The Federation of Hungarian Resistance Fighters and Anti-Fascists is organising a demonstration today on Paulay Ede utca outside the Új Színház theatre, where György Dörner is taking over as director.
Dörner had said he would work in tandem with the openly ant-Semitic István Csurka, drawing condemnation from arts groups in Hungary and abroad.
Far-right groups such as the 64 Counties Youth Movement, the Új Magyar Gárda, the Magyar Nemzeti Gárda and the Betyársereg will stage a counter-demonstration in favour of Dörner elsewhere in downtown Budapest.
Outgoing theatre director István Márta said a protest statement will be read out in several European countries today.
Dörner took over as director of the Új Színház Tuesday morning.
Márta said a representative from City Hall, the theatre’s lawyer, finance director and manager, as well as Dörner and his team took part in the transfer.
Márta and the Új Színház troupe then left for a guest performance in Novi Sad, Serbia.
Dörner said the transfer took place in an orderly fashion.
Incoming chief director Zsolt Pozsgai said it is a problem that the entire troupe left for a guest performance, which means they will have to begin work in an empty theatre.
A meeting with the troupe is scheduled for February 8.
Silent protest by the actors. Lovely.
And the new theatre director may sack them. Lovely.
“And the new theatre director may sack them. Lovely.”
A true Christian speaking. My guess is that you also hate people who DO have talent. The list of people you hate gets longer and longer by the day.
FYI, I’m an atheist and I certainly don’t hate “talented people”. On the contrary, I appreciate them provided they are talented indeed. FYI, I don’t appreciate you at all. One of the reasons is that you’re so far from being talented as much as that’s possible.
Having this new director might be good – clean-up things and put the Art back in the arts.
Source BBC:
“Istvan Marta, the director of the New Theatre (Hungarian: Uj Szinhaz) for the past 13 years, told the BBC that the appointment was “incomprehensible – part of an absurd, even tragicomic drama”.
During his time in office, he staged around 90 plays, of which about half were by Hungarian authors.
“Theatre is about openness to the world,” he said.
“But what he is trying to do is to close it to the world. This would not be possible in France or England or Germany.”
Several actors at the theatre have already announced their intention to quit.”
Once again people within the rest of the EU…see the gap between Hungary and them getting bigger and bigger.
\Dörner supports the anti-Roma, anti-gay and antisemitic party Jobbik.\
It might also be a big step backwards. It IS.
An intelligent man then,if he supports the only future for Hungary,not Zsidesz but JOBBIK.
This is being reported on as it happens …
I thought that in Hungary everybody was afraid from an oppressive regime, that there was no freedom of expression, and the media was under state control …
This protest was organized by the EU and the CIA. Both terrible enemies of the Hungarian nation.
Yes and now the made Malev cancel all payments and flights also….but donot fear the The Fearless Leader and Great Helmsman Viktator Orban has just created new laws that companies like Malev can be sold off without any public procurement or public details, so He will get his part, be sure:
* Viktator Orban – Hungary’s Sugar Daddy!
Soon in a company near you…
“This protest was organized by the EU and the CIA.”…yep…and do not forget the Mossad! Come on they need some credit too.
@MagyarViking
About Malev…95% owned by the government.Something tells me these are the first signs of a nasty economical storm in Hungary, approaching fast now. It will be bad and sad for sure.