Repertoire /BABEL

In cooperation with the National Dance Theatre Budapest

2024

Director, choreographer: Eva Duda 

Humanity has become very distant from its original, natural environment. While we yearn for a more harmonious life, the chaos around us is growing, and it is becoming more and more difficult to navigate the world every day. The production titled BABEL aims to explore the emotional state of individuals and communities facing the social challenges of the 21st century. In the “Babel Confusion” our personal experiences are often very similar, since we feel and think almost the same way all over the world regarding the most important human factors, as our fears and desires are similar. Presumably, there is no sane person who would like wars, the consumption of the planet, or the destruction of wildlife, but at the same time this is constantly happening and it has brutal consequences, for which humanity is still responsible.

With a series of expressive images, BABEL depicts an eclectic world with self-irony and humor, in which people strive towards a lost state of balance, yet move towards chaos. The tension between the two poles is developed through the versatile means of formal, musical and visual effects of the performance.

Featuring artists from the Eva Duda Dance Company
Guest artists: Katalin Lőrinc, Tibor Kováts
Music: Dávid Konsiczky, montázs
Costumes: Krisztina Remete
Visuals Designer: Balázs Fügedi
Light Designer: József Pető
Assistant to Choreographer: Beatrix Csák, Máté Váth
Production Manager: Orsolya Vitárius
Company Manager: Anita Vodál
Director and Choreographer: Eva Duda, Gyula Harangozó Awarded Artist

The show is recommended over the age of 12.
Be aware that the performance contains stroboscopic effects.

The performance was created in collaboration with the National Dance Theatre.

The performance includes strobe lights.

Duration: 80 minutes

Photos: Dániel Dömölky