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Cheer yourself up with Budapest’s greatest flashmobs! – VIDEOS

Budapest flashmob

Planning an awesome flashmob is not an easy exercise. First of all, you have to come up with a unique idea and organise a strong, unified team, with whom you can perform a fantastic show that will grab all the attention around. In order to realise all these, you have to find the appropriate time and location, by which you can experience the wonderful party atmosphere. Even though it is not possible physically right now, take a special flashmob tour with us and check out Budapest’s most excellent music & dance shows!

Greetings from Budapest

Imagine yourself walking along River Danube, making some amazing selfies with the Buda Castle in the background when suddenly you prick up your ears to the rhythm of Hungarian folk music. Greetings for Budapest flashmob was organised three years ago, within the framework of a Hungarian scholarship program. The folk dance flashmob was realised by all the participants who introduced their professional choreography at the Danube promenade.

We will rock you

In 2017, one of the most extraordinary wine gala was realised in Continental Hotel Budapest**** where the audience could enjoy a unique musical flashmob, realised by the Hungarian musical theatre PS Produkció. The team performed one of the greatest hit of Queen band We will rock you in a special Hungarian version.

The Evening Prayer at Fishermen’s Bastion

Within the framework of Ars Sacra Festival, a unique flashmob was carried out at Fishermen’s Bastion. According to the description of the video –

the purpose of the heartwarming event was to express the essence of the “Hungarian soul”

– through the choral song of The Evening Prayer, adapted by the world-famous Hungarian composer, Zoltán Kodály.

UptoFaith Global Dance Show

UptoFaith Global Dance Show is organized every year in different cities around the world. The enormous flashmob has been realized at 40 cities so far, connecting hundreds of people dancing together. This video was shot at Budapest’s Millennium Memorial, the Heroes’ Square.

 
European Football Championship

In the summer of 2016, the Hungarian football team reached the eighth final of the European Football Championship. The event was celebrated with a special flashmob at St. Stephen’s Basilica, all the Hungarian football fans singing together.

Budapest Operetta Theatre at Andrássy Avenue

19th May 2015 started as a typical day until 3 o’clock in the afternoon when everything and everyone stopped for a while at Budapest’s World Heritage Site, Andrássy Avenue. The fantastic spectacle was carried out at Oktogon, where the artists of Budapest Operetta Theatre performed a spontaneous dance show to the rhythm of the successful production Fame.

Despite recent difficulties, we must mention some new, creative ideas as well that will cheer you up for a couple of minutes.

Previously, we already reported about the greatest Hungarian ‘home flashmob’, realised by 200 musicians who performed the legendary song of the Queen band, The show must go on.

In order to lift our spirits, we should not miss the freshly published flashmob video of WizzAir, in which 50 flight attendants were dancing together at Budapest Airport for Madonna’s greatest hit, the world-famous Holiday – that soon will be part of our life again! 😉

Hungarian dancer performs pandemic-inspired routine –VIDEO

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A ballet dancer performs his dance routine to a melody that mirrors the new coronavirus’s molecular structure. He is wearing a black face mask and gloves as he dances across Heroes’ Square, which is empty due to the pandemic.

The composition was created by scientists from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology earlier in April, according to The New York Times. The group of scientists transformed a model of the SARS-CoV-2’s structure via a computer, giving a different note to different proteins’ amino acids, creating the melodies.

The whole composition is almost 2 hours long, and you can listen to it on SoundCloud.

April 29 is World Dance Day, so Zsolt Vencel Kovács decided it would be the perfect time to perform his own routine to the music.

Kovács says that the music brings him a melancholy feeling. He says the melody’s “monotony gives me tension, and as the music progresses it becomes more rhythmical and aggressive, and at the end it calms down,” which inspired him.

Kovács is a dancer at the Lithuanian National Opera and Ballet, but because of the pandemic, he had to return home with the last flight before borders were closed. Since his return home, he has been practising at home.

He wants to make empty sites popular again and encourages other dancers to perform their versions to the “Virus Melody” at famous locations of their home countries as well.
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Hungarian paramedics dance to say thanks amidst COVID-19 outbreak – VIDEO

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The dance was broadcast live on the National Ambulance Service’s Facebook page.

Paramedics danced the Macarena in Óbuda, to say thanks to everyone staying home during the COVID-19 pandemic, reported Szeretlek Magyarorszag.

As we have reported before, people self-quarantining have been finding new ways – such as clapping each night at 8 or turning on lamps so that the windows form a heart – to say thanks to healthcare workers working tirelessly.

Paramedics went live on their Facebook page to dance, and they sang a Piramis song to show their appreciation.

“Thank you for staying home for us,” they posted on Facebook.

In another post, they performed a song with Hungarian singer Gabi Tóth, once again to thank people for participating in the #stayhome movement to help slow down the spread of the Coronavirus.

One paramedic played the ukulele, another the Cajon, while Gabi sang.

Budapest’s famous club, Michelin-starred restaurant and world-famous fashion company closed due to the coronavirus

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The Hungarian companies had no other option in such a critical situation.

According to the Hungarian news portal Napi.hu, the Michelin-starred restaurant Textúra decided to close its doors due to the recent dramatic situation caused by the coronavirus.

“We are sorry to announce that – due to the coronavirus situation – from 16th March, Textúra restaurant will be closed – according to our plans for 1.5 months. We hope that our happy team can reopen its doors at the beginning of May”– as the restaurant’s management reported it: Ákos Sárközi, Tamás Horváth and Zoltán Kalocsai.

Just like in the case of Fausto restaurant, the drastic decision is explained by the significant decrease in the number of guests.

Supposedly, more closures can be expected in the forthcoming weeks based on the newly-introduced Government precautions, according to which every catering establishment must be closed at 3 pm. Besides other security measures, the government aims to stop the spread of the virus accordingly.

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Due to the coronavirus emergency, the world-famous Hungarian fashion brand Nanushka also decided to close its shops in Budapest and New York – reported by the Hungarian news portal Origo.

“For Nanushka, the health of our customers and employees is of primary importance; therefore, we thought that the right decision is to put aside our business aspects and sell only online” – said Szandra Sándor who hopes that the situation will get better soon, but in the meantime, the company’s staff will be working from home.

Due to the spread of the coronavirus outbreak – on Wednesday afternoon, the government announced a state of emergency. As a result, indoor events over 100 participants, and outdoor events over 500 attendants are banned throughout the whole country.

One of Budapest’s most popular clubs, the Aquarium Club – where several Hungarian and foreign performers had been hosted – announced its closure on the club’s Facebook page, adding that all the programs have been cancelled, and the operation of the bistro is also suspended for an indefinite period – reported by Blikk.

“Based on the recent circumstances, we have come to the decision – which is the only responsible step in the current situation – that from 14th March 2020, Aquarium Club is closed for indefinite period. The decision applies to the entire institution.” 

We take this action because we think that the current situation can only be resolved by cooperation, if everyone who has the opportunity adds his own in the common.

“We encourage all of you to stay at home! Now, this is the best you can do for yourself, for your friends, for your family and everyone’s health. We believe in you, and if we all stick to the regulations adopted to stop the coronavirus, or even more, hopefully we can welcome you soon again in our favourite place, the Aquarium Club. Take care of yourselves and each other! See you soon!” – as written on the club’s Facebook page.

Rebel against a Spanish tyrant: Laurencia premieres at the Erkel Theatre

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The Hungarian National Ballet presents a new Laurencia production choreographed by Michael Messerer on 6 March 2020. The production that can be seen seven times this season aims to enchant audiences with spectacular solo dances, duets and ensembles.

The ballet Laurencia provides an opportunity for staging a rich, spectacular, and theatrical performance in the best sense of the word: heated emotions and motions that explode with power, where classical steps are interspersed with fiery Spanish rhythms. The dramatic story inspired by Lope de Vega’s Fuenteovejuna unfurls amidst virtuoso solos and duets, harmonious ensembles, and exciting crowd scenes:

the community rises up against the blind, aggressive authority for forcefully putting an end to a dawning love.

The original choreography was written by the Georgian Vakhtang Chabukiani. The nature of the Spanish dances, closely related in temperament to the dances of his homeland, and the heroic topic provides a link between the original story and the classic Soviet trends in ballet history. The music is an example of the close cooperation between the original composers: Alexander Krein supported all efforts of writing a choreography that followed the traditions of Romantic Russian ballet. Its music was written for the stage and not for concert halls.

The songs are easy to dance to, with its dynamic themes practically provoking dancing and excellently suited for the pas seuls and pas de deuxs of traditionally structured ballets, and smaller and bigger group dances.

Meanwhile, the protagonists are portrayed by way of motifs, using musical instrumentation to paint the atmosphere of the plot.

The choreography was rejuvenated by Michael Messerer, with costume designer Nóra Rományi and set designer István Rózsa reimagining the original plans of Vadim Ryndin for this magnificent performance. The ensembles of the Opera are conducted by internationally renowned Pavel Sorokin.

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On next week in MÜPA: A Celebration of Hungarian Folk Music

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Both the legendary and more recent figures from Hungarian folk and world music provide proof positive that authentic folk music traditions live on even in urban environments, either through a traditional approach or fused with other genres to inspire original creations. This diversity will be reflected in this January gala programme.

Press release – While it is more than 40 years since the days of ‘polbeat’ (a Hungarian music form: political beat music), it would be a shame to let it be forgotten. Which is why we asked Béla Ágoston to form a group to faithfully recreate the songs of the legendary Orfeo music group. While some of the songs may be familiar from the repertoire of the bands Kolinda and Vízöntő, they will sound very different when performed by Orfeonálé, as we would expect from the work of Ágoston, who always moves freely across a range of styles.

We will also find ourselves at the crossroads of early music and folk music in the company of the Sebő band and their no-less legendary guests, Judit Andrejszki and Márta Sebestyén.

In other words, a group full of superb musicians who hold a pre-eminent position in the world of folk and early music.

If you prefer to be properly shaken up at the roots, we can recommend the traditional Gypsy sounds of the brilliant album Romanimo by Mónika Lakatos and Mazsi Mihály Rostás.

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The Góbé band are of a more experimental bent and have been fearlessly pushing the boundaries of folk music since their foundation in 2007.

Their fusion songs include elements of rock, contemporary and electronic music, though always displaying a clear and precise knowledge of the folk roots of the various genres.

And if that’s not enough, the Cimbalom Brothers take the Hungarian cimbalom instrument to the kind of level that leaves the listener dizzy with excitement. Jenő Lisztes and Balázs Unger’s cimbalom duo combines Hungarian and Balkan folk music. To ensure maximum impact, they have invited their brothers – double bassist László Lisztes and guitarist Gergő Unger – along as special guests.

It’s quite possible, however, that Aurevoir will take the evening to an even higher plane! It is no coincidence that this four-year-old ethno-beat band always play to a full house. They draw just as effortlessly from Irish melodies and the Anglo-Saxon beat as Hungarian and Balkan folk music, all of it performed with the incredible energy of the wildest pub band. This is more than mere discovery – this is pure euphoria!


Presented by: Müpa Budapest, Béla Bartók National Concert Hall
Address: Budapest, Komor Marcell u. 1

Budapest Spring Festival to be held April 3-19

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The Budapest Spring Festival (BTF) will host classical concerts, opera, ballet, dance and theatre performances between April 3 and 19, 2020, organisers said on Wednesday.

Csaba Káel, director of the Budapest Palace of Arts (MÜPA) and head of the BTF operative body, said

Giselle, a production by Győr Ballet and violinist Felix Lajkó, will open the festival.

Other performances include the Hungarian premiere of György Kurtág’s opera, Fin de partie, and aria recitals by singers such as Lawrence Brownlee and Kristine Opolais.

The Collegium Vocale Gent will perform Bach’s Matthew Passion under the baton of Phillippe Herreweghe, he said.

The festival will also feature a 24-hour Liszt marathon, with 40 pianists performing, organisers said.

Meanwhile, the 250th anniversary of Beethoven’s birth will be commemorated with concerts of South Korean pianist Ji, the Peter Sarik Trio and cimbalom player Miklós Lukács with the National Philharmonic Orchestra, she said.

A performance based on Astor Piazzolla’s Maria de Buenos Aires will take place in the market place on Rákóczi Square, in downtown Budapest, she added.

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Amazing! Hungarian folk dance group Fricska sets new world record – VIDEO

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Not only did they set a brand-new world record but they also broke their own one.

Szeretlek Magyarország reported that Bálint Gergely Papp, Bence Máté Papp, Márk Popovics, and Dániel Szabó set high standards and expectations for themselves. They were not satisfied with their recently earned Guinness World Record and applied for an extremely dangerous act 10 metres above the stage of the Hungarian National Circus.

The unique folk dance band known for their extremely fast dancing decided to show their incredible speed up in the air. In this breathtaking video, you can see them spinning around extremely fast in the air, setting a new world record and also establishing a new dance form.

During the show, the boys clapped 1,713 times and spun around 192 times in one minute.

 

Bálint Gergely Papp reported that with these incredible acts, their aim was to make the treasures and culture of the Hungarian folk dance genre more popular not just in their home country but all across the world. They would also like to show their respect for the former iconic Hungarian folk dancers in history.

This year, this was the second significant act from Fricska after breaking their own record on September 29. They are the absolute record-holders in the category of the fastest folk dancers in the world.

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New World Record – Hungarian folk dancers are faster than Michael Flatley – VIDEO

Fricska folk dance band

The Hungarian folk dance band ‘Fricska’ has become a world record holder. The four boys are not only faster than the Irish “Lord of the Dance” Michael Flatley, but have smashed their five-year-old record and even created a new dance style.

The half-year-long process of practising has been rewarded – Fricska has become the fastest folk dance ensemble, individually and in a team as well.

Actually, they set their own new record, by which the Hungarian folk band has triumphed over the Irish king of tap dance, Michael Flatley.

The Irish dancer tapped 35 times within one second; however, Bálint Gergely Papp, Bence Máté Papp, Márk Popovics, and Dániel Szabó managed to do this 39, 42, 45, and 44 times, by which they have set an absolute speed record in Hungarian folk dance. Besides knocking their iron shoe heels, they stroke their chests and thighs during the movement; the speed is almost impossible to follow, and the steps could be counted by the jury only in slow motion.

“We are very proud of ourselves for managing to do this. All our hard work has paid off. Through this, we would like to draw the world’s attention to the uniquely rich cultural treasures of folk dance in Hungary and the Carpathian Basin.”

“With this extraordinary performance, we would like to pay tribute to the dance heritage of our ancestors,” reported the band’s manager, Gergely, to Hungarian news portal Borsonline. As he says, “We want to show younger generations that folk dance can also be cool.”

“There was immense pressure on us, we could feel the tension. In the last moments, I was thinking of my two sons and my wife; I wanted to tell them – Dad did it, he became the fastest!” said Mark, who bears the title of the fastest folk dancer with 45 strokes and tapping within one second; but of course, he is immensely proud of his team’s performance as well.

Fricska has also gained international acknowledgement – at a talent show in Bratislava, the jury awarded the folk band a golden button, with which the boys directly got to the finals. Moreover, the Hungarian folk dance ensemble created a new style as well, which is a combination of aerial acrobatics and folk dance.

“We would like to do our team record upside down, hanging from a so-called ‘hammock.’ No one has done this before. Here, our dancing skills are not enough, we have to learn difficult aerial acrobatic movements to complete the performance safely. We love challenges,” said Gergely with a smile.

SHOCKING RECORDS

  • Michael Flatley – The world-famous Irish dancer tapped 35 times per second.
  • Shemika Charles – The 22-year-old “limbo queen” went through under a car leaning back, which had the height of a beer bottle.
  • Jeanne Carlin Cilliers – In March 2005, the prima ballerina swung her alternating legs 1199 times in the air.
  • Alicia Clifton – In December 2010, the professional dancer made 50 rotations – lifting her legs to the side – within 30 seconds.
  • Steve Stevens – In 2011, the adventurous man was dancing for 123 hours and 15 minutes, having only a five-minute-long break every hour.

Want to dance some swing in Budapest? – Lindy Shock 2019 is for you! – VIDEO

Lindy Shock

At the end of October, the biggest swing dance event in Hungary is going to start in Budapest. Between October 29th and November 3rd, you can enjoy jazz music and swing dance in a uniquely special and spectacularly beautiful environment – in the capital city of Hungary, on the river Danube. 

Lindy Shock University is organised every year since 2007, hosted by Budapest. At the end of every October, the “Európa Hajó” (Boat Europe) is full of swing dancers, teachers, and big bands from all around the world. Budapest is one of the best cruise destinations as you can read about it here.

The boat is docked at Batthyány Square (on the Buda side of the capital), and for 6 days, it is on the move to take dancers back in time into the magical world of jazz music surrounded by the enthralling visual paradise of Budapest. 

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Európa Hajó – Boat Europe
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Do not take my word for it – take a look at the 2017 summary video of Lindy Shock in the jubilee year of the event.

Check out the website of the event here and its facebook page here to see the international big bands and dance artists, and to avoid missing any important information about the programme – you can also order tickets in advance there. Just to get a taste of it, watch this wonderful and entertaining video in one of our articles about swing dance in Budapest. See you in October! 

What a show! – Hungarian folk dance on the beach – VIDEO

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The performance of the Hungarian “Szabolcs” Folk Dance Ensemble has become a huge hit due to their unique performance.

The boys made a video, in which they are dancing Hungarian folk dance on the beach of the Italian Jesolo, and posted it on Facebook.

As szeretlekmagyarorszag.hu describes, the one-minute-long show has become so successful that more than 500,000 people have clicked to view it, and it has been shared 6,000 times so far. The dance team got many congratulatory and supporting messages for the fantastic show.

“Szabolcs” Folk Dance Ensemble

The dance team is the oldest folk dance ensemble of Nyíregyháza, which is the 7th most populated city in Hungary. It was founded in 1957 by György Dalanics, with the purpose of introducing folk tradition and culture to a wider audience, including younger generations as well.

Members of the ensemble also represent several generations “from a very early age (children from nurseries) up to seniors (even retired people)”. The most important goal is to make Hungarian folk music and dance enjoyable for all participants.

According to szabolcsneptanc.hu, the dancers can be seen on numerous occasions, including cultural events, dancing workshops, etc. Their special feature is that folk dancing movements are combined with modern choreographies, as a result of which the composition of old tradition and stylish progression can be enjoyed. This can be considered as the ‘secret’ of the ensemble: raising people’s interest in folk dancing, folk singing, and respecting folk traditions.

Besides these factors, the aim of the “Szabolcs” Dance Ensemble is to preserve all the dances “collected and taught in its 57 years of existence,” and to make domestic dancing culture varied by continuously renewing choreographies.

As far as the video is concerned, transmitting significant folk values to younger generations is also an important goal of the ensemble, through which the folk culture of Hungary can be introduced in a special but extremely enjoyable way. 🙂

 

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Chinese dance drama Opera Warriors coming to Hungary

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China’s epic dance drama Opera Warriors is set to make its premiere in Hungary at Budapest’s Erkel Theatre this autumn courtesy of the world-famous Chinese National Opera.

Opera Warriors tells the story of three apprentices who join a theatrical troupe at the Beijing Opera upon completing their martial arts training. Their ways are later parted by fate and disaster.

The show deals with the issues of life, death, love, hate and the struggle to make it in the glamour-filled world of the theatre.

The back-to-back premiere on September 25-26 is being organised by the Sino-European Foundation of Chinese Culture and Education to mark the 70th anniversary of the establishment of the diplomatic ties between China and Hungary, the foundation told MTI.

Hungarian documentary takes top prize at Locarno Critics’ Week

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The Hungarian director Réka Szabó’s documentary “The Euphoria of Being” has won the grand prize of the Critics’ Week of the Locarno Film Festival, the Hungarian National Film Fund told MTI on Saturday.

The film, which follows rehearsals for Szabó’s dance production Sea Lavender, first performed in 2015, was picked from seven documentaries shown at Critics’ Week.

“The Euphoria of Being” is in the programme of the Sarajevo Film Festival, and it will open in Hungary, distributed by ELF Pictures, on September 12.

Szabó earned her diploma in mathematics and IT from Budapest’s Eötvös Loránd University and took a teaching job at the Budapest University of Technology and Economics. In the meantime, she worked as a dancer with a number of Hungarian and foreign choreographers.

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In 2002, she established Tünet Együttes, which has become a seminal troupe on Hungary’s dance scene.

Next week: Savaria Historic Carnival in West Hungary

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Szombathely will host its Savaria Historical Festival evoking the historical past ancient traditions of the city founded in the Roma times between August 22 and 25, the organisers have said.

Szombathely is one of the oldest settlements in Hungary founded by Emperor Claudius around 50 A.D. Then known as Savaria, it is the only settlement in the Carpathian Basin which has been continually inhabited ever since its Roman foundation.

Organised for the 20th time, the festival will offer some 400 events at 30 venues.

In a highlight event, about 1,200 people dressed in costumes will be evoking the glorious and memorable historical events of Szombathely and the province Pannonia at a Grand Procession taking place on Saturday and Sunday. The march will be followed by music performances, and acrobat, fire juggler and banner waving shows.

The four-day festival will offer a wide range of other programmes including exhibitions, national costume shows and art workshops.

Delegations from Szombathely’s sister cities in Austria, Germany, Portugal and Romania will also attend the event.

A special side of wine – Murci

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Wine is maybe the most well-known beverage in the world. It has been accompanying mankind in the majority of its history, and we can solemnly state that it contributed to shaping us into the way we are today. But does such a long time mean that we know everything about wine? Or that all the important features are generally known about it? Let us take a look at a lesser-known but rather delicious form of wine that has a great tradition in Hungary: murci.

But what is murci?

Murci is a beverage in a special state. This state is between the must and the ultimate wine. Murci is going through a constant fermentation process, and as time goes by, it inevitably becomes wine – except we drink it. If we do, we can feel something extraordinary.

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The taste of this beverage is sweet, but we can also taste and feel alcohol in it as we swallow. Besides having a very sweet taste, it has massive alcohol content, above 10%; therefore, it affects us the same way as wine does. However, it is not that conspicuous while drinking it because of its sweet taste. It is like must or wine (most similar to new wine), but later we can realise that it is something very different. Besides alcohol, murci has great sugar content as well, which helps alcohol reach the brain much faster through the blood. This is something that people find surprising after drinking some murci. They think it is a light, sweet beverage, and there is nothing to worry about. But after some minutes, they become dizzy, dopey, and soon, completely drunk.

This special state, taste, and impact have inspired many winemakers to go further. Making murci and enjoying it alone is good. Sharing it with friends and acquaintances is better.

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But inviting hundreds/thousands of people to a festival where they can all enjoy murci is probably the best.

This is what happens every year in Hungary in different parts of the country in August and September. Murci festivals are becoming more and more popular in the country, especially around Lake Balaton, e.g. in Ábrahámhegy or Balatonlelle-Kishegy etc. – but near Budapest as well e.g. in

Vecsés.

Vecsés is a traditional German settlement in the agglomeration of the capital. The town is famous for preserving German and Hungarian traditions. VII. Murci festival of Vecsés is going to be organised on 31st August 2019. Apart from murci, visitors can expect much entertainment provided by local music bands and dance groups. Traditional German and Hungarian music is included in the programme, along with the local cuisine’s specialities and – of course – murci.

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Murci festival – 2013

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sziget festival to feature South Korean theatre, music, circus

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The Sziget Festival, to be held between August 7 and 13 in Budapest, will feature one of South Korea’s most popular groups Idiotape, the creative circus group BONGnJOULE and a street theatre performance by Elephants Laugh, the South Korean Cultural Centre said on Saturday.

The electro-rock group Idiotape will play at the Europe Stage on August 9. Their music reflects influences from 1960s and 1970s Korean rock, as well as The Doors, Radiohead, Metallica and Pantera, the statement said.

The contemporary male dance troupe Modern Table will perform a piece entitled Darkness Poomba at the Theatre and Dance Tent on August 10 and 11.

The Elephants Laugh troupe will perform at Sziget during their European tour. Their performance dubbed Muljil was inspired by the female divers of Jeju Island and they will present it at the Theatre and Dance Tent, on August 8 and 9.

The creative circus BONGnJOULE will show a performance dubbed The Road to Heaven at the Cirque du Sziget outdoor stage daily between August 8 and 13.

Professional trainers from the K-Pop Academy will offer free singing and dance course to those who wish to learn about Korea and its pop culture, the statement added.

Thealter festival in South Hungary to feature groups from five countries

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The Thealter Festival in Szeged, southern Hungary, will feature performances by Hungarian, Czech, Slovak, Romanian and Slovenian theatre groups between August 2 and 10, organisers told MTI.

Many of the works will focus on women’s issues, they said. Budapest’s Örkény Theatre will participate with a performance of Sylvia Plath’s The Bell Jar.

Other shows include a monodrama on work at multinational companies, a show on the life of eminent psychologist Alaine Polcz, and a contemporary piece combined with physical theatre and drag show.

Czech dance performance As Long As Holding Hands will explore the many faces of romantic relationships. In the show of the Romanian Reactor group, young Romanian and Hungarian actors look back on significant events of the past 100 years and their impact on their identities.

One Slovenian show tells the story of six young refugees, organisers said.

PARTY TIME! – Budapest’s Best Clubs in 2019

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Within the framework of the Heineken Budapest Night Life Awards, anyone could give their virtual vote for the competitors to decide the winners of the 13 given categories.

As Hungarian news portal Szeretlekmagyarország describes, more than 200 clubs applied for this year’s competition, which received nearly 22,000 votes from the audience.

Both the event and the competitors highlighted the importance of audience feedback in the hospitality industry; and, of course, participants really appreciated having an evening with the focus being only on them, after the year-round rush.

This year’s award ceremony took place at last year’s 2nd best outdoor space – Pontoon – where Rozina Wossala and Gergely Papp, RTL’s presenter duo, announced the winners of the 13 categories.

The organisers tried to address a wider audience for the evening program, so, before the ceremony, there were concerts offered while the award gala finished off with the entertainment provided by DJ Kimitrak’s team.

Let’s see who were the best in 2019:

Category 1st place 2nd place 3rd place
Best Party Organiser 1. CS Company 2. Next Level Budapest 3. Black Trap
Best Budapest Festival 1. Sziget Festival 2. Belvárosi Festival 3. Kolorádó Festival
Best Wine Bar 1. Wine & U 2. Kadarka 3. Divino
Best Craft Beer Bar 1. Rizmajer Craft Beer House 2. Kandalló 3. Neked csak Dezső
Best Outdoor Club 1. Barba Negra 2. Pontoon Budapest 3. Fröccsterasz
Best Concert Venue 1. Budapest Park 2. Akvárium Klub 3. A38
Best Pub 1. Humbák Művek 2. Stifler Bar 3. Telep
Best Ruin Pub 1. Anker’t 2. Instant 3. Szimpla Kert
Best Bar 1. Humbák Klub X Aznap 2. A Grund 3. Yellow Budapest
Best Cocktail Bar 1. PIÑA 2. Hotsy Totsy 3. Black Swan
Best Gay-Friendly Place 1. Akvárium Klub 2. Anker’t 3. Édes Érzés
Best Small Club 1. Aether 2. Barhole 3. Lärm
Best Big Club 1. Akvárium 2. Ötkert 3. Premier Club

Special Awards

  • Heineken Special Award
  • Raiker Special Award

 

Quiznight.hu

 

Humbák művek

    

 

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