Theater Olympics continues in Szeged with Tengerhab Gyereknap puppet festival
The 10th International Theater Olympics continues in Szeged next weekend with a 3-day event called "Tengerhab Gyereknap". The festival takes place in front of the Móra Ferenc Museum between May 26-28 and features both Hungarian and international performances.
The event's title — Tengerhab Gyereknap — literally translates to Seafoam Kid's Day and refers to the festival being held on International Children's Day, May 28. Tengerhab Gyereknap is part of the World Festival of Puppets, a three-month-long event series accompanying the 2023 Theater Olympics.
World Festival of Puppets, organized by the Association of Hungarian Puppet Artists, features 332 programs by 53 foreign, 57 domestic, and 7 cross-border productions including puppet and street theater performances, workshops, and exhibitions that are held in Budapest and 12 other cities countrywide.
On the last weekend of May, national and international puppet productions, concerts, and interactive playgrounds await visitors of all ages in front of Móra Museum.
Program:
Friday, May 26:
10:00 opening of the event with stilt walkers
10:45 José Manuel Valbom Gil: Dom Roberto (Portugal)
13:00 Puppet concert with the actors of the Kövér Béla Puppet Theater
14:30 László Gulyás: Mouse Parade
16:00 Music play with giant puppets by BAB Company
18:00 Company La Tal: Carillo (Spain)
Saturday, May 27:
10:00 – 19:00 Guixot de 8 street show (Spain)
10:00 Kövér Béla Puppet Theater: Pintyőke cirkusz világszám! puppet show
11:00 Panorama Kino 360-degrees Theater (Switzerland)
14:00 Puppet concert with the actors of the Kövér Béla Puppet Theater
15:00 Veronaki band concert
16:00 Panorama Kino 360-degrees Theater (Switzerland)
18:00 Freak Fusion Cabaret
Sunday, May 28:
10:00 Irene Vecchia: Pulcinella (Italy)
11:00 Panorama Kino 360-degrees Theater (Switzerland)
13:00 Puppet concert with the actors of the Kövér Béla Puppet Theater
15:00 Hahó Band concert
16:00 Panorama Kino 360-degrees Theater (Switzerland)
17:30 Vitéz László puppet show
18:15 ArtProm and V.O.S.A. Theater (Czech Republic) closing the festival with giant puppets
Various interactive playgrounds will operate each day between 10:00 and 19:00.
Attendance is free.
