Müpa reopens its gates with international stars
This is not only reopening but rebirth for the leading cultural institution of Hungary. The Müpa leadership team revealed what comes next.
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Makám shows so many different faces with its music – interview with Zoltán Krulik
I love contemplative, meditative singing. Also, old Hungarian folk music was an important experience – explains the band leader.
Secrets behind the concert videos we can see at home – interview with the creative director of Müpa Studio
Müpa Studio is unique in its kind, it requires the teamwork of many colleagues. This is one secret behind the success of the Müpa.
Instrument making is a wonderful profession, says “father” of the new giant cimbalom
We take natural materials and create something that can entertain millions of people in a street or a concert hall – the master says.
Miklós Lukács played the first tunes on this brand new cimbalom
The instrument was unveiled at a private event in the concert hall, in the presence of creator Ákos Nagy and cimbalom artist Miklós Lukács.
The 21st century started with the coronavirus, researcher behind the BarabásiLab exhibition implies
BarabásiLab used data to create visualisations on the movements of the New York population during the covid-19 pandemic.
Elemér Balázs: I can’t even wish a better life for me
We just have to add a jazzy world to early music. That gives us a perfect mixture but we still maintain respect for the original piece.
The aesthetics of networks exposed in a complex way – interview with Albert-László Barabási
Hidden Patterns is the title of the exhibition that shows important projects from the internationally known network researcher Albert-László Barabási….
The concerts of CAFe Budapest bring a refreshing breeze in the world of restrictions
The 29th CAFe Budapest Contemporary Arts Festival is going to launch on the 9th of October. At a recent press…
Every concert becomes a special gift these days – says jazz singer Nikoletta Szőke
The New Orleans Swing Festival will start in the Müpa with the most popular Hollywood movie soundtracks from the 1920s…
Forming a circle on stage will help at this extraordinary concert – interview with Áron Eredics from the band Söndörgő
“We do what we can to keep making music, but there won’t be any tours for a while” – band leader says. This brings them to the Müpa drive-in cinema soon…
No virus can take the community-building effect of music – interview with singer Lóránt Csorba
My realist self says that with precautions, concerts can be held in autumn – says Lóránt Csorba, frontman of the band Lóci játszik, about post-covid gigs.
Drive-in cinema assures: no lack of music for the summer!
In the car, one feels completely detached from the busy area – nothing can draw our attention away from the screen and the radio signal…
At some point we need to be like kindergarten teachers – interview with conductor János Kovács
Even after 40 years on stage, János Kovács still has his doubts before every concert. Now he has to prove his talent in a pretty extraordinary setting…
Great things are coming to the reconstructed Trafó next year – interview with director Beáta Barda
A system of multiannual support could sustain independent theatre groups – says Beáta Barda, executive director of the Trafó.
Posthuman visions, Sleeping Beauty dead, dreams coming true – at this year’s Art Capital
Art Capital, Middle-Eastern-Europe’s biggest visual art festival, launched in Szentendre. The central topic of this year is ‘dream’.
Traumas of the past come to light in the sordidest ways – interview with Kristóf Kelemen
“You could think agent network was a hidden and secretive organization, but actually it happened in front of public eyes, invisibly.”
These three films can profoundly change audience’s view on dance – interview with Gábor Pintér
They liberated dancers from following the rhythm, the tonality, or the structure of music; everything exists on its own in the same space and time.
This performance isn’t an end of the debate, it’s an exclamation mark – interview with Fruzsina Háda and Renáta Báder
“Living in the same village doesn’t mean us to hang out together around the clock. Rehearsing gives us good vibes, can’t be put into words how it feels to resonate, crying, grieving, laughing together, engulfed with sympathy comforting each other.” Renáta Báder and Fruzsina Háda speak about Live long, Regina!, an improvisational docudrama by the group SajátSzínház.
Society should look forwards, not backwards – interview with Tommi Kinnunen
“One cannot work as a teacher if he doesn’t believe that everyone of the pupils are good and important and they should be given all possibilities to live a good life. Maybe it’s the same with writing: there aren’t good or bad characters.”
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