Dance

Location: Ceremonial Hall

LAJTHA

Performance by Badora Dance Company, Liszt Academy and National Dance Theatre

Emőke Solymosi Tari, an expert on László Lajtha’s music, writes: “[Capriccio] is perhaps the most cheerful, most brilliant composition in the oeuvre, which was written during one of the most mournful, tragic periods in Hungarian history, the bombing of Budapest, and is without doubt a representative of the desire to take internal refuge from reality.”
Dóra Barta, however, chose to take a non-traditional direction, concentrating on not only the original story of Capriccio, but also on the composer himself, László Lajtha. It is his life and inner world that come to life on the stage: the composition occasions a look behind the scenes, at the story of its birth.

It is a daring experiment, an unconventional enterprise to concentrate on the story of the work and its creator at the same time. László Lajtha’s person and the hardships of his life provide such compelling material that makes the legitimacy of this new approach unquestionable.

Cast:

Lajtha: Zoltán Katonka 

Musa: Bettina Jurák

Photo: Kecskemet City Ballet, Bolero / Csaba Mészáros

Soldier, Citizen, Báróné the owner: Domán Dalma

Soldier, Citizen, the Baroness Niece: Zita Horváth

Soldier, Citizen, Molnárné the tenant: Krisztina Szőllősi

Soldier, Citizen, Molnár the tenant: Milán Földesi

Katona, Polgár, the Balerina: Nikolett Nagy

Soldier, Citizen, Poet: Varga Lotti

Soldier, Citizen, Captain: Tamás Csizmadia

Soldier, Citizen, Aging Gavaller: Speaking of Roland

Illusionist: Ferenc Kőhalmi


Dramaturgy: Virág Németh

Costume: Andrea Kovács

Light: Zoltán Katonka

3D artist: László Zsolt Bordos
 

Featuring: Symphony Orchestra of Liszt Academy

Conductor: Gergely Ménesi

Choreographer, director: Dóra Barta

An event jointly organized with Badora Dance Company, National Dance Theatre and Liszt Academy.

The performance was created for Budapest Spring Festival 2017.

LAJTHA professional program was supported by the Hungarian Academy of Arts in 2017.

JEGYVÁSÁRLÁS

event-dates
2018.03.01.-19:00