Krisztián Gergye (HU): “That Black Had to Be Painted Out” (Jenő Barcsay) – Anatomy of a Life’s Work // Part of the 12th International Monodance Festival

Krisztián Gergye (HU): “That Black Had to Be Painted Out” (Jenő Barcsay) – Anatomy of a Life’s Work

Part of the 12th International Monodance Festival

In the next installment of the interdisciplinary performance series “That Black Had to Be Painted Out,” the entire oeuvre of Jenő Barcsay is placed within the context of a single human body’s presence. Embodied memory, transgenerational traumas, the unprocessed past, and the existential anxiety of the present come to life in a new monodance by Gergye, through the condensed presence of a solo performer.

Created for the Barcsay 125 memorial year, this interdisciplinary performance is a collaboration between the Krisztián Gergye Company and the Ferenczy Museum Center, inspired by the life’s work of Jenő Barcsay.

“I was happiest when I exhibited my last black paintings, for which I was severely reprimanded. Very severely. They even wrote in the [guest]book that I didn’t deserve my life.” (Jenő Barcsay)

Concept, direction, montages: Krisztián Gergye

Performed by: Krisztián Gergye

Music: György Árvai – Parabryo

Animation: László Diena

Professional Consultant: Noémi Szabó

Supporters: Pro Cultura Urbis Public Foundation, Hungarian Academy of Arts (MMA), National Cultural Fund (NKA)

Following the performance, we invite our audience to an informal discussion titled “The Present of Monodance,” moderated by Katalin Lőrinc DLA, university professor and dance artist.