The Hungarian National Dance Ensemble is presenting its new piece entitled Final Castles, Brave; The performance based on the novel The Testament of Koppányi Aga will be shown on October 14th and 15th at the Müpa in Budapest, as part of the Liszt Festival.

Zoltán Zsuráfszky, artistic director and managing director, said at the press conference connected with the group's costume show on Thursday: they have a rich season ahead of them, the group will have 120 performances. They are prepared with continuous work and several presentations.

Said:

in the 2023/24 season, they will take the stage at Müpa as a featured group, where they will present three new plays.

Hungarian National Dance Ensemble

Members of the Hungarian National Dance Company at the company's season announcement press conference at the company's headquarters in Budapest on September 14, 2023.
The ensemble presents its new piece entitled Final Castles, Braves; The performance based on the novel The Testament of Koppányi Aga will be shown on October 14th and 15th at the Müpa in Budapest, as part of the Liszt Festival. MTI/Zoltán Balogh

As he said, Végvárak, vytézek, inspired by István Fekete's novel, based on Zsuzsa Zs. Vincze's script, based on original folk music adaptations and composed by Benjamin Eredics, will be shown at the Müpa on November 5th and 6th after the premiere in October. In the production, history and the present come to life in a "theatre in a theater" performance.

The dancers take turns adventuring into the worlds of the past and the present, the audience can see spectacular, virtuoso dances and colorful stage scenes.

He pointed out that there will also be a youth performance in November as a new presentation:

The life of Sándor Petőfi will be staged, Long Live Petőfi! with title.

Hungarian National Dance Ensemble

Members of the Hungarian National Dance Company will give a presentation at the company's season announcement press conference at the company's headquarters in Budapest on September 14, 2023.
The ensemble presents its new piece entitled Final Castles, Braves; The performance based on the novel The Testament of Koppányi Aga will be shown on October 14th and 15th at the Müpa in Budapest, as part of the Liszt Festival. MTI/Zoltán Balogh

Zsuzsa Zs. Vincze, the band's professional leader, added: they are planning a premiere in February of next year Carnival Sunday . the play The Unfaithful Wife on September 20 and 21

He also said that

the image and website of the Hungarian National Dance Ensemble has been renewed, in which photographer László Emmer and graphic designer Rezső Hódi play a major role.

Zoltán Zsuráfszky added:

in the National Theater, after the joint productions Körhinta, Csíksomlyói passion and Egri csillagok, they will produce the play Golden Threesome in December, and then in the spring, as a joint work with Tamáss Szarka and Attila Vidnyánszky, they will stage a story also known from the film A gypsy camp az égbe megy.

Hungarian National Dance Ensemble

Member of the Hungarian National Dance Company at the company's season announcement press conference at the company's headquarters in Budapest on September 14, 2023.
The ensemble presents its new piece entitled Final Castles, Braves; The performance based on the novel The Testament of Koppányi Aga will be shown on October 14th and 15th at the Müpa in Budapest, as part of the Liszt Festival. MTI/Zoltán Balogh

As he pointed out, the ensemble will perform the show "Echo of the Carpathians" at the National Dance Theater on Friday. As mentioned, the ensemble performs both in the countryside and abroad.

On October 19, the National Theater will show the stars of Eger, on the 25th, the production entitled Élő tánskárchívum – Kalotaszeg will be shown at the National Dance Theater, and on the 26th, Mátyás, the king of the world.

The production entitled Sleeping Beauty can be seen on October 31st at the Békés Cultural Center and on November 22nd at the Pápai Cultural Center. The production entitled Dracula will take place on December 5 at the RaM-ArT Theater.

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Cover photo: Members of the Hungarian National Dance Company, as well as artistic director Zoltán Zsuráfszky (b) and professional manager Zsuzsanna Zs. Vincze (b2) at the company's season announcement press conference at the company's headquarters in Budapest on September 14, 2023.
The ensemble presents its new piece entitled Final Castles, Braves; The performance based on the novel The Testament of Koppányi Aga will be shown on October 14th and 15th at the Müpa in Budapest, as part of the Liszt Festival. MTI/Zoltán Balogh