Press Releases

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6 February 2009
Pal Frenak Performs in Brussels, Paris

The Hungarian Cultural Institute in Brussels' Seul sur scene series aims to introduce the best of Hungarian dance and dancers to Brussels audiences and local professionals. In addition to the Frenák performance, it will include two shows by the Double Mirror Company, one of which, Sir John, will be for children; a solo piece by Andrea Bárdos entitled A Woman; and two other performances still in preparation.

Frenák founded his Compagnie Pál Frenák in Paris in 1989. He expanded the company a decade later by recruiting several young Hungarian dancers. The new members, carefully selected by Frenák, inspired each other, and during workshops they moved beyond classical and modern dance methods, developing their own unique style and dance language. Important elements of the company's style are its combination of mimic, sign language and body movements, as well as the inclusion of other performing arts in their shows, including circus, theatre, fashion shows and contemporary music.

The Gyula Harangozó award-winning Frenák will bring his troupe to France for a performance at the Hungarian Institute in Paris, as part of its Café de la dans series, on February 7.

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21 January 2009
Constructive Concrete Show to Open in Brussels

Hungary's Open Structures Art Society will open an exhibition entitled Constructive Concrete Wanted at Hungarian Culture Brussels on Wednesday.

The Open Structures Art Society (OSAS) was established in 2006 by artists interested in non-figurative art made with structural concreted. Its members include the artists Katalin Hetey, Tamás Konok, Vera Molnár, Tibor Gáyor, István Haraszty, Dóra Maurer, István Nádler and Judit Nemes, as well as supporters Dr. Alajos Dornbach, András Szöllősi-Nagy, Júlia N. Mészáros, Zoltán Prosek and István Haász.

The pianist Adrienne Krausz will perform works by Zoltán Kodály at the opening of the exhibition.

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3 Sept 2008
The Journalist Award 2008

Now in its fifth year, the Award honours online or print journalists in the EU who, through their work, contribute to a better public understanding of the benefits of diversity and the fight against discrimination.

The competition is open to journalists in the EU who write on issues of discrimination on the grounds of racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, age, disability and sexual orientation.

This year’s competition includes a Special Award on the Roma as a community which frequently suffer from racial violence, hate speech and discrimination in accessing employment, education, health care, and public and social services.

The Hungarian Cultural Centre in Brussels (HCCB) joins this initiative by providing the opportunity to publish selected articles on the www.hungarianinstitute.be website.

Deadline of competition: 31 October 2008
For articles to be published on the HCCB website to be able to enter the competition please contact info@bmki.be
Further information:
http://journalistaward.stop-discrimination.info
www.hungarianinstitute.be

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26 Oct 2007
Hungarian Days

Bozar and the Hungarian Culture Brussels (HCB) will co-organise the Hungarian Days between 9-13 November 2007. The series of programmes pay tribute to the memory of Bela Bartok, Jeno Hubay and Zoltan Kodaly. The three most important classical music venues in Brussels, the Royal Conservatory, Bozar and the Museum of Instruments will host the events. The three identifiable event groups are that of the Bartok weekend, Hubay day, which will be preceded by the Danube Rouge book launch, and last but not least, the Andras Schiff-Eszter Perenyi-Miklos Perenyi master courses at the Conservatory. The Hubay Society will have an afternoon concert as well at the Museum of Instruments and the Accord Quartet will play at Bozar on Sunday morning.

Besides Bartok and Kodaly, Hubay is well-known amongst the music-aficionados of Brussels. Hubay was the first director of the violin department of the Brussels Conservatory between 1882 and 1886 thanks to his contact with violin virtuoso Henri Vieuxtemps. The department nowadays is led by another Hungarian, Katalin Sebestyén. Hubay returned to Hungary in 1886, where he accepted the director position of the violin department of the Hungarian Music Academy, which under his direction soon became a top European music institution. He was the director from the Academy 1919 and in 2007 we remember the 70th anniversary of his death.

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24 Jan 2007
Knowledge Café in Brussels

The Hungarian Culture Brussels (HCB)  aims to launch a series of lectures in January with the participation of noted Hungarian scientists and experienced professionals and public personalities from both Hungary and Belgium. The idea behind this project entitled Knowledge Café came from the succesful and remarkable TV programme in Hungary, entitled Mindentudás Egyeteme (ENCyclopedic knOwledge Made a Popular ASSet – ENCOMPASS). The lectures will take place in the hall of the Cultural Institute (10 rue Treurenberg, 1000 Brussels), and will be followed by concerts.

The series will be kicked off at 19:30 on 31 January by a presentation (in english) of Hungary’s Minority Rights Ombudsman Dr. Jenő Kaltenbach, entitled „Are there minority rights?”. The event will be concluded by a concert by the jazz duo of Lajos Dudás and Philipp van Endert.

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