Ctibor Nečas
created: 29. 06. 2022 10:40 modified: 29. 06. 2022 10:41
The photo shows prof. PhDr. Ctibor Nečas, DrSc. (26.7.1933 Rakvice, district Břeclav - 19.12.2017). He worked as a university teacher at Masaryk University in Brno, where in 1992 he obtained the title of professor of general history. He is the founder of Romani studies in the former Czechoslovakia. His main area of interest was the persecution of Czech Roma during the Nazi occupation and the Roma Holocaust.
The author of the photo is a Romani photographer Jozef Ferenc. Digital photography was taken in 2006 in Bratislava during an event called The Unrecognized Holocaust.
Sources of information:
RNĽ nb.755-758/2006
encyklopedie.brna.cz/home-mmb/
amariluma.romanokher.sk/encyclopedia/necas-ctibor/
category: fine arts
tags: secular digital artistic in persona photography Ctibor Nečas general audience internal
Karel Holomek
created: 29. 06. 2022 10:36 modified: 29. 06. 2022 10:36
Karel Holomek was born in 1937 in Brno, in the family of the original Moravian Roma who settled in Morava at the end of 17th century. His father Tomáš Holomek was the first Roma with the university degree in former Czechoslovakia.
Karel Holomek graduated from the Faculty of Machinery Engineering of the Military Academy in Brno, later he worked there as the senior assistant. His statements about the occupation of the country by the Soviet Army in 1968 got him fired from the Faculty. After that he worked as manual worker until 1990.
After 1990 he spent two years as the member of the Czech National Council (The Czech Parliament), a member of the Občianske hnutie party.
After 1989 he began his activities for integration of Roma into society. He is one of the founder of the Museum for Romani Culture in Brno and the founder of the Society of Roma in Morava, which publishes the bi-weekly Romano hangos (published since 1999). In 2002 he was awarded with the Medal for Merit, III. degree.
The author of the photo is the Romani photographer Jozef Ferenc. The digital photo was made in 2006 in Bratislava during the event named The Unrecognized Holocaust.
Source:
RNĽ č.755-758/2006
www.srnm.cz/zakladatel-karel-holomek/
www.pametnaroda.cz/cs/holomek-karel-1937
category: fine arts
tags: secular digital artistic in persona photography Karel Holomek general audience internal
Ján Berky Mrenica
created: 04. 06. 2021 09:57 modified: 04. 06. 2021 10:07
Ján Berky Mrenica junior, one of the members and since 1997 also the head of the Devil´s violin Orchestra, belongs among the prominent violin virtuosos in Slovakia. He studied the violin play on Conservatory Bratislava, but he is also engaged in writing the books about the most famous Romani songs. He utilized his musical talent for composing the musical arrangements for a CD of Devil´s Violin, but also for the other various folk ensembles. He supports musically talented children from socially disadvantaged environment, his effort grew into a well-known project called Divé Maky (Wild Poppies). The photographs were taken during the pre-Christmas concert in Kežmarok, within the project Music Without the Borders, in cooperation with Poland and the Secondary Proffesional School of Kežmarok.
category: fine arts
tags: secular digital artistic in persona photography Ján Berky Mrenica general audience internal
Romathan - Music Practice
created: 03. 06. 2021 09:47 modified: 03. 06. 2021 09:49
A series of photographs that document the music practice of the Romathan Theater Orchestra.
The Romathan Theater was established by the Ministry of Culture of the Slovak Republic in May 1992 in Košice. Since 1 January 2002, in connection with the transformation of regions, the theater is in the management of the Košice Self-Governing Region.
category: music
tags: instrumental modern folk orchestra original borrowed Romathan general audience internal
Romathan - Dancing Practice
created: 03. 06. 2021 09:37 modified: 03. 06. 2021 09:38
A series of photographs that document the dance practice of the Romathan dance ensemble.
The Romathan Theater was established by the Ministry of Culture of the Slovak Republic in May 1992 in Košice. Since 1 January 2002, in connection with the transformation of regions, the theater is in the management of the Košice Self-Governing Region.
category: dance
tags: folklore authentic male female ensemble original choreography Romathan general audience internal
Vilko in the Forest Kingdom
created: 03. 06. 2021 08:46 modified: 03. 06. 2021 08:51
The Romathan Theatre presented musical fairy tale for preschool and younger school aged children, named Vilko in the Forest Kingdom. The goal of the performance is to show that a good is always needed in the world of humans. The story is placed in a forest, so the children can meet with the animals, who are the carriers of the positive human characters.
category: drama
tags: theater drama stage spoken drama original Slovak Romani Romathan children and youth internal
Ivan Šarközy – The Blacksmith Shop
created: 02. 06. 2021 12:02 modified: 02. 06. 2021 12:04
Ivan Šarközy comes from the smiths' family. Born in Dunajska Luzna, works in the family blacksmithery. His qualifications is the ship machinist, he never worked in the field. He is the artist smith.
category: crafts
tags: active traditional artistic metal smithery Ivan Šarközy general audience internal
Viliam Šarközy - Smithery
created: 02. 06. 2021 10:17 modified: 02. 06. 2021 11:46
Viliam Šarközy comes from the smiths' family. The photos were taken during the event The European Romani Smiths' Symposium organized by the civil association Chartikano. The photos document the smithery.
category: crafts
tags: active traditional utility metal smithery Vilam Šarközy Európske Rómske kováčske sympózium general audience internal
Marián Balog
created: 19. 05. 2021 09:44 modified: 19. 05. 2021 09:45
The photograph was made during the interview in Banska Bystrica in 2016.
Marian Balog is a founder of the civil organisation Romani Literary Club made in 2009 of which he is also an active member. The Club presents literary works of Roma about Roma.
category: visual art
tags: secular digital artistic in persona photography Marián Balog general audience internal
Ivan Veselý
created: 18. 05. 2021 12:12 modified: 18. 05. 2021 12:12
Ivan Veselý was born in Eastern Slovakia, in the Romani settlement in Smižany. He is the oldest of five siblings. He graduated from the Middle Army School in Martin, until 1989 worked as a professional soldier in Czech Republic. In 1989, because of his critical views of the military leadership he was degraded from rank and discharged from the army. He later worked as a worker. After the change of the regime he was militarilly rehabilitated. He is a founder of the NGO Dženo, years-long member and functionary of the International Romani Union (IRU), as well as a member of various international committees for Romani emancipation. He was also a vicechair of the Romani Civil Initiative. The photograph was made during interview in 2013.
category: visual art
tags: secular digital artistic in persona photography Ivan Veselý general audience internal