Living Book - World Romani Language Day
created: 24. 01. 2026 19:06 modified: 24. 01. 2026 19:07
A public event from the Living Books series on the topic of Romani language and literature, which took place in the Viola Theater. The living books were the writers Roman Goroľ and Monika Duždová. The former soloist of the Romathan Theater, Lucia Krajňáková, was also a living book. The musical guests were Martin Mišalko and Michaela Oračková.
category: speaking
tags: academic scientific discussion dialogue humanities Slovak general audience internal
Jana Sendreiová
created: 20. 12. 2025 12:48 modified: 20. 12. 2025 12:48
In 2005, Janka Sendreiová performed with the Anyalai Gipsy Band and other soloists at Carnegie Hall in Manhattan, New York. The performance was a great success. Film music composer Hans Zimmer chose two Romani musical groups from Slovakia for part of the music for the film Sherlock Holmes 2: A Game of Shadows directed by Guy Ritchie: The Sendreiovci from Kokava nad Rimavicou and the Cigánski baróni from Gelnica. Together with her husband Vlado Sendrei, they form the band Sendreiovci.
category: speaking
tags: retrospective biographical dialogue guided Slovak Jana Sendreiová general audience internal
Milan Deme, Milan Oláh
created: 17. 12. 2025 06:15 modified: 17. 12. 2025 06:18
Milan Deme comes from Klenovec, he plays double-bass. He was born into the family of musicians. He never studied music formally, he is a self-taught musician. He is a member of the Sendreiovci Band. As a musician he participated on composing and playing in the soundtrack of the film Sherlock Holmes.
Milan Olah comes from the family of musicians from Klenovec. He plays the contra viola. He is a member of the Sendreiovci Band, as well as of other family bands in Klenovec.
In their double interview the musicians speak about the family music tradition in Klenovec.
category: speaking
tags: retrospective biographical dialogue guided Slovak Milan Deme Milan Oláh general audience internal
Dalibor Cibuľa, Dávid Oláh
created: 09. 09. 2025 10:04 modified: 10. 09. 2025 08:07
Bratranci Dalibor Cibuľa a Dávid Oláh pôsobia ako hudobníci so skupinou Sendreiovci. V spoločnom rozhovore hovoria o hudobných koreňoch ich rodiny, o špecifikách muziky z Klenovca, odkiaľ pochádzajú, o štúdiách a pracovných možnostiach a skúsenostiach, o kapele Sendreiovci a o svojich snoch a plánoch do budúcna.
category: speaking
tags: retrospective biographical dialogue guided Slovak Dalibor Cibuľa Dávid Oláh general audience internal
Living Book - Sendreiovci Gypsy Band
created: 09. 09. 2025 08:52 modified: 09. 09. 2025 08:53
A public cultural event hel on April 9, 2024 in order to celebrate the World Roma Day. The event was implemented in cooperation with RTVS and took place in the Grand Studio of the Slovak Radio at Moyzesova Street 7 in Košice. The event is a part of the series of cultural gatherings named the Living Books. The living books were member of the Sendreiovci Gypsy Band.
category: speaking
tags: retrospective biographical dialogue guided Slovak Sendreiovci Gypsy Band general audience internal
Vakeribena
created: 08. 09. 2025 10:36 modified: 08. 09. 2025 10:37
Public event on the occasion of the Week of Slovak Libraries, which took place in the premises of the Viola Theater. The event introduced a new book by the Documentation and Information Center for Roma Culture, the book's title is Vakeribena (Fables), authored by Jana Gáborová Kroková. In addition to the author, the event's guests were - Stanislav Cina, Peter Káša, Klara Kohoutová. The musical guest was Štefan Cína.
category: speaking
tags: academic scientific discussion dialogue humanities Slovak Jana Gáborová Kroková general audience internal
Living Book - The Roma Holocaust
created: 08. 09. 2025 10:31 modified: 08. 09. 2025 10:33
A public event from the Living Books series on the topic of the Roma Holocaust, which took place in the Viola Theater. The Living Books were researchers from the Slovak Academy of Sciences in Košice, Patrícia Fogelová and Veronika Szeghy Gayer. The musical guest was pianist Miroslav Rác.
category: speaking
tags: academic scientific discussion dialogue humanities Slovak general audience internal
Barbora Botošová and Eugen Botoš
created: 16. 12. 2024 06:32 modified: 16. 12. 2024 06:32
Barbora Botošová and Eugen Botoš are a sibling pair of musicians who in an interview talk about their path to the profession of musicians, evaluate their individual musical development and their joint creative activities. The interview took place on 10.11.2023 in the State Scientific Library in Prešov.
category: speaking
tags: retrospective biographical dialogue guided Slovak Barbora Botošová Eugen Botoš general audience internal
The Bandy Brothers
created: 09. 12. 2024 09:15 modified: 09. 12. 2024 09:16
Kristián Bandy studies the violin at the Catholic University in Ružomberok.He is a guest in the musical component of the Romathan theatre and leads the musical component of the Fijalečka ensemble at the Šrobárová Primary School in Prešov. He plays the viola in the family band.
Július Bandy graduated from the Private Music and Drama Conservatory in Košice. He plays the double bass in the family band. He is also a talented multi-instrumentalist.
Samuel Bandy is the leader of the family band. He studies violin at the Mikuláš Moyzes Primary Art School in Prešov. For his violin playing he has won several important awards at competitions in Slovakia.
The topic of the interview is their journey as musicians, education and identification with Roma culture.
category: speaking
tags: retrospective biographical dialogue guided Slovak Kristián Bandy Július Bandy ml. Samuel Bandy general audience internal
Klara Kohoutová, Petra Kurutzová
created: 04. 12. 2024 07:29 modified: 09. 12. 2024 07:10
Luník IX - memories with subtitles Geto? and The Most Beautiful Housing Estate? is a unique collection of 12 interviews with 15 respondents - people who at first glance have nothing in common. Many of them have never even met. They have only one thing in common: they are or were residents of the most famous Slovak housing estate, Luník IX. The publication was presented by author Klara Kohoutová and illustrator editor Petra Kurutzová in a discussion with Erika Godlová on September 8, 2023 in the premises of the Libresso Cafe in Prešov.
category: speaking
tags: academic scientific discussion dialogue humanities Slovak Klara Kohoutová Petra Kurutzová general audience internal
