We Were Birds

Nagyvárad Dance Ensemble

The performance of the Nagyvárad Dance Ensemble draws from the rich and diverse heritage of Hungarian and Transylvanian Roma folklore, placing special emphasis on the motifs of migration, homelessness, being cast into the world, the search for identity, and community survival.

Roma origin legends, folk tales, and ballads have been adapted, which seek mythical answers and speak in the language of folk poetry about the eternal journey, the feeling of rootlessness, and the identity-shaping power of freedom.

The musical world of the performance is built on live music, featuring traditional Roma instruments (violin, viola, kanna [metal pot], tambura, cimbalom), occasionally enriched with contemporary musical textures.

The performance not only provides an aesthetic experience and conveys the uniquely rich musical and dance culture but also hopefully contributes to a more nuanced understanding and dignified representation of the cultural heritage of the Roma community.

Dancers:

Barkóczi Réka

Fodor Virág

Forgács-Popp Jácint

Imre Béla

Kerekes Dalma–Gabriella

Krupár Luca

Papp Zsuzsánna

Rácz Imre-Adrián

Szabó József

Tábori Sára

Tóth Hanna

Ördögh Géza

 

Director: Tőkés Csaba Zsolt

Choreographer: Orza Călin

Choreographer: Fundák Kristóf

Choreographer: Fundák-Kaszai Lili

Music: Fazakas Levente

Costume design: Cristina Breteanu