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IF YOU REMEMBER, THAT MEANS YOU WEREN’T EVEN THERE

Interview with Ferenc Hammer about the Black Hole and the subcultures around 1989

The Black Hole (1988-1994) was a legendary club in Budapest in Golgota street. It was the first place in the country to gather underground subcultures, and its history is linked with the political changes of 1989. We had a chat with Ferenc Hammer, the chair of the Media and Communication department at ELTE about young people, politics, punk and H&M’s Ramones t-shirts. INTERVIEW BY PANNI PUSKÁS. More

Music / Theatre / Festival /

WHY AMERICA OF ALL PLACES?

A foreword to the New York Hungary Live Festival

At 4 a.m. Sunday CET the first Hungarian theatrical festival, the Hungary Live Festival was launched with the concert of the Szakértők band. Five days os lectures, concerts, workshops and professional discussions. BY TAMÁS JÁSZAY. More

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FROM SHOCK TO ROMANTIC BLISS

A Conversation with Emmanuelle Haïm

Emmanuelle Haïm is a French harpsichord and piano artist, a conductor and an artistic director, who has been one of the most prestigious performers of baroque and 18th century music for decades. The artist and her orchestra, Le Concert d’Astrée founded in 2000 visit the Budapest Spring Festival as a part of a tour from Ireland to Bahrain, during which they perform Italian baroque cantatas. BY JÁNOS MALINA. More