Jávori Fegya – Kállai István & Gábor – Müller Péter Sziámi: Lévi Story! – A Farmerkirály
The production proved to be an overwhelming success in 2022: it was applauded by 2,500 spectators in Siófok, celebrated by an audience of 1,600 in Fertőrákos and was a success at 20 sold-out nights in Veszprém before arriving in the capital, at the Városmajori Open-Air Stage.
Schedule
- 17:00-19:30
The story tells the story of Levi (Lőb) Strauss' career, the birth of the blue jeans. The plot is personal, adventurous, emotional and dramatic, which is essentially true to the reality of the time, but with many fictional elements and characters. The play is picaresque in nature, but in addition to the problem of 'fitting in in a new country', it also witnesses a serious development of character: Lőb becomes Lévi Strauss, a man who is able to carry out his ideas with rigour, before our very eyes.
In the performance, beautiful melodies, pulsating rhythms and heartfelt klezmer music captivate the audience. The composers' intention was to create a klezmer musical that, after all the failures, is about the importance of trying again and again, the need to persevere, and moreover, the power of talent and imagination. The musical world is impressively varied, with country, Munich beer, contemporary musical numbers and duets based on Russian-German folk music.
Péter Müller's witty lyrics, the well-constructed story, the spectacular sets and costumes evoke the marketplace of a small German town, a street in New York, a terrifying boat trip near the Magellanic Cape and a gold-diggers' tavern in the mountains around San Francisco.
The production proved to be a smash hit in 2022: 2,500 spectators applauded in Siófok, 1,600 celebrated in Fertőrákos and 20 sold-out nights in Veszprém before it arrived in the capital at the Városmajori Open-Air Stage.
The performance lasts 150 minutes with one intermission.
Collaborators
PERFORMERS
Levi Strauss: Máté Miklós Kerényi (Imre Soós and Junior Príma Award winner)
Rebeka: Andrea Szulák (Emerton and Artisjus Prize winner)
Davidovics: Szabó P. Szilveszter (Jászai Mari Prize winner)
Haim/Hanna: Kardffy Aisha
Georg: Dániel Horváth
Maila: Haraszti Elvira
Sheriff: Végh Péter
Nemirovsky: Richard Petrovsky
Slomo: Marko Gábor
Jonas: Pesák Ádám
Louis: Szentmártoni Norman
Set design by Tamás Rákay
Costume: Horváth Kata
Choreographer: Béla Király
Musical director: Antal Kéménczy
Production Assistant:Máté Sulyok
Director: Kerényi Miklós Gábor - Kero (Kossuth Prize Winner, Outstanding Artist)
The cast is supported by an agile ensemble of singers and dancers, with a typical klezmer orchestra of seven musicians.
Városmajor Open-air Stage
This venue in Buda, which has been renovated inside and out, is putting on near 50 productions, premieres, musical performances and literary presentations, children’s events, dance and theatre shows, plus screenings of domestic and international films. Top theatre performances and super concerts are guaranteed for the summer season at the Open-air Stage with 800 seats.
