Rita Halász: Deep Breath

Perhaps there comes a moment in everyone’s life when they would most like to move back into their childhood room and rethink the most important decisions of their life. The protagonist of the performance, Vera — a young mother and visual artist — searches for answers as to why things happened the way they did to her. The piece tells the story of a divorce, but it is much more than that. It touches on silence and confrontation, memories, lightness, snowfall and heatwaves — but above all, it is about finding one’s way back to oneself.

 

Rita Halász won the Margó Prize in 2021 for her novel Deep Breath and was also shortlisted for the Libri Literary Prize top 10.

Hanna Pálos, a member of the Katona József Theatre, appears in this production after major roles on the main stage, now in a much more intimate and personal performance.

The production was created in collaboration between the Orlai Production Office and FÜGE.

 

Performed by: Hanna Pálos
Double bass: András Csizmás / Péter Ajtai
Stage adaptation: Anna Zsigó – Hanna Pálos
Set design: Veronika Keresztesova
Dramaturg: Anna Zsigó
Assistant: Dorka Dicső
Producer: Tibor Orlai

 

Ticket sales start on March 20 at 17:00 online via the TIXA.

Tickets will also be available at the venue before the program, subject to capacity.

The program is part of the Five Churches Festival, organized by the Karzat Theatre Nonprofit Ltd.

 

The full festival program is available here: https://ottemplom.hu/programok/