Duna Művészegyüttes: Székelykapu / BARTÓK TAVASZ 2024

Performed by: Duna Art Ensemble and the Göncöl Band

Featuring: Andrea Navratil – voice

Featuring from recordings: Izabella Caussanel – voice, Álmos Gáspár – violin, Sándor Csoóri Jr – viola, kontra, tamburica, Irish bouzouki, Péter Friderikusz – cello, Dávid Lakatos – double bass, Gábor Földes – bass guitar, Béla Szerényi Jr – tárogató, recorder, Patrik Sebestyén – trumpet, flugelhorn, Zsombor Herédi – harmonica, Botond Őri Kiss – piano, Márk Csernovszki – harp, Áron Horváth – cimbalom, Masato Okazaki – musical saw

Music: Sándor Csoóri Jr

Music editor: István “Szalonna” Pál

Dramaturgy: Orza Călin

Set: Gábor Michac

Costumes: Borbála Winklerné Petri-Kiss, Rita Furik

Dance masters: Berta Módos Almásiné, Máté Módos, Balázs Sáfrán, Csaba Szabó, Ágnes Farkas, Beáta Gaschler, Áron Antal, Anett Nagypál

Dance troup leaders: Gyula András Soós, Katalin Bonifert

Choreographers: Tamás Farkas, Norbert “Cimbi” Kovács, Ignác Kádár, Zsolt Juhász, Orza Călin

Director: Zsolt Juhász

A Székely gate is a symbol of ancient power, faith, hope, belonging to God, a channel of communication between heaven and earth. Its three posts represent the unity of body, soul and spirit, and its carvings are symbols that render protection, grace and blessing.

The Duna Art Ensemble drew inspiration for its production from this wonderful, richly meaningful construction. The creators want this show to open a passage between two spheres, the sacred and the secular. The viewer is transported through space and time to the past of the Székelys, reviving their long-forgotten dances, recalling their origin and evoking major events in their history. The spiritual message of a Székely gate is ‘Blessings to you who enter, peace to you who leave.’

This performance of the Bartók Spring is presented by Müpa Budapest as a joint event with the Duna Art Ensemble.