The dancers of the Viharsarok Dance Theatre do not only follow, but sometimes even dictate the tempo. Adventure, bandits, stolen diamonds, love and lots of misunderstandings. Deceitful girls, boys who dance a lot – a Rejtő novel presented in dance.
Jenő Rejtő: Rejtő’s adventure novel, The BlondeHurricane, has had very few stage adaptations and productions. This dance adaptation of the classic work was first staged by the Balassi Public Foundation’s Viharsarok Dance Theatre, to celebrate the 80thanniversary of the author’s death.
This premiere of the novel ‘The Blonde Hurricane’ draws on national traditions and also incorporates other art forms to create a high quality, artistic production.
Performed indance, the story takes the audience on a journey. It features dynamic, spectacular and showy dance interludes. The Londonscene showcases swing and Irish tap dance, the Paris scene a spectacular can-can evoking the atmosphere of the Mouline Rouge, while the Swiss scene features Bavarian, Czech and German bourgeois dances. The scene in Andalusia is based on flamenco dancing, while the Moroccan part is chaby. All of this is accompanied by spectacular costumes, which require quick wardrobe changes and experienced costume management due to fast scene shifts.
The play incorporates other forms of art, including elements of contemporary theatre and acrobatics.
The role ofthe narrator (impersonating the author Jenő Rejtő, aka P. Howard) is played by Lajos Csomós, a Jászai Mari Award-winning actor.
Written by Attila Szabó
Sound: Gábor Tóth
Light: Dániel Kiss
Prop: Zsuzsa Vigné Mlinár
Costume: Péter Mlinár
Set: Zoltán Lenkefi
Music: Gábor Lovas
Assistant to Choreographer: Péter Mlinár
Directed and choreographed by Pál ifj. Mlinár
