POSZT would not take place this year even without the coronavirus, says Tamás Jordán.

The director of the Szombathely theater, who resigned in January, recently gave an interview to Tamás Jordán Alinda Veiszer and Pál László, who were elected Actors of the Nation. Among other things, it lashes hard at the Theater Society directed by Atila Vidnyánszky.

“As the Theater Society set foot, I knew POSZT was over and over,” he said. As he said before, with minor misfortunes, the festival worked relatively well. There were many artists, very colorful shows, great pieces, bands, exhibitions: the city was bubbly. This was deduced for the first time, saying that there is no need for it. But what the hell do we need if we don’t get together? I ask.

“POSZT’s fate hurts, and it hurts that the Theater Society, by setting foot in Hungarian theater life, ruined everything. I can say that because they know it. “In 2008, they said we were building an advocacy organization other than the Theater Society, Jordan recalled, and then I asked the line leaders to understand that the associations of two journalists were not attending. , the two writers unions were not, it does not work if there are two of something. ” As I was president of the Theater Society at the time, I promised that if they joined, they would unite, everything would happen democratically as written in the ledger, “We will, whatever you want, trust me, come in, let’s do it together,” but no They heard me say: “we are going to get the money and the appointments,” they swept the proposal with great arrogance. Imre Kerényi said: we will be everywhere, and this prediction has been fulfilled now, “explained Jordan.

Kerényi’s prediction, according to him, has now also become a reality from a legal point of view, after mayors will be forced to accept as theater director what the professional body proposes. And professional committees will be set up the way they want.

He says the season could start again in October or November, but there are some of his colleagues who hope they can try again in August.



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