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Countrywide Events Music, Theater, Exhibition... Western SLOVAKIA 21 May 2012 Zuzana Vilikovská The Slovak Spectator

‘Africa’ in Banská Bystrica Locked

AN INTERACTIVE exhibition that first opened at Bratislava’s Children’s Museum showing the lifestyles and rituals of Africans has now travelled to two sites in Banská Bystrica. Thurzo’s House of the Central-Slovak Museum is offering one part of the exhibition, called Travels around Africa, until July 29 and the other part, Colourful Nature, is housed in the Tihányi Manor House in the Radvaň area of Banská Bystrica that also belongs to the museum. 21 May 2012 Zuzana Vilikovská The Slovak Spectator

The Carlton Savoy – 1913 History talks... Locked

THE CARLTON Savoy hotel in Bratislava opened in June 1913 under the ownership of Henrich Prüger. Prüger bought three buildings on Hviezdoslavovo Square: the National Hotel in 1908, the Gervaysch house in 1911 and the inn named At the Green Tree in 1912. He completely reconstructed all three buildings in 1912-1913 into a new hotel complex named the Carlton Savoy that was considered the most modern hotel of its time. 21 May 2012 Branislav Chovan The Slovak Spectator

Reduta's new organ makes its Locked

WHEN the Reduta, home of the Slovak Philharmonic (SF), reopened in January 2012 after a major reconstruction, the SF revealed that its new pipe organ was not yet ready. Now the organ is set to fill the hall with music after making its debut on May 20. 21 May 2012 Compiled by Zuzana Vilikovská The Slovak Spectator

Orpheus in the Underworld in Košice Locked

THE STATE Theatre in Košice is offering one of the most famous pieces of operetta, Jacques Offenbach’s Orpheus in the Underworld (Orphée aux enfers) as its last premiere of this theatre season. The last time the theatre offered works by Offenbach was in 1984 but this is the first time Orpheus in the Underworld is being staged as a full-length evening show. A popular part of the work is its genuine can-can choreography: it was used not only to attract theatre visitors but was also offered to the media (at a press conference) and to the public at a shopping centre and the central bus station. 21 May 2012 Compiled by Spectator staff The Slovak Spectator

Slovak film wins award in Houston Locked

THE SLOVAK black comedy Mŕtvola musí zomrieť (The Corpse Must Die) received international recognition with an award at the 45th WorldFest International Independent Film Festival held last month in Houston, Texas. 21 May 2012 Compiled by Spectator staff The Slovak Spectator

International Dance Day takes to the streets Locked

THERE are many “international days” in Slovakia celebrating a wide variety of persons, places or events. One such is International Dance Day. This year, to draw a little more attention than usual to its chosen field, the Elledanse Dance and Theatre School decided to commemorate the day in a totally unusual way with an event they called “open-doors day.” 21 May 2012 Zuzana Vilikovská The Slovak Spectator

Countrywide Events Music, Theater, Exhibition... Western SLOVAKIA 14 May 2012 Zuzana Vilikovská The Slovak Spectator

The Tatras' 'mountain eyes' IN THIS nice postcard from 1906 we see the end of Malá Studená dolina (Small Cold Valley) and, behind the posing hiker, one of the five Spiš mountain lakes (Spišské plesá) as well as the roof of the Téry cabin in the lower left corner. 14 May 2012 Branislav Chovan The Slovak Spectator

New Drama – also in English THE 2012 NOVÁ dráma (New Drama) festival is a competition of contemporary theatre that will return to Bratislava for the eighth consecutive year, from May 14 to May 19. “Afterwards, it will travel to other Slovak cities like Košice, Nitra, Prešov and Žilina,” festival head Vladislava Fekete told the TASR newswire. 14 May 2012 Zuzana Vilikovská The Slovak Spectator

Finding the best café in Bratislava A COMPETITION called Kaviareň mesta (Café of the City) got underway on May 3 for the 6th year in Bratislava. There will also be a concurrent competition in Košice this year for the first time. The finalists consist of 16 cafés in Bratislava and seven in Košice which are seeking the honour of displaying the Bronze Coffee Bean statuette. 14 May 2012 Zuzana Vilikovská The Slovak Spectator

Košice City Day is a great success THE TRADITIONAL City Day celebrations held in Košice actually lasted a full week this year. The most important event commemorated the 700th anniversary of the Battle of Rozhanovce on June 15, 1312, in which the troops of King Charles I of Hungary defeated the supporters of Palatine Amade Aba, a Hungarian oligarch who then ruled the city of Kassa, now called Košice. 14 May 2012 Compiled by Spectator staff The Slovak Spectator

Rare Mednyánszkys return home A COLLECTION of 140 works by painter Ladislav (or László, in Hungarian) Mednyánszky, one of the most sought-after Slovak-born artists – individual works of his have attracted the highest prices of any Slovak artist at auction – is currently being exhibited at Bratislava’s SOGA auction house prior to being auctioned on May 29. 14 May 2012 Compiled by Spectator staff The Slovak Spectator

Barbizon art now at GMB BARBIZON is a small town near Paris which attracted and inspired many noteworthy painters in the 19th century. The exhibition Nebo nad hlavou - Umelci Barbizonu (Under the Open Sky - The Barbizon Painters) brings many of their works of art to Slovakia for the first time. They are currently being exhibited at Bratislava’s City Gallery (GMB) in the Mirbach Palace. 14 May 2012 Zuzana Vilikovská The Slovak Spectator

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