Famous Artists and Promising Talents at HolnapUtán Festival

Four days, six theatre performances, a workshop, an exhibition and several concerts will await all those who, between 6—9 April, will come to Szigligeti Theatre's HolnapUtán Festival, at its fifth edition. In this year's shedule, we have the most important theatres of the region, and we have invited more young debutants than ever before.

The festival will open on the 6th of April, at 5 pm, on the stage of Arcadia Theatre, with the play Homemade by Hungarian State Theatre Cluj. The performance was created after a nine-month period of research and rehearsal, and is centered around the relationships between generations, especially parents and children. At 8 pm, on the big stage of Szigligeti Theatre, Csiky Gergely Hungarian State Theatre Timişoara will perform their play titled Naive, Completely Frivolous Details in the Life and Death of the Audience. The monumental performance involves the whole company, and is directed by multiple award-winning, internationally acclaimed director Radu Afrim, talking about the different aspects of the relationship between actor and spectator in the ironic tone that is specific to him.

On the second day of the festival, 7 April, students of the University of Arts Târgu Mureş and the Academy of Drama and Film in Budapest will take the stage. The former will perform at 4 pm, on the stage of Arcadia Theatre, with their semi-improvised play Kiadjamagát, while the third year acting students from Budapest will present their musical show titled George&Cole on the big stage of Szigligeti Theatre. In the performance that will start at 7 pm, they will tell the story of composers George Gershwin and Cole Porter in a playful manner, conducted by György Selmeczi.

On the 8th of April, Szigligeti Company will put on its play Casting, whereas on the last day of HolnapUtán Festival, at 7 pm, Tamási Áron Theatre Sf. Gheorghe will present its play The Bourgeoise Gentleman.

HolnapUtán Projekt will feature 14 acting and directing students from the Carpathian Basin, giving them a chance to collaborate on a professional level. During the festival, participants will create a performance based on the texts written by young authors from Oradea, and will present it in the festival's closing day, in Szigligeti Studio. Among the aforementioned complementary events, we will also have an exhibition opening: graphic artist László Németh will exhibit a few of his theatre posters on the 8th of April, at 5 pm, in Szigligeti Studio. Budapest actors' band Pink Mojos and The Fuckfaces will give a concert on the 7th, at 10 pm, whereas Szigligeti Company's music band will play on the 8thm at 9.30 pm, both also in the Studio.

As an element of novelty, the schedule of HolnapUtán Festival is also available for smartphone users, through FestiveApp.

For complementary events, entrance is free. For all three big stage shows of the festival, 40 RON festival tickets will be on sale. Tickets are available at the theatre's booking office (open Monday to Friday 2—7 pm, or online, at www.biletmaster.ro.