2010. 04. 22.
April 1
At the second meeting for "This is Hungary. That's why!" we devided the participants into four groups. For the first round each of these groups were asked to improvise on a theme, such as- Working together in multicultured groups
- Going shopping and not getting what you want
- Learning a foreign language
- Helping a foreigner, as if she/he was mentally disabled
After this first round, we asked the groups to find an improvisation theme themselves and to perform it. Scenes that came out were
- exciting studentlife and how to get pregnant from your philosophieteacher
- making a complaint in an office, without even getting a form filled, because you don't remember your mother's maiden name and her birthday
- a couple sightseeing on a tramway without a ticket, and starting off a fight, on who should have bought the ticket.
-Mixed parents seeing the teacher of their daughter in an English-language school, and starting to fight, wether the girl should be a ballettdancer or a professional boxer.
The scenes the groups came up with in both rounds were witty and well concepted, with a good feeling for the audience aswell. We thank all participants for the inspiring work!
For the next round, we ask all volunteers, to bring a short "Monologue", a text they'd like to try on stage. Everyone is free to chose anything, from a self-written-text, a poem up to Hamlet - if you like. Language is also choseable, we only ask you to bring an English or Hungarian translation in order to help us understanding you!
Alice Müller
Next Interkult ArtCourt with stand up comedy show and Hunglish casting: 3rd May 2010
2010. április 12.
Hunglish Play
Budapest Interkult launched a project to show expats’ life on stage. On the first occasion, March 1, all volunteers – Hungarians and Foreigners – were asked to show themselves on stage and tell the audience something about their own experiences related to being foreign or seeing foreigners.
Here are some quotations:
„A word that is still weird to me: Puszi.”
„I had to go to hospital, and Attila was saying, ’we are going to sajnos Árpádkorház’. I did not understand, why he said sajnos, until we got there and I saw the hospital.”
„I met an Italian in a disco. He asked me ’Do you speak Italian?’ I said : ’Si’. He said: ’So lets speak English!’”
„Why is everybody saying ’Hello’, even when they are leaving?”
And one even came up with what we decided to be the working title of the play: This is Hungary. That’s why!
Alice Müller
(Some photos about the next Interkult evening on Facebook)
1st April 2010: InterCult ArtCourt Enticement...
Prepare for an„ InterFool” evening programme:
18.00 Benny Hill on screen: begin with a good laugh at Merlin Klub
19.00 Stones In His Pockets starts in the theater-room
21.00 Almira plays the tango on piano and with her companion on bandoneon you might be seduced for a dance…
21.30 You can watch the open rehearsal in the theater-room for „Hunglish” or catch it at the Klub live on screen while…
DJ Sanyi will provide some foolish set for the rest of your InterCult ArtCourt evening.
Do you need more information about InterCult ArtCourt? Drop a message to intercult.artcourt@gmail.com or call us: +36-30-273-9400Come and join this intercultural lounge! You can spend with us the whole evening or drop in as you like!
There is no entrance fee for this event! Only for Stones In His Pockets, for which tickets are still available!
Check our partners’ and artists’ links:
http://almiraemiri.com/
http://orquestatipicabudapest.com/orchestra.php
http://merlinszinhaz.hu/index.php?front=1〈=eng
Interkult ArtCourt
Open casting for our "hunglish" theaterplay. Free entrance!
1st March 2010 / 7 p.m.
Merlin Theater transforms into an art location for Budapest enthusiasts where Budapest Interkult gathers the talents.
Come to our first ArtCourt meeting at Merlin if you are a Budapest fan, and if you are even more than this: show your talent! Become an actor/actress and be part of our "hunglish" theaterplay which will be presented in November 2010 in Merlin. Director László Magács and writer Alice Müller will hold an open casting at 9 p.m. You don't have to be either a professional or a native English speaker, you can also be a localpatriot expat or a hungarian! Just sign up if you are interested until the 25th February (midnight). Send a picture and a very short description of yourself to szamel.judit@merlinszinhaz.hu