Adela Orgovánová - Reminiscence
created: 09. 12. 2018 16:29 modified: 27. 11. 2020 02:00
Adela Orgovánová (1936-) was born in Presov, a town she lived in all her lifetime. At 8 years old she survived the bombing of Presov by the Soviet Army. The bombardment happened on 20th of December, 1944 and took more than 70 minutes. There's no exact number of victims known, officially 140 persons were buried in Presov. She speaks about life in Presov during the WWII and after the war - speaks about her family, childhood, her youth and work, as well as about her efforts, poverty, friendships and values.
category: speaking
tags: retrospective biographical monologue guided Slovak general audience internal
Michal Bársony - Fine Arts
created: 05. 12. 2018 20:18 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
Michal Bársony - A Pedagogue and Painter
created: 12. 10. 2018 09:15 modified: 27. 11. 2020 02:00
Born in the village of Kunova Teplica, in the Rožňava district. The mother tongue in the family was Hungarian, traditionally the family carried on blacksmithing and music. He studied Fine Arts and Russian language at the Faculty of Education at Matej Bel University in Banská Bystrica. He took the post-graduate studies at the Faculty of Pedagogy at the University of Constantine the Philosopher in Nitra and received the title PaedDr. He does paintings and drawings, thematically is his work predominated by sacral themes, to a lesser extent by the female portraits and landscapes. As a pedagogue, he worked at primary, secondary and higher education institutions, some time he also spent at the State Educational Institute in Bratislava. In the video, he describes an image-making process called Angel, the technique used, material, and how the idea about the theme came to him, and what was the visualization of it.
category: speaking
tags: retrospective biographical monologue guided Slovak Michal Bársony general audience internal
Tomáš Botló - speaking about the Romani music
created: 27. 08. 2018 13:24 modified: 27. 11. 2020 02:00
Tomáš Botló - a singer and musician, playing amateur guitar, playing piano mostly, studied at the State conservatory in Bratislava. He writes his own songs, he built his recording studio at home where he proved being an excellent sound mixer. Tomas mixis Romani music with modern genres such as jazz, funk, hip-hop, latino, flamenco, pop and this kind of genre syncretism makes him multi-cultural and multi-genre musician. He cooperated with several Slovak as well as foreign rappers and artists. His musical idol is George Benson. The video presents his talk about his muscial begginings, studies, principal influence shaping his musical production, or specific features and ways the Romani music in Slovakia takes.
category: speaking
tags: retrospective biographical monologue guided Slovak Tomáš Botló general audience internal
Ms. Barbora Botosova
created: 18. 07. 2018 15:57 modified: 27. 11. 2020 02:00
Barbora Botosova - the granddaughter of Jan Berky Mrenica sn., (the concert master of the Slovak Folk Arts Ensemble, serving for 33 years), the daughter of Eugen Botos sn. (the head violinst of the Violin Orchestra), the sister of Eugen Botos jn. (the known jazz pianist and composer). In the year 2012 Barbora Botosova graduated from the Higher School of Fine Arts in Bratislave, under the tutoring of Prof. Peter Michalica. Later, she completed the special course of composition lead by Lubica Cekovska. Nowadays perfomes as a free artist, playing in the orchestras Bohemiens and Women Rebels. In the interview speaks about her childhood, music, studies, her own creation, as well as about the current state of the Romani music and its historical context.
category: speaking
tags: retrospective biographical monologue guided Slovak Barbora Botošová general audience internal
Jozef Cichý - My Journey To Fine Arts
created: 04. 07. 2018 10:02 modified: 27. 11. 2020 02:00
Jozef Cichý (1966) - is a painter of the Romani origin from the village Nizny Zipov in the district of Trebisov. The vehicle mechanic by profession, devoted many of his years of life to painting exclusively. His artwork is mainly influenced by Salvador Dali, Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo Buonarotti and Rafael Santi. He paints mostly with acrylic and oil colours on canvas or sololit. Several of his wall paintings are in churches and funeral houses. The main motives of his artwork are of sacral nature as well as family evironment, war and "romipen". In 90s of the past century he received award for painting in the Slovak competition of amateur art work in Trencin. Among the works of other Romani artists were his paintings exhibited in Poland, in the Museum of the Romani Culture in Brno, in Bratislava at the exhibition titled Heartprints at the Pallette of Romani Artists, in Presov, in Michalovce at the exhibition titled Romane cerchena (Romani Stars) or in Stropkov. Currently, his paintings can be seen in aproximately 30 villages in funeral houses and churches, exhibited in the Museum of Romani Culture in Brno and in other places both in Slovakia and abroad.
category: speaking
tags: retrospective biographical monologue guided Slovak Jozef Cichý general audience internal
Roman Godla
created: 27. 12. 2017 12:08 modified: 09. 04. 2021 09:11
Roman Godla (1974 -) is a long-term member of the Theater Romathan, of its dancing and acting section. During years he spent in the theater his interest went more to the field of choreography. He still stays in this field. The interview covers the topics of his beginnings, his artistic and personal ambitions.
category: speaking
tags: retrospective biographical monologue guided Romani Roman Godla general audience internal
JUDr. Gustáv Karika - speaking
created: 22. 12. 2017 08:16 modified: 27. 11. 2020 02:00
JUDr. Gustav Karika (1930 - 2016) was born in Myjava, in the Roma settlement. He was one of the first lawyers of Romani origin in the former Czechoslovakia. In the narrative that was recorded on 12 May 2014 at his home in New Dubnica, he is gradually addressing both biographical and factual themes - from his family, through education, to career and to historical events that shaped our geopolitical space from World War II to the present. In the narrative, he mentions several concepts, names and events that are not part of general education anymore, so we also explain them.
The Association of Gypsies-Roma (1969 - 1973) It was created as a social organization during the so-called reconstruction process in Czechoslovakia in order to achieve equal and peaceful coexistence and mitigation of state-controlled assimilation. Following the onset of normalization in 1973, it was abolished.
Butiker / Nevodrom - economic facilities of the The Association of Gypsies-Roma. They supported employment opportunities for Roma, commissioned by Roma craftsmen, established workshops.
Andrej Andreyevich Vlasov (September 14, 1901 - August 2, 1946) Soviet general of Russian descent. After the Battle of Leningrad he got into German captivity, cooperated with the Nazis, founded the Russian Liberation Army.
Vlasovci - followers of General Vlasov, a military unit formed of Soviet prisoners of war as well as volunteers, emigrants and opponents of Communism (Stalinism).
Rudolf Slánský - (July 31, 1901, Nezvěstice - December 3, 1952, Prague) General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party in 1945 - 1951). In 1951, he was accused of organizing an anti-state conspiracy, sentenced and subsequently executed in well-known political processes. The court rehabilitated him in 1963 and the Communist Party in 1968.
category: speaking
tags: retrospective biographical monologue guided Slovak JUDr. Gustáv Karika general audience internal
Pavel Klinec - Speaking
created: 18. 12. 2017 15:02 modified: 27. 11. 2020 02:00
Pavel Klinec from the village Dúbravy, district of Detva, shares his memories in speaking about the life of his parents, siblings and friends during the Second World War. His speaking is based on the memories of his mother, his older brother who was 14-year-old in the meantime, as well as on his own experience learnt when 4 and a half year old. The document was recorded in Dúbravy, district of Detva, in July 19, 2016.
category: speaking
tags: retrospective biographical monologue guided Slovak Pavel Klinec general audience internal
Marian Balog - actor, dramaturgist, director
created: 12. 12. 2017 15:40 modified: 27. 11. 2020 02:00
Memories narrated by the actor, dramaturge and director of the Theater Romathan, Marian Balog. He came to the theater in 1992. Since 2009, besides acting, he works as dramaturge and director in the theater. His first experience with theater was received before 1992, during his time in the Theater of Jonas Zaborsky in Presov. Besides theater, he played in films in the past. In 2000 he was casted for one of the main roles in the film (co production of Czech Republic, Slovakia and France) named Report on Pilgrimage of Students Peter and Jacob. In 1995 he was awarded the prize given by The Association of the Theater Artists in Slovakia and the Slovak Literature Fund.
Other awards:
2006 – Literature Fund – awarde for exceptional artistic and directing input in creation of the drama The Cunning Family
2007 – The Award of Kosice City for large participation in founding the Theater Romathan, long lasting artistic work in the theater and talented directing which produced the core repertoir of the theater.
2016 – Literature Fund – the annual award for directing the original Romani music fairy-tale Magical Bell.
category: speaking
tags: retrospective biographical monologue guided Slovak Marián Balog - dramatist general audience internal
