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Stele (2006)
Élő emlékmű-rekonstrukció
Stele: a large stone slab with engravings or graphs used in ancient times as gravestones or for commemorative purposes
‘When I was first visiting the ruins, I met an old man, who was over 80. He had spent all his life there, in the forest. Before I went to the ruins he called me aside and gave me a piece of good advice. He said: ‘Don’t mind the speeches of the tour guides. Go in, feel the stones, look around, feel the smells, let yourself muse. Let the place talk to you. Figure out the story of this place yourself. And for you that will be the truth. Then you can listen to all the other lies or truths. But don’t forget: your story is the best one.
After all it’s not the truth that matters but reality. And right now it’s right there, in you.’
I took his advice and this is what I found:
There are two kinds of time: the now and the not-now.
Watch out! – Their tameness, which appears to be good manners, is in fact a ritual prudence that has evolved through centuries. We know and fear that each of their little acts will have its consequences.’
The company spent a month in Mexico working on the Stele project with the American Thunder Bay and the Romanian Toaca companies.
In 2007 the performance won the Grand Prize at the Veszprém Dance Festival.
Creator-performers: Dombi Kati, Lipka Péter, Oldal István, Téri Gáspár, Sőrés Zsolt
Creative collaborators: Bakó Tamás, Gold Bea, Susan Prins
Music: Ed Herbst, Sőrés Zsolt
Video: Ernst Süss, Bodóczki Antal
Lights: Kocsis Gábor
Space: Goda Gábor, Kocsis Gábor, Oldal István
Production assistant: Rácz Anikó
Directed by: Goda Gábor
Premier: November 2006, Artus Studio, Budapest
Sponsored by:
National Cultural Fund, Hungarian Ministry of Education and Culture, Cultural Committee of the Budapest Mayor’s Office
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