Milan Berky
created: 14. 11. 2025 07:40 modified: 14. 11. 2025 07:41
Milan Berky (1961-) comes from Lučenec, he spent the most part of his life working on the railways as a train driver. His more intense art work began when, after almost 35 years he lost his work. The change in his life meant he got time to develop his childhood passion - drawing. His work focuses primarily on portraits, characteristic feature of them is extraordinary deatail and realism. He mainly uses charcoal, what allows him to achieve the great depth and contrast of his black-and-white works that have an almost photographic effect. His works include portraits of famous personalities, but also portraits of ordinary people, Roma men and women from cultural, social and sporting life.Milan Berky has gained recognition not only in Slovakia but also abroad, despite the fact that he has no formal artistic education. He has received several awards, including first place in the portrait category at the International Fine Arts Fair in České Budějovice (2017) and the Inspiration award for contribution to culture (2022). His drawing – a portrait of an Iraqi statesman – was used on Iraqi postage stamps in 2023.
category: fine arts
tags: secular digital artistic in persona photography Milan Berky academic audience internal
Petra Kurutzová
created: 14. 11. 2025 07:28 modified: 14. 11. 2025 07:29
Luník IX - Memories - Memoirs, the book subtitled as A Ghetto?, and The Most Beautiful Neighbourhood?, is the unique collection of 12 interviews with 15 respondents with seemingly nothing in common. Many of them never even met. There's only one thing they share: they are or were living at the most known Slovak housing estate Luník IX. The publication was presented by the author Klára Kohoutová and the editor of illustrations Petra Kurutzová. The discussion was hosted by Erika Godlová on September 8, 2023 in the Libresso Café in Prešov. The photo was taken during the above-mentioned event.
category: fine arts
tags: secular digital artistic in persona photography Petra Kurutzová general audience internal
Klara Kohoutová
created: 14. 11. 2025 07:14 modified: 14. 11. 2025 07:20
Luník IX - Memories - Memoirs, the book subtitled as A Ghetto?, and The Most Beautiful Neighbourhood?, is the unique collection of 12 interviews with 15 respondents with seemingly nothing in common. Many of them never even met. There's only one thing they share: they are or were living at the most known Slovak housing estate Luník IX. The publication was presented by the author Klara Kohoutová and the editor of illustrations Petra Kurutzová. The discussion was hosted by Erika Godlová on September 8, 2023 in the Libresso Café in Prešov. The photo was taken during the above mentioned event.
category: fine arts
tags: secular digital artistic in persona photography Klara Kohoutová general audience internal
Peter Balogh Jr.
created: 14. 11. 2025 07:11 modified: 14. 11. 2025 07:12
Peter Balogh Sr. and Peter Balogh Jr. are father and son, both violinists. They come from Košice. In a joint memoir, they describe the history of their family, the beginnings of playing the violin, their studies and the course of their musical career. They talk about Romani music in the past and present, and also about their plans for the future. The photo was taken while documenting their musical production.
category: fine arts
tags: secular digital artistic in persona photography Slovak Peter Balogh ml. general audience internal
Sendreiovci gypsy band
created: 13. 11. 2025 09:38 modified: 13. 11. 2025 09:38
Verejné podujatie, ktoré sa uskutočnilo 9. apríla 2024 pri príležitosti Svetového dňa Rómov. Podujatie sa uskutočnilo v spolupráci s RTVS vo Veľkom štúdiu Slovenského rozhlasu na Moyzesovej ulici 7 v Košiciach a bolo realizované v rámci cyklu Živé knihy. Živými knihami boli členovia kapely Sendreiovci gypsy band.
category: fine arts
tags: secular digital artistic in persona photography Sendreiovci gypsy band academic audience internal
LUNA - When my Enlistment Card Came
created: 22. 09. 2025 12:20 modified: 22. 09. 2025 12:25
The LUNA Band from Martin is a vocal-instrumental group of four musicians, graduates of the Košice Conservatory. Their repertoire is primarily focused on Romani and Slovak folklore compositions, partly also on the interpretation of pop songs in folkloristic arrangements and classical music.
The LUNA Band members and instrumental lineup:
Petra Cicková - accordion
Bronislava Cicková - double bass
Michaela Kazárová - violin
Stanislava Cicková - vocals, percussion
The song When my Enlistment Card Came is the folk song which can be found in many arrangements by various authors. The song is a part of the Slovak repertoir of the LUNA Band.
The video was recorded as part of a series documenting Romani folklore bands in 2023.
category: music
tags: vocal-instrumental modern folk quartet borrowed Slovak LUNA general audience internal
LUNA - Girls from Východná
created: 22. 09. 2025 10:35 modified: 22. 09. 2025 10:36
The LUNA Band from Martin is a vocal-instrumental group of four musicians, graduates of the Košice Conservatory. Their repertoire is primarily focused on Romani and Slovak folklore compositions, partly also on the interpretation of pop songs in folkloristic arrangements and classical music.
The LUNA Band members and instrumental lineup:
Petra Cicková - accordion
Bronislava Cicková - double bass
Michaela Kazárová - violin
Stanislava Cicková - vocals, percussion
The song Girls from Východná is the folk song which can be found in many arrangements by various authors. The song is a part of the Slovak repertoir of the LUNA Band.
The video was recorded as part of a series documenting Romani folklore bands in 2023.
category: music
tags: vocal-instrumental modern folk quartet borrowed Romani LUNA general audience internal
LUNA - Dance, Dance, Twist
created: 22. 09. 2025 10:31 modified: 22. 09. 2025 10:32
The LUNA Band from Martin is a vocal-instrumental group of four musicians, graduates of the Košice Conservatory. Their repertoire is primarily focused on Romani and Slovak folklore compositions, partly also on the interpretation of pop songs in folkloristic arrangements and classical music.
The LUNA Band members and instrumental lineup:
Petra Cicková - accordion
Bronislava Cicková - double bass
Michaela Kazárová - violin
Stanislava Cicková - vocals, percussion
The song Dance, Dance, Twist is the Slovak folk song which can be found in many arrangements by multiple authors or collectors. The song is a part of the Slovak repertoir of the LUNA Band.
The video was recorded as part of a series documenting Romani folklore bands in 2023.
category: music
tags: vocal-instrumental modern folk quartet borrowed Slovak LUNA general audience internal
LUNA - Such a Girl I am
created: 22. 09. 2025 10:28 modified: 22. 09. 2025 10:29
The LUNA Band from Martin is a vocal-instrumental group of four musicians, graduates of the Košice Conservatory. Their repertoire is primarily focused on Romani and Slovak folklore compositions, partly also on the interpretation of pop songs in folkloristic arrangements and classical music.
The LUNA Band members and instrumental lineup:
Petra Cicková - accordion
Bronislava Cicková - double bass
Michaela Kazárová - violin
Stanislava Cicková - vocals, percussion
The song Such Girl I am is the Slovak folk song which is a part of the Slovak repertoir of the LUNA Band.
The video was recorded as part of a series documenting Romani folklore bands in 2023.
category: music
tags: vocal-instrumental modern folk quartet borrowed Slovak LUNA general audience internal
LUNA - I am Still Unmarried
created: 22. 09. 2025 10:23 modified: 22. 09. 2025 10:25
The LUNA Band from Martin is a vocal-instrumental group of four musicians, graduates of the Košice Conservatory. Their repertoire is primarily focused on Romani and Slovak folklore compositions, partly also on the interpretation of pop songs in folkloristic arrangements and classical music.
The LUNA Band members and instrumental lineup:
Petra Cicková - accordion
Bronislava Cicková - double bass
Michaela Kazárová - violin
Stanislava Cicková - vocals, percussion
The song I am Still Unmarried is the Slovak folk song, for dancing, with witty joking lyrics. It is a part of the Slovak repertoir of the LUNA Band.
The video was recorded as part of a series documenting Romani folklore bands in 2023.
category: music
tags: vocal-instrumental modern folk quartet borrowed Slovak LUNA general audience internal
