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István Gyurity
István Gyurity ( Croatian: ''Stipan Đurić''; born 27 February 1970) is a Hungarian film and stage actor and folk music Folk music is a music genre that includes #Traditional folk music, traditional folk music and the Contemporary folk music, contemporary genre that evolved from the former during the 20th-century folk revival. Some types of folk music may be ca ... (starogradske pjesme) singer. He sings mostly traditional folk songs, these include ''Veselje ti navješćujem'' and ''Starogradski splet''. Đurić is the deputy of Hungarian Croat minority (Croatian minority self-government) in Hungary) in Budapest. He lives in Budapest. Theatre He is the stage actor of Croat Theatre of Pécs. He also performed in Croatia, in Croatian National Theatre in Osijek, and Theatre ''Joza Ivakić'' in Vinkovci and in Hungary, in Operette Theatre in Budapest. Singing As a singer he performed on Croatian national TV with Žiga i Bandisti ( Glazbeni festival pjesme Podravine i Pod ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Croatian Language
Croatian (; ) is the standard language, standardised Variety (linguistics)#Standard varieties, variety of the Serbo-Croatian pluricentric language mainly used by Croats. It is the national official language and literary standard of Croatia, one of the official languages of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, the Serbian province of Vojvodina, the European Union and a recognized minority language elsewhere in Serbia and other neighbouring countries. In the mid-18th century, the first attempts to provide a Croatian literary standard began on the basis of the Neo-Shtokavian dialect that served as a supraregional lingua franca – pushing back regional Chakavian, Kajkavian, and Shtokavian vernaculars. The decisive role was played by Croatian Vukovians, who cemented the usage of Ijekavian Neo-Shtokavian as the literary standard in the late 19th and the beginning of the 20th century, in addition to designing a phonological orthography. Croatian is written in Gaj's Latin alphabet. B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Folk Music
Folk music is a music genre that includes #Traditional folk music, traditional folk music and the Contemporary folk music, contemporary genre that evolved from the former during the 20th-century folk revival. Some types of folk music may be called world music. Traditional folk music has been defined in several ways: as music transmitted orally, music with unknown composers, music that is played on traditional instruments, music about cultural or national identity, music that changes between generations (folk process), music associated with a people's folklore, or music performed by Convention (norm), custom over a long period of time. It has been contrasted with popular music, commercial and art music, classical styles. The term originated in the 19th century, but folk music extends beyond that. Starting in the mid-20th century, a new form of popular folk music evolved from traditional folk music. This process and period is called the (second) folk revival and reached a zenith ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Croats Of Hungary
The Hungarian Croats ( Croatian: ''Hrvati u Mađarskoj''; ) are an ethnic minority in Hungary. According to the 2011 census, there were 26,774 Croats in Hungary or 0.3% of population. Croats of Hungary belong to several ethnographic subgroups. The following groups called themselves through history as Croats: Bunjevci (Danubian Croats), Burgenland Croats, Podravina Croats, Pomurje Croats, and Šokci. These Croats live along the Croatian-Hungarian border, along the Austrian-Hungarian border, and Serbian-Hungarian border. Ethnology The common ethnonym and autonym is ''horvátok'' (Croats). In Baranya, there is a community of Croats with Bosnian Catholic origin which is known as ''bosnyákok'' (Bosniaks) (, singular ''Bošnjak''; , in Hungarian literature also ''Baranyai bosnyákok''). They live in Baranya, in the city of Pécs, also in the villages Kökény, Szemely, Udvar, Szalánta (they came there in the 18th century; today they make 32% of the village population), P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Croat Theatre Of Pécs
The Croat Theatre of Pécs (, ) is the professional theatre of Croat minority in Pécs, Hungary. History The Croat Theatre of Pécs is the first self-initiative institution of Croats in Hungary. It was founded in 1990 by Antun Vidaković, after years of work and organization, with the support of local Croat intellectuals like Ivica Đurok, Mišo Balaž or Đuro Franković, and Magyars like Zoltán Bachmann, János Erdős, or László Bükkösdi. Convincing local and national authorities, support was gathered to fund the mission. The theatre premiered in 1990 with the play ''Kraljevo'' by Krleža. Vidaković still manages the institution, which operates as a complete theater since 1998. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Croatian National Theatre In Osijek
The Croatian National Theatre () is a theatre building in Osijek, capital of the Croatian region of Slavonia. Opened in 1866, and the building was expanded and fully completed in 1907 according to the plans of its local architect, Karlo Klausner. Designed in baroque style and exterior, it was damaged by the JNA during the Croatian War of Independence in the 1990s, and has been extensively restored. The theatre was officially re-opened by then- President of Croatia, Franjo Tuđman in December 1994. A McDonald's restaurant occupies the street-front area of the theatre. Theater history As a border town on the Drava, Osijek, or Esseg in German, had a developed middle class with a large number of Austrian military personnel. Local Jesuit drama existed as early as 1735. The first performances by German-speaking traveling troupes are documented for 1750 and 1765. The oldest surviving theater announcement is on a performance of Alane or the Victory Celebration of Alexander the Grea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Croatian Radiotelevision
''Hrvatska radiotelevizija'' ( HRT), or Croatian Radiotelevision, is a Croatian public broadcasting company. It operates several radio and television channels, over a domestic transmitter network as well as satellite. HRT is divided into three joint companies – Croatian Radio (), Croatian Television () and Music Production (), which includes three orchestras (Symphony, Jazz, and Tamburitza) and a choir. The founder of HRT is the Republic of Croatia which exercises its founder's rights through the Croatian Government. Croatian Radio (then Radio Zagreb) was founded on 15 May 1926. This date is considered the date on which HRT was founded. Television Zagreb (today Croatian Television) began broadcasting on 7 September 1956. By the law enacted by the Croatian Parliament on 29 June 1990, Radio Television Zagreb was renamed to Croatian Radiotelevision. HRT operates as a provider of public broadcasting services, and Croatia provides independent funding by the Croatian Broadcastin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Žiga I Bandisti
Žiga is a Slovene given name, a form of Sigmund. Notable people include: *Žiga Jeglič (born 1988), Slovenian ice hockey player *Žiga Kariž (born 1973), Slovenian painter *Žiga Pavlin (born 1985), Slovenian ice hockey player *Žiga Hirschler (1894–1941), Croatian composer *Žiga Pance (born 1989), Slovenian ice hockey player See also * * Ziga (other) Ziga may refer to: People * David Kwaku Ziga (born 1922), Ghanaian politician and potter * Patricia Foufoué Ziga (born 1972), Côte d'Ivoire sprinter * Tecla San Andres Ziga (1906–1992), Filipino politician * Victor Ziga, Filipino politician Pl ... {{DEFAULTSORT:Ziga Slovene masculine given names Masculine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pitomača
Pitomača is a village and a municipality in Croatia in the Virovitica–Podravina County. In the 2011 census, it had a total population of 10,059, in the following settlements: * Dinjevac, population 458 * Grabrovnica, population 405 * Kladare, population 467 * Križnica, population 128 * Mala Črešnjevica, population 199 * Otrovanec, population 624 * Pitomača, population 5,646 * Sedlarica, population 363 * Stari Gradac, population 674 * Starogradački Marof, population 247 * Turnašica, population 333 * Velika Črešnjevica, population 515 In the same census, 98.62% were Croats. History Since the end of the Ottoman Empire until 1918, Pitomača (named ''PITOMACA'' before 1850) was part of the Austrian monarchy (Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia after the compromise of 1867), in the Croatian Military Frontier The Croatian Military Frontier ( or ') was a district of the Military Frontier, a territory in the Habsburg monarchy, first during the period of the Austria ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1970 Births
Events January * January 1 – Unix time epoch reached at 00:00:00 UTC. * January 5 – The 7.1 1970 Tonghai earthquake, Tonghai earthquake shakes Tonghai County, Yunnan province, China, with a maximum Mercalli intensity scale, Mercalli intensity of X (''Extreme''). Between 10,000 and 14,621 are killed and 30,000 injured. * January 15 – After a 32-month fight for independence from Nigeria, Biafran forces under Philip Effiong formally surrender to General Yakubu Gowon, ending the Nigerian Civil War. February * February 1 – The Benavídez rail disaster near Buenos Aires, Argentina (a rear-end collision) kills 236. * February 10 – An avalanche at Val-d'Isère, France, kills 41 tourists. * February 11 – ''Ohsumi (satellite), Ohsumi'', Japan's first satellite, is launched on a Lambda-4 rocket. * February 22 – Guyana becomes a Republic within the Commonwealth of Nations. * February – Multi-business Conglomerate (company), conglomerate Virgin Group is founded as a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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