{"id":2876,"date":"2017-02-15T10:24:07","date_gmt":"2017-02-15T10:24:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/185.43.206.2\/~cedthu\/?page_id=2876\/"},"modified":"2017-02-24T10:34:23","modified_gmt":"2017-02-24T10:34:23","slug":"history-of-the-company","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cedt.hu\/en\/history-of-the-company\/","title":{"rendered":"History of the company"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Central Europe Dance Theatre is the legal successor of the organisation, which started work in 1978<\/strong>, led by Katalin Gy\u00f6rgyfalvay<\/strong>, and was founded by the Hungarian Ministry of Culture. The theatre was formed in the Castle Theatre (V\u00e1rsz\u00ednh\u00e1z) as a branch of the Folktheatre (N\u00e9psz\u00ednh\u00e1z). The Folktheatre was just created from the reunion of the 25th Theatre and the D\u00e9ryn\u00e9 Theatre. The Folktheatre Dance Company<\/strong> represented a specific place in the national danceart. The company’s artistic work was based on folklore, but their endeavour approached the modern. The character of the repertoir was determined by the work ok Katalin Gy\u00f6rgyfalvay, but also many invited choreographers worked for the company. (K\u00e1roly Szigeti, Lajos Moln\u00e1r, Istv\u00e1n Orsovszky, J\u00f3zsef Bogn\u00e1r, Gy\u00f6rgy Hidas)<\/p>\n

In 1988<\/strong> Katalin Gy\u00f6rgyfalvay retired and the Dance Company of Folktheatre\u00a0was entered on by Csaba Sz\u00f6gi<\/strong>\u00a0and Istv\u00e1n \u00c9nekes<\/strong>. They worked together from 1980 with the Vasas Dance Theatre of Duna\u00fajv\u00e1ros, where they worked to create a new form of dancing<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

In 1989<\/strong> the company was renamed by them; it became Central Europe Dance Theatre (CEDT)\u00a0\/K\u00f6z\u00e9p-Eur\u00f3pa T\u00e1ncsz\u00ednh\u00e1z (KET)\/<\/strong>, which had been functioning as the faculty of Folktheatre till 1991, then as that of Chamber Theatre (Budapesti Kamarasz\u00ednh\u00e1z) \u00a0till 1996. Since 1997 it has been operating as a co-operative association.<\/p>\n

In the last\u00a014 years they performed\u00a041 new productions and 28 contemporary artists could get the opportunity to create artistic pieces. Those who are interested in folk dance and who wanted to realise it in the field of contemporary dance-theatre <\/strong>got a chance to do so.<\/p>\n

The beginning of KET (1988-1992)<\/strong> was determined by the art leader Istv\u00e1n<\/strong>\u00c9nekes,<\/strong> and by the authors of the Workshop of Duna\u00fajv\u00e1ros (J\u00f3zsef Bogn\u00e1r, J\u00f3zsef Janek, Elem\u00e9r Sz\u00fbcs, Csaba Sz\u00f6gi) and differently thinking folkdance choreographers (Istv\u00e1n Mos\u00f3czi, G\u00e1bor Mih\u00e1lyi, Istv\u00e1n J\u00f3na).<\/p>\n

In 1993<\/strong> the artistic profile was directed by the ensemble\u2019s art council<\/strong>, who invited performers. (Tam\u00e1s Juronics, Csaba Sebesty\u00e9n, Mikl\u00f3s K\u00f6ll\u00f5)<\/p>\n

They were followed (1994-1996)<\/strong> by the art leader Mikl\u00f3s K\u00f6ll\u00f5<\/strong>, who gave the opportunity for creation for talented young people as well. (Yvette Bozsik, Ildik\u00f3 M\u00e1ndy, Attila Egerh\u00e1zi)<\/p>\n

On December 31 1996<\/strong> the Ministry of Education separated the Central Europe Dance Theatre from the Chamber Theatre which ended the regular financial support. With this they also lost the venues of the performances.<\/p>\n

In 1997<\/strong> Csaba Sz\u00f6gi with 15 member of the CEDT founded the Central Europe Dance Theatre Association, which is supported by grants and it takes place in the BETHLEN Contemporary Dance Workshop.<\/p>\n

Between 1997-1999 Csaba Sz\u00f6gi<\/strong> was both director and art leader, taking into account the essential characteristics of CEDT’s pre-history: experimentation, the search for creative people with \u2019original\u2019 (dance) theatrical ideas, the help of their progress. (\u00c9va Magyar, \u00c9va Moln\u00e1r-\u00c1d\u00e1m Horgas, Zolt\u00e1n Nagy, \u00c1kos Hargitai, Zolt\u00e1n Dani, P\u00e9ter Rog\u00e1csi, Mikl\u00f3s K\u00f6ll\u00f5, Istv\u00e1n \u00c9nekes, Csaba\u00a0Horv\u00e1th)<\/p>\n

Since 2000 Csaba Horv\u00e1th<\/strong> has been the art leader of the ensemble. The choreographer, who has been creating a remarkable profile, is both interested in the performance of his own works, as well as the masterpieces of artists with similar interests. (B\u00e9la Pint\u00e9r, Istv\u00e1n Somogyi, Istv\u00e1n \u00c9nekes)<\/p>\n

The Central Europe Dance Theatre is a contemporary theatre based on traditional roots. In our performaces we would like to emphasise the importance of traditions, rituality and to display authentically the depth of folklore. In our works take place archaic motifs as well as contemporary dance effects.<\/p>\n

The Central Europe Dance Theatre\u2019s aim is to create contemporary\u00a0 performances on the cultural heritage of Carpathian-basin and also opened for choreographers who are capable to work in the same way. We are searching for artists who concentrate on archaic cultures and create their works in an inventory, courageous and individually expressive way.<\/p>\n

Our conception is not just to perform our pieces physically of a high level. Dancing is the ancient art. We believe that dancing is not just to tell a story. It has to give a complex experience for the noble regions of the senses.<\/p>\n

The theatre season of 2006-2007<\/strong> was the beginning of a new era for the company. CEDT still undertakes the task of being open to experiments. This year young and talented choreographers, who have become famous for their suggestive performances in the past few years, were given the opportunity to deepen and intensify their already characteristic voice. Invited choreogpahers: Kriszti\u00e1n\u00a0\u00a0Gergye,\u00a0<\/strong>\u00c9va Duda<\/strong>, J\u00f3zsef H\u00e1mor, Melinda<\/strong>Vir\u00e1g,\u00a0<\/strong>G\u00e1bor Katona<\/strong>,\u00a0 Anna R\u00e9ti, Kl\u00e1ri Pataky<\/strong> and Zsuzsa J\u00f3n\u00e1s.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Since September 2013 Kun Attila\u00a0<\/strong>is\u00a0the new artistic director of the company.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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