The dance archives of the National Museum and Institute of Theatrical History will present the temporary exhibition at the Gizi Bajor Actors? Museum at 16 Stromfeld Aurél Street in Budapest?s District XII. The exhibition will be opened by choreographer László Seregi and pianist and conductor Zoltán Kocsis, both winners of the Kossuth Prize, Hungary?s highest award for artists. The exhibition is timed to coincide with the 125th anniversary of Bartók?s birth.
One part of the exhibition is dedicated to two of Bartók?s greatest compositions for the dance stage: the ballet ?The Wooden Prince?, first performed in Budapest in 1917, and the pantomime ?The Miraculous Mandarin?, which was first staged in Cologne in 1926. Over the years, these two works have been performed by some of Hungary?s greatest dancers, including Aurél Milloss, Gyula Harangozó, Imre Eck, László Seregi, Zoltán Imre, Antal Fodor, Iván Markó, Yvette Bozsik and Csaba Horváth.
The second part of the exhibition is dedicated to folk, contemporary and classical dance productions that have been based on Bartók?s other compositions, not originally intended for dance.
The exhibition displays the photographs, reviews, stage designs, posters and programmes from 50 productions, staged from the1920s until today.
The exhibition is part of the Budapest Spring Festival and will remain open to visitors until June 30.
