Úzgin Űver / Dirtmusic

1 October 2019

Úzgin Űver / Dirtmusic
1 October 2019, 8 pm — 10 pm
Festival Theatre

This instalment of the Dupla W series features a 'duo' of two bands influenced by rock and folk music alike, and whose newest albums bear a strong influence from the Middle-East. Formed in Kecskemét in 1991, Úzgin Üver appeared as one of the earliest messengers of Hungarian world music. Their name, which means 'poor harvest', was derived from the excavation site of an ancient burial ground in Mongolia, a place to which the band still enjoys to return. But 'poor' does not characterise their music in the least. To the contrary: they freely incorporate Eastern European, Balkan, Turkish, Persian and Armenian melodies alike, and are equally at home in the worlds of jazz, rock, electronic dance and folk music. Their most recent album Patak has appeared high in the ranking on European world music charts. Dirtmusic was formed in 2007 by American Chris Eckman and Australian Hugo Race. While the band previously dealt in uprooted urban folk, they were so affected by desert blues at the legendary Festival au Désert in Mali that they later recorded several albums with Malian musicians. It was then that a radical Islamist takeover of northern Mali left the Western musicians in state of fear. Eckman also spent time in another 'danger zone', this time in Turkey, where he came into contact with the band Baba Zula and its founder Murat Ertel, with whom Dirtmusic collaborated on their 2018 album Bu Bur Ruya. Without any prior planning, they moved into Ertel's garage studio where - influenced by Istanbul's 'cold war' atmosphere - they conjured a stirring psychedelic album.

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Hungarian State Folk Ensemble: The Thousand Faces of the Southern Land

18 September 2019

For the first time in the history of Hungarian folk dance theatre, this performance will present the people who live in the Délvidék region, comprising Hungarians, Serbs, Croats, Ruthenians, Slovaks, Romanians and Gypsies. The Délvidék contains a wide range of dance and musical traditions and preserves the special characteristics of Central European and Balkan cultures, which have had a particularly strong influence on each other in this region. Water is a major dramatic theme in this production, encompassing the Tisza, Drava, Sava, Mureș, and Mur rivers and all the bubbling streams and rivers that flow in one direction to eventually unite in the River Danube. The rich symbolism of water - as the source of life, an instrument of purification and an element of rebirth - is something every culture makes its own. With this richness of content, throughout the performance - across changing time periods - we will enjoy a presentation of the specific dance and musical cultures of the individual regions. The stage design will conjure up a succession of continuously changing images, alongside animation, projections and shadow play. The original costumes will also form a vital part of the spectacle, displaying the regional differences of the different groups of peoples. The première is a co-production of Müpa Budapest, Hungarian State Folk Ensemble - Hungarian Heritage House.

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Recirquel Company Budapest: My Land

13 September 2019

The production My Land from the internationally renowned contemporary circus company Recirquel premièred in August 2018 at one of the world's most prestigious arts festivals, the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, where critics rated it the best of several thousand productions. This show directed by Bence Vági focuses on the roots of humanity and the eternal connection between a person and their homeland, depicting it in a space filled with illusions. While the production is the consummation of cirque danse, a new form of performance art, it is not only in terms of genre that it can be considered unique: this is Recirquel's first piece to feature only guest artists from outside Hungary. Vági invited seven Ukrainian acrobats, each of them outstanding practitioners of their particular circus skills even by international standards, and explored their personal life stories - of tradition, freedom and love - to create the production. The première was an event of the CAFe Budapest Contemporary Arts Festival.

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Classical music, opera, theatre

Péter Eötvös and the Musikfabrik Köln

17 September 2019, 7:30 pm Festival Theatre

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MÁV Symphony Orchestra

29 September 2019, 7:30 pm Béla Bartók National Concert Hall

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Péter Eötvös: Angels in America

12 October 2019, 7 pm Festival Theatre

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The RIAS Kammerchor and the Amadinda Percussion Group

20 October 2019, 7:30 pm Béla Bartók National Concert Hall

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Organ Duel - In memory of Liszt

21 October 2019, 7:30 pm Béla Bartók National Concert Hall

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Massenet: Manon

26 October 2019, 6:55 pm Festival Theatre

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Massenet: Manon

26 October 2019, 6:55 pm Auditorium

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Mendelssohn: Paulus

26 October 2019, 7:30 pm Béla Bartók National Concert Hall

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World music, jazz, popular music

The hot jazz virtuosos - The Rollini Project

30 August 2019, 8 pm Festival Theatre

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The Queen of Swing - Gunhild Carling and the BJC Big Band

1 September 2019, 8 pm Béla Bartók National Concert Hall

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Erika Náray and special guest: János Lackfi

19 September 2019, 8 pm

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Rachele Andrioli & Rocco Nigro / Mimmo Epifani & The Barbers

20 September 2019, 8 pm Festival Theatre

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Cinema Italia

21 September 2019, 8 pm Festival Theatre

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Canzoniere Grecanico Salentino

22 September 2019, 8 pm Festival Theatre

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Fonó Band: Atyai ág (Paternal Branch)

24 September 2019, 7:30 pm Béla Bartók National Concert Hall

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Mario Biondi

27 September 2019, 8 pm Béla Bartók National Concert Hall

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Dance, contemporary circus

Recirquel Company Budapest: My Land

13 September 2019, 7 pm Festival Theatre

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Recirquel Company Budapest: My Land

13 September 2019, 9 pm Festival Theatre

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Recirquel Company Budapest: My Land

14 September 2019, 3 pm Festival Theatre

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Recirquel Company Budapest: My Land

14 September 2019, 7 pm Festival Theatre

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Recirquel Company Budapest: Non Solus

15 September 2019, 3 pm Festival Theatre

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Recirquel Company Budapest: Non Solus

15 September 2019, 7 pm Festival Theatre

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Hungarian State Folk Ensemble: The Thousand Faces of the Southern Land

18 September 2019, 7 pm Festival Theatre

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FAMILIE FLÖZ: Dr. Nest

4 October 2019, 7 pm Festival Theatre

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Family and youth events

Road to Symphonia - The Strings

28 September 2019, 11 am Glass Hall

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Road to Symphonia - The Woodwinds

26 October 2019, 11 am Glass Hall

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Weber: Der Freischütz

10 November 2019, 11 am Béla Bartók National Concert Hall

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Kaláka Band

30 November 2019, 11 am Béla Bartók National Concert Hall

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Hungarian State Folk Ensemble: Wonderful Nativity

21 December 2019, 11 am Béla Bartók National Concert Hall

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Hungarian State Folk Ensemble: Wonderful Nativity

21 December 2019, 6 pm Béla Bartók National Concert Hall

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Hungarian State Folk Ensemble: Wonderful Nativity

22 December 2019, 11 am Béla Bartók National Concert Hall

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Hungarian State Folk Ensemble: Wonderful Nativity

22 December 2019, 6 pm Béla Bartók National Concert Hall

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Literature, cinema, fine arts

La Dolce Vita (1960)

21 September 2019, 3 pm Auditorium

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The Great Beauty (La grande bellezza; 2013)

21 September 2019, 7:30 pm Auditorium

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8½ (Otto e mezzo; 1963)

22 September 2019, 3 pm Auditorium

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Youth (2015)

22 September 2019, 7:30 pm Auditorium

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