Ján Jóny
created: 24. 11. 2023 10:15 modified: 24. 11. 2023 10:27
Ján Jóny lives and works in Michalovce. From an early age he was taught to play the violin, but he acquired his musical education in playing wind instruments, first at the Military Conservatory in Roudnice nad Labem in the Czech Republic, where he studied playing the tuba, later at the Conservatory in Košice. For several years he worked as a member of the Military Music of the Slovak Armed Forces. Later he returned to playing the violin and started playing with several folk ensembles. Since 2014, he has been working at the Jurošík Private Elementary Art School in Michalovce as a music teacher and is currently also a member of Štefan Cína's folk music.
category: speaking
tags: retrospective biographical monologue guided Slovak Ján Jóny general audience internal
Dajori
created: 21. 11. 2023 09:32 modified: 21. 11. 2023 09:32
The author's project of the theater group Ara Art Dajori (Mother) is a theater performance that maps stories and themes from the life of Roma women on the background of important historical milestones of the 20th century.
The script of the play combines the dramatization of existing literary works by writers Tera Fabiánová, Eva Danišová, Ilona Ferková and Katarina Židová with the telling of authentic personal stories.
The main character was played by the actress Pavlína Matiová, who plays four female characters and their stories taking place during almost the entire century in pre-war and post-war Czechoslovakia.
The actress is supported on stage by Michal Žolták and musicians Milan Kroka, Roman Zorba Horváth and Tibor Žida.
Director: David Tišer
Dramaturgy: Líza Urbanová
Starring: Pavlína Matiová, Michal Žolták
Musical accompaniment and arrangements: Milan Kroka, Roman Zorba Horváth, Tibor Žida
category: fine arts
tags: secular digital artistic in persona photography Ara Art general audience internal
Michal Mižigár
created: 21. 11. 2023 09:11 modified: 21. 11. 2023 09:12
Michal "Mižu" Mižigár is a descendant of a Romani family from Slovakia, which moved to Czech Republic from the villages of Upper Spiš after World War II. He graduated from the Bussiness Academy in Pisek, and continued his studies at the Charles University in Prague at the Faculty of Arts, where he obtained a bachelor's degree in Roma Studies.
Currently, he is studying at the Central European University (formerly in Budapest, Hungary, later in Vienna, Austria) for a master's degree in comparative history. At the time of the interview, he worked in Great Britain in the team of the Roma of Great Abilities project, where he worked with teachers of Roma children from Czech Republic and Slovakia.
category: fine arts
tags: secular digital artistic in persona photography Michal Mižigár general audience internal
František Goroľ, Podskalka, Humenné
created: 16. 11. 2023 16:09 modified: 16. 11. 2023 16:10
The interview is a part of the research project focused on collecting the memoirs of people dwelling in Podskalka, a Romani quarter of the town Humenné. The researcher is Peter Kudráč, the local activist. The respondents participating in the project answer questions about their origin, dwelling place, education, profession, memories of the events and changes after 1968 and 1989, as well as about the form and content of the Romani culture. The interview is in Slovak language, specifically the Zemplin dialect. Person interviewed was František Goroľ, the interview was lead by Peter Kudráč.
category: speaking
tags: retrospective biographical dialogue guided Slovak František Goroľ general audience external
Katarína Goroľová, Podskalka, Humenné
created: 16. 11. 2023 15:27 modified: 16. 11. 2023 15:27
The interview is a part of the research project focused on collecting the memoirs of people dwelling in Podskalka, a Romani quarter of the town Humenné. The researcher is Peter Kudráč, the local activist. The respondents participating in the project answer questions about their origin, dwelling place, education, profession, memories of the events and changes after 1968 and 1989, as well as about the form and content of the Romani culture. The interview is in Slovak language, specifically in Zemplin dialect. Person interviewed was Katarína Goroľová, the interview was lead by Peter Kudráč.
category: speaking
tags: retrospective biographical dialogue guided Slovak Katarína Goroľová general audience external
Ladislav Kudráč, Podskalka, Humenné
created: 16. 11. 2023 15:21 modified: 16. 11. 2023 15:21
Podskalka, a Romani quarter of the town Humenné. The researcher is Peter Kudráč, the local activist. The respondents participating in the project answer questions about their origin, dwelling place, education, profession, memories of the events and changes after 1968 and 1989, as well as about the form and content of the Romani culture. The interview is in Romani language. Person interviewed was Ladislav Kudráč, the interview was lead by Peter Kudráč.
category: speaking
tags: retrospective biographical dialogue guided Romani Ladislav Kudráč general audience external
Marta Daňová, Podskalka, Humenné
created: 15. 11. 2023 15:48 modified: 16. 11. 2023 10:59
The interview is a part of the research project focused on collecting the memoirs of people dwelling in Podskalka, a Romani quarter of the town Humenné. The researcher is Peter Kudráč, the local activist. The respondents participating in the project answer questions about their origin, dwelling place, education, profession, memories of the events and changes after 1968 and 1989, as well as about the form and content of the Romani culture. The interview is in Romani language. Person interviewed was Marta Daňová, the interview was lead by Peter Kudráč.
category: speaking
tags: retrospective biographical dialogue guided Romani Marta Daňová general audience external
Rudolf Kurej, Podskalka, Humenné
created: 15. 11. 2023 15:41 modified: 16. 11. 2023 10:59
The interview is a part of the research project focused on collecting the memoirs of people dwelling in Podskalka, a Romani quarter of the town Humenné. The researcher is Peter Kudráč, the local activist. The respondents participating in the project answer questions about their origin, dwelling place, education, profession, memories of the events and changes after 1968 and 1989, as well as about the form and content of the Romani culture. The interview is partly in Romani and partly in Slovak language. Person interviewed was Rudolf Kurej, the interview was lead by Peter Kudráč.
category: speaking
tags: retrospective biographical dialogue guided Romani Slovak Rudolf Kurej general audience external
Petr Torák
created: 26. 10. 2023 14:01 modified: 27. 10. 2023 13:42
Petr Torák comes from the Czech Republic, from where in 1999, after a series of racially motivated attacks, he and his whole family emigrated to Great Britain. He became a member of the local police, dealing also with the topics such as modern slavery. In 2015, he was awarded the Order of the British Empire for his dedicated work with Roma communities in Peterborough. After leaving the police, he devotes himself fully to community and charity work, and at the same time acts as the honorary consul of the Czech Republic in Peterborough.
The photos made during documentation of memoir.
category: fine arts
tags: secular digital artistic in persona photography Petr Torák general audience internal
The Roland Horvath Orchestra
created: 26. 10. 2023 13:55 modified: 27. 10. 2023 13:24
The series of photos of the Romani cimbalom band Roland Horvath Orchestra. The band is international, the musicians come from Slovakia and Hungary, the band leader is the clarinetist Roland Horvath.
The photos were taken as part of the documentation of Romani cimbalom bands in Slovakia.
category: fine arts
tags: secular digital artistic in persona photography Roland Horváth Orchestra general audience internal
