Somewhere in Europe there’s an animal audience!

October 1, 2017

Performance by Marvin Gaye Chetwynd

Marvin Gaye Chetwynd’s performance produced for OFF-Biennale is an adaptation of Géza Radványi’s film Somewhere in Europe (1948) with children and young adults from Budapest taking the roles of both actors and interlocutors for the audience to actively engage with the play. The film’s scenes and serious subject matter are re-enacted—based on how the children interpret the film—through the combination of mime, colorful animal costumes, and projections. The collaborative performance project also involves a workshop and a private presentation of the play with a foster home in Budapest.

Curators: The curatorial team of OFF-Biennale Budapest

Venue: The headquarters of the Union of Steel and Metalworkers of Hungary (Vasas) (1086 Budapest, Magdolna u. 5.)

Supported by | The main cooperation partner of this year’s OFF Biennale is GfZK – Museum of Contemporary Art Leipzig. The cooperation project is funded by the German Federal Cultural Foundation. Hope Scott Trust | Project partners: Giovanhill Baths, Glasgow; Glasgow Women’s Library | cooperation partners: Alternative Secondary School of Economics, Budapest