Milan Polhoš
created: 04. 10. 2021 09:18 modified: 04. 10. 2021 09:23
In the interview, Milan Polhoš describes what is the love of his life, i.e. music. Milan Polhoš is a member of the Lomnické čháve group, based in the village Veľká Lomnica. Milan Polhoš is the bandleader, saxophonist and singer of the band. He is a graduate of university where he obtained a master's degree in social work.
category: speaking
tags: retrospective biographical monologue guided Slovak Milan Polhoš general audience internal
Roman Eštočák
created: 10. 09. 2021 10:24 modified: 10. 09. 2021 10:27
Roman Estocak is one of the Romanies in Slovakia with university degree. He graduated from the University of Constantine the Philosopher in Nitra, social work. He worked as project manager. Currently, he works at the Office of the Plenipotentiary of the Slovak Republic government for Romani communities. He is married and has a son.
category: speaking
tags: biographical monologue guided Slovak Roman Eštočák general audience internal
Arpád Farkaš - rozprávanie
created: 10. 09. 2021 08:49 modified: 08. 05. 2023 20:08
Arpád Farkaš, hudobník, klavirista, absolvent Strednej umeleckej školy v Košiciach, v súčasnosti učiteľ hudby na Základnej umeleckej škole v Rožňave a Súkromnom konzervatóriu Dezidera Kardoša v Prešove. Arpád Farkaš je aktívnym hudobníkom, hrá na klavíri a pôsobí v niekoľkých hudobných zoskupeniach, medzi nimi aj Arpád Farkaš Kvartet. Špecializuje sa na džez a vystupuje na džezových festivaloch, v kluboch či na recepciách. Jeho repertoár tvoria jeho vlastné skladby ako aj nasledujúce džezové štandardy: Wayne Shorter: Footprints (1967); Miles Davis: So What (1959); George Gershwin: Summertime (1934); Jerome Kern: All The Things You Are (1944); Miles Davis: Solar (1954); Duke Ellington: Solitude (1934), a ďalšie.
Videozáznam ponúka rozprávanie Arpáda Farkaša o džezovej scéne na Slovensku, o hudobníckej rodine, z ktorej pochádza a rómskej hudbe na Slovensku. Záznam vznikol 11.7.2013.
category: speaking
tags: retrospective biographical monologue guided Slovak Arpád Farkaš general audience internal
Jozef Patkaň
created: 16. 08. 2021 08:55 modified: 10. 02. 2022 10:01
Jozef Patkaň is one of the most important Romani entrepreneurs in Slovakia. His business is also done in Czech Republic, Slovenia, Austria and Germany. The main field of his work is woodwork and construction. He employes Romani workers. He graduated from university and declares high importance of education for the Romani children. He comes from large Romani family, his father was a blacksmith. Nine siblings, one of the deceased, seven graduated from universities.
category: speaking
tags: retrospective biographical monologue guided Slovak Jozef Patkaň general audience internal
Dáša Polláková
created: 29. 07. 2021 07:29 modified: 29. 07. 2021 07:33
Dáša Polláková, actress and singer, member of the Romathan Theater ensemble. In the interview, she talks about her path to singing and acting, about her motivations, about developing her talent during her studies at the Secondary Art School in Košice, and about the influence of the family on her professional orientation. The record was created on January 21, 2014 in Prešov, on the premises of the Alexander Duchnovič Theater.
category: speaking
tags: retrospective biographical monologue guided Slovak Dáša Polláková general audience internal
Gipsy Chipsy
created: 22. 07. 2021 11:24 modified: 08. 12. 2021 23:37
The boy band Gipsy Chipsy formed in Bardeov, with four members. Their repertoir includes the traditional romani songs, shifted into the modern style. The modern style of singing is added with rap parts, the songs are sung in Slovak and Romani languages. In the video they speak about how they founded the band and what is their music creative process. The video was recorded in Bardejov, on 15.7.2013; the video is a document about creative work of the boy band. Pavol Pilip – manager, composer, Lukas Gruif, Tomas Mihalik – singers, rap, Jan Cina – singer.
category: speaking
tags: retrospective biographical monologue guided Slovak Gipsy Chipsy general audience internal
Igor Dužda
created: 14. 07. 2021 10:12 modified: 03. 03. 2023 12:15
Igor Dužda was the first Romani editor of the Romani minority Broadcasting in Slovak Radio. He worked there for 17 years. He graduated from the University, his grandmother was a sister of the first Romani writer in former Czechoslovakia Elena Lacková. He also writes stories from the Romani environment as well as the Romani fairy-tales.
category: speaking
tags: retrospective biographical monologue guided Slovak Igor Dužda general audience internal
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
The Woodcarvers Čičava Ján Goroľ
created: 24. 05. 2021 08:47 modified: 27. 07. 2021 12:22
A short story by the amateur woodcarver Ján Goroľ about the way to woodcarving. He worked as a locksmith, with no real desire to work with wood. He got to the craft workshop and carving thanks to the Fellowship of the Apostle Paul and the priest, Martin Mekel. In the video he talks about the connection between Christian religion and craft. In the video he also says that who can draw, can become a woodcarver as well. When drawing, the most difficult is to portray the eyes and nose properly. He also describes the work on specific works.
Ján Goroľ is a member of the gospel band LOND.
The story was created in 2013 during the documentation of the craft workshop ROMA ART Čičava. The sheltered workshop was established in 2012, initiated by Martin Mekel.
category: crafts
tags: active traditional artistic wood carving Slovak general audience internal
The Woodcarvers, Čičava Imrich Goroľ
created: 31. 03. 2021 11:53 modified: 01. 06. 2021 08:43
The short story by amateur woodcarver Imrich Goroľ about his way to woodcarving.
Imrich Goroľ comes from the village of Soľ. He worked as a construction worker. He got to the woodcarving by accident. He is a member of the gospel band LOND. During one of their rehearsals in the Pastoral Centre in Čičava he met a woodcarver Milan Krajňák. He showed them various drawings and asked them whether they’d like to learn the craft of woodcarving. In the video he describes the process of making various works.
The story was created in 2013 during the documentation of the craft workshop ROMA ART Čičava. The sheltered workshop was established in 2012, initiated by Martin Mekel.
category: crafts
tags: active traditional artistic wood carving Slovak Imrich Goroľ general audience internal
