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THEALTER 2000 / July 27, Thursday

 

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Swan's Song Theatre: Abot King Saint Vladislav - -

27. Thursday 18:30     Old Hungária Hotel

120'

‘About King Saint Vladislav is the summing-up of our accomplishments of the past ten years. Our performance is, in the Peter Brookian sense, ’sacred theatre’. King Vladislav, a key figure in Hungarian history, represented a bridge between cultures, generations, regions and peoples. By conjuring him, we are searching for up-to-date answers to the mission of humankind. We would also like to make up for the gaps in the tradition of historical plays in our theatre’s history using a special, long-hidden, peculiarly Hungarian theatrical language of forms.
The play was written by Márta Tömöry, and is based on the Képes Krónika (The Illustrated Chronicles), fragments of old Vladislav songs, saint’s day songs, incantations, folk-legends and other material collected during the 20th century. We also use ancient mimetic theatrical elements (the character of the Ob-Ugrian Janus-faced Jalpi), elements of No theatre (masks, text: a texture of chorus and solo parts, abstract dances), dolls and masks. The performance takes place in an open theatrical space decorated with carvings engraved on centuries-old planks fixed onto wheels, and pictures resembling a Saint Vladislav mural cycle, using a giant doll the size of an idol, characters in gloves and people changing masks. Costumes are made from the finest materials using appliqué and painted ornaments.’
Márta Tömöry

’The possessors of various powers are convinced that Saint Vladislav is a dead, academic subject. This is the silence of the ones who force the silence. But this time public silence is the silence of the heart. The heart works secretly, it sustains life unnoticed. And how many hearts make a people? How many hearts beat for the king?’
Péter József Gál

Cast

Bálint Károly, Fehérváry Lilla, Kozma András, Szász Zsolt, Tömöry Márta, Vaskó Zsolt

composer

Bálint Károly, Fehérváry Lilla, Vaskó Zsolt

directed by

Szász Zsolt

stage design

Szász Zsolt

author

Tömöry Márta

puppet design

Szász Zsolt

 
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