Michal Barsony - Angel
created: 26. 08. 2018 20:31 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. The video shows him describing the process of painting the concrete painting titled Angel, the technique and material used for it, as well as the background of how the theme and form were chosen.
category: fine arts
tags: sacral material artistic 2D artifact painting Slovak Michal Bársony 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
Art for Diversity
created: 13. 07. 2018 12:15 modified: 27. 11. 2020 02:00
Recording of live performance, Wave Club, November 7, 2015. The concert titled Art for diversity is the unique project, presenting beauties, uniqueness and mutual relations between the various minority cultures within one evening. The compositions of the Romani, Jewish, Hungarian, Polish, Russian, Serbian, Ruthenian and Bulgarian origins, influenced by very popular world music style, were played during the concert. All compositions are founded in the folk music of the national minorities, the were played in the specific, author's made arrangements. The leading musician of the band at the concert is a young first violinist, Barbora Botosova, the grand-daughter of the legendary musician Jan Berky Mrenica senior, and daughter of Eugen Botos. Agata Siemaszko - a singer, Marek Koncek - a violin, Jan Sivak - cimbalom, viola, Maros Sivak - a guitar, Tomas Gaspierik - contrabass.
category: music
tags: vocal-instrumental modern mix orchestra folklore multilingual Barbora Botošová general audience internal
Marco Pillo - Tell Me, Mother
created: 09. 07. 2018 15:58 modified: 27. 11. 2020 02:00
Marco Pillo - the musician, singer and composer. Originally graduated as a cimbalom player, later he added guitar playing. During his studies in Barcelona, Spain, he met the local Romani flamenco music culture which made large impact on his future musical creation. As a music guest of the author's reading event of Dusan Onody (reading from his book of poetry For You, Only for You) he performed as a guitar player and singer. The song Tell Me, Mother, a popular song, was a part of his performance.
category: music
tags: vocal-instrumental modern flamenco solo borrowed Romani Marco Pillo general audience internal
Marco Pillo - Eve, Send Me Your Photo
created: 09. 07. 2018 15:54 modified: 27. 11. 2020 02:00
Marco Pillo - the musician, singer and composer. Originally graduated as a cimbalom player, later he added guitar playing. During his studies in Barcelona, Spain, he met the local Romani flamenco music culture which made large impact on his future musical creation. As a music guest of the author's reading event of Dusan Onody (reading from his book of poetry For You, Only for You) he performed as a guitar player and singer. The song Eve, Send me Your Photo, a popular song, was a part of his performance.
category: music
tags: vocal-instrumental modern flamenco solo borrowed Romani Marco Pillo general audience internal
Marco Pillo - Jessica
created: 09. 07. 2018 15:49 modified: 27. 11. 2020 02:00
Marco Pillo - the musician, singer and composer. Originally graduated as a cimbalom player, later he added guitar playing. During his studies in Barcelona, Spain, he met the local Romani flamenco music culture which made large impact on his future musical creation. As a music guest of the author's reading event of Dusan Onody (reading from his book of poetry For You, Only for You) he performed as a guitar player and singer. The song Jessica is author made, music composed by Marco Pillo, lyrics written by Gejza Horvath (Brna, Czech Republic).
category: music
tags: vocal-instrumental modern flamenco solo Romani Marco Pillo 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
Women's Dance - The Romathan Entertains
created: 04. 07. 2018 08:35 modified: 27. 11. 2020 02:00
Demonstration of Romathan Theater dance performance under the name Romathan Entertains. The dance was presented by members of the dance section of the theater during a performance in a cultural house in the village of Svinia. Dance with the typical Romani dance steps, combined with the variations from modern dances, creatively incorporated by the dancers into their own performances. Working with hands, shoulders, hips, the phenomenal use of secondary components, such as costumes, allfacture, or mimics and gestures, complete the aesthetic image of the performance.
category: dance
tags: folklore stylized female ensemble original choreography Romathan general audience internal
Romathan in New Dress - Anitra's Dance
created: 03. 07. 2018 14:27 modified: 27. 11. 2020 02:00
The 65th premiere of the Romathan Theater was arranged in "new dress". Music and dance performances alternated with traditional Romani halgato and songs. The Romathan Theater Orchestra performs special parts emphasizing the interconnections between various cultures in Europe. One of the Orchestra performances is the classical composition by Norwegian composer Edvard Grieg, Anitra's Dance. It is the incidental music composed in 1876 for the verse drama by Henrik Ibsen titled Peer Gynt. First staged in 02/1876 in Kristiania, nowadays Oslo in Norway.
category: music
tags: instrumental classic impressionism orchestra Romathan 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
