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The Summer of Culture Festival Bratislava 2008 - august

1.8. - 31.8.2008

1/8/ Friday / 20:00 / 3 tenorists
Festival VIVA MUSICA
Tribute to the ingenious Luciano Pavarotti held by three best Slovak young tenorists: Pavol Bršlík, Otokar Klein and Michal Lehotský
Program: G.Verdi, G. Donizetti, G. Bizet, G. Puccini
Viva Musica Orchestra conducted by Juraj Valčuha
Main Square
Free entrance

2/8./ Saturday / 15:00 / Ako vodníkovi vyschol rybník
Performing: Theatre Piraňa
Cycle: Family afternoons in the ZOO
ZOO Bratislava
Entrance within fee the into the ZOO
2/8 / Saturday / 20:30 / Komédia omylov (The Comedy of Errors)
Summer Shakespeare Festival
Courtyard of the Bratislava castle
Entrance fee: 500,-Sk/ 16,60 €

3/8 / Sunday / 20:30 / Komédia omylov (The Comedy of Errors)
Summer Shakespeare Festival
Courtyard of the Bratislava castle
Entrance fee: 500,-Sk/ 16,60 €


4/8 / Monday / 17:00 / O psíčkovi a mačičke
Performing: theatrical ensemble ”Rád červených nosov“
Cycle: Fairy Town Hall
Courtyard of Old Town Hall
Entrance fee: 30,- Sk/ 1 €


4/8 / Monday/ 19:00-21:00 / Country steamship
Performing: Nový Rownák
Cycle: Music on Danube
Ship “Martin“
Entrance fee: 200,-Sk/ 6,64 €


4/8 / Monday / 20:30 / Komédia omylov (The Comedy of Errors)
Summer Shakespeare Festival
Courtyard of the Bratislava castle
Entrance fee: 500,-Sk/ 16,60 €


5/8 /Tuesday / 20:00 / Milagros Pinera & Jon Sass /Cuba/ USA/
Cycle: World & Etno
Courtyard of Old Town Hall
Entrance fee: 120 Sk/ 3,98 €

5/8 / Tuesday / 20:30 / Komédia omylov (The Comedy of Errors)
Summer Shakespeare Festival
Courtyard of the Bratislava castle
Entrance fee: 500,-Sk/ 16,60 €


  
6/8 / Wednesday / 20:00 / Soundcheck /POL/
Cycle: Jazz under the Tower
Courtyard of Old Town Hall
Entrance fee: 120 Sk/ 3,98 €
 
7/8 / Thursday / 19:30 / Neřež /CZ/
Cycle: On the Wandering Road
Courtyard of Old Town Hall
Entrance fee: 120 Sk/ 3,98 €


7/8 / Thursday / 17:00 / Jan Matej Rak - „ Písně pro poslední hosty“
Cycle: Folk Afternoons At the Red Crayfish
Summer reading room At the Red Crayfish  
Free entrance


8/8 / Friday / 20:00 / Symphonic News Quartet
String quartet
Cycle: Chamber concerts
Hviezdoslav Square
Free entrance

9/8./ Saturday / 15:00 / Ježko a líška
Performing: theatre Zanzara
Cycle: Family afternoons in the ZOO
ZOO Bratislava
Entrance within the fee into the ZOO
 
11/ 8 / Monday / 17:00 / O modrej čiapočke
Performing: theatre Zanzara
Cycle: Fairy Town Hall
Courtyard of Old Town Hall
Entrance fee: 30 Sk/ 1 €

12/8 / Tuesday / 20:00 / Pressburger Klezmer Band /SK/  
Cycle: World & Etno
Courtyard of Old Town Hall
Entrance fee: 120 Sk/ 3,98 €

12/8 / Tuesday / 17:00 / Minorities’ cultural summer festival
Hviezdoslav Square
Free entrance

13/8 / Wednesday / 17:0 / Minorities’ cultural summer festival
Hviezdoslav Square
Free entrance
 
13/8 /Wednesday / 20:00 / BASSIDA aka IDAFUNKHOUSER /DNK/
Cycle: Jazz under the Tower
Courtyard of Old Town Hall
Entrance fee: 150 Sk/ 4,98 €


14/8 / Thursday / 17:00 / Festival Minorities’ cultural summer
Hviezdoslav Square
Free entrance

14/8 / Thursday / 19:30 / Hop Trop /CZ/
Cycle: On the Wandering Road
Courtyard of Old Town Hall
Entrance fee: 120 Sk/ 3,98 €

14/8 / Thursday / 17:00 / Cycle Folk afternoons At the Red Crayfish
Summer reading room At the Red Crayfish
Free entrance

15/8 / Friday / 17:00 / Cycle Minorities’ cultural summer
Hviezdoslav Square
Free entrance

15/8 /Friday/ 20:00 / Porque tango – evening with Argentinean tango
Cycle: Chamber Concerts
Hviezdoslav Square
Free entrance

16/8/ Saturday / 11:00-17:00 / Celebration of the St. Lawrence – patron of cooks, confectioners and pastry chefs  
In co-operation with Slovak association of chefs and confectioners  
Presentation of cooks and confectioners mastery
Main Square
Free entrance

16/8/ Saturday / 15:00 / Vareška, var!
Performing: theatre Dunajka
Cycle: Family afternoons in the ZOO
ZOO Bratislava
Entrance within fee into the ZOO

16/8/ Saturday / 17:00 / Festival Minorities’ cultural summer
Hviezdoslav Square
Free entrance

17/8/ Sunday / 15:00-17:00 / Theatre Žihadlo and clown Pepele
Sailing for families with children on the “Bratislava circuit”
Performing: theatre Žihadlo
Cycle: Hudba na Dunaji
Ship “Martin“
Entrance fee: 180,-Sk/ 5,97 €

17/8 / Sunday / 17:00 / Festival Minorities’ cultural summer
Hviezdoslav Square
Free entrance

18/8/ Monday/ 17.00 / O prechladnutom drakovi
Performing: theatre Piraňa
Cycle Fairy Town Hall
Courtyard of Old Town Hall
Entrance fee: 30,- Sk/ 1 €


18/8 / Monday / 19:00-21:00 / Flamenco ship
Performing: group Remedios
Cycle: Music on Danube
Ship “Martin“
Entrance fee: 200,- Sk/ 6,64 €

18/8/ Tuesday / 20:00 / Martin Bies a Flamenco Clan
Cycle: World & Etno
Courtyard of Old Town Hall
Entrance fee: 120,- Sk/ 3,98 €

20/8 / Wednesday / 20:00 / Stano Palúch – Jozef Lupták- Brian Dunning /IRL/
Cycle: Jazz under the Tower
Courtyard of Old Town Hall
Entrance fee: 180,- Sk/ 5,97 €

21/8 / Thursday / 19:30 / Robert Křesťan and Druhá tráva /CZ/
Guest: Tony Trischka, one of the best banjo players in the world, winner of the price “Best banjo player 2007” awarded by International bluegrass association –
Cycle: On the Wandering Road
Courtyard of Old Town Hall
Entrance fee: 180,- Sk/ 5,97 €

21/8 / Thursday / 17:00 / Concert
Cycle Folk afternoons At the Red Crayfish
Summer reading room At the Red Crayfish
Free entrance

21/8 /Thursday / Concert
Šafárik Square
Concert on the occasion of the events of August 1968, park at the 
Šafárik Square
Free entrance

22/8 / Friday / IBERICA 2008
Concert within the festival of flamenco music and dance  
Performing: Los Remedios and Compania Maria Serrano
PKO

23/8./ Saturday / 19:00 / NOVÁ EURÓPA – NEW EUROPE
Music & Dance Festival
Main Square
Free entrance

23/8 / Saturday/ 15:00 / Ufúľaná rozprávka
Performing: theatre Žihadlo
Cycle: Family afternoons in the ZOO
ZOO Bratislava
Entrance within the fee into the ZOO

24/8 / Sunday / 19:00 / NOVÁ EURÓPA – NEW EUROPE
Music & Dance Festival
Main Square
Free entrance
25/8 / Monday / 17:00 / Sedmokráska  
Performing: theatre Ludus
Cycle: Fairy Town Hall
Courtyard of Old Town Hall
Entrance fee: 30,- Sk/ 1 €

26/8 / Tuesday / 17:00 / Evening with poetry of Máša Haľamová
On the occasion of 100th anniversary of her birth
Cycle: Literary Tuesdays At the Red Crayfish
Co-organized by: Foundation of Máša Haľamová, association of Slovak authoress, summer reading room At the Red Crayfish
Free entrance
 
26/8. / Tuesday / 20:00 / Čači vorba /POL/
In co-operation with Polish institute in Bratislava  
Cycle: World & Etno
Courtyard of Old Town Hall
Entrance fee: 120,-Sk/ 3,98 €
28/8 / Thursday / 19:30 / Szidi Tobias & Band
Cycle: On the Wandering Road
Courtyard of Old Town Hall
Entrance fee: 120,- Sk/ 3,98 €

28/8 / Thursday / 17.00 / Concert
Cycle: Folk afternoons At the Red Crayfish
Summer reading room At the Red Crayfish
Free entrance

29/8 / Friday / 20:00 / Evening with melodies
Cycle: Chamber concerts
Eva Šušková – soprano, Matúš Trávniček – bass, Robert Pechanec – piano.
Program: P.I.Tchajkovskij, S.Rachmaninov, Pampuloni, E.Suchoň and B. Bartók

29/8 / Friday / Festival of historical, music, dance, fencing and handicrafts 5th Volume
Castle Devín
  
29/8 / Friday / BRATISLAVA - INLINE
19:00 - Meeting of the skaters, DJ’s, competitions,  
20:00 - Concert of group Peoples
21:00 - Beginning, DJ
22:30 - End, DJ
Aupark - Relax Zone

30/8 / Saturday / 15.00 / Danka and Janka
Performing: Teatro Neline
Cycle Family afternoons in the ZOO
ZOO Bratislava
Entrance within fee into the ZOO

30/8 / Saturday / Festival of historical, music, dance, fencing and handicrafts 5th Volume
Castle Devín
  
30/8 / Saturday / 20:00 / Václav  
Jiří Vejdělek, 2007
Festival “Letný bažant kinematograf“ (open air cinema)
Main Square
Free entrance
 

31/8/ Sunday / Festival of historical, music, dance, fencing and handicrafts
5th Volume
Castle Devín
  
31/8 / 20:00 / Tajnosti (Little Girl Blue) Alice Nellis, 2007
Festival “Letný bažant kinematograf“ (open air cinema)
Main Square
Free entrance

31/8 – 1/9 / DAYS OF MASTERS ON THE CASLTE
In co-operation with ÚĽUV
17th volume of the festival of traditional handicrafts and manufacturing accompanied by musical presentations of Slovak regions.
90 display stands of art manufacturers and handicraftsmen, children’s
stage, concert stage  
Courtyard of the Bratislava castle
 
1/9 / Monday / 19:00 / BACH – CAPRICORNUS
9th concert of cycle BACH – cantatas with Solamente naturali
Program: Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 – 1750), Samuel Capricornus (1628 – 1665)
J. S. Bach: Choral Sing, bet und geh auf Gottes Wegen
S: Capricornus: Sonata „in e“ for violin and strings
S. Capricornus: Moteto Ich bin schwarz for bass and strings
J. S. Bach: Kantáta Jauchzet Gott in allen Landen BWV 51
S. Capricornus: Moteto Exaudi me Domine for soprano, bass and violin
J. S. Bach: Kantáta Warum betrübst du dich, mein Herz BWV 138
Performing: Orchestra Solamente naturali, lead by Miloš Valent
Chor Ars Longa Budapest (HU)
Noémi Kiss – soprano; NN – alt, Marián Olszewski – Tenor,
Matúš Trávniček – bass Soma Dinyés (HU) – conductor
New Evangelic Church
Entrance fee: 130.- Sk / 80.- Sk (4 € / 2,5 € ) retirees, students, disabled
On the spot, one hour before the concert: 150.- Sk / 100.- Sk (4,5€ / 3€)