Am Königsweg / A királyi úton / On the royal road by Elfriede Jelinek
Elfriede Jelinek's "Am Königsweg" is an examination of right-wing populism, Donald Trump's disastrous political practice and the helplessness of a society that cannot find an answer to the explosive spread of contempt for democracy and violence.
In cooperation with Freeszfe Budapest, in German, Hungarian and English.
Jelinek's textual surfaces oscillate between tragedy and the grotesque, pathos and vulgarity, creating a picture of a political-financial-capitalist complex that is morally at the end of its tether but nevertheless comes to power with force and endangers fundamental democratic values.
nevertheless comes to power with force and endangers fundamental democratic values. In addition to the play, personal texts by the students give insight into different experiences and observations in connection with the dynamic developments.
observations in connection with the dynamic developments of right-wing populism in Europe and the current political situation in Austria and Hungary.
Project management: Volker Lösch, Christoph Lepschy
With acting & directing students from Budapest and Salzburg: Bálint Antal, Claudia Benkő, Maité Dárdano, Bona Dyssou, Ben Engelgeer, Lenz Farkas, Lisbet Hampe, Emese Kárász, Amadeus König, Joseph Lang, Lili Walters, Hongji Liu, Valerie Martin, Ádám Nyári, Baris Özbük, Henry Schlage, Jakab Sebestény, Elianne Stroomer, István Szacsvai, Blanka Szekeres, Adrian Weinek.
Directors: Antal Bálint, Bona Dyssou, Volker Lösch, Ádám Nyári, Henry Schlage
Assistant directors: Anna Szepes, Laura Trauner
Dramaturgy: Christoph Lepschy
Costumes: Amrei Monika Fürst, Sophia Marlen Esterer, Christina Winkler