Wednesday 16 October 2013

Hungarian Newsletter
  
Dear Friends,
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Greetings from the Hungarian Information and Cultural Centre.

In October, we commemorate the 1956 Hungarian Revolution with the ongoing photo documentary exhibition and two new films. Kobzos Folk Ensemble will enthrall the music lovers with Hungarian folk music during their tour.Hungarian films will be screened as part of festivals too.

The highlight of this season is the most awaitedContemporary Hungarian Art Exhibition by 40 Hungarian artists presenting over 90 works titled "From Organic Forms to Light Art" curated by Attila Csáji, Vice President of the Hungarian Academy of Arts. The exhibition is an amalgamation of organic art, non-figurative works, light art, graphics, sculptures, geometric and figurative art. The exhibits will be on view at theNational Gallery of Modern Art in New Delhi and will travel to NGMA, Mumbai in November and NGMA Bengaluru in December.

In November, we bring a graphic exhibition by János Bozsó. You can enjoy reasons why to visit Hungary through a lecture. Hungarian films will be screened in film festivals.

Please keep yourself updated about the events for our upcoming issues of the monthly e-Newsletter by subscribing to it. You may send your details and email id to hicc.delhi@gmail.com. Please visit our websiteat delhi.balassiintezet.hu for more information.

So don't miss our extravagant events for the coming months!
Tibor Kovács
Director and Cultural Counsellor

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CALENDAR OF EVENTS
Details of our upcoming events can be seen below by clicking on the date in the table.
DatesType of programmeVenueEvent
October 18 - 31 Opening: Oct 17 Thurs, 4:00 pmExhibitionNational Gallery of Modern Art, New Delhi"FROM ORGANIC FORMS TO LIGHT ART" Selection of Contemporary Hungarian Art
October 21 Mon, 4:00 pmLive concertIIT DelhiKOBZOS FOLK ENSEMBLE live concert at the IIT RENDEZVOUS FESTIVAL
October 21 Mon, 7:30 pmFilm ScreeningIndia International Centre"LITTLE VILMA - THE LAST DIARY" Hungarian feature film
October 22 Tues, 7:00 pmIntroduction and film screeningHICCCommemoration of "ROBERT CAPA" Introduction by Tibor Kovács and screening of "THE MEXICAN SUITCASE"
October 23 Wed, 10.30 amLive concertAjit Karam Singh International Public School, ChandigarhKOBZOS FOLK ENSEMBLE live concert in collaboration with SPIC MACAY
October 23 Wed, 11:00 amFilm ScreeningIndia International Centre"THE LAST REPORT ON ANNA" Hungarian feature film
October 24 Thurs, 6:00 pmFábri Film ClubHICC"PLAY YOUR OWN GAME 1956" Hungarian documentary film and "DEAR BETRAYED FRIENDS" Hungarian feature film commemorating 1956 Hungarian Revolution
October 25 Fri,
6:00 pm
Live concertIIT KANPURKOBZOS FOLK ENSEMBLE live concert at the IIT ANTARAGNI FESTIVAL
October 25 - 30 Opening: Oct 25 Fri, 6:00 pmExhibitionHICC"ART BOUQUET" Group show by 15 Indian artists
October 27 Sun, 11:00 amConcertApostolic NunciatureKOBZOS FOLK ENSEMBLE short Sacred Music concert
October 27 Sun,
5:00 pm
Music and culinary festivalDilli HaatSOUNDS AND FLAVOURS OF HUNGARY
October 28 Mon, 3:00 pmFilms, Exhibition & ConcertPHD House"HUNGARIAN DAY - A SCINTILLATING EVENING TO EXPERIENCE HUNGARIAN HERITAGE" film screenings, folk and contemporary art exhibition, live concert
October 28 Mon,
5 pm
Live concertNational Gallery of Modern Art, New DelhiKOBZOS FOLK ENSEMBLE live concert at NGMA Auditorium
October 28 Mon, 6:00 pmLectureHICC"WHEN I WAS IN BUDAPEST: A NEW LEARNING EXPERIENCE OF MY LIFE", Lecture by Dr. Vijaya Sati
November 5 - 30 Opening: Nov 5 Tues, 6:00 pmExhibitionHICC"HUNGARIAN LANDSCAPES - HUNGARIAN PLACES" Graphics by János Bozsó
November 8 Fri,
5:00 pm
Petőfi Book ClubHICC"7 REASONS WHY ONE SHOULD VISIT HUNGARY" Presentation by Ágnes Kirpalani
November 10–17Film FestivalKolkataHungarian film screenings at "19th KOLKATA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL"
November 11–13Film FestivalMarwah Studio, NOIDAHungarian film screening at "GLOBAL FILM FESTIVAL"

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Balassi Institute
Hungarian Information & Cultural Centre New Delhi
Programmes for the Mid October – Mid November 2013

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Exhibition 
at National Gallery of Modern Art,
New Delhi

October 18–31

Inauguration on 17th October
Thursday, 4pm
FROM ORGANIC FORMS TO LIGHT ART
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Selection from the Contemporary Hungarian Art

Under the Cultural Exchange Programme between Hungary and Government of India, the National Gallery of Modern Art and the Balassi Institute – Hungarian Information and Cultural Centre presents a great selection from Contemporary Hungarian Art works by 36 artists with some 90 works, curated by Attila Csáji, Vice President of the Hungarian Academy of Arts.

The exhibition is an amalgamation of organic art, non-figurative works, light art, graphics, sculptures, geometric art and figurative art. This selection shows some of the best works in different fields of arts of the last 30-40 years from artists who created something outstanding in their own field.

The exhibition will be inaugurated by

H.E. Mr. Zoltán Balog – Minister of Human Resources, Hungary

Shri Ravindra Singh – Secretary, Ministry of Culture, Government of India

on Thursday 17th October, 2013 at 4.00 pm at the National Gallery of Modern Art(Jaipur House, India Gate, New Delhi)

See the invitation card by clicking here >>

(On view daily from 10.00 am to 5.00 pm except Mondays and National holidays)

The show will travel to Mumbai and Bengaluru as per the following schedule:
November 15-December 5: at National Gallery of Modern Art, Mumbai
December 17-January 12: at National Gallery of Modern Art, Bengaluru
Supporting Hungarian organisations: NKA - National Cultural Fund, Hungary (www.nka.hu)logo
MMA - Hungarian Academy of Artslogo

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Film screeningat India International Centre (Auditorium) 
October 17–24
THE IIC EXPERIENCE
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A Festival of Arts 

There will be participation of two Hungarian films which will be screening as per the following schedule:

October 21 Monday, at 7:30 pm


LITTLE VILMA - THE LAST DIARY (with English subtitles)
Feature film, directed by Márta Mászáros (1999), colour, duration: 115 minutes

October 23 Wednesday, at 11:00 am

THE LAST REPORT ON ANNA (with English subtitles)
Feature film, directed by Márta Mészáros (2009), colour, duration: 103 minutes

(Passes can be collected from IIC prior to the film show)

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Film Festival
at Delhi University (North Campus)

October 18–25
LITTLE EUROPE
ImageFestival of films from Central and East European organized by the Department of Slavonic and Finno – Ugrian Studies, Delhi University. Theme: The contemporary city in cinema

25th October Friday, 1:30 pm at Seminar Hall(Dept. of Slavonic and Finno-Ugrian Studies). Participation of the Hungarian film "The Eighth Day of the Week" directed by Judit Elek during the festival.

(Only for DU students)

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Hungarian Folk Music Concert Tour

October 21–28
KOBZOS FOLK ENSEMBLE
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Folk Music from Hungary

The Kobzos Folk Ensemble was founded in 2006 to perform mainly Hungarian spiritual songs with instrumental accompaniment at the beginning. Later, the repertoire of the Group has increased gradually, thus by now, apart from spiritual concerts the following can also be found: folk music concerts from different regions, dance-workshops (so called 'dance-houses') for adults as well as children, different workshops for children and early music concerts whose sets are made up of the musical themes from medieval Europe.

Our members have already been awarded different awards all and singular too, such as: 'Young Master of Folk Art Award', 'Bezeredj Award' of The Ministry of Cultural Heritage, 'Béla Bartók Prize' and 'For the Hungarian Arts Award'.

Members of the Band:
Andrea Navratil - vocal
László Demeter - lute
Márton Komáromi - violin
Béla Kása - drum


TOUR SCHEDULE

21st October Monday, 4:00 pm – Seminar Hall, IIT Delhi (Rendezvous Festival)
22nd October Tuesday, 10:00 am – Amity School, Pushp Vihar, New Delhi
(Only for Amity students)
23rd October Wednesday, 10:30 am – Ajit Karam Singh International Public School, Chandigarh (In cooperation with SPIC MACAY)
25th October Friday, 6:00 pm – Student Activity Centre, IIT Kanpur (Antaragni Festival)
27th October Sunday, 11:00 am – Apostolic Nunciature, New Delhi
27th October Sunday, 5:00 pm – Dilli Haat, New Delhi
28th October Monday, 5:00 pm – National Gallery of Modern Art, New Delhi
28th October Monday, 7:00 pm – PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry, New Delhi

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Presentation and live concert 
at Amity School, Pushp Vihar

October 22

Tuesday 10 am– 12 pm
HUNGARIAN DAY
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In cooperation with the Amity School, Pushp Vihar

A presentation on the rich and vibrant culture and folk music of Hungary by Kata Izsák and a concert by the Kobzos Folk Ensemble to give the students a feel of Hungarian culture.

(Only for Amity students)

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Special film show 
at HICC

October 22

Tuesday at 7 pm
ROBERT CAPA – 100th birth anniversary
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Special film show with short introduction by Mr. Tibor Kovács at HICC

"If your pictures are not good enough, you weren't close enough." quotes Capa

Hungarian combat photographer Robert Capa redefined wartime journalism by joining soldiers in the trenches and documenting their battle in grim, close-up detail. His first assignment was in the Spanish Civil War. He went on to cover World War II. The 1948 Arab-Israeli War and the First Indochina War. He co-founded Magnum Photos with Henri Cartier-Bresson. He died by stepping on a landmine.
This year we commemorate his birth centenary with a short introduction by Tibor Kovacs followed by film screening.

THE MEXICAN SUITCASE (with English subtitles)
Directed by Trisha Ziff (2011), duration: 90 minutes


Mexican Suitcase tells the story of three lost boxes, found in a closet in Mexico City in 2007. Small boxes red, green and manila, that disappeared in the chaos in Europe at the beginning of World War II. Contained in the suitcase 4,500 unique negatives, the work of three friends, who met in Paris between 1936 and 1937, who would become some of the finest photojournalists of their time; exile from their respective countries, Germany, Poland and Hungary. They were committed anti-fascists who understood the dangers of what was happening in Europe. They travel to Spain together to fight fascism with their camera. Robert Capa, David "Chim" Seymour and Gerda Taro.

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Fábri Film Club
at HICC

October 24 

Thursday at 6pm
COMMEMORATION OF THE 1956 HUNGARIAN REVOLUTION
The Hungarian Information and Cultural Centre commemorates the 1956 Hungarian Revolution with two films:

ImagePLAY YOUR OWN GAME 1956 Documentary film, directed by Ferenc Török (2011), B&W, duration: 25 minutes

The film denotes a brief summary of the events preceding the 1956 revolution and flash-backs of the revolution.









ImageDEAR BETRAYED FRIENDS (Drága besúgott barátaim)
Feature film, directed by Sára Cserhalmi(2012), colour, duration: 93 minutes


At the archive, Andor decides to read through the file the secret police kept on him. To his surprise he discovers that even his close friend János informed on him. Can the lifelong friendship survive in the face of such a betrayal? Hungarian director Sára Cserhalmi's disturbing debut treats a sensitive topic from the recent past but avoids absolute judgments.

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Group exhibition 
at HICC

October 25–30

Inauguration on 25th October, Friday at 6 pm
ART BOUQUET
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Exhibition by 15 Indian artists organized by FACT

Federal Alliances of Creative Talents (FACT INDIA) has a mission to promote, support and provide a platform to growing, fresh, rising artists, of various arts. In this series we are presenting 15 artists from different medium in the art show ART BOUQUET. This is a group show of some senior artists with growing artists together on one platform to present and promote art and share the experiences of each other.

(On view on weekdays from 10 am till 4 pm)

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Music and culinary festival 
at Dilli Haat

October 27

Sunday 5 pm onwards
SOUNDS AND FLAVOURS OF HUNGARY
In cooperation with Dilli Haat - Delhi Tourism and RIG INSTITUTE

As the Festivities light up Delhi City, the Hungarian Information and Cultural Centre with the cooperation of the RIG Institute Noida, adds a little spice by bringing a festival that aims to promote the incredible diversity of the Hungarian culture and cuisine through music and food. The festival gives the visitors a chance to enjoy the sounds and tastes of Hungary in the midst of the cultural gully of Delhi the Dilly Haat.

(Please check our website for more details)

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Films, exhibition and live concert 
at PHD House, New Delhi

October 28

Monday 3 pm onwards
HUNGARIAN DAY - A SCINTILATING EVENING TO EXPERIENCE HUNGARIAN HERITAGE
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In cooperation with the PHD Chambers of Commerce and Industry, New Delhi

The evening presents a cultural extravaganza featuring award-winning films from Hungary including Eszter's Inheritance, Chameleon and Made in Hungaria, Hungarian folk art exhibition and contemporary Hungarian paintings followed by a concert by the Kobzos Folk Ensemble.

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Lecture
at HICC

October 28

Monday at 6 pm
WHEN I WAS IN BUDAPEST: A NEW LEARNING EXPERIENCE OF MY LIFE
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Lecture by Dr. Vijaya Sati

Dr. Vijaya Sati is an Associate Professor in Hindu College, Delhi University and was deputed as Visiting Professor in the Department of Indo-European Studies, ELTE University, Budapest by Indian Council Of Cultural Relations in 2011-2013.

She will be giving an interactive talk on "When I was in Budapest: A new learning experience of my life". These are memories of the city, its people and their life what she was able to see and grasp.

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Exhibition 
at HICC

November 5–30

Inauguration on 5th November Tuesday at 6 pm
HUNGARIAN LANDSCAPES – HUNGARIAN PLACES
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Graphics by János Bozsó

The exhibition presents graphics from artist and avid art collector János Bozsó. Even for those who know János Bozsó's art well his graphics have an astonishing effect. The themes of his oil paintings derive from the experience of the Hungarian landscape. On the artist's graphical sheets the figural depiction appears frequently. All of his work - pencil drawings, pastels, aquarelles - tell a story about the people and the Hungarian landscape because he was devoted to them. His creative method drew character of virtuosity and rapidness however his technical knowledge never overcame the message of his work. He always found new and fresh themes when he looked through the window or sat down on the edge of town.

(On view on weekdays from 10 am till 4 pm)

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Petőfi Book Club
at HICC

November 8, 

Friday at 5 pm
7 REASONS WHY ONE SHOULD VISIT HUNGARY
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Presentation by Ágnes Kirpalani

An audio-visual introduction of Hungarian cultural and touristic sites, cities, customs and all what is good to know about the Magyars.

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International Film Festival
at Kolkata

November 10–17
19TH KOLKATA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
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In cooperation with Cine Central Calcutta - International Forum of New Cinema

Hungary will participate with 5 films in the Forum.

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Film Festival
in NOIDA

November 11–13
GLOBAL FILM FESTIVAL
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In cooperation with Marwah Studios, NOIDA

A package of Hungarian feature films including Eszter's Inheritance by József Sipos, The Days of Desire by József Pacskovszky and The Emigré - Everything is Different by Györgyi Szalai and István Dárday will be screened in the festival.

(Please keep checking our website for exact timing.)


Hungarian Information and Cultural Centre reserves the right to change the dates.
Date: 15.10.2013

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