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#Anna Rácz #Budapest Ritmo #Egypt #Mazaher #Müpa #Nóra Fehér

Ancient, ritual melodies with Mazaher at the Budapest Ritmo

A fascinating aspect of this ancient ritual is that it is predominantly performed by women, with only a handful of men participating.

#Bartók Spring #Jean Sibelius #Kristóf Baráti #Müpa #Santtu-Matias Rouvali #Symphony No. 5 #Zsuzsanna Deák

The cosmic flight of sixteen swans

As we listen to the swans marching in Symphony No. 5 by Sibelius, we feel very small as part of an infinite universe.

#Anna Rácz #Bartók Spring #Easter #Géza Róheim #Hungarian State Folk Ensemble

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.

#Alice Diop #Dora Endre #Saint Omer

Saint Omer: Terribly Human Monsters

Saint Omer is an edgy and emotionally turbulent courtroom drama painted with thick brushstrokes of mystery.

#Bartók Spring #Béla Bartók #Igor Stravinsky #Müpa #Semyon Bychkov #Seong-Jin Cho #Thierry Escaich #Zsuzsanna Deák

The Miraculous Mandarin: immoral at its time, classic today

“The Mandarin will be diabolic music. The listener would be led from the turmoil of a metropolis to the tramp ranch.”

#Brad Pitt #Dora Endre #Miriam Toews #Women Talking

Women Talking ~ a review by Dora Endre

The narration underlines the importance of early formative experience as well as the lingering presence of transgenerational traumas.

#Müpa #Nathan Laube #organ #Zsuzsanna Deák

Nathan Laube: Every organ tells a different story

Nathan Laube has a deep knowledge of every single key, pedal and register of the most important European and American organs.

#Anna Rácz #Castor et Pollux #Jean-Philippe Rameau #Müpa #Nóra Fehér

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…

#Anna Rácz #Artúr Kálid #Bálint Balassi #early music #Müpa #Tercina

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.

#Nóra Fehér #Platon Karataev

Platon Karataev takes you on an unpredictable musical journey

While their international career was progressing, the incorporation of Hungarian language has further elevated the band’s musical appeal.

#Charlotte Vendermeersch #Dora Endre #Felix van Groeningen #The Eight Mountains

The Eight Mountains – Ode to the Friendships That Anchor Us

Following up on a promise Bruno has made to him, the two – now grown men – have the task to build a stone house in the mountains.

#Dora Endre #Emily the Criminal #John Patton Ford

Emily the Criminal ~ a review by Dora Endre

Ford’s drama-thriller offers a strong social commentary – in relation to the hopelessness of career starters.

#Aftersun #Charlotte Wells #Dora Endre

Aftersun ~ a review by Dora Endre

Charlotte Wells provides fading memories, fragile moments of unifying love and the inside view of a father-daughter duo’s last holiday.

#Anna Rácz #Gábor Boldoczki #Müpa #Nóra Fehér #Tromba Veneziana

Tromba Veneziana – the attraction of Venice and early music

The Tromba Veneziana concert program, named after Gábor Boldoczki’s album, is set to be performed by the Wroclaw Baroque Orchestra.

#Billie Holiday #Dave Brubeck #Duke Ellington #George Gerschwin #jazz #Louis Armstrong #Nóra Fehér

Five jazz songs that changed the genre forever ~ by Nóra Fehér

Here, we take a look at five famous jazz songs and composers that have helped to shape the genre into what it is today.

#brain #Charles J. Limb #music #Nóra Fehér #research #study

Our Jazzy Brain ~ by Nóra Fehér

This groundbreaking study sheds light on the complex and fascinating process of jazz improvisation and how it relates to the brain.

#jazz #Miles Davis #Nóra Fehér

Miles’s Smile: The Duality of Love and Hate ~ by Nóra Fehér

Miles Davis – a jazz genius whose his personal life and controversial behavior have sparked a love-haterelationship among fans…

#Erich Wolfgang Korngold #Ernő Dohnányi Symphonic Orchestra Budafok #Gábor Hollerung #Müpa #Zsuzsanna Deák

Korngold, the genius whom Hollywood loved but Vienna expelled

A heart attack delayed his journey back to Europe with two years. His symphonic serenade was played by the Vienna Philharmonics in 1950.

#Anna Rácz #Müpa #music marathon #Nóra Fehér #Sergei Prokofiev

Prokofiev Marathon: is piano a percussion instrument?!

Prokofiev Marathon in the Müpa! Meet the genius who sometimes composed 14 hours in a row and skipped meals for it…

#Anna Zöllner #Edina Szvoren #Literarium #Müpa #Nóra Fehér

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.

#Anton Grenzenberg #Levente Török #Miskolc Symphonic Orchestra #Müpa

Anton Gerzenberg: Rachmaninoff, Liszt and Dohnányi fit well together

Rachmaninoff’s music is close to me, which mostly comes from my family – says pianist Anton Gerzenberg before his Budapest concert.

#best movies of 2022 #Bones And All #Buba #Dora Endre #Le Pupille #tar #The Good Nurse

Best underrated movies of 2022

Let’s see some of the best gems you have not seen and you should consider! Dora Endre lists the best underrated movies of 2022.

#Anna Rácz #Joseph Haydn #Müpa #New Year's concert #Nóra Fehér

Müpa New Year’s concert – with a surprise from Haydn!

The tradition of performing The Seasons at a New Year’s concert appears to go back a long way: the first performance happened in 1900.

#Anna Rácz #Hungarian State Folk Ensemble #Müpa #Nóra Fehér #Wonderful Nativity

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.

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Ancient, ritual melodies with Mazaher at the Budapest Ritmo

The cosmic flight of sixteen swans

Rural people were keeping touch with the dead at Easter

Saint Omer: Terribly Human Monsters

The Miraculous Mandarin: immoral at its time, classic today

Women Talking ~ a review by Dora Endre

Nathan Laube: Every organ tells a different story

A love triangle between brothers – Rameau’s Castor and Pollux

Renaissance poet Bálint Balassi meets an actor and an orchestra

Platon Karataev takes you on an unpredictable musical journey

The Eight Mountains – Ode to the Friendships That Anchor Us

Emily the Criminal ~ a review by Dora Endre

Aftersun ~ a review by Dora Endre

Tromba Veneziana – the attraction of Venice and early music

Five jazz songs that changed the genre forever ~ by Nóra Fehér

Our Jazzy Brain ~ by Nóra Fehér

Miles’s Smile: The Duality of Love and Hate ~ by Nóra Fehér

Korngold, the genius whom Hollywood loved but Vienna expelled

Prokofiev Marathon: is piano a percussion instrument?!

Edina Szvoren: If I could play Purcell on peppers filled with water…

Anton Gerzenberg: Rachmaninoff, Liszt and Dohnányi fit well together

Best underrated movies of 2022

Müpa New Year’s concert – with a surprise from Haydn!

Wonderful Nativity by the Hungarian State Folk Ensemble

A series of Susan Anwin’s short stories is launching at Art Here Art Now tomorrow

Films to be broadcast in the Berlinale Classics 2018

Body as more than a mere object of desire – Jan Němec about František Drtikol

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Baroque Soap Opera Reloaded

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Smoke Sauna Sisterhood: The One Who Listens Understands

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“Saltburn”: Oliver Twist and the Slutty Fairies