Misero Prospero Project. Theatre in Budapest

Budapest’s flourishing cultural scene has a rapidly growing reputation for innovation and imagination.  The city pulses with creative energy and drive.  One theatre group in particular is making a name for themselves in the Hungarian capital and throughout Europe.

The Misero Prospero Project is a Budapest based group founded in 2007 by dancer and choreographer Daniela H. Faith along with playwright and stage director Carlos Rodero.  Working with theatrical imagery and movement the company blends a number of performance elements in their productions.  Faith was born in Mexico and later went on the study dance in New York.  She worked with various projects in Mexico and Spain before moving to Hungary.  Catalonian Carlos Rodero studied in Barcelona before taking a year to explore Europe, settling in Hungary at the end of 2000.   Their goals are to navigate and combine theatrical languages into an entrancing dramaturgy.

While it’s difficult to imagine a fusion of Spanish and Hungarian theatre, it is exactly this cultural exchange that is intrinsic to the works produced by the project. For example, the upcoming performance Volandas de Amor was commissioned by the Cervantes Institute and is based on the works of Spanish Miguel Hernandez and Hungarian poet Radnóti Miklós.   Another performance, Matruska (Russian Dolls), is receiving recognition both in Hungary and abroad. Matruska concentrates on identity and conflict, fusing elements of theatre, dance, pantomime and music to create pure theatrical dialogue with the audience.  More information about the project can be found at www.miseroprospero.org.

All images courtesy of the Misero Prospero Project and Kővágó Nagy Imre.

Contributing writer: Alicia Reuter

Categories: Budapest, Theatre