Gypsy Romanticism – Notes on the Margins of a Dead Friendship ~ by Susan Anwin
It was also the first time I experienced what it is like to be treated like a representative of some kind of exotic species…
Sophie Hacsek (Managing Editor)
Saturday night fun: sing Don’t Worry Be Happy with Bobby McFerrin!
Müpa brings superstars in our homes in the time of quarantine – but let us hope that we can soon return to concerts that are a real community experience.
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Seven videos you must watch from Müpa’s archives!
Bored with the quarantine already? Here are videos of great music, dance, literature and fun to cheer you up. Enjoy!
Steps Leading Nowhere ~ by Susan Anwin
So there I was, walking (almost) alone among monuments half sunk into the sand, the door openings of the silent tombs yawning like dark mouths.
Falcon Feather ~ Chapter 4 ~ by Susan Anwin
“She was floating. There were no memories, just the the silence and the dark and and it was alright…” Read the last part of the saga Falcon Feathers here!
Falcon Feather ~ Chapter 3 ~ by Susan Anwin
“Couriers galloped up and down along the length of the procession, cart drivers cried out. The harness tightened across the backs of the oxen.”
There should be no sacred cows in arts – interview with choreographer Roy Assaf
I consider it a continuous process and with Girls in particular there has been a sense of great discovery over the past year – Roy Assaf recalls.
Falcon Feather ~ Chapter 2 ~ by Susan Anwin
“Blood and soul, flesh and bone,” she recited the ritual text. “Take whichever you like.” “Your hand will do…” Falcon Feather, a new story by Susan Anwin.
Falcon Feather ~ Chapter 1 ~ by Susan Anwin
“There is something up on the hill,” the baroness told her maid that evening, “something evil.” ~ Falcon Feather, a new story by Susan Anwin.
I told the dancers: we will be music, guys! – interview with Christos Papadopoulos
There are four instruments in Bach’s work: flute, cello, bass clarinet and violin, and each is represented by a human body. ‘Opus’, performed in the Trafó.
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Sufi poets are humanist and ageless – interview with Persian singer Alireza Ghorbani
These poets are still quoted because they talk about the moral roots of humanity – says Alireza Ghorbani who will sing a bunch of their poems soon.
It’s easier to wait for Christmas with Bach’s music! – interview with conductor Marcus Creed
A wonderful concert that features festive and Christmas-related works by Bach. Two ensembles, five soloists – and their conductor, Marcus Creed.
Bass-baritone Bryn Terfel comes to his Budapest concert with a rugby shirt and some honey
Bryn Terfel was the second artist to get the Queen’s Medal for Music, founded by Elizabeth II, as an approval for an extraordinary musical career.
Medical student in Pécs: Classical Chill Out enhances our student experience fundamentally
For beginners in the world of classical music, this is a good place to start – says international student Tuva Stranger on the Classical Chill Out concerts.
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Müpa Winter Open Air: Family fun from advent-eco-concert to nativity masquerade
A family concert, a hot chocolate, and a few rounds of skating surely help us all to get in Christmas mood. Come to the Müpa Winter Open Air!
How Danyèl Waro from Réunion discovered folk music as a mean of fight against oppression
In the first twenty years of my career, playing maloya was something to fight for, not to live from – says Danyel Waro, the “proud bastard” of Réunion.
Silence in the place of sound – but what in the place of silence? Remembering Dezső Tandori
He created an own universe, went on his own path, and after his poetry arrived to collective consciousness, no one could think the same old ways anymore.
An eternal mystery: Cécile McLorin Salvant lets her hoarse voice fly
Three years after her first Budapest concert, she is coming back as part of a duo with New Orleans pianist Sullivan Fortner.
Some Favourites of the Erdődy Orchestra – interview with Zsolt Szefcsik
Innovative spirit, rediscovery of forgotten pieces, playing at unusual places, contributing to Polish-Hungarian siblinghood: this is the Erdődy Orchestra.
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Can physical theatre and circus visualize totalitarian dictatorship? – Alexander Vantournhout and the Red-Haired Men
It will work out very well in Trafó to awake feelings with the mere method of looking at people – says Alexander Vantournhout.