Josef Nadj (FR/HU): Dialogues in the Dream (Beszélgetések az álomban)
After forty years of exploring the depths and flaws of the human soul, the inimitable poet of movement, Josef Nadj, returns to Trafó’s stage with an intimate and deeply enchanting new work.
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Drawing inspiration from Japanese Zen as well as Central European surrealism, Nadj and the highly talented dancer Ivan Fatjo delve into the realms of the unconscious, set to the famous pieces for prepared piano by John Cage. Wearing white masks and black hats, the duo ventures into the realms between the animate and the inanimate, the material and the immaterial, the living organic and the mechanical artifact. While their faces do not yet seem to have abandoned our world, we instinctively sense that they are no longer quite a part of it. Between newfound freedoms and fears of the unfathomable, this new work by Josef Nadj—who comes from the worlds of fine arts, mime, and martial arts—marks a return to his roots. He explores a space of tension between the human and the puppet, where the body transcends the limits of its physical reality.
Trafó House of Contemporary Arts
The Trafó House of Contemporary Arts in Budapest is a unique venue in Hungary, embedded in the international contemporary scene, where different genres - theatre, dance, new circus, music and visual arts - are presented in a unique and authentic way.
