Rhapsody is characterised by agitation, passionate ripples of emotions and thoughts, similar to a life that never ends. This is perhaps the genre that is most suitable to present love between a man and a woman, which can be happy or unhappy.
The programme is dedicated to happiness in love and finding one's soulmate. The young man and woman finally marry and live happily ever after, just like it is described in the ending of folk tales.
Love can be understood in all eras and all languages, so the love story is timeless and limitless. Although it was written in the cultural language of the Hungarian people, it can still be understood by anyone anywhere. Simultaneously, love is also a synonym.
It is synonymous with searching and finding, for which we have walked the path to the very end laid before us by the creators. While we are wandering along this path, the swirling diversity of Hungarian folk traditions appears in alternating images: the acrobatics of men's dances, the lyricism of girls' dances and the virtuosity of pair dances. The most beautiful melodies of folk music appear sometimes as dance accompaniment, sometimes as bravura solos, and at other times, as tumultuous orchestral music.
It is no geographical journey alone, but also a time travel, as the ancient Asian roots of our folk music appear just like the pieces that have inspired several worldwide celebrated Hungarian composers. It is an imprint of the music and dance of Europe's thousand-year history.
The show premiered at the Silk Road International Arts Centre at Langfang Dream Carneval, China, in 2023.
Photos by Gábor Dusa
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Hungarian Rhapsody
Hungarian Rhapsody