Dáša Polláková
created: 29. 07. 2021 07:29 modified: 29. 07. 2021 07:33
Dáša Polláková, actress and singer, member of the Romathan Theater ensemble. In the interview, she talks about her path to singing and acting, about her motivations, about developing her talent during her studies at the Secondary Art School in Košice, and about the influence of the family on her professional orientation. The record was created on January 21, 2014 in Prešov, on the premises of the Alexander Duchnovič Theater.
category: speaking
tags: retrospective biographical monologue guided Slovak Dáša Polláková general audience internal
Gipsy Chipsy
created: 22. 07. 2021 11:24 modified: 08. 12. 2021 23:37
The boy band Gipsy Chipsy formed in Bardeov, with four members. Their repertoir includes the traditional romani songs, shifted into the modern style. The modern style of singing is added with rap parts, the songs are sung in Slovak and Romani languages. In the video they speak about how they founded the band and what is their music creative process. The video was recorded in Bardejov, on 15.7.2013; the video is a document about creative work of the boy band. Pavol Pilip – manager, composer, Lukas Gruif, Tomas Mihalik – singers, rap, Jan Cina – singer.
category: speaking
tags: retrospective biographical monologue guided Slovak Gipsy Chipsy general audience internal
Igor Dužda
created: 14. 07. 2021 10:12 modified: 03. 03. 2023 12:15
Igor Dužda was the first Romani editor of the Romani minority Broadcasting in Slovak Radio. He worked there for 17 years. He graduated from the University, his grandmother was a sister of the first Romani writer in former Czechoslovakia Elena Lacková. He also writes stories from the Romani environment as well as the Romani fairy-tales.
category: speaking
tags: retrospective biographical monologue guided Slovak Igor Dužda general audience internal
Gypsy Kubanec
created: 08. 07. 2021 14:50 modified: 08. 07. 2021 14:57
Gypsy Kubanec, originally Viktor Paulovič, the Romani musician and singer. Represents modern rom-pop. In the video interview he is presented as a musician who is discovering the ways how to get attention of large audience, so that he can bring joy from Romani rhythms to as many people as it is possible. The interview was made in April 25, 2013 in Myjava.
category: speaking
tags: retrospective biographical monologue guided Slovak general audience internal
The Woodcarvers Čičava Ján Goroľ
created: 24. 05. 2021 08:47 modified: 27. 07. 2021 12:22
A short story by the amateur woodcarver Ján Goroľ about the way to woodcarving. He worked as a locksmith, with no real desire to work with wood. He got to the craft workshop and carving thanks to the Fellowship of the Apostle Paul and the priest, Martin Mekel. In the video he talks about the connection between Christian religion and craft. In the video he also says that who can draw, can become a woodcarver as well. When drawing, the most difficult is to portray the eyes and nose properly. He also describes the work on specific works.
Ján Goroľ is a member of the gospel band LOND.
The story was created in 2013 during the documentation of the craft workshop ROMA ART Čičava. The sheltered workshop was established in 2012, initiated by Martin Mekel.
category: crafts
tags: active traditional artistic wood carving Slovak general audience internal
The Woodcarvers, Čičava Imrich Goroľ
created: 31. 03. 2021 11:53 modified: 01. 06. 2021 08:43
The short story by amateur woodcarver Imrich Goroľ about his way to woodcarving.
Imrich Goroľ comes from the village of Soľ. He worked as a construction worker. He got to the woodcarving by accident. He is a member of the gospel band LOND. During one of their rehearsals in the Pastoral Centre in Čičava he met a woodcarver Milan Krajňák. He showed them various drawings and asked them whether they’d like to learn the craft of woodcarving. In the video he describes the process of making various works.
The story was created in 2013 during the documentation of the craft workshop ROMA ART Čičava. The sheltered workshop was established in 2012, initiated by Martin Mekel.
category: crafts
tags: active traditional artistic wood carving Slovak Imrich Goroľ general audience internal
The Woodcarvers Juraj Goroľ
created: 25. 03. 2021 20:20 modified: 31. 03. 2021 12:23
A short talk of the amateur woodcarver Juraj Goroľ, about his way to woodcarving.
Juraj Goroľ comes from the village Hlinné. He studied at two year vocational school of agriculture. In the video he emphasises the need of higher and sound education. He explaines how he came to work in the sheltered workshop. When he saw the work of the woodcarver Milan Krajňák, he liked it so much he decided to give it a try. He mostly does Christian themed works, mainly the face of Jesus or crucifixes.
The story was made in 2013 while the work of craft workshop ROMA ART Čičava was being documented. The sheltered workshop started in 2012, by the initiative of Martin Mekel.
category: crafts
tags: active traditional artistic wood carving Slovak general audience internal
Jozef Vidlička
created: 19. 10. 2020 10:57 modified: 27. 11. 2020 02:00
Jozef Vidlička speaking about poverty and life of people in Eastern Slovakia, especially Roma in the years after WWII. He spent bigger and better part of his life in Czech Republic. In the region of Sudety, after repatriation of Germans, he and his parents worked. There he also spent two years of the obligatory military service. After the so-called velvet revolution he and his family came back to his birth place in Slovakia.
category: speaking
tags: retrospective biographical monologue guided Slovak Jozef Vidlička general audience internal
Anička Oláhová - The Portrait
created: 27. 09. 2020 18:21 modified: 27. 11. 2020 02:00
Anička Oláhová became recognized by public in 2011, after she won the singing contest organized by Dorota Nvotová (a well-known Slovak singer, actress and publicist), the jury consisted of members of the Gypsy Devils ensamble. The interview with the young talented singer introduces the portrait of a girl with not so typical family background, her attitude to art, music, to her own identity as well as her expectations from future. The video interview was done in June 12, 2013 in Lovinobaňa.
category: speaking
tags: retrospective biographical monologue guided Slovak Anna Oláhová general audience internal
Viliam Šarközy - Candelabra
created: 26. 05. 2020 14:56 modified: 06. 09. 2021 10:00
Viliam Šarközy ( 4.4.1939) is currently the oldest artistic smith in Dunajska Luzna. His smith products were many years sold by ULUV – the network of shops offering the folk art products. He is the author of many large sculptures; all of them made with great deal of artistic vision and smithery skill. His son Ivan follows his father’s footsteps.
Formerly, Dunajska Luzna was called the Iron Village. Smithery as a craft has more than 300 years long tradition there; until today being the place with the highest number of forges in Slovakia. The video documents the production of a candelabra. The video documents the production of the candelabra.
category: speaking
tags: retrospective biographical monologue guided Slovak Viliam Šarközy st. general audience internal