Magical Bell
created: 29. 09. 2017 15:35 modified: 27. 11. 2020 02:00
The original fairy-tale, production aimed for children and teenage youth. The 69th premiere of the Romathan Theater, staged on March 18, 2016 at 10 a.m. in the premises of the Romathan Theater, Stefanikova street in Kosice. The fairy-tale emphasis is given to the importance of a family and good family relationships. Language: Slovak. Lyrics: Slovak, Romani. Directed by: Marian Balog. Stage setting: Juraj Vano. Music by: Karel Adam. Choregraphy: Eva Adamova. Costumes: Lenka Adamova. Specific feature: The choreography is built upon general stage dance, the typical elements of Romani dancing styles are omitted.
category: drama
tags: theater comedy singspiel stage adaptation Slovak Romathan children and youth internal
Milan Godla: Romathan and Its Mission
created: 29. 09. 2017 15:21 modified: 27. 11. 2020 02:00
Milan Godla, the singer, translator, scriptwriter and dramaturge, started his professional career in an amateur ensemble of singers and actors in Prešov. Since 1992 he work in the Romathan Theater. His professional growth was supervised by Daniela Hivešová-Šilanová, the one of the founders of the Romathan Theater, which is the only one professional Roma theater in Slovakia and he belongs to the essential part of the ensemble. Milan Godla talks about the formation of theater, its mission and its legacy for the society.
category: speaking
tags: retrospective biographical monologue guided Milan Godla Slovak general audience internal
Kmeťoband - real romani music
created: 04. 08. 2017 15:18 modified: 27. 11. 2020 02:00
Kmeťoband - the group founded in 1999 by Igor Kmeťo Sr. and Igor Kmeťo Jr. They are father and son. Kmeťo Sr. is also the manager of group, Kmeťo Jr. plays the synthesizer, saxophone, he sings and he´s also making own musical arrangements. Their songs are based on the life experiences and situations, such as love, sorrow, life of youngsters. They became well-known also thanks to the successful cooperation with famous rapper "Rytmus". The songs are full of temperament and emotions. The genre of their music falls into the cathegory of rom-pop with a dominance of dance music. The interview reflects personal opinions of Igor Kmeťo Sr. and Igor Kmeťo Jr. about Romani music, its various forms, history, its development and current trends.
category: speaking
tags: retrospective factual monologue guided Slovak Igor Kmeťo st. Igor Kmeťo ml. general audience internal
Martin Kaleja - the process of painting
created: 04. 08. 2017 11:12 modified: 27. 11. 2020 02:00
Martin Kaleja-Januv (1984-) was born in a Roma settlement in Jarovnice where he lives. His relation to fine arts was built during his years in elementary school, under the guidance of Art Education teacher, Jan Sajko. He continued his studies at the Secondary School of Arts in Presov, in the field of design and woodcarving. Besides painting and drawing he keeps woodcarving, in which the religious motives dominate. The e-born documents the process drawing a portrait using the charcoal drawing techniques. Martin Kaleja-Januv works at the local elementary school in Jarovnice as a teacher's assistant.
category: fine arts
tags: secular material artistic 2D artifact painting Slovak Martin Kaleja general audience internal
Devilish Csapash
created: 03. 08. 2017 15:18 modified: 27. 11. 2020 02:00
The theatrical premiere titled The Devilish Csapash intends to introduce to young viewers the school environment they will find when starting their schooling. As the opposite to the real school, there is a very lively picture of the Devils' school in hell brought up to the stage. That school specifics are rewards given for late arrivals, getting the worst marks, etc. All the explicitely poised characters, both of positive and negative nature, show what sort of behaviour is accepted in school environment as well as other. Genre: musical, fairy-tale, Language: Slovak, Scene: classical. The play is interactive.
category: drama
tags: theater comedy singspiel stage original Slovak Romathan children and youth internal
Jozef Fečo - the process of painting
created: 02. 08. 2017 16:49 modified: 27. 11. 2020 02:00
Jozef Fečo paints a portrait. The video documents the process of painting the said portrait. The portayed person is Joaquín Cortes, the dancer (ballet, flamenco, fusion of dancing styles), born in 1969 in Spain, well-know through his successful cooperation with many stars of current popular culture. Format: 120 cm in width, 100 cm in height. Painted on gypsum plasterboard. Technique: painting, black - grey - white colour spectrum. Style: pop-art. The work is a part of the series of thirteen portraits of popular, world-known personalities of the Romani origin, produced in the framework of the priority project supported by the Ministry of Culture of SR, named The Live Books: A Word - A Picture - Sound, painted in the period of 2015/04 - 2015/05.
category: fine arts
tags: secular material artistic 2D artifact painting Slovak Jozef Fečo general audience internal
Two days with Tibor Oláh
created: 19. 05. 2017 16:13 modified: 27. 11. 2020 02:00
Tibor Oláh is an amateur artist, living and working in Plešivec village. He was born in Detva, as one of 8 siblings. He was brought to fine arts by his brother Dušan Oláh. His favourite theme is nature - landscapes and village settlements. His work is characterized by bold colours. He paints on canvas and also on hardboard. He says he´s painting what he remembers from his childhood. He often records the inspiring nature on video. This digital object catches painting of Roma settlement Pastovník in Detva, where he spent his childhood. The painting was made as an illustration for Romano Nevo Ľil newspapers.
category: fine arts
tags: Tibor Oláh
Romathan - Csardas Virtuoso
created: 19. 05. 2017 16:11 modified: 27. 11. 2020 02:00
The 65th premiere of Romathan Theatre was marked as in "a new dress". The program was conceived as a combination of music, dancing, singing and of a theatre orchestra separate stage displays. One of these displays is a song called The Virtuoso Csárdás.
category: music
tags: Romathan
Romathan - Romani men´s dance Csapash
created: 19. 05. 2017 16:09 modified: 27. 11. 2020 02:00
The 65th premiere of Romathan Theatre was performed in a music - dance way. The musical and dancing parts of the premiere performance were alternated in symbiosis. The preview offers the chapash dance of the dance ensemble of Romathan.
category: dance
tags: Romathan
Romathan - Adagio
created: 19. 05. 2017 16:07 modified: 27. 11. 2020 02:00
The Romathan Theatre with its 65th premiere of the music - dance show, called Romathan in the new dress, offers the various performance of the dance and music character. One of the program components is also a song Adagio, presented by Ondrej Ferko.
category: music
tags: Romathan
