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Iván Markó
Iván Markó (29 March 1947 – 21 April 2022) was a Hungarian Choreography, choreographer and ballet dancer. Biography Markó was born in Balassagyarmat. He studied Dance, dancing at the Hungarian State Ballet Institute in Budapest. After having graduated in 1967, Markó joined the Hungarian State Opera, where he became a principal dancer in 1971. In 1972 dancer, Choreography, choreographer and Theatre director, opera director Maurice Béjart invited Markó to his Ballet of the 20th Century. One of his best known roles was in Béjart's production of Stravinsky's ''The Firebird, Firebird''. In 1974 he was ranked as one of the top ten ballet dancers worldwide. In 1979 Markó established the Győr Ballet in Győr, Hungary. He was director of the ensemble until 1991. Markó was a choreographer for the Bayreuth Festival from 1985. He also worked at the Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance, and as a guest choreographer for other companies. In 1996, he established the Hungar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Balassagyarmat
Balassagyarmat (Hungarian: ; formerly ''Balassa-Gyarmath''; ; or ) is a town in northern Hungary. It was the seat of the Nógrád County, Nógrád Comitatus (Kingdom of Hungary), comitatus. Balassagyarmat is the capital city of Palóc country as the prominent author of Hungarian epic, Kálmán Mikszáth said. Palóc people's origin is quite mysterious. Their distinctive dialect, culture, folklore, and traditions make them a unique ethnicity. History Since 1998, the town's coat of arms has borne the Latin inscription "Civitas Fortissima" (the bravest city) because it was claimed that in January 1919 Czechoslovakia, Czechoslovak troops crossed the demarcation line delineated in December 1918 in preparation for the Treaty of Trianon, illegally occupying towns south of the line, including Balassagyarmat. The occupation was the subject of a 2009 song by the nationalist rock-band :hu:Kárpátia (együttes), Kárpátia, "Civitas Fortissima". Due to its favorable location, Balassagya ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |