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UP AND COMING ROMA STAR: SEVERINA LAJTMAN

Author: Ema Bakunić

Severina Lajtman is a talented Croatian actress who has emerged as a prominent figure in the arts, breaking down barriers and challenging stereotypes associated with the Roma community. Born and raised in the Roma settlement of Piškorovec in...

THE GYPSY BARON: A GLIMPSE INTO THE LUSH WORLD OF OPERETTA

Author: Polina Khalibekova

In the late 19th century, Viennese operetta had become a significant part of European musical culture, and Strauss was already renowned for his waltzes, including the famous Blue Danube (1867), and his operettas, such as Die Fledermaus (1874)....

OPERA “ALEKO” - ROMA CULTURAL HERITAGE

Author: Ekaterina Panova

“Aleko” is the legacy of the famous poem “The Gypsies” by the Russian poet Alexander Sergeevich Pushkin, created in the form of an opera and subsequently a film based on it. This is one of the few pieces in which the life of Roma plays a...

ALEXANDER PUSHKIN AND “THE GYPSIES”

Author: Ekaterina Panova

Alexander Sergeevich Pushkin (05.26.1799 – 02.29.1837) is an outstanding Russian poet, prose writer and playwright of the 18th century, widely known throughout the world. He was one of the most famous literary figures of his time and the founder of...

ROMA MUSIC IN FINLAND

Autorica: Alena KVARTALNOVA

According to Suora Lähetys singer-guitarist Mertsi Lindgren, a Helsinki Pop & Jazz Conservatory alumnus, music still plays a fundamental role in Roma culture. “There is a lot of music-making in Roma families, just like in Finnish families in...

FERENC LISZT AND ROMA MUSIC: HISTORY OF CULTURAL INTEGRATION

Autorica: Alena KVARTALNOVA

The Roma Musical influence Roma music is characterized by its emotive expressiveness, intricate rhythms, and improvisational nature. The Roma people, having migrated from Northern India around a thousand years ago, carried with them a rich musical...

“SOFIA Z-4515”: A POWERFUL MEMOIR IN GRAPHIC NOVEL FORM

Autorica: Alena KVARTALNOVA

“But why did they do it? Darling boy, this is the hardest question of all. I cannot answer it.” This book provides a unique and important perspective on the persecution of the Roma people during the Porajmos (Roma Holocaust) —a narrative that...

ROMA PAVILION AT THE 52ND VENICE BIENNALE

Autorica: Alena KVARTALNOVA

The creation of the Roma Pavilion was the result of an important initiative by the Open Society Institute’s Arts and Culture Network Program, in order to find undiscovered talents within the Roma community. The aim of the program was to discover...

MANELE MUSIC

Autorica: Alena KVARTALNOVA

Origins Manele music originated in the late 1970s and early 1980s in Romania. The genre has origins in traditional party music, called “mahala music” or “lautareasca” music – the original Manele, featuring large bands of Roma musicians...

ROMA PEOPLE IN BIG SCREEN

Author: Adila Aghayeva

In art, the Roma have often been depicted through romanticized or exoticized lenses, emphasizing their nomadic lifestyle and vibrant culture. The portrayal of Roma in cinema has often been marked by stereotypes, depicting them as exotic, mysterious,...