The festival will feature a wide range of events including appearances by some of Hungary?s most renowned authors, including György Konrád, Gábor Németh, László Bertók, Pál Závada, László Márton and Zoltán Kőrösi. A special focus of the event will be the Hungarian city of Pécs, which will take the title European Capital of Culture in 2010.
A detailed list of the weekend?s events follows:
Friday, August 25
Small Stage (27 Ráday Street):
16:30 Bab Company (giant puppets)
17:30 Guests of Jelenkor Publishing House: György Konrád and Gábor Németh (Pécs)
19:00 Symphonic Brass Quintet (Pécs)
20:30 Silent films with live music (selection of burlesques with Ferenc Darvas)
Main Stage (Bakáts Square):
20:00 Boban Markovic Orchestra with the Palya Bea Quintet
Saturday, August 26
Small Stage (27 Ráday Street):
16:30 Görömbő Company (children?s performance)
17:30 Guests of Jelenkor Publishing House: László Bertók and Pál Závada (Pécs)
19:00 Yengibarjan-trio concert
20:30 Silent films with live music (selection of burlesques with Ferenc Darvas)
Main Stage (Bakáts Square):
20:30 Tamás Cseh concert (guest: János Másik)
Sunday, August 27
Bakáts Square:
16:30 Baltazár Theatre: Flying Permit for Angels
Small Stage (Ráday Street 27):
17:30 Guests of Jelenkor Publishing House: László Márton and Zoltán Kőrösi (Pécs)
19:00 Bastien and Bastienne (chamber opera)
20.30 Silent films with live music (selection of burlesques with Ferenc Darvas)
Saint Francis of Assisi Church (Bakáts Square):
20:30 Contemporary Gregorian (László Dés? Elemér Balázs Quartet ? Voces 4 Ensemble)
Other Programmes:
László Cseri: Pécs (photo exhibition ? along Ráday Street)
Ádám Szabó: Bárka-posters (exhibition ? along Ráday Street)
The Renewal of District VIII (Rév 8-exhibition ? BárkaKikötő)
Sunlight Studio (Kassay-photo)
Visit the event?s homepage at http://www.kultucca.hu/kultucca2006/index.html
