Come enjoy our closing evening, with some comedy from these Central and Eastern European comics.
The series features three short documentary episodes spotlighting jazz artist, Mikołaj Trzaska, burlesque performer, Betty Q and queer/trans visual artists, Marcella Poroszanka & Ezra Wojakowski.
Enemies of the People is a moving and musical solo performance driven journey through family, history, and self-discovery. The piece follows Kati's search for freedom and understanding as she uncovers the truth about her family's past in post-war Hungary. It's a story of resilience and reflection, told with emotional honesty and artistic purpose.
A collaborative fusion of performance, visual art, and documentary that explores the male gaze, self-objectification, and the way power shifts as we move between looking, seeing, and being seen.
A dance performance as a form of somatic protest and viscous disobedience in the light of the current aggression of the Russian government.
Re-enactment of societal activities in Hungary, with musical performances and recited political speeches that surround the absurd exploitation of acacia, an indigenous American tree that became a national and political symbol in Hungary.
Re-enactment of societal activities in Hungary, with musical performances and recited political speeches that surround the absurd exploitation of acacia, an indigenous American tree that became a national and political symbol in Hungary.
A solo performance that examines the cultural and historical context of Eastern European socialist propaganda through the use of female body as a tool for political domination.
A solo performance that examines the cultural and historical context of Eastern European socialist propaganda through the use of female body as a tool for political domination.
Captivating dance performance that delves into the present-day issues of identity and loss of privacy. Accompanied by live music, Watch Now follows a couple undergoing a difficult time in their relationship. Their fluid interplay sees mutual motions of pushing and pulling as they manipulate and gently caress each other along with refusing contact and inflicting distress.
HOPPart brings an alternative musical show Scale 1:5 to the streets of New York by using a portable sound system and headphones to take the audience for a walk around Manhattan’s Yorkville. The attendees of the performance will follow the traces of the Czech, German, and Hungarian communities that formerly inhabited this part of the Upper East Side.
