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TAKE A SEAT! - Kristóf Kelemen: Observers

     
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Have you ever dreamed about sitting on a numbered seat at Trafó’s auditorium? Have you ever wished that you know in advance in what row and from which chair you will be watching our performances? The time has come: XORXOR's creative coding team and Let_it_Be art agency designed our virtual auditorium, where you can choose your favourite spot.

Let’s meet in our virtual Great Hall and take part in our Take a Seat! - online Trafó evenings screening series on Saturday nights for the upcoming 10 weeks. Mark the dates to your calendar, click for the link below and book a virtual chair for yourself. In case of full house, you can find some extra seats as well. 

Find out more about the programme at takeaseat.hu website. 

09.05.2020. Kristóf Kelemen: Observers

Everybody has something to hide. To be successful in operative work, the informant has to ease into and stay credible in different roles. He or she should not raise suspicion in his or her private life, should gain the trust of the subject and show absolute loyalty to his or her handler.
 
This story is set in Hungary in the 1960’s. The secret police has Michael Besenczy under surveillance. Besenczy is Hungarian but has been living in England since his childhood. As a young man, he came back to his home country to study film directing at the University of Theatre and Film Arts.
There is a strong suspicion that he is working with British intelligence. Agents placed around him are commissioned to form intimate friendships, erotic relationships with the subject in order to learn as much as possible about him and provide privileged information. But no matter how good they are in their job, they cannot hide from the secret police’s and each other’s observant gaze. In the end, they might find themselves vulnerable upon discovering their deepest fears in the eyes of their subject.
 
Observers is Kelemen’s third production for Trafó and the focus is yet again on the workings of Hungarian society, on an episode of our recent socialist past that many are still familiar with and that today’s youth can also easily relate to.

Kristóf Kelemen was awarded the Hungarian Contemporary Drama Prize and Observers was chosen as best new Hungarian drama at the 2019 Hungarian Theatre Critics’ Award where the production was named best independent production.

The content is available 24 hours after the screening's premiere.

Performers:
Somogyi Sándor („Rómeó” fn. ügynök): Baki Dániel
Michael Besenczy: Rétfalvi Tamás
Sárközi Judit: Józsa Bettina
Rózsa Erzsi („Puma” fn. ügynök)/Pataki elvtársnő: Réti Iringó
Horváth hadnagy: Jankovics Péter
 
Dramaturge: Turai Tamás
Visuals and stage design: Schnábel Zita
Visual assistant: Bartos Letícia
Music: Márton Péter (Prell)
Video: Virág Balázs
Research archive materials: Barna Orsolya
Technical manager: Lengyel Ákos
Assistant to the director: Totobé Anita / Bordás Katinka
Actors’ coordination: Kiss Réka Judit
Production manager: Böröcz Judit
Director, writer playwright: Kelemen Kristóf
Special thanks: Cseh Dávid, Dinea László, Forgács Péter -Privát Fotó és Film Alapítvány, Kuti Edit, Pálinkás Bence György, Szőnyei Tamás, Thury Gábor, Nyílt Társadalom Archívum (OSA), FORTEPAN


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