We  all  follow  something  all  through  our  lives. Maybe  a thought, maybe an imaginary road…
Australian aboriginals used to carve their imaginary roads into the  rocky plateau  in  the  form of a snake, which  they  followed through  their  lives and  called  it  the  rainbow  snake, believing  it embraces the whole universe.
My Snake  comes out  from  the  joints of  the district.  I have been all over the world following the snake, and he led me back here to find my resting place in one of the joints of the district when my time comes.
I never left my native land spiritually. Neither me nor my folks, with whom I was on the road for decades by land, sea and air. We were always inspired by  our memories.  By  the  local people and their fate.
Hungarian fate.
Hungarian ’curse’.

We were doomed to hide. For thousands of  years.  But we  always  found  our way back home,  to  the Carpathian Basin. To the starting point. We never gave up. We will never give up. Because we hope. We believe  that  ’one day  everything will be cleared up…’
There  are  moments  when  we  cannot do  anything  but  remember  and  wait.
This  performance  is  about  a  moment like that.
About hoping and waiting.
(István Bicskei)

István Bicskei graduated from the Drama Institution  in  Tirgu  Mures  (Romania), then went  to work  in Subotica  (Serbia). Since  1992  he  has  been  working  with Joseph Nadj as a member of Theatre Jel.

ibutyok@yahoo.fr