We decided to entitle this performance “Young Barbarians”. We have no intention to recount the lives of Bartók and Kodály, it would prove impossible. And we most certainly don’t want to tell a story or write a musical. In fact, our project is without purpose, it doesn’t lead anywhere, we didn’t find any message to convey or things to say. We sought echoes that could resonate with us today as they did one hundred years ago.

Vidnyánszky Attila Jr. – director of the play

"Fast paced, extremely energetic, live music, a serious dose of humor and satire, seductive acting compositions, a cluster of memorable directorial ideas!" (Irina Wolf)

UNITER Award nomination for Best Actress in a Leading Role - Éva Imre, 2023

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Inspired by the lives of Béla Bartók and Zoltán Kodály, based on a text by Miklós Vecsei H. and improvisations by the creative team

The Girl: ZSUZSA TŐTSZEGI
Barbarian B.:  ÉVA IMRE
Barbarian K.: ERVIN SZŰCS
Voice: BALÁZS BODOLAI

Balázs Béla, Benny Goodman, Ady Endre, Eminem, women and men, bugs, so everyone else: LÓRÁND VÁTA, CSILLA ALBERT, ZSUZSA TŐTSZEGI, ZSOLT GEDŐ, LORÁND FARKAS
 
Young Dancers: KATALIN-BÍBORKA ANDRÁS, ÁGNES LAKATOS, NIMRÓD-KÁROLY KACSÓ, HUNOR VINCZE-PISTUKA
 
and accompanied by the renowned TOKOS Ensemble: CSONGOR ATTILA TÓKOS, ALBERT VAJAS, GYULA BÁLINT SZÉP, KRISTÓF SZAKÁCS, ZSOMBOR BÁLINT: KATALIN-BÍBORKA ANDRÁS, ÁGNES LAKATOS, NIMRÓD-KÁROLY KACSÓ, HUNOR VINCZE-PISTUKA
 
Choreography: ISTVÁN BERECZ
Set design: CSABA CSÍKI
Costumes: ZSUZSANNA CS. KISS
Music: DÁVID MESTER
Director's assistant: EMŐKE VERES
Stage manager: ENIKŐ ALBERT
Producer: Hungarian Theatre of Cluj (Romania)

Co-producer: Gyula Castle Theatre (Hungary)

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Original title: Ifjú barb