"The problem will compliment" - According to Alföldi there will be Mephisto

1st February 2013

Robert Alföldi does not allow: successor against the wishes do you advertised are watching and will continue with plans to introduce Mephisto in May. The outgoing director of the National Theatre also talked about this in the ATV.

The question is, what's on the National management, Robert Alföldi said: "There are many good acts to the management, mainly associated with it, that the people fairly and normally cope with what you do, that you planned, from how much has been achieved.In addition, associated with very great success. course of the scandal, as the National Theatre, a very important institution, is really a spiritual workshop was, even if it's someone' s taste is not too accurate determination "- said Mr Robert, who ATV Start's repertoire Attila Vidnyánszky statement also responded that the National Theatre is a liberal audience favorite.

"I'm head of an art institution, not a politician. I do not watch it due to our viewers in the political orientation, so I do not understand this sentence. Of course, anyone who wants a new way to lead the institution has the right to an opinion on the work taking place there, but do not think it is the audience rating. I can not with labels and tags for what to do with an art institution "- said Robert Alföldi.

Attila Vidnyánszky told the MTI: "We will also be expected to present a professional troupe members a range of belief that superior talent. But you may be excluded from national, the industry will be to price them." In this context, said Robert Alföldi, not his job to evaluate claims of Vidnyánszky. "I do not think it is in communication, but his job is to do that. (...) I talked very little in the previous five years, the management team, I talked about what I want to do" - said the director. The idea that Vidnyánszky "to have", "him against the" elected, noted: "I do not fight. Culture I do not make the fight., I'm doing my job."

Robert Alföldi launched the program, as well as each year passes the spectators, her ticket was purchased, it is presented in the Mephisto, although Vidnyánszky asked not to bring color. "I do not think it is normal for people to discuss with each other in private, or six privately and prior to contracting, the press turn. Akceptálható Vidnyánszky request, but it is also acceptable that in June the first I'm in the institution '-' said the manager, who all viewers thanked the by showing interest in theater, and also spoke about convinced that the audience of the theater wondering, is not demonstrated, by storm in the ticket price.

RObert Alföldi also reminded the administration of the late Tamás Jordán is only a demonstration left the theater (directed by Janos Szasz would have three sisters), but this had nothing to do with the management switch. The question of whether current political considerations lead when said response units in the past five years, every performance was 'crosstalk', as reflected societal problems. "It's about how an artist is mixed with politics, I think there is nothing to talk. 'Actual politization' But it's not, but in response to the age in which we live, where we talk about why Vidnyánszky does not talk to Verebes, or why I do not talk to SZilveszter Ókovács (Szilveszter Ókovács ATV was a guest on the show), "- said Robert Alföldi.

The presenter reminded Imre Kerényi statement that "the compliment here to get a theater for Alföldi". "The teacher will be a problem for his compliment, I have to say" - responded Robert Alföldi, who told him not to tender for the theater and thought it was not the time to create the opportunity for them to continue.

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Robert Alföldi: Kerényi will have problem with rusty compliment

1 st February 2013

He will not get a theater in Hungary, which has the simple reason that it does not apply a post of head of institution or, where there is a working - including about Mr. Robert's speaking ATV Start Plus Robert's repertoire on Friday morning. Accordance with the plans coming years, both at home and abroad will be working.

"I can not leave here, I live here, I know, from the and is, with all its beauty and anguish "- said Robert Alföldi Outgoing director of the National Theatre in June ATV Start Plus's show.

The theater expert added: "A lot of offer and got a lot of work from home, Europe and overseas as well. "I think that in the next three or four years I will discuss I will travel to and from in the world, and I'm going to work here at home. "

It was a response to Imre Kerenyi a week ago: "Here the compliment to put Robert Alföldi

in a theater, "he said," the teacher will be a problem for his compliment. "" I'm not going to get a theater. There is a very simple reason. It does not apply to a place where he is working, and working Society is. Just having a theater, a place I will not be destroy On the other hand, I grew up there, and have a very special relationship with the Vígszínház "- explained Actor-director.

Fotó: Túry Gergely

With regard to his office Vidnyánszky Attila the People's Word in an interview also speaking, do not want to be scheduled for the end of the season Mephisto born, he said, it is not should be publicly discussed. "Do not go into this. I do not think so elegant that when people negotiate each other in private, or six privately, before they Agreement are taken, a party starts the press. "

Robert Alföldi also talked about this in the interview: National Theatre in recent years, a significant intellectual workshop was the Hungarian culture, and he thinks it is natural that there will be a big success scandals as well.

"Anyone can go through the last few ten years, a hundred years of history, and that during the Hungarian National What do theater directors were on their heads, it is roughly cells may pre-order it will not be a walk-gallop "- he explained." It comes with it, like football, everyone knows how to do it. "However Mr. Robert said he does not fight, he does not fight the culture, he only performs its job. Anyway, I feel that the opposing parties now can not even talk to each other, because "everyone is anxious, all grievances are."

When asked whether the views of Vidnyánszky really has a certain political defined audience of the theater, Mr. RObert said leading art institutions, non-policies, so it is not looking to them for what their political-going audience.

As a reaction to the days of great interest due to the collapse of the theater ticket system, and long queues at the Andrassy Avenue, said: Thank you for your patience and perseverance. "The

People storm us and want to see everything. Theatre would like to see, people do not come to theater to demonstrate their political resistant "- he added.

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Imre Kerényi: We were figurants in the National Theatre’s competition

27th January 2013

’The left-wing has to experience what it feels like when there are no sources in their hands’ - said Imre Kerényi (director, prime minister representative) in the Csatt! debate on Friday in which he talked to András Bencsik (editor of Magyar Demokraták), György Vári (reviewer of Magyar Narancs and ÉS) and Kulka János (actor) about the hungarian cultural life.

Imre Kerényi answered János Kulka’s question: The representatives of the rightists did not have opportunities for eight years because the leff-wing led culture depressed them. According to the prime minister representative the left-wing party has to be familiarized with that there will be seven years for them culture policy.

First of all István Hiller’s (former Minister) assertion was recalled that in the eighties hungarian artistic life was freer. András Bencsik did not agree with this he considered that only one kind of culture exists in this country but the interest are different. György Vári commented the idea in turn: land acquisition is going on, cultural institutions are stocked up with reliable cadres they treat the culture as fief. György Váci believes that this is the same what László Simon (under-secretary) proposed: instead of tendering in some cases appointment is more comfortable. Vári also spoke about that it was a mistake to appoint György Fekete to be the head of Magyar Művészeti Akadémia. András Bencsik accepted but did not share the opinion, he thought there is no culture war in Hungary but the changes will inevitably violate human sensitivities.

Imre Kerényi praised László L. Simon’s suggestion and turned to János Kulka said in connection with the National Theatre’s project that: ’We all know that this tendering is an unnecessary theatrical circus.’ (…) For exampla there is your project. I was there and I know we had no role, we were just figurants, it was the ’comedy’ of DEMOCRACY. He also said the Művészeti Akadémia was established so as to remove the burden of ’arts organization’ from the shoulders of goverment but the initiative is still in its infancy, there are surely problems in the organization that we will solve by distribution and it will not hurt. He also said that ’there are two kind of culture’ and the ’national culture’ is strengthening. Since 1949 the cultural life has been left-liberal territory. That is why I think it is not worth that György Fekete is hurt. The natural values is important for us. There are artist for whom values are important and there are for whom this is less important’ - added ministerial representative who Egon Rónai (presenter) asked whether the rumors were true that Enikő Eszenyi wants the National Theatre for herself if her mandate expires. Kerényi definetely stated he will not be the director of the Teátrum and added: ’I got over the theatre’. Then he remarked: ’I think Robert Alföldi will get a theatre!’

Professional reportedly raised that Robert Alföldi could continue his work in Újszínház but the head of Népszabadság stated: ’There is no situation in which it is not worth to talk about terms.’ For the question whether he is offended or not he could work in an other place or not Kerényi answered: ’Let’s say he is offended. Wait, I am not. The hungarian theatre lost more than me. Maybe it is boastful to say like this. Of course there are bad moments it will be terrible to leave and to look into people’s eyes. But this is still away on the other hand wonderful things happened to us and as a responsible leader I would not continue just because of my interests but because to keep the staff together to let people see our productions.’ - said Robert Alföldi. 

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Árpád Schilling: ’ Attila Vidnyánszky’s pendulum breaks the clock

11 th January 2013

Recently one of his writing appeared - titled What politics! - in Élet is Irodalom. The founder of Krétakör called the artist-staff to take the responsibility as a public figure, openly tell their opinions. 168 óra asked him about this. 

’It is terrible when someone is in real danger, lets say, can lose his/her job if broaches some scandal. The person who refers to his/her family just to exempt from telling opinion is a coward’ - said Árpád Schilling who thinks ’struck each other’s hands’ system could work well.

For the question - Does he know that he agrees with Attila Vidnyánszky? (according to him now the pendulum swings the other way) - answered: ’ ATTILA VIDNYÁNSZKY’S PENDULUM BREAKS THE CLOCK. However there have always been people in the theatre who - aside professionalism - compromise with some  cases. Background bargaining obstructs the open-response to this obvious turpitude and to Attila Vidnyánszky’s dazzle. What he has done in the past two years is an insanity. Attila Vidnyánszky - just like György Fekete and Imre Kerényi - an injured ego. From this private problem Viktor Orbán creates a public matter that gives unlimited power to Attila Vidnyánszky - said Árpád Schilling who reported he will never forget that Attila Vidnyánszky was banging  on  the table and drawed an imaginary line between the Magyar Teátriumi Társaság and other organizations when professional organizations negotiated about the composition of NKA előadó-művészeti kuratórium. Attila Vidnyánszky said: ’There you are’, ’here we are’ and you could rejoice that you can appoint a curator.

Attila Vidnyánszky behaves like a curator chief: distributes favors.  Just like György Fekete did - added Árpád Schilling according to who György Fekete and his mates’ taste can be the State cultural policy compass. Sane person cannot leave this.

’I have an interest to form a fair competition in this country where knowledge is important not the connection. I am obliged to take part in a competition. I can prove that culture interests me. I must apply, otherwise it will be said rightly: Schilling criticize from the outside, without responsibility, and stay passive. It is my job to shake the bell if I notice dirty. My friends, do not let this, it will be a midden!’ - stated Árpád Schilling.   

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