Jozef Banyák
created: 09. 02. 2016 15:47 modified: 27. 11. 2020 01:47
Jozef Banyák (1958) was born in Podunajské Biskupice. In 1982 he graduated from the Academy of Performing Arts Bratislava with MA degree in film and television direction. He speaks English, German, Hungarian, Russian and Spanish. In years 1981 - 1993 he worked in Slovak television as an assistant director, director and screenwriter. In the 1990s he wrote and directed several television fairy-tales, many of them worked with a theme of Romani legends: O ZORALI a DVOCH BRATOCH (About Zorali and the two brothers), O KRÁSNEJ STRIGE (About the beautiful Witch), ZLATÝ HLAS (Golden Voice).
Jozef Banyák also worked with a documentary genre. He created many documentary films for STV (RTVS - state-owned nationwide public broadcasting TV and radio), mostly with a social, ethnic and cultural themes: DIETKY NEVINNÉ (Innocent Children), TANEC JE ŽIVOT (Dance is Life), Z RUDŇAN DO BRONXU (From Rudňany to Bronx). He created also few parts of a documetary series V TIENI (In the Shade), for TV Markiza.
Since 1991, he regularly cooperates with a foreign film crews, mostly from Hollywood, filmmaking the movies in Slovakia: DRAGONHEART I., II., LUCAS B., 32nd OCTOBER, KULL THE CONQUEROR, UPRISING, etc.
In years 2008 - 2009 he created a documentary TV series of 8 parts, about the work of Slovak scientists (screenwriter, producer, director and cinematographer) called SPEKTRUM VEDY (Science Spectrum).
Since 2009 he works as a freelancer author. He is a chairman of a civic association OKNO (Window).
Other works:
2010, 2011 - KINORAMA, cultural TV magazine STV about the world of film (screenwriter, producer, director and cinematographer)
2010 - AJ KONE SA HRAJÚ (The Horses are also playing) - 65 min. movie for children (RTVS), script, directot
2010 - OLÉ, ZÁPRAŽKA (Olé, Roux) - 85 min. commedy (RTVS), script, screenplay, director
2011 - KROK Z AKROKOM (Step by Step) - documentary film about the succesful projects in solving problems of socially excluded Romani communities.
Other documentary films with a national themes: ŠPECIÁLNA INTEGRÁCIA (Special Integration) (2012), REPORTER (2013), ČAVALE (Chavale) (2013), CHLIEB AJ HRY (Bread and Games) (2014), Z BRATISLAVY DO RUDŇAN A ĎALEJ (From Bratislava to Rudňany and Further) (2014), V ÚTVARE (In the Labour Crew) (2014).
KVETY A KORENE (The Flowers and the Roots) - film about an American poet with a Slovak roots, James Ragan.
category: speaking
Development plan of documentation and information centre of the Roma culture of the State Scientific Library in Prešov in the period of permanent sustainability 2015-2019
created: 05. 02. 2016 14:33 modified: 27. 11. 2020 01:47
The vision of the Library in the field of the Roma culture isto build a nationwide centre of documents, cultural objects and information on the Roma culture,as well as a centre of information on the Roma national minority with complex coveringthe field of cultural heritage, social and economic development, education, science and research both in the Slovak Republic and internationally. This document brings the development plan of the centre until 2019.
category: literature
Ondrej Gadžor
created: 27. 01. 2016 12:08 modified: 27. 11. 2020 01:47
The photographs of a workroom of outstanding Romani woodcarver and sculptor, Ondrej Gadžor. Ondrej Gadžor (9. 7. 1956 - 19.10.2013) - the native of Krásna nad Hornádom village, began with woodcarving at the age of 24. He worked with various types of material - stone, even with horn or shells, but especially with wood. He developed a unique sculptural handwriting, influenced by the school of the academic sculptor Vojtech Löfller, in whose atelier he worked for eleven years.Among the main themes stands a woman. He had several solo exhibitions, he regularly attended sculpture open air events. He performed at several solo exhibitions home and abroad. His works are exhibited i. a. also in Los Angeles, or the Vatican and many are part of the collections of museums in Slovakia and in the Czech Republic (East Slovak Museum in Košice, SNM-Museum of Romani Culture in Slovakia in Martin, Vojtech Löffler Museum in Košice, Museum of Romani Culture in Brno).
category: crafts
Duo Farsa - "Johanka"
created: 26. 01. 2016 10:09 modified: 27. 11. 2020 01:54
The video recorded a public performance of the guitar duo, Duo Farsa. The guitar duo plays their own emotional compositions of various genres with mostly Spanish rhythm, flamenco. The duo consists of two masterly Romani musicians, František Godla and Dušan Onody from Sabinov. This authors' composition is named based on the lyrics originally written for it. The lyrics got inspiration from the story of Jane d'Arc and the musicians use to play it as the second piece of their performances.
category: music
Duo Farsa - "Milonga"
created: 26. 01. 2016 10:05 modified: 27. 11. 2020 01:47
The video records the public performance of the guitar duo, Duo Farsa. The guitar duo plays its own emotive compositions of various genres, with mostly Spanish rhythms, flamenco. The Duo Farsa is created by two virtuoso Romani musicians, Frantisek Godla and Dusan Onody from Sabinov. Inspiration for the composition Milonga was the one written by Jorge Cardoso - Milonga. It is of very emotive character. The musicians use to begin each of their concerts by playing the composition and so pay respect to their parents and grandparents.
category: music
Miroslav Rác - "A Girl from Ipanema"
created: 26. 01. 2016 09:52 modified: 27. 11. 2020 01:47
The composition was documented during the jazz concert in Želiezovce. The instrumental composition. Music by: Antônio Carlos Jobim. The composition is titled Garota de Ipanema (A Girl from Ipanema. Played by: Miroslav Rác - a piano, Anton Bukai - a bass guitar, Miroslav Talpáš - drums/
category: music
tags: Miroslav Rác
Miroslav Rác - "Falling Leaves"
created: 26. 01. 2016 09:40 modified: 27. 11. 2020 01:47
The composition was documented during the jazz concert in Zeliezovce. The instrumental composition. Music by: Joseph Kosma. The composition title is Les feuilles mortes (Falling Leaves). Played by: Miroslav Rác - a piano, Anton Bukai - a bass guitar, Miroslav Talpáš - drums/
category: music
Pavla Cicková - About Poetry
created: 26. 01. 2016 08:47 modified: 27. 11. 2020 01:47
The short speaking of poetess Pavla Cicková on the celebrations of World Roma Day, held under the auspices of the government proxy for minorities Peter Pollák, on 8th April 2013 in Bratislava. During the event, Pavla Cicková recited her self-composed poem „The Romani Land”.
category: speaking
The Soul’s Journey
created: 20. 01. 2016 15:15 modified: 27. 11. 2020 01:47
What’s the soul’s journey? How does it find the ways to express its feeling, its sorrows and joys and wit? Everyone carry one strong instrument which is the human voice. The soul expresses itself through it and the song is born. Some of the Romani songs, some old and several new ones, which were documented during the years 2013 and 2014 are presented in the songbook together with the lyrics and notation. You can play them, you can learn them, sing them and keep them for new generations.
category: document
Miroslav Rác - "Na dara"
created: 13. 01. 2016 11:45 modified: 27. 11. 2020 01:47
The song belongs to the sub genre of romano hip-hop. Music is composed by Miroslav Rác. Lyrics written by Jarmila Vaňová and Miroslav Rác. The song was made in the year 2010 as a part of the activities supporting free declaration of the Romani nationality of the citizens in the cenzus in the Slovak Republic. The video, sound and lyrics are based on the live concert. Live versions might differ in lyrics, sound and the way of performance based on the author's licence. Na dara - the original lyrics and music by Miroslav Rác and Jarmila Vaňová / vocal and instrumental composition, piano + singing /Miroslav Rác/ bass guitar/Anton Bukai/drumms/ Miroslav Talpáš
category: music
tags: Miroslav Rác
