A Rom from Feather-Bed or Enter Majority
created: 23. 03. 2023 11:57 modified: 23. 03. 2023 12:08
A monodrama, the author is František Balog who also plays the title role, is based on his own life story. Jovial and witty, with large dose of sarcasm, the scenes from the life of the Romani boy growing in orphanage are accompanied by songs sung by the actor who also plays piano. The drama illustrates the principal events and meetings, successes and failures which shaped the protagonist from his childhood to adulthood. The autobiographic elements make the monodrama an extremely personal statement of the most sensitive talented artist who inspite of his social handicap is able to find his own place in life and achieve his goals without losing his compassion and optimism. The under title of the drama – Enter Majority insinuates – according to its author – his own coming of age and becoming adult; in the same time it speaks about acts of people who smuggled him into the mainstream society, something what first seemed next to impossible. The monodrama is performed in RS9 Színház in Budapest, Hungary, during the program of the theater festival Roma Heroes.
Screenplay - František Balog; Director - Juraj Bielik; Performer – František Balog
Frantisek Balog was born on November 9, 1982 to underage Romani mother in a Romani settlement. He grew up in the orphanage SLON (An Elephant) in Šarišské Michaľany, he sang in their choir and became a well-known child TV star. Later, he studed acting in the Secondary School of Arts in Košice (2002 – 2005), after graduation he went on College for Musical Arts where he specialized in musical acting (2005 – 2008). He was a member of various theaters: The Arena Theater, The International Theater Meteorit, The L+S Theater, The Bolek Polivka’s Theater, Studio 12, The Theater a.ha, The Bibiana Theater, The State Theater in Košice (since 2010 on). His roles on the stage include dozens of smaller as well as bigger roles. In several TV series he managed to secure several smaller roles as well. He also works at the Actor Theater in Košice, for which he plays, writes and produces his own plays.
category: drama
tags: theater comedy spoken drama stage original Slovak František Balog Juraj Bielik general audience internal
Chameleon Girl
created: 10. 09. 2021 09:59 modified: 27. 06. 2022 16:33
The monodrama produced by The Independent Theater Hungary. Screenplay: Marton Illés, Director: Tomás Szegedi, Acting: Emília Lovas. The story of a Romani girl growing up in a world consisting of her family, school, the wider society. A girl with special abilities can read the thoughts and memories of people around her. She does not want to follow the example of others, rather decides to live life in her way.
The story of the superhero is based on the true stories of Roma youth and the environment from which these youth come. These stories were recorded at workshops of the Independent Theater of Hungary organized under the name "Roma Heroes". The record was created: 28.02.2020, Wave club - center of independent culture, Prešov.
category: drama
tags: theater drama iné stage original Hungarian The Independent Theatre Hungary general audience internal
DIK - Theater Inspired by Christ - Television
created: 22. 05. 2020 08:33 modified: 27. 11. 2020 02:00
Theater inspired by Christ - DIK, or in Roma language: DIK - SEE! The theater ensemble worked in the framework of the Greek-Catholic Formation Center for the Roma from 2009 to 2018. It processes social and personal themes in the form of author's theater, short plays and musicals also based on the principle of religious motives and didactic activities.
The recording was made as part of the National Project Documentation and Information Center for Roma Culture at the Alexander Duchnovič Theater in Prešov in September 18, 2014.
The theater sketch Television is performed by Viktória Jónyová and Andrej Čikala.
category: drama
tags: theater drama spoken drama stage original Slovak DIK general audience internal
DIK - Theater Inspired by Christ - Fishermen
created: 20. 05. 2020 08:38 modified: 27. 11. 2020 02:00
Theater inspired by Christ - DIK, or in Roma language: DIK - SEE! The theater ensemble worked in the framework of the Greek-Catholic Formation Center for the Roma from 2009 to 2018. It processes social and personal themes in the form of author's theater, short plays and musicals also based on the principle of religious motives and didactic activities.
The recording was made as part of the National Project Documentation and Information Center for Roma Culture at the Alexander Duchnovič Theater in Prešov in September 18, 2014.
The theater sketch Fishermen is performed by Viktória Jónyová, Veronika Ďuďová, Andrej Čikala, Peter Ferenc and Jaroslav Mačo.
category: drama
tags: theater drama spoken drama stage original Slovak DIK general audience internal
DIK - Theater Inspired by Christ - Juliet
created: 20. 05. 2020 08:34 modified: 27. 11. 2020 02:00
Theater inspired by Christ - DIK, or in Roma language: DIK - SEE! The theater ensemble worked in the framework of the Greek-Catholic Formation Center for the Roma from 2009 to 2018. It processes social and personal themes in the form of author's theater, short plays and musicals also based on the principle of religious motives and didactic activities.
The recording was made as part of the National Project Documentation and Information Center for Roma Culture at the Alexander Duchnovič Theater in Prešov in September 18, 2014.
The sketch titled Júlia (Juliet) is performed by Jaroslav Mačo, Peter Ferenc and Andrej Čikala.
category: drama
tags: theater drama spoken drama stage original Slovak DIK general audience internal
DIK - Theater Inspired by Christ - Love Like a Dog
created: 18. 05. 2020 21:47 modified: 27. 11. 2020 02:00
Theater inspired by Christ - DIK, or in Roma language: DIK - SEE! The theater ensemble worked in the framework of the Greek-Catholic Formation Center for the Roma from 2009 to 2018. It processes social and personal themes in the form of author's theater, short plays and musicals also based on the principle of religious motives and didactic activities. The sketch titled Love Like a Dog is performed by Veronika Ďuďová, Jaroslav Mačo and Peter Ferenc.
The recording was made as part of the National Project Documentation and Information Center for Roma Culture at the Alexander Duchnovič Theater in Prešov in September 18, 2014.
category: drama
tags: theater drama spoken drama stage original Slovak DIK general audience internal
DIK - Theater Inspired by Christ - Cake
created: 18. 05. 2020 18:55 modified: 27. 11. 2020 02:00
Theater inspired by Christ - DIK, or in Roma language: DIK - SEE! The theater ensemble worked in the framework of the Greek-Catholic Formation Center for the Roma from 2009 to 2018. It processes social and personal themes in the form of author's theater, short plays and musicals also based on the principle of religious motives and didactic activities. Veronika Ďuďová and Viktória Jónyová perform in a sketch titled Cake.
The recording was made as part of the National Project Documentation and Information Center for Roma Culture at the Alexander Duchnovič Theater in Prešov in September 18, 2014.
category: drama
tags: theater drama spoken drama stage original Slovak DIK general audience internal
Romathan - Lost Love
created: 10. 02. 2020 19:50 modified: 27. 11. 2020 02:00
The theater performance for adult audience. Presented as 74th premiere of the Romathan Theatre. The show is set into the historical period of the early 19th century. The main motive is the forbidden love of a rural nobleman and a Roma woman. The story emphasis is on fatality and conflicting situations while following the further fate of the unlikely couple's daughter.
category: drama
tags: theater drama singspiel original Romani Romathan general audience internal
Gypsy Boxer - the theater performance
created: 10. 02. 2020 19:45 modified: 27. 11. 2020 02:00
Gypsy Boxer is a monodrama picturing the life of the German boxer of Romani (Sinti) origin Johann Wilhelm Trollman, known under the name „Rukeli“. In Nazi Germany Rukeli became the lightweight champion. Later on, he was stripped of the title because of his ethnical origin. Johann Trollman was in 1943 deported to concentration camp Neuengamme, where he was murdered.
Author: Rike Reiniger
Translation: Lucie Ceralova
Director: Gabriela Krecmerova
Plays: Filip Teller
category: drama
tags: theater drama spoken drama stage original Czech Filip Teller general audience internal
Romathan - A Golden Horseshoe
created: 21. 08. 2019 15:41 modified: 27. 11. 2020 02:00
The theater performance for children and youth, performed on 6th of December, 2013 in the Romathan Theater. The fairy-tale is built upon the dramatic situations which occure when the magical world of the magical beings meet the real world of people. The main message of the tale is to teach the kids that love and friendship are a person's biggest fortune.
category: drama
tags: theater comedy singspiel stage original Slovak Romathan children and youth internal
