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DESIGN FOR THEATRE

 

2010-2018. selected designs

  • Recirquel, with Bence Vagi director-koreografer: Night Circus, Naked Clown, Paris de Nuit; 

  • Michel Tremblay: Les Bellesoeurs; Pesti Színház, dir: G. Hegedus D. ;

  • H. Galdron: Mikve, dir: S. Guelmino; E. Thompson: Golden Pond, dir: L. Gálffi;

  • Th. Bernhard: The Theatre Maker, dir: T. Csizmadia;

        

2002-2010. selected designs

  •   Marton, L. : The Broken Reed, Eger, Gardonyi Theatre, dir: Csizmadia

  •   Tchekhov: Cherry Orchard, Szekesfehervar, dir: Guelmino

  •   Marton, L. : The Fighty, Eger, Gardonyi Theatre, dir: Csizmadia

  • Marton, L.: The Ambitious, Eger, Gardonyi Theatre, dir: Csizmadia

  • Ibsen-Grieg: Peer Gynt, Agria Summerfestival, dir: Csizmadia, Silver Prize of WSD 2009, Seoul

  • Kiss, Cs.: Laszlo Kun, Csokonai Theatre Debrecen, dir: Kiss, Cs.

  • T. Wilder: St. Luis King’s Bridge, Magyar Theater, dir: Guelmino

  • Mozart: Abduction from the Seraglio, dir.: Tim Carroll

  • Mac Dermot: Hair, Agria Summerfestival, dir: Csizmadia

  • Goethe: Faust, Gardonyi Theatre, dir: Csizmadia

  • Shakespeare-Kiss: Homecoming to Denmark, National Theatre in Gyor, Dir: Kiss, Cs.

  • Kosztolanyi, D.: Sweet Anna, Vorosmarty Theatre, Szekesfehervar, Dir.: Guelmino

  • Marquez- Schwajda: Hundred Years of Solitude, Eger, Gardonyi Theatre, Dir.: Csizmadia

  • Tchekhov: Uncle Vania Gyor, Chamber Theatre Dir.: Szanto

  • Bohm-Korcsmaros: Othello in Gyulahaza Eger, Gardonyi Theatre, Dir.: Csizmadia

 

HEAD OF DESIGN, NATIONAL THEATRE OF GYŐR, 1995-2002stage designs /selected/

2002.

  • Goldman: Lions Winter Gyor, National Theatre, Dir.. Korcsmaros

  • Ostrovsky: The Good Job, New Theatre, Budapest, Dir.: Rethly

  • Durrenmatt: Play Strindberg, Jaszai Theatre, Dir.: Guelmino

  • Verdi: Othello, Gyor, National Theatre, Dir.: Bor

2000-2001.

  • P. Oswald: Fair Ladies…, Ark Theatre, Budapest, Dir.:Tim Carroll

  • Webster: Dutchess of Malfi, Ark Theatre, Budapest, Dir.: Tim Carroll

  • Tchekhov: Three Sisters, Győr, Chamber Theatre, Dir.: Korcsmaros

  • Labitte: Angels Talks, Thalia Theatre, Budapest, Dir.: Margittai

1999.

  • A. Miller: Death of a Salesman, Gyor, dir.: Korcsmaros G.

  • Buchner: Woyczek, Budapest, New Theatre, dir.: Kiss C.

  • Shakespeare: Othello, New Theatre, dir.: Kiss C.

  • Ayschille: Elektra, Gyor, dir.: Recei T.

  • Goldoni: Boors /I rusteghi/, New Theatre, dir.: Kiss C.

1998-1995.

HUNGARY:

  • Moliere: Ecole des Femmes / Wives'School

  • Nino Rota - Labiche: Italian Straw Hat (opera)

  • Osborne: A Patriot for Me Shakespeare: Macbeth

  • Neil Simon: The Odd Couple

  • Lillian Hellman: The Little Foxes

  • T. Williams: The Streetcar Named Desire

  • M. Tremblay: Les Bellesoeurs/ Sister-in-laws

  • Verdi: Rigoletto

  • Porter: Can-can

  • S. Beckett: Waiting for Godot

  • Steinbeck : Of Mice and Men

CANADA:

  • J. Audiberti: Le fourmi dans le corp, Ottawa

1994-I992.

HUNGARY:

  • Shakespeare: Hamlet

  • S. Kierkegard- Nagy: Diary of a Seducer

  • L. Marton: Butterflies on Hat

  • Brock- Stein: Fiddler on the Roof

CANADA:

  • Valle- Inclan: Comedies Barbares Montreal

  • Racine: Iphigenie Ottawa

1985-1991.

HEAD OF DESIGN AT THEATRE FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH, BUDAPEST

Selected works:

  • Shakespeare: Two Gentlemen of Verona

  • Schwarz- Andersen: The Snow Queen

  • Kastner: Emil

  • Andersen- Heltai: Cinderella

  • Jokai: Sons of the Stone-hearted Man

1980-91.

AS FREELANCE DESIGNER, at theatres in Hungary

Selected theatres:

  • The National Theatre School of Hungary;

  • National Theatre of Szeged;

  • National Theatre of Debrecen;

  • Summer Festival of Szentendre;

  • Madach Theatre, Budapest;

  • Chamber Theatre of Budapest.

Selected works:

  • Goldoni: Servant of Two Masters

  • Anouilh: Eurydice

  • Moliere: Monsieur Pourceaugnac

  • Schoenberg: La Revolution Francaise

  • Jokai: Husband of a Cadaver

  • Presser- Sztevanovity: The Attic

  • Maugham: The Constant Wife

  • Shakespeare: Romeo and Juliet

1978-80.

  • Assistant Designer- Scenographer of Hungarian State Puppet Theatre

 

DESIGN FOR TV AND FILM

 

FILMS:

  • F. Kaffka: The Trial 1991. Hungary, Budapest

  • T. Wilder: Pullmann Hiathawa 1993. Hungary, Budapest

  • White Heron

FOR TV:

  • Children's series 1987. Hungary, Budapest

  • Women-women, all about...a weekly series 1998. Hungary, Budapest Life on the highland 1989. Hungary, Budapest

 

RESEARCH

  •     Dramatic Architectural Spaces- Architectural sites, spaces for Drama                    2014-present

  • Experimental Performance Spaces                                                                                 2008-present

  • New forms of stage design and the theatre spaces of the history                               2005-present

  • The Sacred Language of the Space                                                                                1998-present

  • The Spiritual Meaning of Architecture                                                                            1995-present

  • The Meaning of Architectural spaces on Stage                                                              1995-present

  • Stage space: Rules and Relationships                                                                             1991-1993

  • History of Theatre Buildings;                                                                                            1982-1987

  • History of Stage Design;                                                                                                   1982-1993

  • Evolution of the Relationship of the Theatre Building and the Stage;                         1985-1988

  • City and Environment through the History;                                                                     1977-1980; 1998-present

  • The Presence of Past-Spave of the Stage                                                                       1993-present

 

TRANSLATION

 

Denis Bablet: Revolution of Stage Design in the XX, Century

1983

 

 

PUBLICATIONS, ARTICLES

 

  • TACE- Theatre Architecture in Central Europe, Experimental Theatre Spaces in Hungary, after the Berlin Wall

 EU, National Theatre of Prague

2010

  • The Sacred Language of Space- an essay

Debreceni Disputa (monthly)

2009

  • Scenography is not a Decoration-interview by Bálint Kovacs

Magyar Narancs (weekly)

2009

  • Catalogue for the Prague Quadriennale, Hungarian University of Fine Arts

2007

  • “Art”

Theatre (Színház) (monthly) interview by Ildiko Lokos

2006

  • School of Stage Designers

Oktogon (monthly architectural)

2005

  • Hungarian Stage Design, 1995-2005

GÖNCÖL

86-91.p.

2005

  • New methods of teaching Set, Costume and Puppet Design

Theatre (Színház) (monthly)

2005

  • A Shabby Paradise,-Contemporary Hungarian Theatre, Hungarian Scenography at the Turn of the Millenium

ITI, Hungarian Center

69-75.p.

2004

  • Training for Back-stage

Népszabadság (daily)

2004

  • The School of Designers, the new foundation

Lounge (Zsollye) (monthly)

2003

  • Human Environment is not a Stage-Set

Népszabadság (daily)

2002

  • Adventure of the City through History

Eötvös Lóránd Science University Budapest
Faculty Of Social Sciences

1999-2002

  • World is ONE-the Language of Space-Princess of Amalfi

ARK (montly) (theatre)

2001

  • Dialogue about Shakespeare on Stages, article for a monthly theatre revue

Lightcurtain (monthly) (theatre)

2000

  • Stage Design in the Eighties and Nineties, Hungary

ITI HC

1999

  • The Spiritual Meaning of Space of Drama, article for a theatre journal

ARK

1999

  • Thoughts around the Space of Stages

ARK

1998

  • Hungarian Scenographers, for PQ’95

ITI

1995

  • The Hungarian Stage Design in the Socially Conscious Theatre

Theatre

1994

 

TEACHING STAGE DESIGN

2012-2018

  • Hungarian University of Theatre and Film

  • Course for stage directors, Doctoral School, dramaturges

  • Scenography- a brief overview of the XX.th century and contemporary visual art of the Stage

 

2011-2016    

  • Full professor, Head of the Department of Scenography at the Hungarian University of Fine Arts of Budapest

 

2002

  • Assistant professor, Head of the Department of Scenography at the University of Fine Arts of Budapest

 

2002-2004-2006-2008-2010, 2011, 2017

  • “Toolbox”-      Foundation of theatre design, practical tools, making stage models;

  • Measuring up the environment, My Room

  • Methods of research, steps of organisation of work;

  • Understanding of the meaning of the building;

  • Creation of space model, expressing the meaning of building.

  • (Chosen building of antic Rome)

 

2004-2006-2008-2010-2015

  • “The Sacred Language of Space”

  • Stage design for Chekhov’s plays;

  • Studies of Myths, the spirit of time, connecting history of architecture;

  • Design through space models.

 

2003-2005-2007-2009-2011

  • Stage Design courses: Moliere, Shakespeare and contemporary plays

 

2004-2005-2006

  • “Performance project” at an alternative Theatre, cooperation with art universities around Scenography.

 

1991-2015

  • National Theatre School of Canada;

  • The aim of these courses:

  • First is to discover the hidden possibilities of architectural spaces, and understand their spiritual meaning and expression.

  • Through the history of Mankind architectural spaces leave imprints, impacting on the human individual as much as on the communities.

  • Second is how and why we understand these imprints?

  • The evolution of the mind through the history of Mankind shows lots of similarities to our personal development.

  • Third is to see and understand how much the architectural spaces give us not only the instrument to express, but also a method to analyse theatre plays in an organic way.

  • 2005-2015. The Sacred Language of the Space designing stage sets for Chekhov’s plays and Buchner’s Woyzeck

  • 2004. The Spiritual Meaning of Space - Chekhov: Seagull

  • 2003. The Space and the Spirit - Chekhov: Uncle Vania

  • 2002. Language of Space - Buchner: Death of Danton

  • 2001. Language of Space - Buchner: Woyzeck

  • 2000 .Sacred Spaces, their Meaning on Stage - A. Miller: The Crucibles

  • 1999. Architectural Spaces as Language on Stage - O'Neill: Mourning Become Electra

  • 1997. The Spiritual Language of Space - Chekhov: Seagull; O'Neill: Long Day's Journey...

  • 1993. Theatre of Absurd; - Theories and Social Environment; Project on Ionesco, Beckett, Spiro and Orkeny's Plays

  • 1991. The Socially Devoted Theatre of Eastern-Europe - Project on Vaclav Havel's Plays

 

1991-1993

                    Concordia University, Montreal;

                    Director-Designer Communication;

                    Project on O. von Horvath: Karl and Karolin

                    The Elements of Stage Spaces, Relations

TEACHING THEATRE ARCHITECTURE

1982-84

Technical University of Budapest, Faculty of Architecture

A History of Theater Buildings and Stages;

History of Stage design;

TEACHING URRBANISM

1999-2002.

University of Science Eotvos Lorand, Department of Sociology, Human Ecology

The Adventure of the City in History of Culture

ARCHITECTURE and URBANISM

1997-present

  • Co-member of Team-Pannon Company of Architecture and Urbanism in urban design, as a specialist in human environment; Budapest, Hungary

1976-present

  • Continual work in privet home-designs; Budapest, Hungary lnterior design; Budapest, Montreal

Tv and Film
Research
Translation
Publications
Teaching stage design
Teaching Architecture
Teaching urbanism
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