Carmen is a symbol of freedom. Her story is a drama of unquenchable wild love.

„The story of Carmen, the extreme emotional world of the characters and Bizet's music are very powerful and inspiring. For me, the main inspiration comes from the sharp shifts between the story and the music. The unpredictability and abruptness of the characters, which comes from their emotional overheating, is close to me. How can you go from an idyllic state of calm to the brink of madness in an instant? How can passion take over rationality, where does the primordial force come from that leads us to tragedy, and why can't we fight it? Where is the line between love, passion and possessiveness? Is passionate love a fundamentally insane state?

To express Carmen's sensuality, to express the wild surge of her emotions in dance is a great opportunity. In my opinion, it is a greater challenge for the dancer to bring to life the complex character of Don José, his change of character. For me, he is the central figure, he is the real drama. A simple and honest man with a pure heart, he is turned inside out by his mad love for Carmen. His desire overcomes the virtue in him, until finally, out of his mind, he commits the greatest crime of all: he takes Carmen's life when he can no longer have her. Don José's spiritual agony is a passionate male drama. That is what I want to portray on stage.”

- Balázs Vincze Harangozó Prize Winner Artist of Merit director-choreographer

A taste of the show: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UhL7bDPA1DI

Composed by G. Bizet - R. Scsedrin, Richárd Riederauer
Dramaturg: Uhrik Teodóra Kossuth Prize winner, Böhm György Jászai Prize winner
Set and costume designer: Zsuzsa Molnár
Assistant to the choreographer: Tünde Czebe Harangozó Prize winner
Test leader: Zsolt Molnár Harangozó Prize winner
Director-choreographer: Balázs Vincze Harangozó Prize Winner Artist of Merit

They dance:
Carmen: Karin Iwata
Don José: Márton Szabó Harangozó Prize winner
Escamillo: José Blasco Pastor
Micaela: Mónika Kócsy
Zuniga: Dávid Matola
and Edina Frank, Annamária Réka Horváth, Ilona Ajna Kakucs, Rebeka Pintér,
Csongor Balogh, Kristóf Domján, Zsolt Molnár Harangozó Prize winner, Zoltán Levente Nagy, Szilárd Tuboly, Máté Varga
and Frida Behán, student of the Pécs High School of Art

Duration: 70 minutes without a break
Entrance fee: 7 900 HUF