Colourful show given by various local dance groups and schools in Theatre Square.

Project leader: Papp Viktor, founder of the Fordan Dance Club

Colourful show given by various local dance groups and schools in Theatre Square.

Project leader: Papp Viktor, founder of the Fordan Dance Club

1st part: Yvette Bozsik Company: Weddig

Yvette Bozsik created the piece "Lakodalom" (Wedding) in memory of her grandfather at the request of the Central European Dance Theatre in 1996. The performance is now being reimagined, with new costumes and sets, and with a revamped choreography, as part of the 30th anniversary celebrations of the Yvette Bozsik Company. The piece is a surreal family vision of a village wedding. It tells us about passion, love, jealousy and prejudice through the portrayal of two families. The choreography combines elements of traditional folk dance, in a grotesque way, with the gestures of modern dance, just as Félix Lajkó's music blends folk, jazz and modern music. With this performance, Yvette Bozsik pays tribute to her childhood and her beloved and wonderful grandfather, István Cseh. The lead role is played by the company's founding dancer Tamás Vati.

Performed by the  Yvette Bozsik Company and Guest Dancers
Music: Lajkó Félix and Hawaiian Songs
Set: Vati Tamás
Costumes: Bati Nikoletta based on Bozóki Mara's original desing 
Lighting: Pető József
Rehearsal Directors: Soós Erika, Vislóczki Szabolcs
Choreographer: Bozsik Yvette

2nd part: PB2 Company: Trianon - a Hungarian Dance Elegy

We’re looking at the period full of dramatic events, when centuries turned in a matter of seconds, from the perspective of a multi-generational family. A moving story, a fictitious family drama told in the language of dance and poetry. What does the Trianon era mean to them? – the shared emotional experience of shock, crises, conflicts, sacrifices, fear and escape caused by separation. Not a dramatic event limited in time but a historical process with a decade of precedents and a century of repercussions, an elemental force that tore apart the unity and peace of families.

Grandparents: Kovács Zsuzsanna, Lovas Pál 
Mother: Kócsy Mónika
Daughters: Pintér Rebeka, Reetta Riikonen
Romanian Boy: Matola Dávid
Father: José Blasco Pastor
and Behán Frida, Bene Nikolett, Cseke Borbála, Gál Bernadett, Endresz Luca, Horváth Korina, Rákos Lilla and Várvölgyi Panna Dance Students of the Pécs Secondary Grammal and Special School of Arts

Poems recited from recording by Németh János actor

Scenic Design: Szabó Márton, Vincze Balázs
Set: Szabó Márton, Kerner János, José Blasco Pastor and Art Students of the Pécs Secondary Grammal and Special School of Arts
Music: montage
Co-Director: Vincze Balázs 
Director-Choreographer: Szabó Márton

Supported by the National Cultural Fund.

The ensemble of the Hungarian State Folk Ensemble boasts some excellent Roma musicians who – as few remaining artists in Hungary – can still interpret the rich traditions of urban Gipsy music now in the 21st century. The venue of the dance event is a symbolic space: concert halls, restaurants, bars and village pubs, etc. Besides traditional folk music, the musical texture of the performance gives room to the traditional urban Gispy music, the Hungarian nóta (composed folk-like songs), the Csárdás, jazz and Gispy worldmusic as well, showcasing the musical virtuosity and rich repertoire uniquely characteristic for Hungary-based Roma musicians. The varied dance scenes render the large-scale musical tableau even more diverse and colourful.