Mirror

Folk Dance Theatre Performance in One Act

I looked into the mirror—it was the mirror of Beauty, love played within it, and so did returned love.
I looked into my mirror—I didn’t see myself.
I looked into your mirror—I saw us.

"One can only know a person's face, but the face is not the person.
The person is behind the face. Invisible."

How often have we lived by Gárdonyi’s words? How often do we invoke the descendants of Attila? How often have we asked: how should we love our Székely kin?
What does the mirror reveal in the heart of a mirrored soul when we dance the Székely round dance?

Our memories bloom beautifully when we think of you—old dancers, elders, kind-hearted souls of the past!

In the performance entitled "Mirror", the Háromszék Dance Theatre brings to the stage a vibrant array of dances from Székely regions: Erdővidék, Sóvidék, Gyimes, the Mezőség Székelys, and the Gyergyó and Csík basins.

Drawing on memories of old collecting journeys and significant encounters, Zoltán Zsuráfszky Jr. seeks a reflection of our present selves, breaking the usual structure of dance anthologies.
He choreographs new steps for the future third generation of the folk dance house movement, to new compositions by Sándor Csoóri Jr., in collaboration with the excellent musicians of the Háromszék ensemble.
For a few moments in the mirror, we glimpse choreographies by Anett Nagypál, Ignác Kádár, Endre Melles, and Attila Tókos as well.

Creators:
Composer: Sándor Csoóri Jr.
Choreographers: Anett Nagypál, Ignác Kádár, Endre Melles, Attila Tókos
Dance masters, assistant choreographers: Júlia Ádám, Alma Tóth, Zsuzsanna Varga
Costume design: Borbála Petri-Kiss Winkler
Visual design: Zoltán Zsuráfszky Jr. and Zsolt Szász
Poster design: Arnold Musát
Dramaturgy: Zsolt Szász

Director-Choreographer: Zoltán Zsuráfszky Jr.

Music: Heveder band – Levente Fazakas, Albert Fazakas, László Szilágyi, György Bajna
Vocals: Judit Erőss
Clarinet: Dorottya-Lídia Vitályos
Musical recording contributors: Kata Szilágyi, Júlia Ádám
Jew’s harp on recording: Zsolt B. Szabó

Dance Ensemble:
Rebeka Abonyi, Júlia Ádám, Gergely Balla, Csaba Gere, Gabriella Gere, Máté Drimba, Mónika Fazakas, Péter Ferencz, Zoltán-József Fülöp, Adorján Kiss, Lilla-Tünde Kocsis, Bernadett Kovács, Réka Lukács, Csaba Márton, Edina-Emőke Márton, Endre Melles, Hunor-Mihály Pável, Norbert Portik-Cseres, Dorottya Sorbán, Noémi Szimjon, Dorottya-Lídia Vitályos

Premiere: April 11, 2025 – 7:00 PM, Háromszék Dance Studio