In the first half of the programme, the protagonists try to snatch for themselves and each other a few “pure” moments from the monotony of their daily lives. Their movements carry undercurrents of desire, repression, and life trapped within the confines of society. Of course, all this is conveyed in very restrained, melancholy fashion in keeping with the theme of exploring the border between passion and suffering. Following the interval, the spotlight turns to one of European culture’s most fascinating figures. Don Juan is a man of extremes. He is sentimental, but his heart can turn to stone from one moment to the next. He is tender until he obtains the object of his desire, and at other times he is merciless. He is vain and narcissistic, yet persistent, heroic and self-assured. The Szeged Contemporary Dance Company reimagines this character of a thousand faces who has been interpreted a thousand times over.
Moderato Cantabile:
dancers Letizia Melchiorre
Gergely Czár
Csongor Füzesi
Miriam Munno
Diletta Savini
Lotár Vincze
Róbert Kiss
Francesco Totaro
Gioele Marcante
Diletta Ranuzzi
Adrienn Nyeste
Boglárka Rudisch
Málna Csató
Hanna Dorsich
music montage
lighting design Ferenc Stadler
lighting Dániel Szabó
set construction Scabello
costumes Bianca Imelda Jeremias
choreography Enrico Morelli
Don Juan:
Don Juan Francesco Totaro
Sganarelle, servant to Don Juan Csongor Füzesi
Donna Elvira Diletta Ranuzzi
Donna Anna Miriam Munno
Don Ottavio Gergely Czár
Zerlina Diletta Savini
Masetto Lotár Vincze
The Devil Boglárka Rudish
Don Carlos and the Stone Guest Róbert Kiss
Don Louis Gioele Marcante
servant to Donna Elvira Málna Csató
Dames Adrienn Nyeste, Hanna Dorsich
music Christoph Willibald Gluck
lighting design Ferenc Stadler
lighting Dániel Szabó
set design Balázs Cziegler
set construction Scabello
costumes Bianca Imelda Jeremias
choreography Tamás Juronics
Presented by: Müpa Budapest