“Whips crack, soccer balls spin, horses gallop, the wind blows, and darkness engulfs the landscape. In the background, the news broadcast plays softly. Muscular men strain in front of the Parliament. Jesus flashes on crucifixes. Blood splatters. In the distance, I can already hear the clatter of hooves. Soon, the cold-blooded mare will arrive." (Júlia Vavra)
Choreographer Júlia Vavra is preparing a new show with the support of the Staféta program. COLD-BLOODED MARE is a horror-inspired musical dance performance that draws on and haunts the complex systems of Hungarian national identity and folk culture. Júlia Vavra's creative partners are lighting designer Júlia Mohácsi, musician Áron Porteleki, and visual artist Luca Petrányi.
Júlia Vavra is a contemporary dancer, performer, and choreographer living in Budapest. She studied contemporary dance at the Budapest Contemporary Dance Academy and choreography at the School for New Dance Development in Amsterdam. She currently works as a performer and choreographer in productions in Hungary and abroad.
lighting/visuals: Júlia Mohácsi
visuals/costumes: Luca Petrányi
music/sound: Áron Porteleki
production manager: Margit Hodován
choreographer/performer: Júlia Vavra
special thanks to László Papp, Gábor Mészáros, Sára Korom, Csaba Molnár, d. gergő farkas, meetLab, FKSE, Anna Zsoldos, Ábel Weichinger, Mátyás Csiszár, Dominika Trapp, Sapi Szilágyi, Lili Aped-Hadi, Balázs Oláh, Adél Juhász, Ádám Kiss-Balbinát
special thanks to Bëlga for allowing us to use their song "Nemzeti dal" in the performance.
Co-production partner: Trafó House of Contemporary Arts
Administrative partner: SUB.LAB Event Productions
Supporters: Trafó House of Contemporary Arts, SUB.LAB Event Productions, National Cultural Fund, SÍN Art Center, Műhely Foundation
The production was realized as part of the Staféta program announced by the Municipality of Budapest.
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