Baro mariben (Great War)
created: 15. 05. 2020 12:54 modified: 27. 11. 2020 02:00
Baro mariben means Great War in Roma language. A short documentary film about the persecutions and difficult lives of the Roma in Slovakia during World War II. It describes the personal stories of the Roma who survived the dramatic moments of war. Through individual environments, which were the scenes of persecution or murder, the authors searched for today's memory of people. The film presents the theme of the Roma Holocaust in Slovakia, which is still almost unknown in today's society.
category: drama
tags: film documentary featurette Slovak Romani OZ Jekhetane-Spolu general audience external
Igor Radič - A smith from Klenovec
created: 13. 05. 2020 11:00 modified: 27. 11. 2020 02:00
Igor Radič was born in 1960 in Klenovec where he lives and works untill now. Since his childhood he was fascinated by smithery. After completing his vocational training, he started to work as a smith for the Farmers Cooperative in Klenovec, he worked for the state woods company as well. He received more training by old smiths, masters of the craft. He is the statutory representative of the NGO Romani Artistic Smithery. The organization organizes workshops for smiths. He works both as industrial and artistic smith. His son Igor Radič jr. (1984) helps him in his workshop.
category: speaking
tags: retrospective biographical monologue guided Slovak Igor Radič general audience internal
Romathan - The Spririt of Music and Singing
created: 27. 04. 2020 10:12 modified: 27. 11. 2020 02:00
Video recording of the dance performance of the Romathan Theater was recorded on 18 September 2014 at the A. Duchnovič Theater in Prešov,v during the implementation of the National Project Documentation and Information Center of Romani Culture. The Orchestra of Romathan Theater and its soloists offer the watchers a mixture of instrumental and vocal-instrumental compositions.
category: music
tags: vocal-instrumental modern mix orchestra original Romani Romathan general audience internal
Michal Bársony - The Traditions of the Romani Handcrafts
created: 18. 02. 2020 10:05 modified: 27. 11. 2020 02:00
Born in the village Kunova Teplica, the district of Roznava. The family spoke Hungarian, and kept the tradition of smithery and music. He graduated from the Pedagogical Faculty of Matej Bel University in Banska Bystrica, specialzed in fine arts and Russian language. The post-gradual studies completed at the Pedagogical Faculty of University of Constantine the Philosopher in Nitra, awarded with the title PeadDr. His main creation is painting and drawing, with prevailing themes of the sacral nature, as well as some women portraits and landscapes. As a pedagogue worked at several elementary and secondary schools, as well as at universities. He also worked for the State Institute Of Pedagogy.
category: speaking
tags: biographical monologue guided Slovak Michal Bársony general audience internal
Albert Kovac
created: 10. 02. 2020 19:57 modified: 27. 11. 2020 02:00
Albert Kovac (1978) spent his childhood in the village Sarovce nearby Levice. He completed the Secondary Grammar School (gymnasium) in Zeliezovce. He went on the University of Konstantin the Philosopher in Nitra where he graduated as social worker. His mother tongue is Hungarian. He is fluent in Slovak, English and German languages. He has passive knowledge of Romani language. He started working as mediator, since 2004 he worked as the project consultant employed by the Office of Plenipotentiary of Slovak Republic Government for Romani Communities in Rimavska Sobota.
category: speaking
tags: retrospective biographical monologue guided Slovak Albert Kováč general audience internal
Romathan - Lost Love
created: 10. 02. 2020 19:50 modified: 27. 11. 2020 02:00
The theater performance for adult audience. Presented as 74th premiere of the Romathan Theatre. The show is set into the historical period of the early 19th century. The main motive is the forbidden love of a rural nobleman and a Roma woman. The story emphasis is on fatality and conflicting situations while following the further fate of the unlikely couple's daughter.
category: drama
tags: theater drama singspiel original Romani Romathan general audience internal
Gypsy Boxer - the theater performance
created: 10. 02. 2020 19:45 modified: 27. 11. 2020 02:00
Gypsy Boxer is a monodrama picturing the life of the German boxer of Romani (Sinti) origin Johann Wilhelm Trollman, known under the name „Rukeli“. In Nazi Germany Rukeli became the lightweight champion. Later on, he was stripped of the title because of his ethnical origin. Johann Trollman was in 1943 deported to concentration camp Neuengamme, where he was murdered.
Author: Rike Reiniger
Translation: Lucie Ceralova
Director: Gabriela Krecmerova
Plays: Filip Teller
category: drama
tags: theater drama spoken drama stage original Czech Filip Teller general audience internal
Viliam Šarközy Sn.
created: 10. 02. 2020 19:40 modified: 27. 11. 2020 02:00
Viliam Šarközy( 4.4.1939) 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. His son Ivan follows his father’s footsteps.
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.
category: speaking
tags: biographical monologue guided Slovak Viliam Šarközy st. general audience internal
Romani Pilgrimage in Zabno
created: 10. 02. 2020 19:29 modified: 27. 11. 2020 02:00
Factographic narrative about the memorial that was built in 2012 on the site of the execution of unknown Roma during World War II in 1943.
category: speaking
tags: academic factual monologue humanities Polish Adam Bartosz general audience internal
Romani Pilgrimage in Bielcza
created: 31. 01. 2020 15:27 modified: 27. 11. 2020 02:00
In 1942 in Bielcza, Poland, the Germans murdered 41 Roma from the Kwiek family. They were nomadic Roma from Kalderash group. Their common grave is well cared by the local people.
category: speaking
tags: academic factual monologue humanities Polish Adam Bartosz general audience internal
