Flamenco has been the love of my life for 20 years now. I feel fortunate to be able to do what I truly love. Dance is my profession, my vocation and my passion all in one Day after day I expereience and discover newer and newer depths within it. This is the genre that needs only to be done and the rest comes with it.

"There is no other genre that can bring to life the attributes of the element of fire better than the flamenco dance. The complex rhythm evokes a sense of unpredictability, the tap of the shoes is like fire creckling on stage while we, the spectators, can admire that no ruffle on a skirt and no movement of the hand dance int he same way twice, just like the flames of a fire." ( Péter Oravecz )

 

 

 

Studies

2014 – present                  Premier Art School, Conterporary – modern dancer

2003 - present                  Courses in Centro de Baile Jerez, Estudio de Baile Flamenco Chiqui de Jerez (Jerez de la Frontera),                                          Amor de Dios (Madrid)

2004 -2005                       Hungarian Dance Educators’ Foundation, teacher of conterporary/modern dance course

 

Dancer

 

Ballroom dances, show

2012                              The Borgias HBO series, III. season (historical dance)

2005                             Dance Charavan with BM Duna Folk Ensemble, Sfântu Gheorghe (RO)

2000-2004                     Zodiac Event Productions: Five elements, Five continets (Vichy, Hotel Kempinsky of Budapest,

                                      Hewlett-Packard …. and more)

1988 – 1993                    Ballroom Dances, Bonita Dance Club of Veszprém

 

Flamenco

2015 - present                 Rhythms, duo with Reka Fodor

2014 - present                 Mirror Vibration performance (http://www.aldebarankompania.com/trailer.html)

2013 – present                Sobre Fuego flamenco group  (https://www.facebook.com/pages/Sobre-Fuego-flamenco-                                                   form%C3%A1ci%C3%B3/425076984249325?fref=ts)

2013                              The 100-Year-Old Man, Swedish movie (dancer)

2012                                Sabor Soleado flamenco group

2009 – 2010                    Literary program series of Federico García Lorca with Judit Havas (www.havasjudit.hu)

2008 – 2009                   Sacreo Flamenco Group (http://www.penyabudapest.blogspot.hu/)

2005 – present                Artistic director, Choreographer of Aldebaran Company

2005                              VII. Flamenco Festival of Bratislava (SK), Verde del Mar Group

2001                              Bernarda! Soleáres Ensembel. Performed in: MU Theater, Budapest

1995 – 2003                     Assistant of Veronika Vámos. Member of Soleáres Ensemble

 

Choreographer

2015                              Rhythms, duo with Reka Fodor

2015                              The House of Bernarda Alba, Jókai Theater of Békéscsaba (https://youtu.be/JJ7euKd_-Wo)

2014                              Mirror Vibrations. Performed in Bethlen Theater

2012-2013                        Fabula Rasa with Netz Dance Productions (folk dance). Performed in Vasas Cultural House, Bakelit

                                      MAC Budapest, Summer Theater of Pécs -HU, 2nd Flamenco Festival of Zagreb (CRO)

2013                              Buleria for group of Flamenco Club, Pécs (HU)

2013                              II. Flamenco Flashmob of Budapest

2009-2010                      Hylea – Aldebaran Kompánia. Perfomed in National Theater of Pécs, Festival of FringePécs2010

2008                              Fuego Fatuo – Aldebaran Kompánia. Performed in Fonó Budai Zeneház Budapest.

2007                              Colores del Flamenco, performed in Third Theater of Pécs, Pécs and Millenaris Theatrer - Budapest 

                                      (HU)

2007                              Marriage of Figaro, Gheorgheni (RO), Figura Studio Theater. Performed in Figura Theater -                                                   Romania, Festival of Hungarian Theaters in Kisvárda - Hungary, Thália Theater – Budapest, HU                                             (http://www.ellenfeny.hu/szinhazmuveszet/hatarontuli-magyar-szinhazak/sevillai-vigassagok-                                           figura-studio-szinhaz-gyergyoszentmiklos)

2006                               Color of the Moon – AldebaranKompánia

 

Teacher (flamenco)

2013 – present                Oktogon Dance School (http://www.tanciskola.hu/?page=teachers_detail&id=64)

2012-2013                       Octopont Dance School

2009-2011                      Arany10 Cultural House

2008                             Háromszék Folk Dance Ensemble, Sfântu Gheorghe, Romania (intensive course)

2008                            „I can dance” Coca-cola commercial campaign – teacher http://videa.hu/videok/zene/flamenco-                                            kezdo-coca-cola-light-ZxbzkHOjIOjO5bDx

2007-2008                     Hölgyválasz Dance School

2006-2007                     Opera Dance School

2005-2007                     Jam Dance Studio

2002-2004                      Cultural House of Eötvös street, Budapest (HU)

2000-2001                      Duende Dance Club – Székesfehérvár

 

Languages:               English, Hungarian

 

 

 

 

Where's the stage? In or outside?

To the margin of a dance evening

                The hall has become full. A single step can't be made. Striking anticipation expands in and outside. Waiting for the start signal. A few moments more and we'll begin. Murmuring another prayer. Must go. Catching sight of the the yet empty stage, my hearbeat is eased.

I'm stepping up, standing there in the spotlight and can see people's heads in front of me.

Everything's fine, tranquility surges through me. I'm at my spot with the ones I have to be together right here and now. I have no fear. I abandon myself to the moment. What shall be, must be. First number. Second and third. I'm dancing. It's turned out to be a bit moderate but it's fine, one has to be like this. We're on the move. Fourth and fifth number. What's next? Well, familiar melody and before I realise I have to do it, I'm making the first move. I'm here. There's the song and nothing else. The movements are born by themselves.

I'm moving together with the melody. The lyrics do not always reach me, I'd rather feel it more than understand it. I'm glowing. Naked. Moving on waves while the song whispers when and where to. Now she is me. Glittering seethe, nothing else. A hardly visible filament's setting off me then disappearing. Lights and coup d'oeil blaze it. A slap or something. The irons are clearing from my heart. Absolving, melting. A little bit more music, a few notes and then the end.

Applause awakens me. I'm stepping out with distraction from my final position. A little bit of dark would do good now but can't have it just carry on. I feel gratitude and joy towards my fellows. Something's wheeling about. The out and the inside is washed away. I can see their dances, themselves as leaving a bit of their memories there while conjuring. The air is dense, eyes rapt in and outside. There's only rythm. Clatters in space. I sense the same way the presence of the soul standing across the hall and the one next to me. The cupola consolidates above us. The ceiling disappears, the moment expands.

Then again the rythm clatters. Ta-dam, ta-dam, ta-ka-tam. Ta-dam, tarijam, ti-ko-ka-tam.  The last flap of my phoenix is followed by silence and where there it was glowing in fire before, now just dustmotes swirl like the echoes in the light of fading lights.

Initiation has happened.

Storm of applause, taking a bow.

 

 

„Opened lashed curtain of our eyes

Where stage is;  in or outside

Gents, Ladies?”

Bela Balazs : Bluebeard's Castle