Date and time: Thursday, 18:00-20:00
Location: Timișoara National Theatre “Mihai Eminescu”, Main Hall
Organizer: Bastion-Várbástya Association
Ecumenical Service, Welcome Speeches, “CSIRIBIRI” – Performance by Judit Halász
Alongside her career as an actress, Judit Halász created a new artistic genre as a performer. For decades, she has been singing poems by Hungarian poets, set to music by the finest representatives of Hungarian popular music – specifically for children. Generations have grown up listening to her records.
After releasing 18 albums, a full-length concert film was made with the artist for the first time. The “CSIRIBIRI” concert features a selection of songs from the musical material of the concert film, bringing together the most popular works from Judit Halász’s unique career.
Her most recent album was released in the autumn of 2021, entitled “A vitéz, a kalóz, meg a nagymama” (“The Brave One, the Pirate and Grandma”), followed in the autumn of 2022 by a compilation album entitled “Miénk a világ” (“The World Is Ours”).
She considers one of her most important missions to maintain the interest of families and children in Hungarian poetry and, through songs, entertaining them in an engaging and unobtrusive way while drawing their attention to the many important principles of life that we must adapt to if we wish to live according to the ethics of humanism.
The children of Hungary chose her as the first-ever “Knight of the Order of the Smile.” She is a member of the Vígszínház Theatre company and a member of the Board of the Hungarian UNICEF. For her work and achievements to date, the Hungarian state has honoured her with the Jászai Mari Award, the title of “Meritorious Artist,” the Officer’s Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary, as well as the Kossuth Prize.
