The Racs and Smithery
created: 19. 11. 2019 15:13 modified: 27. 11. 2020 02:00
Smithery as a tradition of the family was started by Stefan Rac. The craft is further carried by his son and both his grandchildren. The video presents the dialogue between Stefan Rac and his granddaughter Barbora Racova. They describe blacksmith's work, the products made, production process as well as their way towards the craft itself. The video also shows works of Stefan Rac, his granddaughter (Barbora Racova) and his grandson (Pavol Rac).
category: speaking
tags: retrospective biographical dialogue guided Slovak Štefan Rác Barbora Rácová general audience internal
Robert Rigó - The Smithery Tradition of the Family
created: 19. 11. 2019 15:06 modified: 27. 11. 2020 02:00
Robert Rigó (1953) is the artistic smith from Dunajska Luzna. From his smithy and The Hefaiston Salesroom the manually forged objects. From a small candelabra through large balustrade to dominant gates; these all can be found throughout Slovakia as well as in many countries in the world.
Robert Rigó focuses on traditional craft trying to preserve the ancient smithery motives and technique.
Robert Rigó is the chairperson of the Chartikano Association which in 2015 realized the 15th European Romani Smiths Symposium. In their Gallery of Smithery the rich creation of the master smiths from Dunajska Luzna is presented.
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.
category: speaking
tags: retrospective biographical monologue guided Slovak Róbert Rigó general audience internal
Sabrosa - the Concert, Scala, Presov
created: 18. 11. 2019 11:29 modified: 27. 11. 2020 02:00
The vocal and instrumental group Sabrosa started in the village Raslavice, district of Bardejov. Originally three singers and players, currently Sabrosa is the duo of sisters: Aneta Duzdova - the lead singer, Jana Duzdova - the guitar player, vocals.
The profile concert of Sabrosa was recorded on June 14, 2013 in Presov, in the former cinema named Scala.
The musicians supporting the Sabrosa was the folk group Cinovci from Vranov nad Toplou.
category: music
tags: vocal-instrumental modern mix orchestra borrowed Romani Sabrosa Cinovci z Vranova nad Topľou general audience internal
Šarlota Bottová
created: 28. 10. 2019 18:22 modified: 27. 11. 2020 01:47
The photo file documenting creation of the portrait made by the Romani painter Sarlota Bottova. The drawing pictures the British actor, musician and writer James Hugh Calum Laurie. The photos document the process of drawing the picture.
category: fine arts
tags: secular material artistic 2D artifact drawing Šarlota Bottová general audience internal
Helena Jonasova
created: 28. 10. 2019 18:20 modified: 27. 11. 2020 01:47
Photographs documenting the memorial narration of Helena Jonasova, chairwoman of the civic association Cultural Association of the Roma of Slovakia in Banska Bystrica. Photographs were taken in 2016. Helena Jonasova worked at the District Office in Banska Bystrica. She worked at almost all departments there which were dealing with social affairs. At the Constantine the Philosopher University in Nitra she received the title PhDr. Already during her studies at the Department of Romani Culture she received an exception and could also give lectures to students, as she had long-term experience in working in the social field. On the 25th anniversary of the department she also received an award for its development. In 2008 she was awarded the Humanity Award for her work in the social field. She received the award from the hands of Anina Botosova, the then Plenipotentiary of the Government of the Slovak Republic for Romani Communities.
category: speaking
tags: retrospective biographical monologue guided Slovak Helena Jonášová general audience internal
Karel Adam
created: 28. 10. 2019 18:18 modified: 27. 11. 2020 01:47
Karel Adam, DiS.art, (1953-) is a professional musician – first violinist, conductor and in the time of speaking the director (1998-2016) of the professional Romani Theater Romathan. After graduation from The State Conservatory in Košice he worked for art agencies Slovkoncert and Pragokoncert. In 1992 he joined the nascent Theater Romathan as a Chief Conductor of the Theater Orchestra.
category: visual art
tags: secular digital artistic in persona photography Karel Adam general audience internal
Comics
created: 28. 10. 2019 10:26 modified: 27. 11. 2020 01:47
The author of the drawing is the creative artist Jozef Feco. The drawing depicts comic characters with a dominant Romani motif - the Romani Wheel. It is made on drawing paper, format A2. The overall dimensions of the drawing: 27 cm x 28 cm. Technique used - drawing, aquarel colours. The drawing has neither the author's signature nor the year of its creation.
category: fine arts
tags: secular material artistic 2D artifact drawing Jozef Fečo general audience internal
Ivan Sarkozy - talking about smithing
created: 21. 10. 2019 10:09 modified: 27. 11. 2020 02:00
Ivan Sarkozy was born into the family with smithing ingrained in its history. In Dunajska Luzna he works in their family blacksmithery. His professional education is the ship mechanic, the profession he never worked in. He is fully dedicated to the smithing, especially smithcraft. His hobby is creation of iron sculptures made of iron scrap.
category: speaking
tags: retrospective biographical monologue guided Slovak Ivan Šarközy general audience internal
Robert Rigó - Smith Symposium
created: 20. 10. 2019 19:04 modified: 27. 11. 2020 02:00
Robert Rigó (1953) is the art smith from Dunajska Luzna. Handmaid smithed objects come from his forge and the shop Hefaiston. From small candelabra through grand stair rail to dominant gates. They can be found all over Slovakia as well as in many countries of the world. Robert Rigó focuses on traditional craft trying to preserve ancient Romani smithing motives and techniqes.
Robert Rigó is a chairperson of the Chartikano Association, the organiser of already 15th European Romani Smithing Syposium. The Chartikano Association in Smith Gallery introduces rich production of the smithing craft masters from Dunajska Luzna.
In the past Dunajska Luzna used to be known as the Iron Village. The smithery in there is carried for 300 years already, the largest number of forges in Slovakia active at the place till nowadays.
category: speaking
tags: retrospective factual monologue guided Slovak Róbert Rigó general audience internal
Andrej Kiska
created: 23. 09. 2019 13:07 modified: 27. 11. 2020 01:47
The author of the drawing is a painter Sarlota Bottova from Hnusta. The picture is a portrait of the Slovak president Andrej Kiska (2014 - 2019). The drawing was made with the graphite pencils on paper in 2017. Format A3.
category: fine arts
tags: secular material artistic 2D artifact drawing Šarlota Bottová general audience internal
