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DECEMBER WHERE NOW The month’s top entertainment, exhibits, attractions, and more BALLET CHRISTMAS PUPPETS ● The Nutcracker by the Russian composer Tchaikovsky is a fairy tale about a doll that comes alive around a Christmas tree. It is a very popular ballet with grown-ups and children alike in the days around Christmas. The enchanting fairy tale features an army of gingerbread soldiers, the King of Mice, and the Land of Sweets ruled by the Sugar Plum Fairy. You can choose from performances in the Palace of Arts (Dec 23 and 27) and the Erkel Theater (almost daily). See Listings p.11-12 – www.mupa.hu , www.opera.hu photo: Szilvia Csibi 4 WHERE London BUDAPEST I JANUARY I DECEMBER 2013 2017
EXHIBITION WITHIN FRAMES ↔ This exhibit gives an overview of the art of the sixties in Hungary, when the communist power classified cultural works according to the notorious system of the “Three Ts,” standing for the Hungarian words Tiltott, Tűrt, Támogatott, meaning “Forbidden”, “Tolerated” and “Supported.” These were years of political consolidation in Hungary, bracketed by the major historic events of the 1956 Revolution in Hungary and the Prague Spring of 1968; interesting times bringing forth interesting art. Hungarian National Gallery – Listing p.14, www.mng. EXHIBITION TARKOVSKY AND MORE → The Art Gallery (Műcsarnok) has several smaller exhibitions. One tells the story of how film director Andrei Tarkovsky’s movie “The mirror” was created with the use of old family photographs (till Dec 10). A second one is a tribute to the Toldi Photo Gallery which operated during two short periods in communist times, giving space to artists critical of the regime. There are also exhibits with the the work of painters János Blaskó and Miklós Jakobovits (from Dec 6). Műcsarnok – Listing p.14, www.mucsarnok.hu MODERN CIRCUS CONCERTS SHOWS FREAK FUSION Trafó is the main venue for modern theater, with a program full of thought-provoking performances. Hungarian new circus company Freak Fusion is taming gravity in its new piece. The juggling tools fall sooner or later, no matter how much training the acrobats survive. The tightrope walker has to return to the ground, he cannot remain in the air – gravity always calls him. Dec 2, 8pm, Trafó – Listing p.13, www.trafo.hu MATTHIAS CHURCH The beautiful Matthias Church on Castle Hill is also a venue for concerts by various ensembles, from well-known Hungarian choirs to the Hungarian Virtuosi Chamber Orchestra and the Duna String Orchestra. They perform classical works in the breathtaking surroundings of the splendid church where King Matthias was married and Sissi was crowned Hungarian queen. Dec 2, 9, 15, 16, 27 and 30, 8pm – Listing p.11, www.eng. concertbudapest.com FOLK DANCES The traditional Hungarian folk music and authentic dances that inspired so many classical composers such as Franz Liszt, Johannes Brahms, Zoltán Kodály, and Béla Bartók are usually performed daily by one of the three main folklore ensembles. This month, only the Rajkó Folk Ensemble and Orchestra does shows nce a week. They take place in the Danube Palace in Pest (near the Basilika). Each concert consists of two 40-45 minute acts with an intermission. Dec 2, 98, 16, 23, 25, 26, 28 and 29, Danube Palace – Pest V, Zrínyi u. 5. Map C4 www.wheretraveler.com 5
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