PUPEK – Everything between East and West

PUPEK – Everything between East and West - poster
Forgive me for sometimes being a rebellious son. I wish to live, but I am needed now. For truth to prevail, for humanity to win, for lies and hatred to die. Being nowadays may often seem unbearably light and absurd. Somehow we have fallen into our fates like Kundera's characters. Forgetfulness renders most of man's efforts futile. Nevertheless, this is our struggle: the fight of memory against oblivion, here in the navel of Europe. Please, don't cry! It would be a waste of effort. My message is this: without an idea, man is not living, only existing. 
 
PUPEK examines the complexities and intricate details of Central Europe. The eight dancers, the musicians and performers expose trite wisdoms and convenient generalizations using Milan Kundera's wordsWe all love our nations, but there were and are moments when our European identity transcends national boundaries. 

Performers

Norbert Sándor Bacsa , Barbara Brusznyai Gyenes, Erik Brusznyai, Zsófi Kata Czelleng , Gergely Fekete, Gergely Dávid Hegedűs, Máté Hegedűs, Bence Hégli, Miklós Király, Tamás Király, András Lantos, Tamara Makó, Anna Vermes

Text

inspired by the works of Milan Kundera

Costume Design

Edit Szűcs

Stage design

DHC

Dramaturgy

Bence Hégli

Choreography

Dusan Hégli

Music

Gergely Dávid Hegedűs, Máté Hegedűs, Janáček Leoš, Miklós Király, Dmitri Shostakovich, Igor Stravinsky, Czeslaw Niemen, Tamás Király, Aktual, Roger Waters, Béla Bartók

Photo

Bára Podola

Production Manager

Zsófia Varsányi

Assistant

Erik Brusznyai

Directed by

Dusan Hégli, Bence Hégli