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Theodoros Terzopoulos: 'The 10th Theatre Olympics was an excellent event in every respect'

The founder of the Theatre Olympics, Teodoros Terzopulos, is currently in Budapest rehearsing with the company of the National Theatre of Hungary for the production of Mother Courage and Her Children. We talked about the 10th Theatre Olympics hosted by Hungary, his relationship with tradition and audiences, and also the upcoming play.

Leaning Church: The Voices of a Vanished City

The program of the 10th-anniversary edition of the Madách International Theatre Meeting (MITEM) included an entire festival – Synergy World Theatre Festival – in its “theatre embrace”.

The Overcoat: A Balaganza of Absurdity and Travesty

The 10th MITEM Theatre Festival continues to showcase the theatre achievements of Hungarian national theatre and productions from other countries.

‘The Book of Ruth’: Kaddish For Peaceful Life

The 10th edition of the Madách International Theatre Meeting in Budapest coincided with the Jewish holiday Sukkot (Festival of Booths).

'Gulliver’s Travels': A lesson in satire for children

The program of the 10th edition of the Madách International Theatre Meeting (MITEM), which is an echo of the International Theatre Olympiad, seems to be diverse and varied, but in fact, it is calibrated and stylistically very precise.

Nice to MITEM you - The 10th edition of the Madách Theatre Meeting opens

2023 is a milestone in the history of the Hungarian Theatre. In the spring of 2023, the Theatre Olympics took place here, which was the largest in the history of this project. The special edition of Madách International Theatre Meeting is also perceived as a continuation of the Theatre Olympics.

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George Zamfir: 'We were united in diversity'

One of the highlights of the 10th Theatre Olympics was the Madách Project 2023, a program based on the idea of Attila Vidnyánszky, organised by the University of Theatre and Film Arts in Budapest. Student director George Zamfir wrote to színház.org about his experience of creating the performance.

Two summer opera productions highlight travails of great rulers

Attila, one of Verdi’s early opera scores that focus on heroic figures in history, was presented in the Margit Island Theatre on August 12, the second operatic treat, presented at the Eiffel Art Studios on August 22, was Karol Szymanowsky’s King Roger. This opera was one of hundreds of events included in the 2023 Theatre Olympics.

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Watch the video of celebratory closing event of the 10th Theatre Olympics

This year's largest theatre festival in Europe closed at the end of June with a festive event at the Margaret Island Open-Air Stage. Here is our video report of the stage performances and the following Midsummer Night's Eve event!

Uniting the world through theatre: Madách Project 2023 – video

200 young artists arrived in Budapest more than 10 days ago to bring Imre Madách's The Tragedy of Man to life in a unique performance on 23 June, directed by Attila Vidnyánszky. We visited the participants of the 11-language performance at the Eiffel Workshop House.

4 continents, 11 countries, 200 students: this is the Madách Project 2023 – video

The Madách Project 2023 is one of the most important international academic cultural events of the year, with a major joint production of Imre Madách's best-known work, The Tragedy of Man, performed by theatre students from eleven countries and four continents.

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Theodoros Terzopoulos: 'We have to make the theatre more revolutionary'

The Guardian had an interview with the world-famous director and Theatre Olympics-founder Theodoros Terzopoulos, who talked about the program series of the 10th Theatre Olympics currently taking place in Budapest, too.