How can folk dance and contemporary movement intersect? In Máté Mészáros’s choreography, contemporary dance is not a counterpoint to tradition, but its extension. To live music by Áron Porteleki, seven dancers fill our shared, inherited movements with new meaning.
Hungarian folk dance is a living cultural heritage: knowledge that lives on in collective memory, in the body and in movement. The performance draws on this rich heritage, using shared movement and live music to rethink and expand the boundaries of tradition through the contemporary.
The Central Europe Dance Theatre (KET) is a dance company with a long history; its performances speak to audiences through the diverse language of contemporary dance, showcasing the unique movement styles and thematic choices of Hungary.
Máté Mészáros is a dancer and choreographer who, throughout his career, has worked with companies such as Carte Blanche and Ultima Vez. His works have been presented at numerous major domestic and international festivals, and he plays an active role in the international contemporary dance scene both as creator and teacher.
Áron Porteleki is a musician and composer whose work spans the boundaries of folk music, free improvisation, contemporary electronic music, and free jazz. His creative approach is defined by cross-genre experimentation, an improvising musical mindset built on the moment, and collaborations with contemporary dance and other performative genres.
Choreography: Máté Mészáros
Creators and Performers: Vera Bundschuh, Edmond Kisbakonyi, Noémi Gizella Nagy, Balázs Oláh, Attila Steer, Zsófia Szász, Viktória Tran
Composer: Áron Porteleki
Musicians: Sándor Csoóri, Áron Horváth, Gergő Kováts, Áron Porteleki
Lighting Design: József Pető
Production management: SÍN Arts Centre
Supported by the Human Resource Support Manager, the Hungarian Academy of Arts.
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