Fox Spirits, visual dance theatre – installation for grown-ups
Date
2005-2009
Location
National Dance Theatre, Artus Dance Theatre
Size
Ground space: 300m2
Materials
10 tons of demolished and paint removed lumber
Client
Joint production of Artus and Medence Csoport
Staff
Space: Medence Csoport, Antal Bodóczky
Authors and performers: Tamás Bakó, Katalin Dombi, Bea Gold, Péter Lipka, Gábor Kocsis, Andrea Nagy, Nina Umniakov
Fox accomplices: György Tr. Szabó, István Oldal
Costume design: Lőrincz Kriszta
Contributors: Gábor Kocsis, István Oldal
Production assistant: Anikó Rácz
Director: Gábor Goda
Short description
Fox spirits are sensual demons appearing in Chinese myth. In many cases they seduce and bewitch men. Settings can also be considered an exhibition room which can be passed round. Chosen materials and shapes rhyme with the nature of mysterious fox demons hardly being aware of decease. In 2005 the production won the Theatre Award of Budapest for best alternative performance.
Details
“(…) the most exciting performance of Artus has come to life in Fox Spirits. It is strainless, enigmatic, fascinating. You will regret missing it.” (Ágnes Veronika Tóth, ÉS, 18 March 2005)
“Stereoscopic images of poetry create this myth which is considering the same subjects as all mythological works, namely relationship between men and women, birth, death, naughty, tempting soul demons and creative human beings breaking up magic unity of the world, striving for rationalism. Fox Spirits is simply full of genius.” (Csaba Kutszegi, Magyar Hírlap, 13 March 2005)
“It seems as if Medence Csoport would have taken to pieces a complete house situated in Budapest. Both the stage surrounded by a circular gallery and the impressive and astonishing setting filling up the space are wholly made of used wooden pieces, beams, window-blinds, and door panels. Benches for the audience are placed on both side of the playing field. On the way to the benches on the circular gallery, odd creatures (the lead characters themselves) are lined up likewise pictures at a magic exhibition.” (Tamás Halász, Exit, 3 April 2005)
