Programs
FEBRUARY 7.
Kabóca Puppet Theatre, Theatre Hall
11:00 DANCING PAINTINGS 1. – A. TÓTH SÁNDOR – Puppet Theatre, Veszprém, Hungary
Puppet theater is a synthesizing genre on the border between the performing and creative arts, so it provides an opportunity for various art forms, viewpoints and ways of thinking to meet. In this spirit, the Kabóca Puppet Theater will launch the Dancing Paintings series in 2024, in the first stage of which the artists will work on the art of Sándor A. Tóth
16:00 CONFERENCE SPEECH: CONTEMPORARY PUPPET SHOWS FOR ADULTS – TRENDS IN EUROPE
Presenter: Vanessa Silvy – Institut français, Paris, France
LOCATION: Kabóca Puppet Theatre, Playhouse
18:00 TRADITION AND INNOVATION: THE ADULT PERFORMANCES OF KABÓCA, RELOADED – EXHIBITION OPENING
The exhibition will be opened by Eszter Papp, OSZMI, Budapest, Hungary
LOCATION: Kabóca Puppet Theatre, Showroom
19:40 OFFICIAL FESTIVAL OPENING
Kabóca Puppet Theatre, Theatre Hall
20:00 SUPERHEROES Grupa Concidentia, Bialystok, Poland and Figurentheater Wilde & Vogel, Leipzig, Germany
Let’s invent our own new kind of superhero! What initially sounded like a simple task turns out to be more complicated than expected... Based on superheroes from pop culture, with references to ancient classical heroes and always with an eye on current socio-political developments, a modern superhero is created who confronts all the evils of the modern world. What superpowers does he need? Does he fly? Does he swim? Or does he walk on water? What gender should he be? Is it even important what he looks like and what he does, or is it not much more relevant to ask why he does what he does?
FEBRUARY 8.
Kabóca Puppet Theatre, Theatre Hall
10:30 JOHANES DOKTOR FAUST, OR A FRIGHTFUL COMEDY WITH DEVILS – Magamura Workshop, Hottó, Hungary
This experimental piece is a contemporary reinterpretation of the classic medieval morality play, dressed in modern visual and musical attire. It evokes the tradition of 19th-century Czech folk marionette theatre and the peek-a-boo stages of "family puppet theatres."
Eötvös Károly Library, Kisfaludy hall
10:30 TRANSPORT: DEPARTURE – Ljubljana Puppet Theatre, Ljubljana, Slovenia
The genre-diverse performances, characterised by hyper-realistic miniature visual imagery and complex soundscapes, unite audiences in an intimate confrontation with the pressing issues of contemporary society. The underlying theme of these performances, which are structurally and thematically intertwined, is the issue of transport as one of the main foundations of globalisation, driven by insatiable economic development.
12:00 CODE – CENTRE OF DIGITAL EXPERIENCE – guided tour
Location: CODE
Eötvös Károly Library, Kisfaludy hall
14:30 TRANSPORT: DEPARTURE – Ljubljana Puppet Theatre, Ljubljana, Slovenia
The genre-diverse performances, characterised by hyper-realistic miniature visual imagery and complex soundscapes, unite audiences in an intimate confrontation with the pressing issues of contemporary society. The underlying theme of these performances, which are structurally and thematically intertwined, is the issue of transport as one of the main foundations of globalisation, driven by insatiable economic development.
16:00 CONFERENCE SPEECH: THE ADULT PERFORMANCES OF THE STATE PUPPET THEATRE (in Hungarian with English translation)
Presenter: Viktória Végvári DLA, Budapest Puppet Theatre, Budapest, Hungary
Location: Kabóca Puppet Theatre, Playhouse
Kabóca Puppet Theatre, Theatre Hall
20:30 UNTOLD – UnterWasser Company, Rome, Italy
UNTOLD, unspoken. What cannot be said cannot be processed and resolved. Cracks and inconsistencies emerge from the shadows of the removed, hidden elements leave marks and messages, press on the surface, demand to be brought to light.
FEBRUARY 9.
Kabóca Puppet Theatre, Theatre Hall
14:00 SESSION BULGAKOV – Ljubljana Puppet Theatre, Ljubljana, Slovenia
Session Bulgakov is a reconstruction of the novel, set up on the dynamics of contrasts between burlesque and abstract images of object theatre, which remained on the ruins of the confusion, left behind by Satan and his accomplices. In its fragmentation and through the rhytmization of words, gestures and sounds it combines the associations on today’s obsessed world and the tragic side of everyman with his problems, fears and desires.
16:00 CONFERENE SPEECH: HUNGARIAN PUPPET PERFORMANCES FOR ADULTS
Presenter: Szántó Viktória PhD, Kabóca Puppet Theatre, Veszprém, Hungary
Location: Kabóca Puppet Theatre, Playhouse
16:45 MEET THE ARTISTS
LOCATION: Kabóca Puppet Theatre, Playhouse
18:00 AWARD CEREMONY
Location: Kabóca Puppet Theatre, Theatre Hall
