- Contemporary Dance Evening -

Length: 1st part 50 min., 2dn part 65 min.

Duna Dance Workshop: Landscapes

A landscape preserves the imprints of different ages, concentrating the past and present of the depicted landscape and the clean forms given by nature. The same is also true of the dancer's body, which definitely benefits from the artist's rich life experiences: its metamorphic capacity is increased, its life energies get stronger and it becomes more concentrated and expressive. It eliminates unnecessary movements, becomes free from frills and acquires a special aesthetic value. The body that finds itself in dance represents the vitality of life, and it is life’s thick and dense concentration.

The creators were inspired by the works of outstanding choreographers such as Pina Bausch and Jiří Kylián, who created pieces with highly experienced dancers who are no longer active, realising the deep expressive power of the aging body. The new performance of the Duna Dance Workshop also aims to prove that youth is not a prerequisite for being a dancer. We invited artists from the most diverse fields of dance to join the performance since the bodies of dancers who have been working for many years in different genres paint different landscapes.

Our performance, featuring artists coming from the most diverse fields of dance, aims to prove that youth is not a prerequisite for being a dancer.

Performed by Katalin Bonifert, Katalin Lőrinc, Péter Ertl, Pál Kakuk, Gábor Katona

Composer: ifj. Sándor Sündi Csoóri
Co-composer: Izabella Caussanel
Band: Üstökösök Kalitkája / ifj. Csoóri Sándor, Izabella Caussanel, Sebestyén Patrik, Bősze Tamás Jean-Pierre, Ifj. Szerényi Béla, Gulfam Sabri
Recording and Postwork: Attila Mazán (Csend Stúdio)
Special thanks: Balázs Sáfrán
Costumes-Set: JuZso
Light and Video design: Károly Lendvai
Production manager: Fanni Nánay

Director-Choreographer: Zsolt Juhász

 

Fotó: Dusa Gábor

Feledi Project: Liliom

Based on the play by Ferenc Molnár

Written in 1909,‘Liliom, or the Life and Death of a Villain' captivates audiences everywhere. It tells the story of a powerful and chaotic love affair between a maid and a carousel operator. It’s a story of misery, raw emotions and fragility. The characters take ownership of their fate and lock themselves in their failures; it is as if they’ve been down the same road a hundred times without ever learning.

Liliom is making hisrounds at the fair, hitting on every dreamy-eyed young woman. One day he meets Julika and immediately loses his job. His life goes into a downward spiral. He wants to caress, but instead he hits. He wants to love, but instead he causes pain. This seems to be the tragic law of his existence – a law whose grip he cannot escape. Even suicide is not a way out. He’s sent back from the gates of heaven... “God helps those who help themselves”, the old proverb says. But what if you don’t know how? 

Are we forever prisoners of our own weaknesses, or can we change? Can fate be avoided, or is there no point in fighting it? How do we live our lives and what choices do we make?

These are some of the questions raised by Ferenc Molnár’s play ‘Liliom’, a touching and romantic story.

The play takes us tothe depths of the transience of life, while somehow still exuding a sense of joy. The performance is moving and dramatically human. 

Performed by
Liliom: Milán Földesi
Julika: Jusztina Bakonyi
Muskátné: Dalma Wéninger
Marika: Flóra Frank
Hollunderné: Fanni Czvikli
Ficsúr: Csaba Nagy
Hugó: Patrik Perjési
Felolvasó/Lizmann: Sára Fodor
Lujza: Fanni Márkus (NNA Művészeti Szakgimnázium)

Composer: Dávid Mester
Set design: András Both, Krisztián Minorics, János Feledi
Costumes: Nikolett Bati
Light: József Pető
Camera, projector: Mátyás Fekete

Directed and choreographed by János Feledi

 

Photo: Kaszner Nikolett

The premieres were presented by the National Dance Theatre as joint events with the Duna Dance Workshop and the Feledi Project.

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The 19th Pécsi International Dance Festival is the co-production of Ballet Pécs and the National Theatre of Pécs.

The Pécs International Dance Festival has been supported by the National Cultural Fund and the Ministry of Innovation and Culture.