Opening Reception of the Hungarian Festival of The Arts and Humanities, Hungarian Cultural Center, New York

February 21, 2006 - Hungarian Cultural Center, New York
447 Broadway, Manhattan, Soho, NYC

Organized by the Global Education Center in cooperation with The Hungarian Cultural Center of NY, held at Montclair State University throughout the Spring 2006 semester, the festival features over 25 theatrical and musical performances, an art exhibition, films, and a series of lectures on topics that depict Hungary's past and present through the filter of its ethnic, cultural and artistic concerns.

OPENING RECEPTION

held at the
Hungarian Cultural Center, NY

Photos: Gabriella Gyorffy

Welcome and opening remarks by László Jakab Orsós,
Director of the Hungarian Cultural Center, New York

Apolka Bonnyai pianist (center), Terplan Visiting Scholar at
Montclair State University (MSU) with Wendy Gilbert-Simon,
Assistant Director, Global Education Center, MSU and David Witten,
Associate Professor of Music, MSU

Apolka Bonnyai

Balázs Szokolay, world renowned Hungarian pianist,
Visiting Professor at MSU

See the Hungarian Festival of the Arts and Humanities
Program for upcoming performances by Balázs Szokolay
(03/21 and 04/26/2006): jpg version pdf version

Ambassador Dr. Gábor Horváth Consul General is praising
the all spring long Hungarian Festival at Montclair

Marina Cunningham Ph. D, Executive Director at International Affairs and
Geoffrey Wayne Newmann Ph.D., Dean of School of Arts, MSU


Professor Peter Pastor and Anna Lengyel, dramaturg invited guests of the reception to visit the Festival at Montclair State University throughout the Spring 2006 semester

Krétakör (Chalk Circle) Theatrical Collective performed "Kunbaja-kvartett"
from "Blackland" (FEKETEország) one of their two shows at the Festival