Disgrace tells the story of a man who starts an affair with a young female student of his, then starts out on an unusual life path and ?reduces to nil? his previous existence, Mundruczó said earlier. The protagonist finds freedom ?when he reaches the bottom of his own life path,? he added.
The play is called a ?reality show that is both dramatic and musical? on the festival website.
?Kornél Mundruczó proposes a gallery of characters who questions the certainties, habits and conventions of the former European world?.Disgrace does not try to offer ready-made solutions but to give back a glimmer of hope to be shared.?
Mundruczó and the Proton Theatre company will perform the play, with Sándor Zsótér in the lead, six times at the festival.
The 52-year-old Zsótér, whom Mundruczó says was the first master of the profession who changed his way of seeing things, is returning to the stage after a 22-year hiatus.
Festival D?Avignon director Vincent Baudriller, who has followed Mundruczó?s work for years, is the play?s co-producer.
Mundruczó said he had received invitations to bring his plays to more than 40 venues over the past several years, but had received little support in Hungary with the exception of the Trafó House of Contemporary Arts. He blamed the situation on the over-politicised insularity of Hungary?s theatre profession.
The Festival D?Avignon runs until July 28. Disgrace can be seen in Hungary, for four performances at the Trafó in Budapest, in October.
Source: Hungarian News Agency (MTI)
