Gypsy Kubanec
created: 08. 07. 2021 14:50 modified: 08. 07. 2021 14:57
Gypsy Kubanec, originally Viktor Paulovič, the Romani musician and singer. Represents modern rom-pop. In the video interview he is presented as a musician who is discovering the ways how to get attention of large audience, so that he can bring joy from Romani rhythms to as many people as it is possible. The interview was made in April 25, 2013 in Myjava.
category: speaking
tags: retrospective biographical monologue guided Slovak general audience internal
Jozef Vidlička
created: 19. 10. 2020 10:57 modified: 27. 11. 2020 02:00
Jozef Vidlička speaking about poverty and life of people in Eastern Slovakia, especially Roma in the years after WWII. He spent bigger and better part of his life in Czech Republic. In the region of Sudety, after repatriation of Germans, he and his parents worked. There he also spent two years of the obligatory military service. After the so-called velvet revolution he and his family came back to his birth place in Slovakia.
category: speaking
tags: retrospective biographical monologue guided Slovak Jozef Vidlička general audience internal
Anička Oláhová - The Portrait
created: 27. 09. 2020 18:21 modified: 27. 11. 2020 02:00
Anička Oláhová became recognized by public in 2011, after she won the singing contest organized by Dorota Nvotová (a well-known Slovak singer, actress and publicist), the jury consisted of members of the Gypsy Devils ensamble. The interview with the young talented singer introduces the portrait of a girl with not so typical family background, her attitude to art, music, to her own identity as well as her expectations from future. The video interview was done in June 12, 2013 in Lovinobaňa.
category: speaking
tags: retrospective biographical monologue guided Slovak Anna Oláhová general audience internal
Viliam Šarközy - Candelabra
created: 26. 05. 2020 14:56 modified: 06. 09. 2021 10:00
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. The video documents the production of a candelabra. The video documents the production of the candelabra.
category: speaking
tags: retrospective biographical monologue guided Slovak Viliam Šarközy st. general audience internal
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
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
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
Patrik Samko
created: 16. 12. 2019 09:24 modified: 27. 11. 2020 02:00
A short video about a craft of making and repairing the music instruments. Patrik Samko graduated from the school for violin makers placed in Luby (district of Cheb) in Czech Republic. In the short interview he introduces his work and his craft. The interview was recorded in 2013 during the Euroopean Romani Smithing Symposium.
category: speaking
tags: retrospective biographical monologue guided Slovak Patrik Samko general audience internal
Igor Radic - The Valach Axe from Klenovec
created: 16. 12. 2019 09:18 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 general audience internal
