The Live Library Project: "Holocaust"
created: 01. 08. 2016 11:42 modified: 27. 11. 2020 01:54
State Scientific Library Prešov, documentation and information centre of Romani cluture, realized four events within the project "Live Books (word - video - audio)" in 2015, the project granted by the Ministry of culture of Slovak republic. The purpose was to promote outstanding Romani personalities of culture and arts, who are almost unknown to the majority. The third of a series was dedicated to a theme of Romani Holocaust and it was hold on 24th August 2015 with a discussing guests - Lucia Segľová and Ľudovít Petík. The event was musically accompanied by a musician Miroslav Rác and a singer Žaneta Štipáková.
category: speaking
Jozef Miko-Kopýtko - Traditional Romani Dance
created: 01. 08. 2016 10:44 modified: 27. 11. 2020 01:54
Jozef Miko-Kopýtko dances the traditional Romani dance.
category: dance
tags: Jozef Miko Jozef Dreveňák
Erika Hornáková
created: 27. 07. 2016 13:31 modified: 27. 11. 2020 01:47
Erika Hornáková was born in Myjava, where she still lives. She apprenticed to a saleswoman, she worked as a sales manager, also as a estate agent. Then she made her dream come true and now she´s working on a little family farm for several years. The writing is a relax for her and a balm on her soul, but the absolute relax for her is the farm, the animals and the nature, which fulfil her with an eternal energy. Her literary beginnings are linked to the novel Ako čokoláda (Like a Chocolate), that was never published. Her debut was a women´s novel Tak som to chcela (I wanted It This Way), in 2013. Then the other three novels were published: Nebezpečne blízko (Dangerous Closeness) (2014), Nikdy nehovor nie (Never Say No) (2014) and Tak sa to stalo (It Happened This way), what is the free continuation of a novel Tak som to chcela (I Wanted It This way).
category: speaking
Zdenka Mahajová
created: 27. 07. 2016 13:06 modified: 27. 11. 2020 01:47
Zdenka Mahajová belongs among the Romani writers, she lives in Myjava, she´ve been working in a school kitchen as a cook for years. She debuted with an autobiographic novel Zatmenie (Eclipse), where the author offers a story of a maturing of Romani woman, based on her personal experiences and real life events. In 2011 she published the collection of poems, called Otázniky (Question Marks). Her poetic works offer readers an opportunity to understand her own path to herself, the journey from the head to the heart. The book contains a CD, where the author recites several poems, accompanied by a music of MAOK.
category: speaking
Michal Bársony
created: 27. 07. 2016 10:31 modified: 27. 11. 2020 01:47
He was born in Kunová Teplica, in a hungary speaking family. The family has a long tradition of musicianship and smithery. He was led to the fine arts since his childhood. He gratuated from the Faculty of Education on Matej Bel University in Banská Bystrica, studying programme fine arts and Russian language. He passed his postgraduate and rigorous studies on the Faculty of Education on Constantine the Philosopher University in Nitra. He draws with an Indian ink, he paints with an oil paints. He prefers a religious themes, women portraits, and also a landscapes. His works also reflects a life of Romani people. He´s got a rich pedagogic and publishing experiences. He worked as a teacher on elementary schools, high schools and even on the universities. And he also worked for the State Pedagogical Institute in Bratislava.
category: fine arts
Gustáv Karika
created: 27. 07. 2016 09:54 modified: 27. 11. 2020 01:47
LL.D. Gustáv Karika was born in a large Romani family in Myjava. He was trained to be a machine fitter. In 1950 he became a student on a Collage of political and economic sciences in Prague, supervised by then General Secretaty of the CPC Central Committee Rudolf Slánsky (born 31st June 1901 - executed 3rd December 1952). After his execution, Karika continued his studies on Charles University in Prague, where he graduated from the administrative law. He worked as an officer in charge of a minorities on a Regional National Committee in Košice (since 1954), later he worked as a judge in Poprad and Stará Ľubovňa. In April 1969, together with MD Ján Cibuľa, Anton Facuna and Dr. Alojz Pompa, he was a founder of the Union of Gypsies-Romanies in Slovakia. After the end of the Union (3rd January 1973) he worked as a corporate lawyer in the mechanical enterprises in Nová Dubnica. He was also a lawyer in several other companies and non-governmental Romani organization.
category: speaking
Miroslav Rác - "Poem A minor"
created: 27. 07. 2016 08:42 modified: 27. 11. 2020 01:54
Miroslav Rác, the pianist, the teacher on the art schools, composer, Romani hip-hopper, who composed the songs Poem A minor, Ballade in C-sharp minor and Porraimos. These three compositions were created as a tribute to the victims of Roma holocaust. Miroslav Rác, the Romani rapper who uses the stage name BG, tries to point on Romani victims of the II. World War, on people who had experienced suffering of the labour and concentration camps. The compositions were part of the musical program recorded during the World Day of Roma Holocaust - Porraimos. Presented instrumental song is called Poem A minor.
category: music
tags: Miroslav Rác
Miroslav Rác - "Porraimos"
created: 25. 07. 2016 14:29 modified: 27. 11. 2020 01:54
Miroslav Rác, the pianist, the teacher on the art schools, composer, Romani hip-hopper, who composed the songs Poem A minor, Ballade in C-sharp minor and Porraimos. These three compositions were created as a tribute to the victims of Roma holocaust. Miroslav Rác, the Romani rapper who uses the stage name BG, tries to point on Romani victims of the II. World War, on people who had experienced suffering of the labour and concentration camps. The compositions were part of the musical program recorded during the World Day of Roma Holocaust - Porraimos. Presented instrumental song is called Porraimos.
category: music
tags: Miroslav Rác
Miroslav Rác - "Ballade C-sharp minor"
created: 25. 07. 2016 14:17 modified: 27. 11. 2020 01:54
Miroslav Rác, the pianist, the teacher on the art schools, composer, Romani hip-hopper, who composed the songs Poem A minor, Ballade in C-sharp minor and Porraimos. These three compositions were created as a tribute to the victims of Roma holocaust. Miroslav Rác, the Romani rapper who uses the stage name BG, tries to point on Romani victims of the II. World War, on people who had experienced suffering of the labour and concentration camps. The compositions were part of the musical program recorded during the World Day of Roma Holocaust - Porraimos. Presented instrumental song is called Ballade C-sharp minor.
category: music
tags: Miroslav Rác
Gypsy Devils - "Czardas" (Vittorio Monti)
created: 25. 07. 2016 09:51 modified: 27. 11. 2020 01:54
The music group Gypsy Devils performed the classical song of an Italian somposer, a violinist and a conductor Vittorio Monti - "Csárdás" on the concert taking place in Prešov, in a former cinema Scala. The Gypsy Devils belong to the Romani bands playing on traditional string instruments, on cimbalom, and who attract all the age cathegories of the audience and also professionals by their daring musical creations and genres (jazz, ethno, flamenco)
category: music
tags: Cigánski Diabli
