Central Europe Dance Theatre, SÍN Arts Centre and Trafó presents: Máté Mészáros: All Under the Sun
How can folk dance and contemporary movement intersect? In Máté Mészáros’s choreography, contemporary dance is not a counterpoint to tradition, but its extension. To live music by Áron Porteleki, seven dancers fill our shared, inherited movements with new meaning.
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Hungarian folk dance is a living cultural heritage: knowledge that lives on in collective memory, in the body and in movement. The performance draws on this rich heritage, using shared movement and live music to rethink and expand the boundaries of tradition through the contemporary.
The Central Europe Dance Theatre (KET) is a dance company with a long history; its performances speak to audiences through the diverse language of contemporary dance, showcasing the unique movement styles and thematic choices of the Hungarian dance community.
Máté Mészáros is a dancer and choreographer who, throughout his career, has worked with companies such as Carte Blanche and Ultima Vez. His works have been presented at numerous major domestic and international festivals, and he plays an active role in the international contemporary dance scene both as creator and teacher.
Áron Porteleki is a musician and composer whose work spans the boundaries of folk music, free improvisation, contemporary electronic music, and free jazz. His creative approach is defined by cross-genre experimentation, an improvising musical mindset built on the moment, and collaborations with contemporary dance and other performative genres.
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.
