a card game was played and programmes announced.
Let’s Zoom on Rome! Three must-see Italian concerts
A bridge is being built between Budapest and Rome – and the result is a series of exciting concerts with Italian musicians!
A “faithless wife” burnt, her love beheaded: the brutality of old ballads
The performance explains the infidelity of a woman who cannot forget her first and true love and flees her bad marriage.
There is too much singing in opera, Debussy said
Debussy: “I wished music to have such freedom to which it is probably better suited than any other art form…”
Antonio Castrignanò: Babilonia is traditional music, not from the past but the future
On this album, Antonio Castrignanò walks around the world and meets a lot of interesting people. Let’s walk with him!
Roberta Gambarini: suddenly I was there, hanging out with James Moody
“It was inevitable for me to move to the US”, Roberta Gambarini explains, “and to learn jazz from the most authentic source.”
About Gods and Heroes: the most popular Wagner works in the Müpa
Wagner’s operas depict passionate stories and dramatic situations: love affairs, human emotions and fateful decisions…
Theater
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Liszt Fest programme announced at unusual card game
Liszt Fest returns in 2023 too! The press was invited to attend a gathering where a card game was played and programmes announced.
A “faithless wife” burnt, her love beheaded: the brutality of old ballads
The performance explains the infidelity of a woman who cannot forget her first and true love and flees her bad marriage.
There is too much singing in opera, Debussy said
Debussy: “I wished music to have such freedom to which it is probably better suited than any other art form…”
Frau Holle is a children’s opera this time
The story of Frau Holle describes an important characteristic of being ready for school – a sense of responsibility.
A wise woman gives up her younger love for the heiress
A wise woman who, realising her age, gives up her much younger love for a young and beautiful heiress in Der Rosenkavalier.
Rural people were keeping touch with the dead at Easter
There are different variations for the Easter “splashing”, from immersing the person in a lot of water to to some slight sprinkling.
A love triangle between brothers – Rameau’s Castor and Pollux
Castor and Pollux are indeed twin brothers, but from two different fathers. Pollux, Zeus’ son, is immortal, but Castor is mortal…
Wonderful Nativity by the Hungarian State Folk Ensemble
This production was born from a mixture of peasant folklore and imagination, and was first performed at Müpa Budapest in 2018.
Bence Vági: most of all, Kristály is a story of love
Kristály is an ice queen who suffers from a broken heart and freezes the world around her, not wanting to let any emotion in anymore.