The Folk Band of Julius Bandy
created: 16. 08. 2019 15:11 modified: 27. 11. 2020 01:47
A set of photos of the family folk band from Presov, in which music is passed from generation to generation. The band members are the father, Julius Bandy and his three sons – Kristian, Julius and Samuel. They play cimbalom, double bass, violin and viola. They play both classical and dance music genres. Their repertoire include both Slovak and Romani folk music as well as music of other national minorities – Jewish, Ruthenian, Hungarian, Russian. They also play music from film.
The father, Julius Bandy, comes from musician family. He was born in Velky Saris. He graduated from the Elementary School for Music of Mikulas Moyzes as a cimbalom player. He also plays saxophone, double bass and harmonica. In the years 1982-1983 he played in the children folk ensemble Dubravienka in Presov. In the years 1985-1986 he was a part of the children folk ensemble Sarisancek in Presov. As 15 years old he started playing in the Theater of Alexander Duchnovic in Presov. His military service brought him to the Army Esemble of Art Janosik in Zvolen (1993-1994). He played cimbalom in several other bands and esembles – the Folk Band Presovcan, the Folk Ensemble Sabinovcan, the Folk Band Czardasz from Presov, the Folk Band of Jan Budyi from Humenne.
Kristian Bandy studied studied violin at the Elementary School of Art of Mikulas Moyzes in Presov. He continued his studies at Private Conservatory of Dezider Kardos in Presov (1-3 years), later moved to the Private Conservatory of Music and Drama in Kosice (4-6 years). He will study violin further on the Catholic University in Ruzomberok, the local branch in Spisske Podhradie. He is a guest player in the orchestra of the Romathan Theater, he leads the music part of the ensemble Fialecka at the Elementary School Srobarova in Presov. In the family band he plays viola.
Julius Bandy studied cimbalom at the Elementary School of Art of Mikulas Moyzes in Presov. He continued his studies at the Private Conservatory of Music and Drama in Kosice (1-4 years), which he graduated from at the end of the school year 2018-2019. In the family band he plays the double bass.
Samuel Bandy is the lead violinist of the family band. He studies violin at the Elementary School of Art of Mikulas Moyzes in Presov. For his excellen musical performance as a violin player he received several awards from competitions in Slovakia.
The family band was founded in 2013.
The sons Kristian and Julius graduated from the Private School of Music and Drama Arts in Kosice. The youngest one, Samuel, attends one of the elementary schools in Presov.
category: music
tags: vocal-instrumental classic modern mix quartet original borrowed general audience internal
Viliam Šarközy st.
created: 16. 08. 2019 12:22 modified: 27. 11. 2020 01:47
Viliam Šarközy (1939) is currently the oldest artistic smith in Dunajska Luzna. His smith products were many years sold by ULUV – the network of shops offering the folk art products. He is the author of many large sculptures; all of them made with great deal of artistic vision and smithery skill.
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.
The set of photos documenting the memories speech about the craft of smithery.
category: speaking
tags: retrospective biographical monologue guided Slovak Vilam Šarközy general audience internal
Ivan Akimov
created: 16. 08. 2019 12:10 modified: 27. 11. 2020 01:47
Ivan Akimov, the musician with a Russian roots, growing up in France, living in Kežmarok, Slovak republic, professional leader of artistic ensemble for children Kesaj Tchave. For his long lasting work in an artistic field, he was awarded by the Ambassador of France in Slovakia and obtained the state honours of the Order of the National Knight.
The set of photos documents the performance of the ensemble Kesaj Tchave in the event Live Book organized by the State Scientific Library in Presov.
category: dance
tags: folklore authentic male female ensemble original choreography Ivan Akimov general audience internal
Candelabra
created: 28. 06. 2019 14:47 modified: 27. 11. 2020 01:47
Igor Radič was born in 1960 in Klenovec. He was interested in smithing since his childhood. After finishing the vocational school, he started to work as a smith in a collective farm in Klenovec. He was taught by the old smith masters. Since 1995, he´s engaged in business. He´s an authorised representative of Roma Smithcraft Civic Association, which holds Smith Workshops. He´s doing both industrial smithery and smithcraft. At work in smithy his son, Igor Radič Jr. (1984), is helping. The photograph catches a candlestick, made according to his own design idea.
category: Crafts
tags: active traditional utilitary metal smithery Igor Radič general audience internal
Barbora Botošová
created: 27. 06. 2019 15:23 modified: 27. 11. 2020 01:47
The file contains sixteen colour photographs of the first violinist Barbora Botošová with her accompanying band, created during the concert in Bratislava, which took place in the club Estévéčka, Sekurisova 16 street, on 7th February 2014.
category: music
tags: instrumental modern mix orchestra borrowed Barbora Botošová general audience internal
Stanislav Cina
created: 27. 06. 2019 15:22 modified: 27. 11. 2020 01:47
The file contains three colour photographs of Stanislav Cina, created during the recording of his spoken memories, which took place in State scientific library in Prešov, on 4th June 2013. Alexander Mušinka, who took part in the interview, is shown on the last image.
category: speaking
tags: retrospective biographical dialogue guided Slovak Stanislav Cina Alexander Mušinka general audience internal
Barbora Botošová
created: 27. 06. 2019 15:12 modified: 27. 11. 2020 01:47
The file contains three colour photographs of the first violinist Barbora Botošová. The cultural object was created in Roma Institute, Klariská 14 street, Bratislava, on 6th February 2014, during speaking about the roma music.
category: fine arts
tags: secular digital artistic in persona photography Barbora Botošová general audience internal
Cinka Panna - The Memorial
created: 21. 06. 2019 10:48 modified: 27. 11. 2020 01:47
The photographs documenting the memorial of the Romani lead violinist Cinka Panna. The author is the carver and sculptor Aladár Igó. The memorial was installed in the Gemer village in 1992.
Cinka Panna - the legendary Romani lead violinist well-known in all Hungarian kingdom as well as in Poland and Romania (some mentioned as Cinkova Panna).
* 1711 - Gemer (district of Rimavska Sobota)
† 5th of February, 1772 - buried in Gemer
category: fine arts
tags: secular digital artistic 3D artifact sculpture Cinka Panna general audience internal
Jozef Cichý
created: 21. 06. 2019 10:40 modified: 27. 11. 2020 01:47
Jozef Cichý (1966-) is a painter of the Romani origin from the village Nizny Zipov in the district of Trebisov. The vehicle mechanic by profession, devoted many of his years of life to painting exclusively. His artwork is mainly influenced by Salvador Dali, Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo Buonarotti and Rafael Santi. He paints mostly with acrylic and oil colours on canvas or sololit. Several of his wall paintings are in churches and funeral houses. The main motives of his artwork are of sacral nature as well as family evironment, war and "romipen". In 90s of the past century he received award for painting in the Slovak competition of amateur art work in Trencin. Among the works of other Romani artists were his paintings exhibited in Poland, in the Museum of the Romani Culture in Brno, in Bratislava at the exhibition titled Heartprints at the Pallette of Romani Artists, in Presov, in Michalovce at the exhibition titled Romane cerchena (Romani Stars) or in Stropkov. Currently, his paintings can be seen in aproximately 30 villages in funeral houses and churches, exhibited in the Museum of Romani Culture in Brno and in other places both in Slovakia and abroad.
category: fine arts
tags: secular digital artistic photography Jozef Cichý general audience internal
The Gypsy Boxer
created: 21. 06. 2019 10:25 modified: 27. 11. 2020 01:47
The photos of the monodrama titled The Gypsy Boxer. The topic is the real life story of the Romani boxer Johann Trollmann, the German champion of 1933 in middleweight cathegory. His Romani origin was a reason why he was stripped of the title, later.
In 1943 he was murdered in the concentration camp in Neuengamm. The monodrama was produced by The BuranTheater from Brno, Czech Republic, the character of the Romani boxer was portrayed by Filip Teller.
category: drama
tags: theater drama spoken drama stage original Slovak BuranTeatr general audience internal
