János Arany's narrative poem is an eternal classic of Hungarian literature; its turns of phrase live on as proverbs in today's language, and the protagonist's character has been brought to life in opera, animated film, physical dance theatre performances, and monodrama.
Do we know the work well enough? – ask the creators of the Budapest Dance Theatre. It is striking, however, that compared to the grand works of János Arany's contemporaries, such as Sándor Petőfi's János Vitéz or Imre Madách's drama, The Tragedy of Man, Toldi has attracted less attention on the dance stage. The two choreographers, Alexandra Sághy and Attila Tókos, believe that with a total arts performance that builds on the formal language of contemporary dance theatre, but captures the imagination of the audience with the combined effect of prose, dance, music, and film, the world of Toldi can be made exciting for younger generations.

Presented by:
Miklós Toldi - Zoltán Zsuráfszky Jr.
Laczfi Endre, Palatine / Mikola, Czech Knight - Varga Donát
Toldi György - Daniele Bosco
Lőrincné Toldi, mother of Miklós and György - Yvette Levine
Widow - Maria Borges
In my opinion, Toldi's servant - Marika Masuda
King Louis - Matthew Bell
Queen - Marika Trucci

Narration recording.
Miklós Told, Shepherd Máté
Laczfi Endre, palatine / Mikola, Czech knight Boros Zoltán
Toldi György Csere László
Krisztina Borbély, mother of Lőrinc, Miklós, and György Toldi.
In my opinion, Péter Benkő, servant of the Toldi family
King Louis, Gabriel Nagy
Widow Anikó Szabó

Essence
violin, viola - Lakatos Róbert
viola - Kunos Tamás
trombita - Kiss Árpád
saxophone - Péter Bede
cimbalom - Marcel Comendant
Tuba - Rigó János

Creators:
Music: Róbert Lakatos
Dramaturge: Zoltán Boros
video mapping: Péter Juhász
Set and costume design: Péter Klimó
Choreographers: Sághy Alexandra, Tókos Attila
lighting, director: Béla Földi

The presentation is being realised within the framework of the Liszt Festival, organised by Müpa.

Age group: 10 years
Directed by: Müpa

Photo: Attila Nagy, Müpa