Szabó Veronika: Kingdom

Amateur and professional performers invite the audience to explore a more nuanced image of masculinity: an experiment with roles, representations, and the embrace of vulnerability and emotions. A process-based performance about masculinity, the codes inscribed in the body, and their reinterpretation. Following Queendom, which focused on female representations and the male gaze, the director has now gathered kings to show what happens when we look at them differently.

“The king rules over us, even if he is wise and understanding. But what happens when we look into his eyes? What if the rigidity encoded in masculinity softens and transforms into touch? Why do so many of us feel that our fathers didn’t love us enough?” (Veronika Szabó)

Cast: János Baranyecz, Tamás Czeczeli, Gábor Dióssi, István Horváth, András Kőrösi, Csaba Méhes

Director: Veronika Szabó

Choreographer and Artistic Collaborator: Csaba Molnár

Dramaturg: Ármin Szabó-Székely

Dramaturgy Intern: Bernát Félix

Costumes: Veronika Szabó, Vera Vida

Men’s Group Leader and Contact Trainer: Gregory Chevalier

Composer: Zoltán Mizsei

Lighting: Kata Dézsi

Documentation: Máté Papp, Tamás Szabó Sipos, Veronika Szabó

Creative Producer of the Documentary: Máté Kőrösi

Production Manager: Margit Hodovàn

Producers: Brigitta Varga, Magnum Production

Supporters: SÍN Arts Center, Műhely Foundation, Sziget Festival, Budapest Metropolitan Municipality, Staféta, Füge Production

The production was realized as part of the Staféta program announced by the Budapest Metropolitan Municipality.