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Dominika Uhríková

Dominika Uhríková joined The Slovak Spectator as a freelancer in 2007. In 2008, she joined the team part time and was assigned the Countrywide Events column. She covers culture and writes for the publishing house `s special publications.From May 2005 to April 2007, Ms. Uhríková worked part time for Radio Lumen. She also freelances for Teleplus, a national bi-weekly. Ms. Uhríková is studying translation and interpretation at the English and Italian departments of Comenius University’s School of Philosophy. She also studies French and culture at Prešov University’s School of Philosophy.

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Western SLOVAKIABratislava THEATRE: THE SLOVAK National Theatre hosts La Comédie-Française, one of the world’s most famous theatre ensembles, on December 15. Arriving in Bratislava after 33 years as part of the European Cultural Season programme, they are presenting La Festa by Spiro Scimone and Les Précieuses ridicules by Moliere. "La maison de Moliere”, which is now touring 10 Central and Eastern European countries to mark the final weeks of the French presidency of the European Union, was established in 1680 and has performed more than 3,000 pieces since. The plays, performed in French with Slovak subtitles, take place at the new Slovak National Theatre building at Pribinova 17, starting at 19:00. Tickets cost between Sk150 (€4.98) and Sk590 (€19.58). For more information, call 02/5778-2534 or visit www.snd.sk

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Gianni Di Gregorio shown in his film Mid-August Lunch, for which he received the Grand Prix for Best Film.

A mixture of chance, good luck and intuition

THE AUPARK Shopping Centre in Bratislava now seems almost quiet after swarming with actors, journalists and cinema fans during the 10th Bratislava International Film Festival from November 28 to December 5.

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Better be criticised than ignored

DUŠAN Rapoš, best known as the director of the Fountain for Suzanne (Fontána pre Zuzanu) trilogy, which has been seen by more people than any other Slovak film since the Velvet Revolution, attended the screening of his most recent film, Cinka Panna (Gypsy Virgin), at the recent Bratislava International Film Festival.

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SAV institutes opened doors for students during the Science Week.

Science Week opens new horizons

“SCIENCE WITHOUT conscience is but the ruin of the soul,” famous French writer François Rabelais said five hundred years ago, and hardly anything seems to have changed since then.This need for awareness is most likely the reason the European Commission organises its annual Science Week, which “shows how science – its impact, uses and applications – is relevant to all Europeans regardless of age, background and education.”

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Western SLOVAKIAEXHIBITION:IN 1958, Ján Čalovka designed cutlery called Brusel, which is the longest-produced Slovak product in history. Fifty years later, the Slovak Design Centre decided to pay Homage to the Cutlery and its designer with a competition for high school and university students. Their assignment was to create both original and serviceable products, and the young people, according to the expert jury, acquitted themselves more than well in the task. Touches by Ján Michalisko (in the picture) won the first prize “for having elevated simple fingerprints to an artistic element and given the cutlery emotional dimensions”. The display is aon show for free on Monday through Sunday from 13:00 to 18:00 until December 31 at the Satelit Exhibition Hall of the Slovak Design Centre (Dobrovičova 3) in Bratislava. For more information, call 02/5292-0184 or visit www.sdc.sk

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Western SLOVAKIA Bratislava FESTIVAL:THE FIRST week of December traditionally belongs to the popular Flamenco Festival, which is celebrating its 10th anniversary by filling Bratislava with steamy Latin rhythms from December 3 to 7. As well as a number of performances by talented Slovak, Czech, Spanish, Cuban and even Israeli artists, the closing gala concert will feature guitarists Flaco de Nerja and Antonio Heredia, as well as dancers Ramon Martinez and Carmen Rios. Parts of the festival will also take place at the VŠMU Cinema Hall (Ventúrska 3), the Austrian Embassy’s Mozart Hall (Ventúrska 10), the Slovak Radio Concert Hall (Mýtna 1), the Hlava XXII music club (Bazová 9) and the PKO Culture and Leisure Park (Nábrežie L. Svobodu 3), starting usually at 19:00. Tickets cost between Sk100 (€3.32) and Sk550 (€18.25) for one performance. For more information, go to www.flamenco.sk.

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Several generations of dancers and singers have performed in Lúčnica, keeping it young throughout its history.

‘Rolling Stones of Folklore’ celebrate 60 years

GO TO a rock concert for the music, to a club for the dancing, to a cabaret show for a good laugh, or to a performance by Lúčnica for all three.

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Film festival returns with the latest in cinema

WHEN the Lumiere brothers, who were among the earliest filmmakers, screened L’Arrivée d’un Train en Gare de la Ciotat (The Arrival of a Train at La Ciotat) for the first time in 1896, some members of the audience panicked, and ran out of the cinema.

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Bengt Ohlsson enjoyed meeting Slovak students.

Swedish author makes discoveries

MEETING an author of a literary work in the flesh and listening to his first-hand personal analysis of its contents is a luxury that students of literature enjoy very rarely.

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Western SLOVAKIA Bratislava LIVE MUSIC:FAMOUS New Age music pioneer Jean-Michel Jarre is giving two concerts in Slovakia as part of his Oxygene Tour 2008. The French composer, performer and music producer, who made it into 1997’s New Guinness Book of Records for performing in front of 3.5 million people celebrating Moscow’s 850th anniversary, still fascinates his admirers with unforgettable shows full of spectacular fireworks and laser shows. Jarre will perform at the Pasienky Sports Hall (Trnavská Cesta 29) in Bratislava on November 28 and at the Steel Arena (Nerudova 12) in Košice on November 29. Both concerts start at 20:00. Tickets cost between Sk890 (€29.54) and Sk1,390 (€46.14). More information is available at 0915/844-154 or www.epg.sk.

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The event attracted the attention of passers-by.

Sounds of Slovakia play in the States

SENDING images of Slovakia to the United States has become easier thanks to the internet, but “installing” the sounds of Slovakia in a busy American street is apparently a greater challenge, and not only from the technical point of view.

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Western SLOVAKIA Bratislava DANCE:THE STATE Academic Ensemble of Popular Dance will perform in Bratislava on November 17. Established in 1937 by experimental Russian choreographer Igor Moiseyev, who The New York Times called “a visionary of balletic folk dance,” it was the first professional group to undertake artistic interpretation and promotion of the folk dancing of different peoples of the world. The Moiseyev Ballet’s splendid dancing regularly elicits standing ovations for its almost 200 members, who perform Spanish, Japanese, Chinese, Mexican, Argentinean and many other national dances with perfection. Their spectacular show will take place at the Incheba Expo Arena at Viedenská cesta 3-7 on November 17, starting at 19:00. Tickets cost between Sk890 (€29.54) and Sk1,290 (€42.82). More information is available at 0907/721-382 or www.xl.sk.

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This exhibit recalls Slovakia's communist past.

A display with a life of its own

IT MAY be hard to imagine reliving the entire 20th century in just an hour. But an exhibition at the Slovak National Museum (SNM) makes it possible, even without a time machine. How Did We Live? takes the viewer on an exciting journey throughout 1,200 m2 of show space and more than 2,000 exhibits.With almost two dozen institutions participating in its organisation, the display, which is subtitled Slovakia in the 20th Century, is one of the SNM’s biggest and most popular projects in a decade.

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Western SLOVAKIABratislavaCONCERT:THE FAMED Harlem Gospel Choir, which has logged two million miles touring the world, have added four Slovak cities to their itinerary. Having performed with U2, Whoopi Goldberg, the Chieftains and Jessica Simpson, the 65-member ensemble from New York is among the most prominent gospel choirs in the United States. Their God Bless the Children Tour will run from November 12 to 15, stopping by Košice’s Palace of Arts (Moyzesova 66), Prešov’s Jonáš Záborský Theatre (Námestie legionárov 6), Žilina’s Fatra Palace of Arts (Jozef Vuruma Street) and Bratislava’s PKO (Culture and Leisure Park, Nábrežie Ľ. Svobodu 3). The concerts start at 19:00. Tickets cost between Sk890 (€29.54) and Sk990 (€32.86). More information is available at www.harlemgospelchoir.cz.

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On equal footing

SLOVAKS quickly got used to the idea after the Velvet Revolution that shoppers should have a selection of soaps or coffees to choose from. But choosing to send a child to private school has proved a slower process.

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Western SLOVAKIA Bratislava EXHIBITION: NINE BRANCHES of the Slovak National Museum have prepared a joint exhibition for all gourmets and admirers of Slovak lore. Through a number of historical documents and fascinating exhibits, The Tastes and Aromas of Slovakia display presents cuisines typical for the national population, as well as for the country’s minorities – Hungarians, Germans, Croatians, Ukrainians, Ruthenians, Roma, Jews and Czechs. The exhibition is available at the Podhradie exhibition hall at Žižkova 18 in Bratislava daily except Tuesdays from 10:00 to 17:00 until March 30, 2009. Tickets cost between Sk50 (€1.66) and Sk100 (€3.32). For more information, call 02/5934-9111 or go to www.snm.sk.

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Down-to-earth muses meet in Bratislava

AMERICAN philosopher and poet Ralph Waldo Emerson said “only poetry inspires poetry”. This is likely the reason why a score of poets from different generations meet in the Slovak capital each year to talk and, most importantly, to listen to one another.

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Of the three EIB schemes, JASPERS is the most mature and JESSICA the youngest.

Three Js improving access to finance

IT NOW seems that regional policy’s time as a marginal issue is gone for good and that the European Union’s regional development programmes are running in top gear.

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Hotels riding Eastern Slovak industrial boom

The age-old rivalry between Western and Eastern Slovakia always ends in a draw, and the hotel business is no different. A year from now, one five-star hotel will have opened in the capital, while another one will adorn the High Tatras. A number of other high-end projects are being prepared across the whole country, with no area suffering from lack of interest.

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Western SLOVAKIA Bratislava CONCERT:ENGLISH pop, rock and folk singer James Blunt is visiting Bratislava during his autumn tour on October 26. This award-winning singer soared to fame with his hit single You’re Beautiful in 2005 and has charmed the public with his melancholy but unsentimental songs ever since. This concert promoting his second album All the Lost Souls will take place at the Incheba Expo Arena at Viedenská cesta 3-7, starting at 20:00. Tickets cost between Sk1,099 (€36.48) and Sk1,499 (€49.76). For more information, call 041/5004-136 or go to www.vivien.sk.

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