10 Treurenberg, 1000 Brussels
On the occasion of the 200th anniversary of the birthday of Mór Jókai, Hungarian novelist and dramatist, the Jókai Theatre of Békéscsaba and the Liszt Institute Brussels present the play titled 'Strangers and Acquaintances' by Tibor Zalán.
The play is in Hungarian, with English surtitles.
'Strangers and Acquaintances' - (c) A-TEAM / Ignácz B.
Although the two protagonists of 'Strangers and Acquaintances' were born in the 19th century, Mihály Munkácsy (Hungarian painter) and Mór Jókai's discourse is about the problems of the 21st-century person. The author of the play, Tibor Zalán, intends to place the following question - whose validity or exclusivity is difficult to explain - to the focus of their conversation: who is the greater and who makes a more important contribution to his nation: the artist living and creating as a global citizen who elevates the glory of his country and increases its recognition internationally, or the artist who also undertakes his nation with his presence, who lives with the people of his country, representing them daily.
The play is approximately 80 minutes long.
The performance will be followed by a 30-minute conversation in Hungarian with the playwright, Tibor Zalán.
Cast and creatives:
- Mór Jókai: Attila Czitor
- Mihály Munkácsy: Csaba Gerner
- Girl: Kornélia Kövesdi
- Playwright: Tibor Zalán
- Director: Tamás Herczeg T.
- Music: Bálint Varga
- Visuals: Tamás Herczeg T.
- Scenic: Dávid Vacsi
- Costume design: Árpád Petrovszki
- Assistant director – prompter – stage manager: Cinthia Daniella Gulyás-Szojka/ Kornélia Kövesdi