“It happened though I didn’t commit it. And it didn’t happen, although I committed it.” (János Pilinszky)
Word for Word uses the facts of the series of attacks on the Roma in Hungary between the years of 2008 and 2009, investigating the responsibility of the majority society for the creation of the current Hungarian atmosphere.
Two statements are simultaneously true: the murders are clearly condemned by 90% of the white Hungarian population. However, at the same time according to a number of indicators, 95% of the same group have racist views on the Roma to a smaller or greater extent. We’re attempting to confront ourselves and our audiences with this latter fact. If we succeed, we can begin working on a solution for this problem. The texts used in the course of the performance are solely original materials true to the tenets of verbatim work, the length and sequence of which are determined by the performers without stylizing or rewriting the texts at all. We interviewed survivors, relatives, attorneys, police officers, the leaders of the local minority governments and mayors, but we also rely heavily on the statements of public figures and the ensuing media response as well.
Performers: BÁNKI Gergely, FEUER Yvette, HÁRS Anna, ORSÓS Róbert, ÖRDÖG Tamás, SCHERMANN Márta, SZAMOSI Zsófia, URBANOVITS Krisztina
Dramaturgy: BÍRÓ Dénes, GARAI Judit, HÁRS Anna, MERÉNYI Anna
Video: BÍRÓ Dénes, KORÁN Gabriella
Sound: KERESZTES Zoltán
Lighting designer: VIDA Zoltán
Concept and creative production: LENGYEL Anna
Supported by: NEFMI, OSI, szinhaz.hu
Word for Word uses the facts of the series of attacks on the Roma in Hungary between the years of 2008 and 2009, investigating the responsibility of the majority society for the creation of the current Hungarian atmosphere.
Two statements are simultaneously true: the murders are clearly condemned by 90% of the white Hungarian population. However, at the same time according to a number of indicators, 95% of the same group have racist views on the Roma to a smaller or greater extent. We’re attempting to confront ourselves and our audiences with this latter fact. If we succeed, we can begin working on a solution for this problem. The texts used in the course of the performance are solely original materials true to the tenets of verbatim work, the length and sequence of which are determined by the performers without stylizing or rewriting the texts at all. We interviewed survivors, relatives, attorneys, police officers, the leaders of the local minority governments and mayors, but we also rely heavily on the statements of public figures and the ensuing media response as well.
Performers: BÁNKI Gergely, FEUER Yvette, HÁRS Anna, ORSÓS Róbert, ÖRDÖG Tamás, SCHERMANN Márta, SZAMOSI Zsófia, URBANOVITS Krisztina
Dramaturgy: BÍRÓ Dénes, GARAI Judit, HÁRS Anna, MERÉNYI Anna
Video: BÍRÓ Dénes, KORÁN Gabriella
Sound: KERESZTES Zoltán
Lighting designer: VIDA Zoltán
Concept and creative production: LENGYEL Anna
Supported by: NEFMI, OSI, szinhaz.hu
