Merry-Go-Round (Körhinta)

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Sarkadi-Fábri-Nádasy-Vincze

National Theatre, Budapest, Hungary

Director: Attila Vidnyánszky, Zoltán Zsuráfszky

2 hours, without breaks.

Imre Sarkadi– Zoltán Fábri – Nádasy László – Zsuzsa Vincze

Merry-go-Round

Co-director and choreography: Zoltán Zsuráfszky
Directed by: Attila Vidnyánszky

Love, land, marriage, interests. Which is important? The happiness of young people or the unification of estates, according to the peasant laws of the centuries? Love? Is it possible to build a future on the happiness of the moment? Is society, the "law of the land", common sense stronger than the bond between two people?

Director Attila Vidnyánszky emphasises the personal thread of the story, bringing the drift of emotions to life in grandiose stage compositions. The Hungarian National Dance Ensemble is responsible for the dynamism of the production. This first collaboration with the National Theatre has resulted in a unique, cross-genre poetic theatre production combining prose, dance and music.

Zs. Zsuzsa Vincze wrote the legendary film Körhinta and Zoltán Zsuráfszky is the choreographer.

István Pataki

József Varga

Pataki's wife

Nelli Szűcs

Máté Bíró

Nándor Berettyán

Merry

Lili Lujza Battai

Sándor Farkas

Roland Bordás

The Hungarian National Dance Ensemble and its orchestra participate
Artistic Director: Zoltán Zsuráfszky, Artist of the Nation, Kossuth Prize laureate, Distinguished Artist
Professional Director: Zsuzsa Zs. Vincze, Kossuth Prize laureate, Meritorious Artist
Dance Captains: Júlia Juhász-Paput, Gergő Sánta
Head Assistant: Gábor Valach
Orchestra Leader, prímás: István “Gázsa” Papp

Dancers:
Árva Tamás, Barka Dávid, Bálint Szintia, Benedek Attila, Béli-Orbán Amanda, Bordás Barnabás, Cruz Heather Laura, Csabai József Márk, Csicsmann Dániel, Csicsmann-Tomory Kinga, Deák Luca, Egyed Mátyás, Ertl Balázs, Fekete Bence, Fekete Sarolta, Földi Ábel, Hajdú Flórián, Huszti Márk Máté, Hetrovicz Brigitta, Jantek Dóra, Juhász Bence Zsombor, Juhász Sándor, Kiss Bálint Barnabás, Kovács Franciska, Králik Jázmin Viktória, Nagy Csomor Márton, Nagy Marcell, Peszlen Csilla, Sánta-Bíró Anna, Simon Dóra, Sinkó Nikoletta, Szeverényi Barnabás, Székely Máté, Szomjas-Payer Dóra, Tapolczai-Zsuráfszky Lilla, Tókos Attila, Tókos Anna Zsófia, Tóth Alma Dorottya, Wallinger Ágnes

Musicians:
István “Gázsa” Papp – violin,
Sándor D. Tóth – viola,
Róbert Liber – double bass,
Attila Csávás – wind instruments,
Ádám Takács – violin,
Kálmán Balogh – cimbalom

Nyitrai Tamás - violin

Musicians performing the recorded music

Balogh Kálmán - Dulcimer Madarász András - Piano, lute, guitar, drums Kovács Ferenc - Trumpet Bede Péter - Saxophone Rácz Csaba - Chello Lelkes Tibor - Double bass Novák Csaba - Double bass

Róbert Lakatos

Set designer

János Mira

Costume designer

Zsuzsa Zs. Vincze

Assistant director

Péter Kernács

Prompter

Gabi Kónya

Stage manager

Gábor Dobos

Krisztián Ködmen

Dramaturgist, Scenario

Zsuzsa Zs. Vincze

Choreographer, Co-Director

Zoltán Zsuráfszky

Director

Attila Vidnyánszky

Main Stage

Attila Vidnyánszky

Hungarian theatre and opera director, teacher.

He was born in Berehove (Ukraine) in 1964.

He graduated in Hungarian literature and linguistics from Uzhhorod State University (1985). He taught literature and history for two years. In 1992, he graduated in theatre directing from the Karpenko-Kary State Academy of Theatre and Cinema in Kyiv.

In 1993, he founded his own company, the Gyula Illyés Hungarian National Theatre in Berehove, of which he is still the Principal Director.

In 2004, he was appointed Principal Director of the Hungarian State Opera House. In 2006 - 2013, he was Director of the Csokonai National Theatre in Debrecen.

Since 2013, he has been the Director General of the National Theatre. In 2014, he founded the National Theatre's MITEM festival (Madách International Theatre Meeting).

Since 2023, he has been a member of the International Theatre Olympics Committee and Artistic Director of the 2023 Budapest Theatre Olympics.

He has also directed at the National Academic Theatre in Kyiv (Leszya Ukrayinka Theatre), the Alexandrinsky Theatre in St Petersburg) and the Hungarian State Opera House.

His performances have toured Europe from Stockholm to Moscow and Tbilisi, from Strasbourg to Nancy and Kyiv.

He has received many awards, including Ukraine's Artist of Merit (2002), the Meyerhold Prize (2009, Moscow) and the Kossuth Prize (2011).

His films include Liberté 56, The Boy Who Turned into a Deer.

He has taught acting at the Karpenko-Kary State Academy of Theatre and Cinema in Kyiv and at the University of Kaposvár. Since 2020, he has been the master of a directing class at the University of Theatre and Film in Budapest.

He has been a member of the Hungarian Academy of Arts since 2005. In 2008, he co-founded the Hungarian Theatre Society and has been its President since. Between 2010 and 2013, he also served as Chairman of the Theatre Arts Committee under the Minister of Human Resources. Since 2020, he has been Chairman of the Board of the foundation operating the University of Theatre and Film in Budapest.