Maciej Kuźmiński (PL) – Central Europe Dance Theatre (HU): Four Seasons | 14. SŐT7 Festival
Maciej Kuźmiński's choreography titled Four Seasons celebrates life, which it portrays in kaleidoscope-like images within an almost hypnotic and complex dance composition. Created for the Central Europe Dance Theatre, one of Hungary’s oldest dance companies, the piece brings Kuźmiński's most characteristic choreographic elements to the stage, blending them with a reinterpretation of folk traditions.
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Maciej Kuźmiński's choreography titled Four Seasons celebrates life, which it portrays in kaleidoscope-like images within an almost hypnotic and complex dance composition. Created for the Central Europe Dance Theatre, one of Hungary’s oldest dance companies, the piece brings Kuźmiński's most characteristic choreographic elements to the stage, blending them with a reinterpretation of folk traditions.
The continuously changing structure of Four Seasons intertwines nature and culture, rebirth and return, becoming a broader metaphor for life as change.
Choreography and Direction: Maciej Kuźmiński (PL)
Dancers: Réka Gyevnár, Edmond Kisbakonyi, Noémi Gizella Nagy, Berta Pucsek, András Engelmann, Marcell Hován, Kamilla Ellenbacher
Dramaturge: Lili Stern
Costume Design: Students of Moholy-Nagy University of Art and Design: Andrea Kovács, Ádám Ellenbacher, Laura Hoover, Laura Kókai, Szimonetta Zita Lóki. Leading Instructor: Edit Szűcs
The performance of Four Seasons is realized within the framework of the Beyond Front@: Bridging Periphery Creative Europe project (2023–2026). This project was created by the Central Europe Dance Theatre (Hungary), Bunker (Slovenia), Hrvatski institut za pokret i ples – HIPP (Croatia), Krakowski Teatr Tańca (Poland), M STUDIO (Romania), and Vitlycke – Centre for Performing Arts (Sweden) to foster the local development of contemporary dance.
Bethlen Square Theater (Bethlen Téri Színház)
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