MAGYARORSZÁGI KISZÁLLÁS. A SZÉKELY SZÍNHÁZ 1958-AS VENDÉGJÁTÉKÁRÓL
Guest Performance in Hungary. About the 1958 Hungarian Tour of the Szekler Theatre
Author(s): Tamás GajdóSubject(s): Theatre, Dance, Performing Arts
Published by: UArtPress - Editura Universității de Arte din Tîrgu Mureş - A Marosvásárhelyi Művészeti Egyetem Kiadója
Keywords: Szekler Theatre from Targu-Mures (Marosvasarhely); tour in Hungary in 1958; symbolic cultural politics; reactions of 1956; Miklos Tompa
Summary/Abstract: Abstract: Guest Performances in Hungary. About the 1958 Hungarian Tour of the Szekler Theatre The Szekler Theatre had a very successful tour in Hungary in 1958. They performed the most appealing elements of their repertoire. The program included a Romanian author (Mihail Sebastian), a Transylvanian Hungarian (Károly Kós), a Western play (Richard Nash), a classic Russian text (Gorki) and an almost-classic Hungarian drama (Sándor Bródy). However, the accomplishment of the cultural contact was somehow shadowed by the memory of the 1956 Hungarian revolution. It is not only the itinerary of the tour that is strange, but is also hard to evaluate the reception of the company relying on Hungarian press materials. Besides the official releases, the memory of the tour is also preserved in some un-official documents.
Journal: SYMBOLON
- Issue Year: XII/2011
- Issue No: 20
- Page Range: 27-31
- Page Count: 5
- Language: Hungarian