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Director Tamás Dömötör Today's story. There is only one actor on stage. Everybody else is present live but only virtually on a videophone. Today's technical achievements make it possible that all the other characters can play far away from the stage, basically anywhere on the Earth.
Fabulous opera 6 More
Narrator Dénes Gulyás Narrator János Mácsai 
Fabulous opera 7 More
Narrator Dénes Gulyás Narrator János Mácsai 
Falstaff More
Composer Giuseppe Verdi Director Viktor Nagy After the huge success of Otello the Scala ordered a new - possibly a comic - opera from Giuseppe Verdi.
"I've been looking for a good comic opera libretto for 40 years" - Verdi replied.
Boito, Verdi's librettist handed over the draft of Falstaff to the master in the Summer of 1889. Verdi read Shakespeare's The Merry Wives of Windsor and Henry the 4th and said: "This Falstaff or Merry Wives that was only a dream 2 days ago starts to come to life. But when? How? Have you thought of my age? It would be to risky to undertake this job. What if weariness wins and I will not be able to finish the composition?"Boito managed to convince Verdi that Falstaff is bound to become a masterpiece.
Lisztmania More
Choreographer Imre Eck Choreographer Lóránd Zachár The Ballad of Loathing
Costume designer: Márta Pilinyi
Stage designer: Ferenc Katona
Composer: Sándor Szokolay Kossuth Award laureate
Rehearsal leaders: Dóra Uhrik Kossuth and Liszt Award laureate Merited Artist, Pál Lovas Liszt Award laureate Merited Artist, Tünde Czebe Harangozó Award laureate
Choreographer: Imre Eck Kossuth and Liszt Award laureate Merited and Excellent Artist
Performed by:- The Captive: Eszter Kiss
- First Pike-Grey: István Dóri
- Second Pike-Grey: Mónika Kócsy
- Third Pike-Grey: Márton Szabó
Founding choreographer Imre Eck's very first choreography has always played a special, emblematic role in the history of Ballet Pécs. It is the only ballet that has been on repertoire for decades having been renewed for each jubilee. The topic of The Ballad of Loathing is ageless and still current. "It is about faith and belief that one always has to stand by under all circumstances. Heavy thoughts, expressive and emotional scenes, violence, love, humiliation and a personal tragedy in the vicious storms of history - all in the language of dance, every movement precisely to music notes." (Mariann Zábrádi - ECHO Pécs 2010. december)
LISZTMANIA
Stage and Costume Design: Julcsi Kiss
The choreographer's assistant: Tünde Czebe
Choreographer: Lóránd Zachár
'Lisztomania' is an ironic term first used by Heinrich Heine in one of his articles referring to the intense fan frenzy directed towards Franz Liszt during his concerts. During the 1840s particularly female fans reacted hysterically to his presence often by fainting or by fighting for a bunch of his hair. Liszt was the very first megastar consciously creating his own image. He was the first pianist to give a solo concert, he changed the position of the piano on stage and by his emotional and virtuoso performance even his enemies were mesmerized. He wasn't driven by pure exhibitionism though. His intensions were to prove the powers of art and raise its appreciation. The choreography is a funny piece about us loosing our values. Franz Liszt is the central character as the unappreciated grotesque hero, who chooses to hide his genius among the superficial people. Nevertheless, an artist finds his Muse no matter where he is. He falls in love with a girl whose eccentric mask conceals a sensitive person who is a victim of this shallow world just like Liszt himself.
Mattie the Goose-boy (6+) More
Writer Mihály Fazekas Writer Szabolcs Váradi R. Composer Árpád Némedi Composer Ákos Zságer Varga Director Ádám Ottlik Musical comedy for children and teenagers based on one of the most popular Hungarian epic poem inspired by a folk tale. The universal topos of the poor boy getting a triple revenge on the squire in return for the grievance against him is turned into a truly Hungarian village story of peasants and their squire. Mattie becomes a real Hungarian folk tale hero...
Mr. Doctor More
Writer Ferenc Molnár Director Géza Tordy A fantastic comedy written by the world famous Ferenc Molnár, one of the most popular Hungarian playwrights.
Only Love | Misina Folk Dance Company's performance More
Oscar More
Writer Claude Magnier Director Tamás Balikó Claude Magnier was made world-famous by Oscar, though he wrote a great many other pieces both for TV and cinema. His comedy has had 2 popular film adaptations: one in 1967 with Louis de Funès and the other in 1991 with Sylvester Stallone playing the main role. The original theatre version makes you laugh to tears as well.
Otello More
Composer Giuseppe Verdi Composer Richárd Riederauer Choreographer-director Balázs Vincze Dance is a sensual form of art, its instrument is the dancer's body, his physical and mental performance being the transmitters. Creating a dance theatre adaptation of Otello's tragedy is a wonderful opportunity for choreographers and dancers alike. A wide scale of emotions - sometimes at their extremes - are represented in Otello and Desdemona's fatal love story. Irreasonable jealousy can turn the purest feelings of love into deadly passion. Otello's ardent love and faithfulness make him vulnerable. Today we are afraid of these strong emotions.
Once Otello finds that all he had been led to believe was lies, he commits suicide, having realized his stupidity and faithlessness in his own wife whom he truly did love. Iago, the intriguer remains alive."While the original drama provides a wider space for the plot to unfold, Verdi’s opera concentrates on every emotion, jealousy and devastating fury, making the work more intense. This was how Balázs Vincze, director of the Ballet Pécs and choreographer-director of this new production, saw as his starting point. Vincze conceived of turning an opera of four acts into a ballet performance of two. As he explains: ‘The story is tremendously complicated and multi-threaded. It is extremely hard to tell even in the language of prose or opera, not to mention the language of dance. We present the plot through five characters, Othello, Desdemona, Iago, Emilia and Cassio. The performance also has a significant visual aspect. But, of course, beyond this, we also have to tell the story and not leave the audience in limbo’.
Vincze thinks a ballet is comprised of three main elements: visuals and light; music and libretto; and the plot itself. The harmony of these elements is the key for a successful performance. And the beauty of Verdi’s music is already a given.
The director chose ‘Otello’ because the piece has all those typical elements that characterise our lives: treason, love, jealousy, revenge, with a very strong impact on the human experience." TimeOut Pécs November 2011
Rudolf More
Music Frank Wildhorn Lyrics Jack Murphy Translator Gergely Zöldi Hungarian adaptation Miklós Gábor Kerényi Director Szilárd Somogyi Based on Frederic Morton's „A Nervous Splendor”, Frank Wildhorn and Steve Cuden's concept.
The musical is about the last days of Prince Rudolf , his love story with Baroness Maria von Vetsera and their mysterious death in the Hunters Castle of Mayerling. Historians are still seeking the truth: it has not yet been proved whether they commited suicide or were victims of a murder.
Scenes from a Marriage More
Writer Ingmar Bergman Translator Cecília Osztovics Director Károly Esztergályos Nobody else could give such a punctual and detailed description of human relationships, particularly marriages like script writer - director Ingmar Bergman.
Scenes from a Marriage is probably the most famous artistic depiction of a modern marriage breakdown. It is a ruthlessly precise record with familiar moments of our own relationships.
Shear madness More
Writer Paul Portner Translator Géza Morcsányi Director Attila Béres The play itself is brilliant: a crime story that ends according to the wish of the audience. The main characters of this exciting story are the hair-dressers and the guests of a Beauty Salon, who find themselves in the middle of an inspection when it turns out that somebody was murdered. None of them can leave until the murderer is found, because he/she can only be one of them. The play is unique and truly entertaining. Viewers are witnesses and inspectors working with the inspector throughout the performance. They can ask and interrupt and their main task is to vote for the most suspicious character at the end.
The master of the game is the inspector (played by Árpád Besenczi), who provokes and guides the dialogue between the audience and the actors on stage. Anyone can become the murderer!
Playing and watching Sheer Madness is like balancing high up on a rope without a safety net.
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs More
Composer Richárd Riederauer Choreographer Tünde Czebe Choreographer Balázs Vincze Director Dóra Uhrik Once upon a time there lived a beautiful princess called Snow White. Her stepmother, the wicked Queen envied her beauty and hated her so much that the little girl had to flee from the castle. She soon found her home in the tiny hut of the seven dwarfs in the depth of the woods. After the vicious queen had found out Snow White was alive, she decided to kill the little girl herself. She tried various malicious techniques, however in the end Snow White's life was saved and they all lived happily ever after... (except for the wicked queen)...
We recommend the ballet for children and adults alike.
Sweet Anna More
Adaptation Katalin Thuróczy Writer Dezső Kosztolányi Director Péter Soós The play is an adaptation of one of the most respected Hungarian writer-poet of the 20th century, Dezső Kosztolányi. The novel is undoubtedly a masterpiece; it has even become a compulsory reading in Hungarian secondary schools.
"Murder has happened. A double murder. The murderer is known: it is the chambermaid, Sweet Anna, who stabbed her employers to death. She confessed her deed, yet she is unable to provide any explanation.
How can an innocent-looking fragile young girl become a murderer?"
The Czardas Queen More
Composer Imre Kálmán Director László Méhes Come and enjoy the most famous operetta by Imre Kálmán! Listen to the classics written by the genius of this unique Hungarian musical genre of the turn of the 19th/20th centuries.
The story is about Prince Edvin falling in love with Silvia Vereczki, the famous Czardas Queen of the Pest Orpheum. Unfortunately he has to meet the family expectations and marry somebody else. Edvin's mother arrives to settle things. However, the surprising events are yet to come...
The Double-Faced Witch More
Writer Ervin Lázár Writer Attila Szabó Music Tamás Rozs Director Attila Szabó The power of Ervin Lázár's tales is the simple presentation of unselfish love. In his stories it is not the inherent evil that is defeated, because it simply does not exist. There is Forgiveness and Hope instead. The Double-Faced Witch talks about love, self-knowledge and self-appreciation to children and adults alike.
The Good Spirit Makes Itself Drunk More
Writer Péter Koleszár Bazil Writer Sándor Sultz Director Péter Koleszár Bazil The performance was inspired by a debate: could everyday life events be interesting enough for the audience to watch them on stage? The debate was decided by the viewers, so the production has been created. The script is based on secretly recorded real life dialogues.
The Hamlet Story More
Director József Bodonyi A project for secondary schools to educate them on the beauty of the theatre with the aim of attracting a younger audience. The lesson-long performance is an adaptation of William Shakespeare's Hamlet and Tom Stoppard's Rosencrantz and Guildenstern played by three actors. The short play has been created particularly for teenagers to suit their interest and incorporating the features of their world.
The Jungle Book More
Writer Pál Békés Composer László Dés Lyrics Péter Geszti Director György Böhm The Hungarian musical adaptation was composed by László Dés, lyrics by Péter Geszti and Pál Békés. The musical was first performed in 1996 in Budapest and is still running today in many Hungarian theatres. It won the prize of the Hungarian Theatre Critics as the musical of the year in 1996. The Jungle Book will be put on stage in Pécs for the first time.
„The Jungle Book is considered a classic now. I hope it will be successful in Pécs, too. To be honest - and a bit cheeky - I'd say: I am sure it will be a box office success in Pécs as well! Nevertheless, since we "theatre people" are quite superstitious, I do not say anything, I only hope the best.Everybody knows what the story is about,so let me share my wildest dream with you: I wish all the people young and old, who come to see the performance were inspired to read this magical novel by Rudyard Kipling after they'd gone home..." - György Böhm, director
The Two-Headed Beast or Pécs in 1686 More
Writer Sándor Weöres Director János Szikora Sándor Weöres, one of the greatest Hungarian poets of the 20th century, lived in Pécs between 1933–1943 when the council asked him to write a play about the history of the town. However, the premiére was cancelled and the play was published only 10 years later. He then decided not to write a play ever again.
The Two-Headed Beast depicts nations, religions, social classes and lots of different characters as a historic panopticon.
