Homo Hungaricus
Premier: December 5, 2009—National Theatre of Szeged
Theatrical dance in one part and four seasons
This dance is about the lives of people in a Hungarian
village; their relationships and surroundings exaggerated to symbolize the commonplace
occurrences in the country. For some, it is just one day, while for others, it
is told through four seasons. The play (on the stage) can be hundreds of years
in the formation of the nation’s destiny. The hay barn on the stage resembles
the isolated and gloomy Carpathian basin. The decisions, destinies and behaviors
of the thirteen characters present a picture of life only truly understood in
Hungary. We want to showcase the characters that are the Homo Hungaricus.
These stories of destiny, drama and the often-comical existences
of the isolated society reflect Hungary’s fate. The play includes special
relationships as well as the lovingly but cursed mentalities of the people from
the Carpathian basin. These stories have accompanied Hungarians throughout
history and have determined life in our common age. The beauty and dynamics of
Hungarian folk music and the honesty of the Hungarian folksongs follow both the
sad and joyful stories. As we all know, Hungarians celebrate with tears.
Endre
Ady
The
People Who Resile
—translated by Anton N. Nyerges
This is
the people who resile cringing
from
war,
and
betray the master
uses the
belt.
This
people is a beast who labors
for
little khans,
never
fights
but
nurses his listless grudge.
When
someone shows force, he sees force.
Born to
beating not to beat,
he never
uses his powers
or
strength against strength.
He was
schooled by his masters.
He
curses but never kicks,
and once
someone has kicked him
it
becomes a habit.
Lazy and
flabby, he sits there
conned
of his heritage, heart, and brain,
and only
because a few cry out
does he
know he is slapped.
Would
that the lord of miracles saw
this
pitiful people at last
and gave
them
a
cruelty of their own.
And
their leaders, few remaining,
would
cease the broken prayer:
Why
fight?
They
want a dog’s fate. Let it be so.
Casting in order of appearance:
The mother: Zoltán Tarnavölgyi
The father: Ágnes Markovics
Women: Andrea Tóth,
Flóra Zsadon, Laura Fehér
The siblings: Kitti Palman,
Gergő Horváth M.
The dismissed lover: Vencel Csetényi
The remaining friend: Gergely Czár
The bride: Kitti Hajszán
The boys: Gábor Finta,
János Haller
The gypsy girl: Krisztina Szarvas
Contributers:
Zoltán Patyi violin, rhythm
instruments
Dániel Lipták violin, rhythm
instruments
Gábor Nagy viola, bagpipe
Gusztáv Králik double bass, rhythm
instruments
Tünde Ivánovics vocal
Costume Designer: Zsuzsa Varga
Set Designer: Tamás Juronics
Lights: Ferenc
Stadler
Consultant: Géza Bodolay
Choreographer: Tamás Juronics and the
company
Director: Tamás
Juronics
