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Opening day of the exhibition at the National Theater
The Madách Imre International Theater Festival (MITEM) kicked off on Friday at the National Theater in Budapest with the grand opening of an exhibition honoring artists who were persecuted for political reasons during the communist dictatorship.
“Through May 11, MITEM will integrate 26 performances by 21 theater companies from 15 countries into the lifeblood of the theater world and help the arts community thrive,’” said Anita Kiss-Hegyi, State Secretary for Cultural Relations at the Ministry of Culture and Innovation, at the opening ceremony.
Visitors view the exhibition “On the Stage of History: Hungarian Theater in the Shadow of the Communist Dictatorship” on its opening day at the National Theatre. Photo: MTI/Lakatos Péter
She noted that this year’s MITEM, now in its thirteenth edition, is expanding not only geographically but also in terms of time.
“The professional relationships with the invited masters, which have developed over many years, even decades, prove that mutual engagement can usher in a new era. It is a particular pleasure that this is in harmony with the goals and spirit of the Hungarian-Serbian cultural season,” said the State Secretary.
She added:
There is something wonderfully subtle and unique about discovering the truths of the present in reinterpretations of the great classics. To me, this proves that art can be considered timeless,”
Attila Vidnyánszky, the founder of MITEM and artistic director of the National Theater, emphasized in his speech: this is a festival committed to open dialogue, there is always room for debate, “unlike most festivals in Western Europe, which tend to think in unison when it comes to major global issues.”
For us, MITEM is a celebration every year, the National Theater’s largest international undertaking. I am also proud of this year’s program, which my colleagues and I have managed to put together,”
he stated.
Attila Vidnyánszky, Director General of the National Theatre, delivers a speech at the opening of the exhibition “On the Stage of History: Hungarian Theater in the Shadow of the Communist Dictatorship” at the National Theatre. Photo: MTI/Lakatos Péter
According to him, the festival’s guiding principles have not changed over the past thirteen years: “We always take great care to ensure that this gathering is diverse and that productions expressed in a wide variety of theatrical languages are featured.”
He noted that this year’s MITEM will feature a special program commemorating the recently deceased French playwright and director Valère Novarini, for whom a conference will also be held. Friday’s opening performance will be Richard III by the György Harag Company of the Northern Theater in Satu Mare (Szatmárnémeti).
As he emphasized, the actors and creators featured in the exhibition On the Stage of History: Hungarian Theater in the Shadow of the Communist Dictatorship, which opened in the theater’s first-floor lobby, were forced to make difficult decisions between 1947 and 1989.
“They and many others were brave, and they stood up for their Hungarian identity and their freedom at a time when there was truly something at stake, when speaking out was dangerous, when careers and life paths were shattered, and many of them even spent time in prison,” he explained.
The exhibition features portraits of twenty-six artists, including Margit Bara, Iván Darvas, Pál Jávor, Katalin Karády, Marianne Krencsey, Zoltán Latinovits, László Mensáros, Mária Mezey, Zita Szeleczky, Imre Sinkovits, and Artúr Somlay. It also features letters, memoirs, posters, and documents from the past.
It is wonderful to see that their lives were worthy of their talent and grounded in moral principles, and the courage that characterized their actions and words is enviable and inspires faith in all of us,”
said Attila Vidnyánszky.
The exhibition is closely linked to the performance Marxtőkéje, directed by Attila Vidnyánszky, which will be presented at MITEM on April 18. “It is important that we understand what is happening to us, what processes are unfolding in the world, why we keep making the same mistakes over and over again, why we do not learn from the past, and where everything has its roots—that is what Marxtőkéje is about,” he said.
The exhibition was organized in collaboration with the National Museum and Institute of Theater History, the National Remembrance Committee, and the Historical Archives of the State Security Services. The visual design was created by János Mira, the installation was executed by Kázmér Tóth, and the exhibition content was curated by staff members of the National Theater.
Via MTI; Featured photo: MTI/Lakatos Péter
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