Romathan - Love Lost
created: 06. 12. 2018 10:35 modified: 27. 11. 2020 01:47
Photos from a feature-length production called Love Lost. The drama is from the 19th century, it takes place in the Roumanian environment and shows the relationship of nomadic Roma with the Count. The author and director of the play is Žaneta Štipáková, a soloist of the Romathan Theater. It was the 74th premiere, which took place in the theater on April 20, 2018.
category: fine arts
tags: secular digital artistic photography Romathan general audience internal
Miloslav Suchomel
created: 01. 10. 2018 10:17 modified: 27. 11. 2020 01:47
In the years 1989-1995 he graduated from the State Conservatory in Žilina. He later graduated from the Conservatoire in Bratislava (1997-2000) and studied at the University of Louisville in Kentucky, United States of America (2001). He has performed in several musical groups. He has several music awards in Slovakia and abroad.
category: fine arts
tags: secular digital artistic in persona photography Miloslav Suchomel general audience internal
Eugen Vizváry
created: 01. 10. 2018 10:11 modified: 27. 11. 2020 01:47
Eugen Vizváry is a music producer, a composer, a pianist. He is one of the most requested Slovak musician, who devotes to the music genres of Jazz, Funky, Fusion Rock, Pop, Hip-Hop, R&B, Country, Classic.
category: fine arts
tags: secular digital artistic in persona photography Eugen Vizváry general audience internal
The Live Book: Roma music in Slovakia
created: 05. 12. 2016 22:18 modified: 02. 06. 2021 09:55
The Live Libraries, as a method, offer an opportunity to know the personal stories of interesting people, who are almost unknown to the majority audience. The purpose is to promote the identity of Romani national minority and on the other side to introduce the Romani people as an national minority with a rich cultural tradition. The second of a series "Live Books 2015" organized by State Scientific Library in Prešov, held on 22. June 2015 in Wave Club in Prešov, this time discussing about the Romani music in Slovakia. The main guest was music producer, composer, pianist Eugen Vizváry, one of the most requested Slovak musician, who devotes to the music genres of Jazz, Funky, Fusion Rock, Pop, Hip-Hop, R&B, Country, Classic. The event was accompanied by the Cimbalom folk Ensemble - Ďusi Band from Prešov (Július Bandy Sr., Július Bandy Jr., Peter Ferko, Kristián Bandy + Samko Bandy) and singers Žaneta Štipáková and Vanessa Siváková.
category: speaking
tags: retrospective biographical dialogue guided Slovak Eugen Vizváry general audience internal
Ján Berky Mrenica – portrait
created: 24. 10. 2016 20:20 modified: 04. 06. 2021 09:36
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 documents the interview with Ján Berky Mrenica Jr., where he speaks about the music as a representative of the emotions and the harmony and which address people regardless of nationality or ethnicity.
category: fine arts
tags: secular digital artistic in persona photography Ján Berky Mrenica general audience internal
