SZIGET FESTIVAL 2006
09/08/2006 - 16/08/2006
Press release
Sziget 2006 offers the most exciting week of the festival season with multifarious
programmes between August 9 and 16. Visitors can expect 200 international
stars, 500 Hungarian bands, performers, DJs, several dozen theatre groups,
acrobats, humorists, dancers, puppeteers, 200 programmes a day at more than
60 locations.
Had there been a festival stock market, the Sziget Festival stocks would
belong to the blue chips. The Sziget has gone through an immense growth since
the start 14 years ago and is among the leading stocks in the imaginary festival
stock market. Sziget’s leading role among the festivals in Middle-Europe is
guaranteed by the row of international stars, the new and expanded programmes
and by the several upgradings carried out in services. Greater international
festival tickets are commonly sold out in advance and this happens to Sziget
passes as well. Last year’s regular passes were sold out well before the start
of the festival and on certain days no daily passes were available.
NEW: non-accommodation weekly passes
Since Sziget 2006 compelling programmes presumably will draw greater attention,
the organizers decided to issue 15,000 cheaper non-accommodation weekly passes
(99 EUR) besides the 25,000 regular weekly passes including camping facilities
(120 EUR). This new initiation is designed for Sziget-goers who would like
to enjoy the advantages of the weekly pass but do not need accommodation at
the festival-area. (Prices quoted above are recommended but are subject to
change by countries and different agencies may add handling fees.)
Both regular and non-accommodation weekly passes are non-transferable. The
non-accommodation passes do not entitle you to bring in tents and the use
of camp-facilities and camping services are excluded. The enclosed camp site
of the Sziget can only be entered with a regular "camping" weekly
pass at entrance checkpoints. Strict ticket control can be expected in all
the other, not enclosed areas to prevent misuse of cheaper passes at the campers’
cost.
As this year a total of 40000 weekly-passes will be issued (including both
regular and non-accommodation tickets), and the holding capacity of the festival
is still 65000 persons, the maximal amount of daily tickets sold will be limited
to 25000 per day instead of last year's 40000.
This year daily tickets can be purchased in advance from the start of the
ticket-sale - only within Hungary, though. As previous years daily-passes
were sold out on certain days of the Sziget, it is recommended to buy daily
passes in advance even for those who only wish to visit the festival a day
or two. Daily passes cost 24 EUR.
Sziget Services
Services offered at Sziget are acknowledged among the international festivals,
as well. This fame obliges the organizers to maintain and improve the level
of the services. The customary services will be available from laundry to
baggage-rooms, from créche to post office to ensure the trouble-free entertainment
of the visitors. You can draw money from cash points and you can pay by bank-card
at the entrance ticket office. Other services offered this year include pharmacy,
lost and found, lockers, 168-hour medical and security duty, language first
aid, information desk, and several other services will make your stay more
convenient at Sziget. Some quality improvements can also be reported. The
organizers make an effort to enhance the comfort of the visitors, so services
show remarkable improvement in many areas. One such area is hygiene: although
more and more bio-toilets have been available from year to year, the number
of easy to clean well-lit container-toilets could not be increased due to
the lack of sewer. However, this year the number of container-toilets will
be increased by introducing a new device and thus several other toilet centers
will be created in the most frequented spots. This technology does not require
sewer: a cistern is placed under the container collecting sewage which will
be transported continuously. Five centers will be established using the container-toilets
imported from Austria, with each center consisting of fifty well-lit toilets
with constant cleaning staff and cleaning.
The gardening reconstruction of the Sziget is intended to improve the camping
circumstances. The area in front of the Sziget Main Stage will be banked up
and put under grass by the Horticultural Company in order to prevent the recurrence
of the problems faced last year when the rainfall before the opening turned
the area into a muddy-pool. Public lighting will be significantly improved
and the subdued lighting of the Northern part of the Sziget will be extended
to other sections as well. The sound quality of certain stages will be improved.
Digital audio mixers in compliance with the most modern techniques will be
put to use on the Main Stage. Also new this year: three more tents, 800 square
meters each, will be ventilated by high-power fans in addition to the three
big tents and the Party Arena.
European market leading company VLS dealing with video technical services
will turn the Main Stage and its surroundings into a constructive visual space
for a week - hoping to set tradition. The area will enjoy a new atmosphere
every day playing an unforgettable effect on Sziget-goers. Various surfaces
will be projected: the whole stage and its loudspeakers (approx. 800 sq meters),
the ground and the surroundings. 3D animation images will be projected on
the stage with High Definition solutions. 50,000-lumen projectors ensure enormous
light intensity and perfect contrast turning the place into a magical scene.
No such show harmonizing static image and animated video has ever been presented
on a music festival. The unique and artistic execution of the light concerts
will make it a worthy complementary element of the Sziget. The creative company
will accomplish a visual improvisation on a given theme every night till dawn.
Inspired by the Sziget feeling and the essence of the festival, the unique
show exploits the technical parameters and conditions at the maximum and provides
quality supplement to the Sziget programmes.
Catering establishments first installed last year will be used this year,
too. In order to satisfy growing demands and offer quick service, the number
of caterers are increased. This year 47 pubs, 39 hot-food buffets with different
menus, 4 nouvelle cuisine buffets, 7 buffets, 8 confectioneries, 4 green-grocers,
2 fresh-squeeze orange-juice places and 4 corn on the cobs will serve guests.
Some new specialties will also be introduced in Sziget catering: tacos bar,
churros (Brazilian sweets) and bratwurst (white sausages).
International scenes at Sziget
Sziget Festival competes the great festivals not only for the quality of its
services but for the variety of its programmes as well. In addition to the
five international big stages: the Main Stage (Nagyszínpad) with mainstream
music, the Pannon World Music Stage (Pannon Világzenei Nagyszínpad) introducing
world music, the WAN2 Stage promising diverse styles, the HammerWorld Stage
playing hard rock, and the Party Arena with electric music, international
performers will also be seen on the Palace of Arts Jazz Stage (Művészetek
Palotája Jazz Színpad). The MTV Theater and Dance Tent and Open-air Stage
(MTV Színház és Táncsátor és Szabadtéri Színpad) with their usual high standard
programmes also promise excellent international shows. The Roma Tent will
offer quality entertainment for the visitors just as the expanded place for
the underground electric music called Medúza (Jellyfish).
The Main Stage (Nagyszínpad) is located in the center of the Sziget Festival
with a 50,000 capacity auditorium. It will host among the bands confirmed
so far the Radiohead from Oxford, the Scottish Franz Ferdinand, Scissor Sisters,
Placebo, Therapy?, Ministry, the Belgian dEUS, the Finn Rasmus, the Dutch
The Gathering, the Italian Jovanotti, the German Gentleman, Beatstakes and
Guru’s Jazzmataz.
World music fans will find their favorite performers on the Pannon World
Music Stage in the Northern part of the Sziget. This year you can see Susana
Baca from Peru, the Canadian (Celtic) La Bottine Souriante, the king of kora
Toumani Diabate from Mali and the Mexican Lila Downs. Robert Plant with his
brand new band, the Strange Sensation is to play for the first time in Hungary.
The Algerian rai-prince Cheb Mami last visited us more than 10 years ago,
Manu Dibango from Cameroon - this occasion the guest of Enzo Avitabile from
Naples - has never been to the Sziget. Among the outstanding artists and bands
popular in Hungary, you can find returning to the world music stage the Egyptian-English
diva, Natacha Atlas, Femi Kuti setting the the Nigerian afro-beat tradition
on fire, the Serbian Boban Markovic’s brass band, the Celtic-African Afro
Celt Sound System, the Italian Spakka-Neapolis 55, the Serbian-Croatian Goran
Bregovic, and the American Klezmer clarinettist David Krakauer.
The unique percussion trance by Danyel Waro from Réunion, the Indian-English
Susheela Raman, the brutal ska-punk of the Russian Leningrad, the French-Arabic
Les Boukakes and Orange Blossom, the Polish Zakopower, the German bohemian-acoustics
17 Hippies or Tiken Jah Fakoly from Ivory Coast playing roots reggae are proudly
presented in previous years promise an unforgettable experience of the stage.
The WAN2 Stage is a huge tent hosting various music trends. This year the
stage will see such stars as the Dutch Relax, the Mad Heads XL from Ukraine,
the popular Turkish band maNga, Deti Picasso, one of Russia’s most interesting
and strangest pop group, Hadag Nachash, the most popular hip-hop group from
Israel, The Orb, the founders of the electric dance music, Roy Paci and Aretuska,
the famous Italian trumpet artist with his band, Coldcut, one of the pioneers
of the history of electric dance music, Wir Sind Helden, preserving the best
traditions of the Neue Deutsche Welle, and Gogol Bordello, who is mixing the
elements of gypsy-, punk elements and Brechtian cabaret in his music.
The HammerWorld Stage is the permanent place for fans of hard rock. This
year you can see among others the legendary Sick Of It All, Fear Factory,
the Brittish Cathedral, Exploited, Evergrey, the American Morbid Angel, the
Norwegian Satyricon, and Cradle Of Filth.
The Party Arena, a 2,700 square meter mega tent entertains those who like
electric music. This year you can see Carl Craig, Hernan Cattaneo, DJ Storm,
John B, Layo and Bushwacka, MC Fats, Mylo, Roger Sanchez, Tiefschwarz and
Anthony Rother.
Sziget Festival 2006 Jazz Stage welcomes jazz fans
on a larger area.
The charming Canadian ragtime-pianist, Mimi Blais plays on the first day,
and among others you can listen to Hungarian productions that were successful
abroad in the past few years; bands of mixed nationalities, for example the
great Ulli Gumpert’s group with German and American musicians. Wait till 11
PM to meet international stars Wasilewski - Kurkiewicz - Miskiewicz trio from
Poland, the ECM publisher’s latest pride, Tomasz Stanko’s partners in 2004.
The American group with legendary Matthew Shipp - William Parker - Gerald
Cleaver, the magnificent La Campagnie des musiques a ouir, and the Gadó Quartet
from France start playing also at 23:00. The list goes on, let the others
be surprise. Enjoy Hungarian underground-, improvised music, funk-jazz, world
jazz from 00.30 AM setting the night atmosphere for a jam-session.
Theater and Dance Scene - an island within another.
Four scenes – Open-air Stage, Tent, Grass and Performance Stages, six shows
a day, 42 international and national productions during the week.
Besides representatives of top-class contemporary theater, dance, opera and
performance arts, young talents at the beginning of their careers are given
the opportunity to introduce themselves. Considered to be a mission, the organizers
wish to introduce contemporary art to those young people who do not usually
watch such shows.
Among several international shows, the Sziget Theater and Dance scene welcomes
the Marseille National Ballet, the Japanese Eitetsu Fu-Un no Kai group’s drum
show, and Mísia, the Portugese singer who has left many countries, cultures,
people and music trends behind already. The Italian Circo Arcipelago Teatro,
introduced last year at Sziget, comes out with a new show made with Cuban
acrobats. You can also enjoy the play of two companies from Singapore: the
Necessary Stage and the The Finger Players.
Australian company, Circa, verging contemporary circus and dance art entertains
audience at the Sziget Theater and Dance scene. The world famous Spanish daredevil
of multimedia performance Marcel.lí Antúnez, also the founder of La Fura Dels
Baus, will also be the guest at the festival. Paired with the English Angika
Dance Company’s powerful performance based on Indian music and dance, the
Turkish Ziya Azazi blends the traditional whirling dance of the dervish and
contemporary elements into a solo - showing how centuries old cultures can
be re-animated and re-interpreted in modern approach. Two performers come
from Japan: the Mariko Dance Theatre from Kyoto with a new show prepared just
for the Sziget. Yukiko Nakamura Japanese butoh dancer will presumably slow
time and enchant audience with suggestive personality and dance in the outdoor
area near the theater scene. Several European music festivals have seen the
Cuban contemporary dance company DanzAbierta, which comes to the Sziget with
their performance called Chorus Perpetuus.
Besides the flamboyant international shows, great artists and future-stars
of contemporary Hungarian dance and theater groups will be greeted here as
well.
Street Theater (Utcaszínház) is a project which was realized in one of the
biggest areas of the Sziget and which attracted many thousands of visitors
last year. The Polish Teatr Ósmego Dnia is going to give its Hungarian debut
performance entitled The Ark. Other performances include Firebirds by the
German Titanick and Lacher de Violons (The Flying Violins) by the Transe Express.
In the nearly 75-minute-long French play in two parts, a mobile-wind bell
with living marionette figures playing music is swinging in the air hanging
from a 30 meter-high crane weighing 80 tons.
Roma Tent
The Roma Tent has obviously become the venue with the best atmosphere on the
Sziget where different nations and age groups enjoy the diverse programmes
night after night.
The extremely varied programme ranges from Gipsy Swing to Flamenco, from Olah
gypsy music to wind instrumental performances and will surely turn on the
audience of the tent! The musicians will evoke the atmospheric music of Austria,
Romania, Italy, and Russia, among others. The icing on the cake is going to
be the debut of the world music publisher Putumayo with performances by dj’s
from the trendy Putumayo Café, who are going to take you on a final travel
around the world after the live shows every night. This year we can witness
concerts by many artists, among others: Gyass, Felix Lajko’s first band with
a new line-up, and also Les Doigts de L’Homme, who can induce an unbelievable
ecstasy just playing two guitars and a double bass and their unique ’swing
manouche’ style. Kosoni Odpaki are also coming, who are representatives of
the new north-east Italian scene, and also the Trio Johnny Rosenberg, the
new generation of the Dutch Gypsy music with a more latin repertoire. Guests
of the Roma Tent include Harry Stojka & GipsySoul, the Viennese lovár-guitar
virtuoso, Dela Dap, the more and more popular Czech-Slovak-Austrian-Hungarian
nu-Gypsy group, Kale, Vera Bila’s group, who are going to play in Hungary
for the first time. The line-up is also enriched by Romano Drom, who are the
most popular Olah Gypsy group even abroad, and Ginai Lincan who, even according
to Gypsies, is the living master of the cimbalom, the Hungarian dulcimer.
Other artists: Talisman founded by members of the former Lyko group, the outstanding
singer. Natacha Osterkorn, Opa Cupa, one of the most "foolish" wind
groups of Italy, and the local fave Parno Graszt. We can witness the Breton
singer Erik Marchand with his newest line-up Un, Daou, Tri, including a Romanian
clarinet virtuoso and an accordion player from the Vajdaság. We also welcome
Fanfare Savale, the Gypsy brass band with its heavy rhythm.
Medúza
The more and more popular underground electronic music with its many, in number
almost endless branches will also flourish this year. All this can be experienced
in the new, breath-taking and huge venue of the Sziget this year, which is
going to be an open, octagonal building with films projected both on the inside
and the outside, and with shows of international and local artists. Among
the so-far confirmed ones we can witness the long-waited Stereotype, who are
going to be supported by Al-Haca Sound system and Mc Coppa. One of the many
parties organized on behalf of the seventh birthday-party-series of the Fingelickin’
publisher is going to take place here, with performances by Soul of Man, A.Skillz
and Slyde. Addictive Tv are also coming, and after the Coldcut concert on
the WAN2 stage Matt Black is coming too, so that he can put on some records
now that he is here anyway.
On the trance day the Saafi Brothers will pay a visit, the group of cult figure
Gabriel le Mar, who will also perform in the Ambient Tent with a chill-out
set. On the common nights of the Project East and Klein Records Markus Kienzl,
one member of the Sofa Surfers, who has recently surprised his audience with
an excellent album, is going to play. Beside him we will also hear Slack Hippy,
Simonlebon, Smacs, Patrick Kong, and Christian Candid, and the 4youreye will
produce screenings. Pulver Records, the more and more popular label working
with a number of local artists is also going to be represented. Hence the
Hungarian Erik Sumo Band, the Upton Fellaz, and also the label bosses: Dublex
Inc., Inverse Cinematics and Slope will have their part in the line-up. The
English Yummi Records’ Mangomad will probably be the fave of the week, who
are less known locally, but their success is guaranteed. Besides the above
mentioned international artists, the local underground will play a major role
in the line-up at the new scene.
Venue-changes:
Those regulars of the Sziget festival who already think that they can easily
find everything even with their eyes closed might not regret to browse the
Sziget map this year, as many changes are to be made concerning the venues.
Some of the former venues are moving. There will be programmes which are to
move from the previous venues with more wide-range repertoire and a bigger
scene. There will be programmes which are to have a new building with a new
name. And, of course, there will be completely new programmes.
What’s New:
Silent Disco
Silent Disco was invented by two English gentlemen, NO dj and dj OD, who have
traveled the world with their show since 2002, visiting festivals from Glastonbury
through Lowlands to Sziget. They are going to make their debut performance
showing what a silent disco is like. The idea is based on the usage of two-banded,
wireless headphones which are to be worn by visitors who can switch between
the two dj’s and so between different styles. The whole party is completely
silent, it disturbs nobody and, furthermore, the “quiet dancers” look quite
funny.
Zúzda Színpad (Smashing Stage)
Getting enthusiastic after the success of last year’s Zöld Színpad (Green
Stage) we had the idea of giving more space to different local metal, nu-metal,
hard core, metal core and punk bands. For this reason, they are going to have
their own separate open stage where these local metal heads and punks can
smash at their pleasure.
The "Teatro de Automatas" (Automatic Theatre) coming from Spain
is the last survivor of those old-fashioned market stalls in which the secrets
of all kinds of automatic gadgets are revealed: mechanical machines, which
bring humans and animals to life by their movements. Displaying twelve different
scenes they introduce our great-grand-fathers’ world to us. The Teatro de
Automatas is a unique cultural piece, a pioneer in Europe and is highly recommended
to all visitors.
A group of specialists brought this ‘Theatre of Continuous Mechanical Movements’
back to life in 1992 and renewed it preserving its original spirit.
Programmes Previously Organized but Renamed
In the place of the previous Szabadiskola (Free School) we are going to have
the so-called Szellemvasút Sátor (Scenic Railway Tent). This place is the
last chance of the cerebra ready for destruction on the Sziget, a last-minute
escape from brain death. The tour guides are: Madamme Sisso és Mister Háy
(Mister Fatt). Talks, disputes, artistic actions, music and theatre.
Programmes Previously Organized but Enhanced by a
New Repertoire and a New Venue:
Blues stages
Those who want to have a terrific party or just want to get to know this genre
can go to this new scene previously called Grundeszliga, where, at different
times, two stages and a 24-hour-long “Bluesland” is waiting the die-hard blues
fans.
The most significant representatives of this genre are to play the "Big
Daddy" blues stage, and as for the breath-taking nightly jam sessions,
they can conquer the "Full of Mojo" stage.
The cream of the Blues stages in 2006 are to be the local line-up including
Hobo Blues Band, Takács Tamás Dirty Blues Band, Török Ádám és a Mini etc.-
but for extra fun internationally recognized artists Louisiana Mojo Queen
(USA-Memphis), Breeze Gospel (USA), Big Daddy Wilson& Mississippi Grave
Diggers (USA, Germany, Hungary) Visegrad 4 Harps (Cz, SK, HU, PL) Lord Bishop
Rocks (USA, UK) will play as well.
The uniqueness of the blues programme is guaranteed by the performance and
the feeling of the fanatic blues men having been ripened in the micro-climate
of local blues clubs. The international artists, on the other hand, are going
to make us travel back in time to the roots of the genre. For this reason,
this year’s Sziget Blues Stage has it’s rightly place beside the fire among
the big blues festivals of the world.
Previously Organized Programmes Moving to New Venues:
Talentum Szinpad (Talent Stage)
This stage, which gives young talents a great opportunity, has now become
a significant forum of the local pop scene giving place to the Talent Spotter
Contest of the Sziget Festival. The groups selected from the hundreds of applicants
are to be tried in front of the jury of renowned members, who are to reward
the best ones thanks to the Musician Club. On the last day the Sziget serves
to be the venue of the final round of the Jim Beam Talent Spotter Contest.
All this can be witnessed on a new open stage complemented by the tent of
the Musician Clubs, where visitor musicians and those interested are welcome
with workshops, instrument introductions and information, turning the scene
into a kind of a Musician center and Meeting Point.
The Hócipő Kabaré (Snow-boots Cabaret) programmes, after many years, are
to take place in the new Szellemvasút Sátor (Scenic Railway Tent) in the place
of the previous Jazz Színpad, but those seeking some fun late in the night
will surely find it. The absurd side is going to be represented by the famous
L’art pour l’art and Róbert Dolák-Saly. Stand up comedy is the most successful
in the genre, the famous Szőke-Badár duo, Litkai, Bödöcs, Kőhalmi, András
Péter Kovács are already expected to draw incredible attention, but we would
like to introduce new talents as well. The almost traditional classic cabaret
of Ferenc József Varga are not to be missed this year either; and we are already
organizing the “big ones” for a one-hour think-piece. Here György Faludy is
guest the for first time at Sziget, who, approaching his 96th birthday, will
hopefully take his part this year as well.
Trend Sziget (Trend Island) - A Journey to the Land
of Fashion
Freshness, style and energy - this year near HVG Café - The Sziget Festival
was enriched by a new and exciting scene in 2003 which is about fashion and
trend. Talented students of fashion schools, designers trying the waters,
and of course, “old wise masters” are introduced here. Many local and multinational
brands will introduce their new collections. Besides clothing we can learn
what the new trends are in the field of make-up and haircuts. The big fish
of the profession are going to be our guides into this strange and many times
crazy world.
The Trend Sziget is expecting its visitors at a new location near HVG Café.
The programmes will take place between 5.00 pm to 1.00 am. The lead-in programme
is usually a fashion show organized by one of the fashion schools, which will
be followed by other fashion shows and performances. The courageous ones can
get their hair cut or their bodies painted or just get a new make-up. Those
with low self-confidence can ask for professional advice.
The CINEMA moves to the earlier location of Trend
sziget
The Sziget Cinema introduces new programmes and lots of curiosities at a new
location. The open-air cinema of roaring success will move this August from
the over-inhabited field where it used to be to the vicinity of the beach,
the earlier location of Trend sziget. This place is ideal for quiet, relaxed,
quality movie-experience.
Unlike earlier, the cinema programmes will be opened by the French Philharmonique
de la Roquette every day – they accompany classic silent movies with live
music.
The members of the company from Arles: Laurent Bernard (keyboards), Emmanuel
Duchemin (sound effects, sound system), Maryse Gattegno (bass guitar, vocal),
Julien Kamoun (drum, music saw) use the works of such well-known artists as
Buster Keaton (The General, Spite Marriage, The Cameraman), Fritz Lang (Metropolis),
or F. W. Murnau (Nosferatu, Sunrise) and adopt early news reports, animated
films, and even cartoons not only to entertain by accompaniment but by the
re-interpretation and re-thinking of these films in a most enjoyable way.
Films following the openings include past year’s movie hits and a collection
of shorts of independent studios and workshops ensuring quality and satisfaction.
Just like in the past two years, famous actors and directors welcome visitors
at Sziget MovieNet tent. There will be theme days designed to tempt fans to
attend sessions. One day see last year’s hit cartoons; on science fiction
day encounter storm troopers around the tent and be prepared, this time they
will not come alone. Horror day will scare you, burlesque day will make you
laugh and stunts and action movies will excite you.
This year you can also take part in the animation workshop where you can learn
the basics and anyone can make their shorts if they show a little perseverance.
Luminaria
The Architects of Air presents Levity II – Luminarium in Honvéd holiday-resort.
The 800 square meters inflatable sculpture made up of labyrinthine tunnels
and colorful bubbles is brought to Sziget by the Brittish Architects of Air
for the fifth time. Their castles are getting larger and more inspiring. The
pressure of the inflated air makes the special hand-made transparent plastic
walls float in the air. It’s one of the Sziget Festival’s most enticing attraction
drawing hundred thousands a year to join a queue in the blazing sun as well
as in the rain to share this special psychedelic experience.
Further programmes:
Afro-Latin Stage and World village
The programmes at the Afro-Latin Stage and World village have been extended
to introduce Asia, the culture of Indonesia and Thailand and that of the Afro-Latin
and the Caribbean region in separate blocks creating the atmosphere of the
different countries.
AGORA – Assembly of Artists
The AGORA International Assembly and Symposium of Artists is an age-long tradition
in Sziget Festival. Its objective is to demonstrate diverse techniques, methods
and manifestations through the creative work and the medium of communication
of fine arts.
Bahia Stage
The oldest and the only Hungarian underground record publishing company introduces
national and international trends in music raging from progressive, non-commercial
through wild-jazz, forerunner-underground, experimental to contemporary and
ethno.
Civil Sziget 2006
Multitude of new national and international NGOs applied to appear at Sziget
this year.
Those, whose work draw youngsters’ attention will be present, for example
NGOs dealing with drug prevention, harm reduction, providing information,
consultation. Zöld Udvar (Green Garden) will be the place for the green and
ecology organizations which deal with the artificial and natural environment,
the damages caused by globalization, environment-conscious behavior, animal
protection, plant protection, and the popularization of ecological lifestyle.
Demonstrating the tolerant attitude of Sziget, organizations safeguarding
the interests and rights of sexual minorities and other minorities are delegated
to share their programmes.
Questions asked by visitors will be answered in Civil Sziget by organizations
of employment and labor, health, culture and information and public institutions.
Students will be represented by organizations working in the secondary and
higher education and also by the commissioner of civil rights of education.
Last year’s success, the European Living Library and the European Youth Center
of the European Council will also be present. Besides the above mentioned,
you can also attend programmes and meet the representatives of historic churches,
smaller churches and denominations, and those of the world religions.
Cökxpôn Ambient Tentgarden
The Cökxpön is the non-stop rest point of the Sziget for the sixth time. It
is a place to meet others, a home-like spot where you can do what you feel
like doing. Enter with your shoes off, have a CHAI and sit crouched in a corner
covered with textile. And while you’re sitting on a cushion, sipping tea and
talking to your friend, you realize dancers around you, your ears sense fine
music, it fills you, gets you and takes you somewhere else.
Pop Festival Tent
The Pop Festival tent sees Hungarian retro stars. Every day, before the great
Hungarian veterans step on the stage, TRIBUTE bands play ROCK CLASSICs like
Beatles, Kiss, Toto, Ramones, Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, Guns’n’ Roses, Piramis,
Illés, Queen, Janis Joplin and many other rock legends.
K&H Games
It is traditional at Sziget to test visitors in different games and showdowns.
Hitting records, testing skills, fighting brain and muscle every day. Start
preparing!
Tent of Logic Games
The Hegyvidék Sports Association Chess and Go department welcomes people interested
in logic games at Sziget 2006, too. The programme of the tent of Logic Games
may not miss chess or go, the Japanese board game, which became quite popular.
In addition to bridge, which will be newly introduced this year, visitors
may get acquainted with many other logic games, e.g.: Tantrix, 3D Mill Game,
Five-In-A-Row, Abalone, Backgammon, Halma, Tangram, Pylos, Quatro, Quixo,
and so on.
Magic Mirror
The Magic Mirror tent is the Sziget’s most exceptional scene. The Belgian
variety theater with its exquisite saloon welcomes visitors for the sixth
time with talk shows, concerts, beautiful, young, talented and provoking dancers.
World famous stars will be engaged: the German acrobats, the Caesar Twins,
who performed for the Queen of England and will have their first show in Hungary.
The acrobats of the French Les Farfadais circus company will also be the guest
of Magic Mirror, just like Aérea Negrot, the Venezuelan born tranny singer
living in Berlin, who brings her own acts. Considering their earlier success,
the Dutch Hot Leggs band is invited to give a dazzling dance party again.
OCTOPUS All-arts Scene
This will be the fourth season of Octopus All-arts Scene, the home of the
Sziget’s literary, artistic and classical music programmes. In addition to
talented students of art colleges and young art groups, the top institution
of Hungarian arts will be represented here. The Museum of Fine Arts, the Art
Gallery, and the Palace of Arts offer discounts and welcome visitors at their
programmes set at Sziget.
The We Collective group consists of English and Hungarian university students
of arts and they will be continuously constructing an installation from waste
material and visitors may try it at any stage of the construction.
MOME programmes include sand sculptures, video installations, light in motion
and workshop to make shading installations.
Literary programmes include: Győrei Zsolt – Schlachtovszky Csaba: Brontëk
– a theater play; the Tonett chamber music band’s write up of poetry; RAP
– contemporary poets and the RAP; PRAE-night (the authors of the magazine
read out); Belletrists meet (lecture), Zoo by Night – women in the night (lecture).
The group called Fidelio set the classical music programme conjointly with
the Palace of Arts. To tempt and to be tempted – the ’Cosí fan tutte’, one
of Mozart’s most youthful and frivolous opera will honor Mozart’s 250th anniversary
performed by the SZÉF and the Bel Canto Opera company.
Last year’s Händel opera will be followed by an other one this year: the Deidamia,
performed again by the Bükk Arts Days. Mussorgskij’s favored piece, the Pictures
at an Exhibition will be twofold timely after the football world cup and a
special percussion write up will be played at Sziget, not the original piano
piece or Ravel’s orchestra version. Being brassed off? Listen to the multiple
contest winner brass band, the Corpus Trombone Quartet and enjoy some Bartók
celebration á la carte!
Pesti Est Stage
Pesti Est is a Hungarian programme magazine and Sziget-goers know that the
Pesti Est Stage programmes are just as flamboyant and interesting as the programmes
Pesti Est magazine offers: pop music and classical music concerts, lectures,
sports and fashion shows, open-air dance parties till dawn - all in one magazine,
all on one stage. The music trends range from jazz to nu-metal, from authentic
world music to the latest electric productions. Besides crowd-dragging names
known nation-wide, the stage hosts gifted young bands, as well.
POP Stage
Pop Stage presents popular Hungarian bands, for example: Back II Black, Pa-dö-dő,
United, Hiperkarma, Ganxsta Zolee és a Kartell, Animal Cannibals, Megastars,
KFT, Kimnowak, Varga Zsuzsa, Roy és Ádám, Mester Tamás, Belmondo – Czutor
Zoli’s new band, Zanzibar, Kowalsky meg a Vega, Supernem, Eleven Hold, Balkan
Fanatik and Perfect Name.
Sports programmes
Feeling stiff from strolling from programmes to concerts? Move your sore limbs
at sports scenes using all kinds of sports equipments available. Sport shows,
competitions and other exciting leisure activities attract visitors.
The Tent of the Museum of Fine Arts
Sziget Festival hosts Museum of Fine Arts celebrating its 100th anniversary.
The Tent of the Museum of Fine Arts will basically function as a workshop
and an information center. Set goal is to attract young people to museums
again and to raise interest in fine arts.
Museum people offer arts and crafts in the tent: visitors can make their own
works (and can keep them) using the equipments and materials provided or brought
in (for example clothing) applying techniques such as screen printing, painting,
collage, montage, sculpturing, and so on.
Every day, a copy of one work of art of high importance will be exhibited
and visitors may interpret it as they prefer on the spot. The best works will
be displayed on the last day of the Sziget Festival.
The Museum Tent will host several history of arts lectures on exhibits of
the Museum during the festival, for example the Rembrandt 400 or the Van Gogh
exhibition to be opened in the winter. Lectures will also be held on different
periods of the history of arts, on highlighted works of art, on restoration
and verification procedures, etc. During the workshops Jazz Matiné concerts
will entertain audience similar to the regular Thursday night Museum + series.
Win ever day! Fill in a quiz on history of arts and win museum gifts, catalogues,
entrance tickets. (Free soccer!) Exhibitions of the Museum of Fine Arts can
be visited for half price in August with intact Sziget Festival wrist bands.
Traveling Fun-fair
Street theaters, puppet theaters, jugglers, acrobats – Come and see with your
own eyes! Whirling follies, old-time fun, deceiving and giddy toys from the
good old times 100 years ago, carousel with wooden horses, brass bands and
square-patterned table clothes, future-tellers and story tellers, Wiener wurst,
"pozsonyi kifli" and Hungarian fun. The area is enclosed by tents
and attractions that take you back to the time of fun-fairs with barber’s
shop furnished with period furniture, saloon for clown make-up, fortune-teller,
skill games and throwing games, peep-in vax works.
Around the tents you can play outdoor games and there will be competitions.
A traveling photographer will work and you can have your photo taken in costumes.
The Hungarian Juggler Association will offer toy-rent and you will be welcome
to try and practice rope dancing, stilts, the circus trapeze, the one-wheel
cycle, the balancing ball, the rolabola and several other jugglers’ equipment.
The fun-fair will host high-standard international circus companies, 24 groups
from 7 countries will entertain audience. Comedians, acrobats, jugglers, puppet
theaters and fair entertainers will follow each other. You can enjoy the performance
of Konrad Frederics from England, the Bankal from France and Márkuszínház
from Pécs. The English style CABARET, the authentic German VARIETY and the
superb night FIRESHOW will add to the multifarious programmes of the scene.
ACROBATS IN THE AIR for the first time in Sziget history! The 9 meter long
structure necessary for the show comes right from Belgium and the breath-taking
performance can be seen several times during the week.
Anton Anderle comes from Slovakia and displays his marionette puppets and
small puppet theaters to be enjoyed all week.
Hungarian Ethnic Scene – "wear, wore, wear"
Retrospection and introspection to pristine every day life.
Is there anybody remembering how many laced, frilly underskirts does a matyó
bride need? How many folds does a Rábaköz scarf take on the head? How many
crinkles do you walk into your paddled boots? Does anyone know what a shoulder-pin
is; what you use a ’pufándli’ for; on what is the ’pálha’ sewn, what a shoulder
spot is good for on your shirt?
The Hungarian Ethnic Scene is moved near the theater hill to the vicinity
of the Traveling Fun-fair in 2006. Following earlier years’ practice, arts
and crafts workshops and exhibitions welcome visitors. The House of Traditions
will host the display of Hungarian folk costumes, accessories, and the related
traditions and techniques. In connection to this year’s theme, the workshops
will focus on bead weaving, stringing beads, stripe weaving, spinning and
leathering. Besides having the opportunity to make accessories for your own
use, you can try on authentic outfits and old hair braids. Have the traveling
photographer record your metamorphosis! In the House of Traditions you can
learn about the job of the institution and the people who work there. In the
evenings musicians will play on the Traveling Fun-fair stage to accompany
dance.
Contacts:
Salamon Gergely
média koordinátor - Media Coordinator
Sziget Kulturális Szervezoiroda - Sziget Cultural Management
Budapest, 1117 Orlay utca 5-7.Hungary
Mob:+36 20 460 3007 - Tel.: +36 1 372 0671 - Fax: +36 1 372 0685
email: salamon.gergo@sziget.hu
www.sziget.hu
For more information visit: www.szigetfestival.com
Press accreditation form from official Sziget site: www.sziget.hu/festival_english/press
