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LABYRINTH Bartók Trilogy - part two

The Hungarian State Folk Ensemble is performing a series of three interrelated dance theater shows called Bartók Trilogy. The first part of the trilogy, titled "Treasures from North" appeared in 2006.

Highland Treasures

By creating Highland Treasures, the Hungarian State Folk Ensemble pioneers the presentation of an overview of dance and music that originated from an ethnically diverse area in present-day Slovakia.

Dawn Moon

This performance of the Hungarian State Folk Ensemble presents the folk tradition of the Carpathian Basin from the perspective of the masculine principle. It is a “rebirthing” of rituals narrated in the language of folk dance, folk music, and folk poetry.

Bittersweet

This Transylvanian Anthology of the Hungarian State Folk Ensemble is one of the products of a lengthy artistic process that aims to examine the relevance and significance of our traditional culture in present-day life.

Eternal Kalotaszeg

Eternal Kalotaszeg has taken up the tunes of the virtuoso musician family, the Varga family, nick-named “Csipások” – “The Gummy Eyes” having lived in Bánffyhunyad, Transylvania (Huedin, Romania).

The Sky from my Father's Window

The Sky from my Father’s Window gives us an insight into one of the most important secrets of life: how boys strive to become adult men, how it all happens in a struggle, and yet unnoticeably. A child observes his father from the safe embrace of his mother - this is the starting point, this is where the “dance adventure” sets off.

DREAM TIME

The symbolic meaning of dream has been known since the dawn of history. In the archaic mythologies of natural peoples, dream is reality, sometimes accorded a higher order than consciousness. However, the “hidden small doors” of dreams in Dream Time do not open onto the “cosmic primordial night” (Jung). The “dream god” of Dream Time is not Hypnos of Greek mythology, nor is the performance a Freudian analysis…

Dance Canon - Hommage à Zoltán Kodály

The key reference point of the Hungarian State Folk Ensemble’s new show is Zoltán Kodály’s life works. Just like in the Ensemble’s previous productions, tradition is brought to stage with extreme vitality, in symbiosis with contemporary artistic expressions.

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