Adriana Drafiová
created: 07. 11. 2022 11:56 modified: 07. 11. 2022 12:03
Adriana Drafiová, known under the stage name Gitana, is a singer of Roma origin. As a performer, she has a strong vocal expression, performing mainly thedance and rom-pop music; currently expanding her profile as a music composer. In recent years, she recorded several successful collaborations with well-known artists of the mainstream Slovak and Czech music scene. In the interview she shares information about her family background, first steps of her carreer, music and sources of inspiration for her own works, and the topics of romipen and the Romani language as well.The interview was recorded on November 19, 2021 in Prešov, at the Wave Club - Center for Independent Culture.
category: speaking
tags: retrospective biographical monologue guided Slovak Adriana Drafiová Gitana scientific discussion academic audience internal
Štefan Vavrek
created: 24. 10. 2022 11:13 modified: 24. 10. 2022 11:24
Štefan Vavrek is a teacher by profession (mathematics and ethical education), a graduate of the University of Constantine the Philosopher in Nitra. He taught in the town of Tornaľa. In 2007, he co-founded an association of mentors for Romani pupils called Tanoda, later he continued the educational activities in the Ternipe organization based in Rimavská Seč.
He started in politics at the local level as the mayor of Rimavská Seč, in 2018 he became a member of the National Council of the Slovak Republic (The Slovak Parliament) for the political party Most-Híd. His main agenda was education and regional development. In the interview, he talks about political, national and personal topics.
category: speaking
tags: retrospective biographical monologue guided Slovak Štefan Vavrek general audience internal
Ľudovít Petík
created: 24. 10. 2022 10:01 modified: 24. 10. 2022 10:31
Ľudovít Petík comes from well-known musical family, the members of which used to play and, simultaneously, do certain crafts. This stays with the family even today. Ľudovít himself played and all 45 years of his productive live worked as a driver; the last 30 of them as a bus driver of MHD (The City Mass Transportation Enterprise) in Prešov.
category: speaking
tags: retrospective biographical monologue guided Slovak Ľudovít Petík general audience internal
Alexander Mušinka – The Svinia Project 3. Results and Closing of the Project.
created: 04. 10. 2022 09:01 modified: 04. 10. 2022 09:05
Alexander Mušinka is a cultural anthropologist, an expert in Ruthenian-Ukrainian as well as in Romani issues. He studied ethnology and history at Faculty of Arts of Charles University in Prague. Since 1997, he has been working as a researcher at the University of Prešov in Prešov, currently at the Institute of Roma Studies, and is active in the non-governmental sector. He participated in many research, non-governmental and development projects related to Roma communities, especially in the Eastern Slovakia. He is the chairman of the Society for Research and Development of Minority Groups of the Slovak Republic - MINORITAS, the chairman of the Regional Center for Roma Issues in Prešov and he is also the vice-chairman of the Center for Anthropological Research in Prešov. His publishing activity, whether as author or co-author, is rich, resulting in dozens of publications, anthologies and scientific studies. The Svinia Project was a development project that began in 1998 in the Roma settlement of Svinia with Alexander Mušinka as its coordinator.The third part of the interview is focused on the changes and improvements of the environment within the settlement. What steps were taken towards solutions in the issues of drinking water, sewerage or housing.
category: speaking
tags: retrospective factual monologue guided Slovak Alexander Mušinka The Institute for Romani Studies general audience internal
Alexander Mušinka – The Svinia Project 2. Supporting Education and Employment.
created: 04. 10. 2022 08:53 modified: 04. 10. 2022 08:56
Alexander Mušinka is a cultural anthropologist, an expert in Ruthenian-Ukrainian as well as in Romani issues. He studied ethnology and history at Faculty of Arts of Charles University in Prague. Since 1997, he has been working as a researcher at the University of Prešov in Prešov, currently at the Institute of Roma Studies, and is active in the non-governmental sector. He participated in many research, non-governmental and development projects related to Roma communities, especially in the Eastern Slovakia. He is the chairman of the Society for Research and Development of Minority Groups of the Slovak Republic - MINORITAS, the chairman of the Regional Center for Roma Issues in Prešov and he is also the vice-chairman of the Center for Anthropological Research in Prešov. His publishing activity, whether as author or co-author, is rich, resulting in dozens of publications, anthologies and scientific studies. The Svinia Project was a development project that began in 1998 in the Roma settlement of Svinia with Alexander Mušinka as its coordinator. In the second part of the interview, he talks in more detail about specific activities in the settlement, about civic participation of local Roma, about support for education and employment. Why it was necessary to build a kindergarten for local children, how they supported children's meals at school, up to extracurricular activities and establishment of various workshops for Roma adults in the settlement.
category: speaking
tags: retrospective factual monologue guided Slovak Alexander Mušinka The Institute for Romani Studies general audience internal
Alexander Mušinka – The Project Svinia 1. Starting points of the Project.
created: 03. 10. 2022 13:07 modified: 03. 10. 2022 15:27
Alexander Mušinka is a cultural anthropologist, an expert in Ruthenian-Ukrainian as well as in Romani issues. He studied ethnology and history at Faculty of Arts of Charles University in Prague. Since 1997, he has been working as a researcher at the University of Prešov in Prešov, currently at the Institute of Roma Studies, and is active in the non-governmental sector. He participated in many research, non-governmental and development projects related to Roma communities, especially in the Eastern Slovakia. He is the chairman of the Society for Research and Development of Minority Groups of the Slovak Republic - MINORITAS, the chairman of the Regional Center for Roma Issues in Prešov and he is also the vice-chairman of the Center for Anthropological Research in Prešov. His publishing activity, whether as author or co-author, is rich, resulting in dozens of publications, anthologies and scientific studies. The Svinia Project was a development project that began in 1998 in the Roma settlement of Svinia with Alexander Mušinka as its coordinator. In the first part of the interview, he tells how the project was started, how it was financed and what were the consequence of the huge floods in 1998.
category: speaking
tags: retrospective factual monologue guided Slovak Alexander Mušinka The Institute for Romani Studies general audience internal
The Live Book - Lomnické čháve
created: 22. 09. 2022 09:38 modified: 24. 10. 2022 09:27
Lomnické čháve is the rom-pop band with Milan Polhoš as the lead musician and singer and managed by Tomáš Slebodník. Their repertoir includes mainly the Romani folk songs and songs from other nations. The band's performance is in pop style, using electronic music instruments. The video documents the interview with the members of the band and their manager which was recorden on July 8, 2020 in Prešov, in the Center for Independent Culture Wave.
category: speaking
tags: retrospective biographical dialogue guided Slovak Romani Lomnické čháve general audience internal
Maristella - About Family and Elena Lacková
created: 18. 07. 2022 13:48 modified: 18. 07. 2022 13:55
Sister Maristella, by civic name Mária Kačová, is a nun of the Congregatio Jesu, the catholic female congregation known by popular name as „The English Virgins“. Sister Maristella lives in Prešov, helping the abused women, mothers with children and homeless people. She organizes charity where people donate food and clothing. For decades she has been an organist in the concathedral of St. Nicholas in Prešov. In 2009 she received the City of Prešov Award. Her father was a musician, a member of The Dukla Folk Art Ensemble (PUĽS). She is the niece of the first Romani writer in Slovakia, Elena Lacková.
category: speaking
tags: retrospective biographical monologue guided Slovak Maristella general audience internal
Live Book: Red Tomato
created: 18. 05. 2022 09:03 modified: 18. 05. 2022 09:21
The film Loli Paradička is a romantic comedy about the love of Veronca and the goods seller at fair, Milan. They both are disabled in their way - Milan has no leg, Veronka is a Romani girl. It does not prevent them from living through their sincere, ridiculously sad story, full of hope, love and humor. Screenplay and direction: Richard Staviarsky, Viťo Staviarsky. Music: Štefan Cína and Viťo Staviarsky. The main roles were played by Michal Iľkanin and Kamila Mitrášová. It won the Audience Award at the Art Film Fest festival, and in 2019 it was the most successful Slovak film. The guests of the event within the series of events called the Living Books, implemented by the State Scientific Library in Prešov, were the creators Richard Staviarsky and Marka Staviarska (the producer) and the actress who played the main character, Kamila Mitrášová. The musical guest was the Folk Music Band of Štefan Cína. Štefan Cína is the co-author of the music soundtrack to the film, the band recorded most of the original songs.
category: speaking
tags: retrospective factual dialogue guided Slovak Richard Staviarsky Marka Staviarska Kamila Mirtrášová general audience internal
Štefan Bučko
created: 18. 05. 2022 09:00 modified: 22. 03. 2023 14:56
Štefan Bučko comes from Banská Bystrica. He is a member of the folk music group of Alexander Daško, where he plays the accordion. For more than twenty years he played and sang in well-known music halls in Slovakia. He put his music career aside and began working as a bus driver. Now he perceives music more as a hobby, playing and singing sporadically. In the interview, he talks about his views about music, his family and Romani folklore.
category: speaking
tags: retrospective biographical monologue guided Slovak Štefan Bučko general audience internal
