The guests of the three-day event will look at their own life situation and needs in the light of the Holy Scriptures, the monastic tradition, the current spiritual treasures of the Pannonhalm monastic community, as well as contemporary artistic reflection.

In the spirit of renewal, the Arcus Temporum art festival will be held this year between August 26 and 28 in the Pannonhalmi Cathedral, the organizers informed MTI.

The Pannonhalm Archabbey trusts that the guests of the three-day event will look at their own life situation and needs in the light of the Holy Scriptures, the monastic tradition, the current spiritual treasures of the Pannonhalm monastic community, as well as contemporary artistic reflection, they announced.

Classical and contemporary art will once again be in dialogue at the festival this year, the two pillars of the bridge of time will be the music of Bach and the contemporary Lera Auerbach. The baroque composer's works will be performed by the Keller Quartet, while the music of Lera Auerbach will be performed by Concerto Budapest under the direction of András Keller on the opening day.

Lera Auerbach will hold the European premiere of her own sonata on Saturday with the artistic director of the festival, violinist András Keller.

Anima Musicae, the Classicus Quartet, Katalin Kokas, Kelemen Barnabás, Gábor Csalog, Orsolya Kaczander, Miklós Perényi and László Fenyő will also perform on the program series.

The festival's literary guest of honor will be Kossuth Prize-winning writer Péter Nádas, whose work My Death will be brought to life on stage, directed by András Dömötör. You can also meet the writer in person, literary historian and esthete Sándor Bazsányi will ask about his renewals, and his photo exhibition will also be open to the public at the Bencés Gimnázium Gallery.

This time, the Arcus Junior Creative Camp is also part of the festival, where the students of the Hungarian University of Fine Arts, together with two students each from the art universities in Riga, Rome and Dresden, will create a joint work inspired by the spirituality of the "Holy Mountain" and the Benedictine monastic community.

The art festival is traditionally enriched with spiritual program elements, during which visitors can join the agenda of the Benedictine monastic community, among other things, in prayers and holy masses.

MTI

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