His correspondence with Héloise Abélard is one of the most famous love confessions in world literature. This medieval story is full of emotion, betrayal, and love to the grave. – The story of Abélard and Héloise may not be as well-known as, for example, Romeo and Juliet, but I think it is extremely interesting how love can be viable in this early medieval life, in this ecclesiastical world, he says. Attila Kozma, artistic director of the Miskolc Ballet, choreographer-director of the performance. – The members of the troupe are at home in many dance styles, so I have the opportunity to experiment. In the monastery scenes, we use small, closed, minimalist movement, which, at first, may not seem like it, but there is a lot of work. My goal here was to emphasize the formality, while in the secular scenes, on the contrary, we worked with larger, broader movements – explains the choreographer.
The one who plays Héloise Baked Buttercup according to him, this role is a bigger challenge for him than the previous ones. – Previously, I played more comedic characters, but this is an extremely dramatic role, so it is definitely more challenging to portray Héloise. When we watched the film about the life of Abélard and Héloise at our “reading test”, I already saw that somewhere this role was really me. It’s a bit idiosyncratic, a bit wild, but of course there’s also seriousness in it, says the dancer.
The company started this season with the staging of Anyegin, which also features one of the most beautiful love confessions in world literature, and a few years ago, the love that lasts beyond the grave also appeared in the Miskolc Ballet’s repertoire in the performance of Howling Winds. According to Attila Kozma, this story, which will be premiered on the opening day of the Horizont festival, will also fit into the lineup.
In the role of Abelard Ondřej Potužník the audience can see a dancer. The show’s set and costume designer Mara Bozókithe music Gábor Barva and Tamás Mohila was created especially for this performance, which can be seen from April 23 in the Game Theater.
The power of love
(Abelard and Héloise)
ABÉLARD: ONDŘEJ POTUŽNÍK
HÉLOISE: KEPESS BOOTLARK
CANONOS, HÉLOISE’S UNCLE: FILIPPO NESTOLA
ABÉLARD’S DISCIPLES: PATRIK DÁVID
MATTIA MASS
HE LEFT WENHARDT
ANDRII IVANOV
NUNS: LILY THE BELL
FLORA MÁTYÁS
MARTYNA WARZOCHA
ADÉLA LIŠKOVÁ
ELENA GIL FERNANDEZ
SOFIA SULPIZI
BISHOP OF PARIS: VITTORIO PETRILLO
VICE-CHANCELLOR: ÁDÁM LUKÁCS
NURSE: ANDREA KOCSIS
ABÉLARD’S SISTER: MARTYNA WARZOCHA
TEMPTATION: ADÉLA LIŠKOVÁ
Set and costume designer: MARA BOZÓKI
Music: GÁBOR BARVA, TAMÁS MOHILA
Screening: PÉTER HAJDUFI
Assistant choreographer: DÁVID PATRIK
Supervisor: EGYÜD TÜNDE
Director-choreographer
ATTILA COZMA
