The centre, located at Lenkei Street 17-19, in Budapest?s District XVIII, will function as a number of things, including:
- A rehearsal space for Hungarian and international troupes, complete with all of the necessary technical equipment.
- A workshop for young artists, dancers, theatre troupes, musicians, photographers and video artists, working independently as well as side by side.
- A place of residence for Hungarian and international artists and troupes of performers.
- A production centre which assists in the distribution of works of art.
- A theatre and exhibition space that hosts temporary exhibitions several times a year, presents the works of resident artist as well as independent artists and performance troupes.
- A rehabilitation and employment centre that helps theatre troupes, rehabilitation professionals and dance therapy groups that work with people with disabilities.
- A training centre with foreign guest teachers.
- A media library containing performances of mostly contemporary theatre and dance.
- A health centre, where body and soul are treated as one, staffed by dieticians, psychologists, physical therapists, dancers, masseurs, doctors and fitness trainers.
- An event and festival centre, where art festivals are held several times a year, featuring international guest performers.
The SÍN Cultural Centre will celebrate its opening between November 30 and December 2, 2006.
The programme:
November 30 ? Day One
18:00 ? Press conference for dance and theatre experts and the media
19:00 ? Premiere performance of ZOLTÁN NAGY?s choreography SANDSEAT
Dancers: Kata Kopeczni, Csilla Nagy, Péter Lipka
Music: Atom
Video and design: Gergő Magyar
Sponsor: Új Előadóművészeti Alapítvány
20:30 - RECEPTION
20:30 ? Concert by PLACE MOSCOU
Party until the early hours with:
DJ: ATTILA GERGELY
VJ: ZADAM FEAT. MAVR@KULUM
Admission: Free
December 1 ? Day Two
20:00 ? Concert by BORI RUTTKAI AND THE SPECKO JEDNO
21:30 - Red, Green, Blue ? performed by the HANDA GOTE TROUP from Prague
22:30 ? Concert by AGOSTONES, BÉLA ÁGOSTON?s band
24:00 ? Concert by SZIÁMI (main rehearsal for the band?s concert in Vienna presenting their new album Dirty New Worldmusic)
VJ: ZADAM FEAT. MAVR@KULUM
Surpirse DJ
Admission: HUF 1,200
December 2. ? Day Three
PROGRAMME TO START AT 21:00
The closing day of the festival will include a special programme. The evening will be a long PARTY interspersed with spontaneous and rehearsed dance PERFORMANCES. DJs will provide music for the dancers.
Dancers to perform during the evening:
ISTVÁN JUHOS PUTTO, ANNA RÉTI, ANDREA NAGY, ÁDÁM ZAMBRZYCKI, KLÁRI PATAKI, GÁSPÁR TÉRI, MELINDA VIRÁG, DÁNIEL SZÁSZ, RITA GÓBI, CSONGOR SZABÓ, FLÓRA DOMOKOS, VIKTÓRIA JAROSS, PÉTER LIPKA, ARTUS GROUP, ATTILA GERGELY, MILÁN ÚJVÁRY, KATA KOPECZNI, TÍMEA SEBESTYÉN, ZSÓFI NEMES, KATA JUHÁSZ AND DANCERS OF THE MU TERMINAL
Music: DJ NAGA AND DJ BETA
VJ: ZADAM FEAT. MAVR@KULUM
Admission: HUF 1,200
Representatives of the press are welcome on all three evenings.
Press registration is required on the second and third days.
Getting there:
With public transport: Travel 7 stops on tram number 80 from Határ út until the Lajosmizse stop. The journey takes about 8 minutes.
By car: Drive along Üllői út, cross the railway lines and turn left at the first corner into Lenkei utca.
SÍN Cultural Centre
Budapest, Lenkei utca 17-19, District XVIII.
www.sinpage.org
Contact Adrienn: Szentesi
E-mail: szentesi.adrienn@sinpage.org
Telephone: 30/362-2806