{"id":284328,"date":"2017-03-30T12:26:10","date_gmt":"2017-03-30T11:26:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/funzine.hu\/?p=284328\/"},"modified":"2017-03-30T12:26:10","modified_gmt":"2017-03-30T11:26:10","slug":"born-wander-english-speaking-theatre-budapest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/funzine.hu\/en\/2017\/03\/30\/culture\/born-wander-english-speaking-theatre-budapest\/","title":{"rendered":"Born to Wander: English-speaking theatre in Budapest"},"content":{"rendered":"

For years, the journey from Novi Sad to Berlin was the only way out of poverty and discrimination for the Roma of the Balkans. The play Born to Wander (The Journey \/ DROM) reveals the poetry and politics of \u2018being on the road\u2019 in the form of a sensationalist tv show with lots of humour, live music and film. The English-speaking international performance can be seen on 12<\/strong> \u00a0April in \u00c1trium Film-Theatre in the programme of Budapest Spring Festival with the support of Budapest Goethe Institute.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Born To Wander (THE JOURNEY \/ DROM)<\/strong>\u00a0<\/em>is a collaborative theatre project with Roma and non-Roma artists and communities, in which an artistic platform to tell the stories of Roma, who went from the north of Serbia, through Hungary to Germany, is provided. What circumstances did they try to escape? Which difficulties did they face on their journey? What dreams did they have \u2013 and what happened in the end? Is there an end?<\/p>\n

https:\/\/vimeo.com\/183862702<\/p>\n

For Roma coming from the Balkans, the route from Novi Sad via Budapest to Berlin is often the only gateway to seek asylum in Germany. Over 1050km are passed in overcrowded, broken cars \u2013 or even on foot; leaving behind their homes and familiar roots, hoping for a better life. Through artistic residencies in the three cities, real stories of those who have attempted this Journey have been collected to become the basis of a stage production in cooperation of Serbian, Romanian, Hungarian and German artists.<\/p>\n

The artistic result is THE JOURNEY \/ DROM, a <\/em>show which destroys your expectations of what a Roma performance should be \u2013 full of humour, just the right amount of chaos, and some hard-hitting moments which touch the nerve of what it is like to be Roma in Europe today. Originally initiated by Per Aspera (Berlin), the project is developed together with RomaTrial (Berlin), Pro Progressione (Budapest) and Kulturanova (Novi Sad). The multicultural ensemble with artists from Serbia, Hungary and Germany will explore the poetics and politics of \u201cbeing on the road\u201d (Ando Drom),\u00a0and examine how Roma identity and culture is performed today \u2013 including the on-going struggle against stereotypes and racism, which create\u00a0social, political, and economic obstructions for them in every corner of Europe. Through this project, the artists act and advocate for a better representation and understanding of Europe\u2019s largest minority.<\/p>\n

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Born to Wander (The JOURNEY \/ DROM) in Budapest can only be seen on 12 \u00a0April 2017\u00a0 at 7 pm in \u00c1trium Film-Theatre ( 55 Margit k\u00f6r\u00fat, Budapest 1024) in the programme of Budapest Spring Festival with the support of Budapest Goethe Institute. It\u2019s an event jointly organized with Pro Progressione Nonprofit Ltd. The project\u2019s first work-in-progress performance was on the 8th<\/sup>\u00a0of April \u2013 the International Roma Day \u2013 in Gorki Studio \u042f, Berlin with a more than sold out house (over 110 people showed up to a 75 seat theatre) and rave reviews from both the Berlin artistic community as well as some prestigious guests from the Roma political and activist prominence.<\/p>\n

Theatre performance in English with Hungarian subtitles. Click HERE<\/strong><\/a> for details and booking!<\/h4>\n