For the first time, the festival will feature a special guest each evening at the MU Theatre. This year's guests performers are Anna Piotrowska, Bruno Isakovics, Ildikó Bacskai and Levente Bajári.
The jury for the 2009 SoloDuo includes Kossuth- and Nívó-prize-winning teacher and head of the Art Gymnasium of Pécs Dóra Uhrik, dance critic and teacher at the Hungarian Dance Academy Sándor Hegedűs, visual artist and head of the Orkesztika Foundation board Márk Fenyves, dance critic of The Herald Mary Brennen, and the choreographer, dancer and head teacher at the Duncan Center in Prague Berrak Yedek.
The best performances of the festival will be presented at the Millenáris Theatre on January 13. Special guests at the gala event will include Csaba Horváth and Mihály Dresch.
Programme:
8pm, Thursday, January 8 - Art of Movement Studio
Opening Event
8pm, Friday, January 9
Competition round - MU Színház (Theater)
The Belly of the Hedgehog- Anna Kruk (PL)
Until I - Ondej Krejí, Pavla Vaáková (CZ)
Pathophysiology of Waiting - Olga Szypulska (PL)
IT - Elodie Sicard (FR)
Focus - Gaurean Ottilia, Simkó Beatrix (H)
Medusa's Birth - Gyula Berger, Judit Szamosi (H)
Psychogram - Marie Janeková, Helena ávová, Monika ástková (CZ)
Ink-Blue Rose - Bernadett Jobbágy and Juli Nemeskéri (H)
Un/Contact - Lucie Charouzová (CZ)
That...Between Me and Myself - Brian Tjon Tjauw Liem (NL)
Special guest:
Anna Piotrowska (PL): "Cafe Klatschen"
8pm, Saturday, January 10
Competition round - MU Színház (Theater)
Angelwing... that was - Ágnes Fülöp (H)
Engulfment - Markéta Kuttnerová, Veronika Miklová (CZ)
GILUI (=revelation, exposure, disclosure). - Efrat Levy (IL-NL)
Time Catchers - Justyna Kalbarczyk, Alicja Hoppel (PL)
Pressed For Time! - Dóra Barta, Dávid Baranya (H)
Others Lead Me to Wrong Paths - Virág Arany (H)
It Isn't Like in the Past... - Berkes Mirjam Anna , Copek Péter Ferenc (H)
Prenatalis - Monika astková (CZ)
Swan...like - Barbara Bujakowska (PL)
The Last Day - Aleksandra Dziurosz (PL)
Last Wish - Daniela Hernández Faith (H-MX-SPA)
Special guests:
Ildikó Bacskai, Levente Bajári, (András Lukács): Whirl
Soloists of the Hungarian National Ballet
8pm, Sunday, January 11
Competition round - MU Színház (Theater)
BEBE LA SUS - Mor Shani, Ron Amit (IL)
Sewed Into Kkin - Kitty Fejes (H)
Déj? Vu - Bernadett Jobbágy and Juli Nemeskéri (H)
Dum Dudum Dum Dum Du Dudum - Josefina Lindvall (SWE)
Bachelor's Day - Zoltán Grecsó (H)
Memento Mori - Helena ávová (CZ)
Not You - Ildikó Szabó, Katalin Botár (H)
Woman-Mist - Renáta Kaprinyák, Kata Torda (H)
Not With, Not Without - Dorottya Ujszászi, Dávid Baranya (H)
X/Y- Pawe Malicki (PL)
Special guest:
Bruno Isakovic (CRO-NL): This will all be lost to memory
10pm Festival party - Art of Movement Studio
10am - 1:30pm every day between January 9 and 11, Art of Movement Studio
Workshops
10am - 12pm Contemporary dance and physical theatre headed by Anna Piotrowska
12pm - 1:30pm Contemporary training headed by József Hámor
8pm, Tuesday, January 13
Gala Evening with the Best of SoloDuo 2009 - Millenáris Teátrum
"best of" the competition program based on either the decision of the professional jury or the votes of the audience.
special guest: Csaba Horváth & Mihály Dresch performing "Flamingo"