The Berliner Ensemble thus supports the protests of students and teachers of the University of Theater and Film Arts.

The Berliner Ensemble, founded by Bertolt Brecht, has canceled its participation in the MITEM festival in Budapest. The announcement of one of the most famous European theaters was published on the Facebook page of the SZFEStudent Municipality. In a statement pointed out by curator Oliver Reese, they write: they support the protests of students and professors at the University of Theater and Film, and thus cancel Medea’s guest play at the MITEM festival in Budapest.

“The transfer of leadership positions from the renowned University of Theater and Film Arts to the recently created Foundation for Theater and Film Arts, close to the government, effectively means the loss of the university’s autonomy. With this, the Orbán government takes another step towards the forced standardization of culture, this is reflected in the appointment of the director of the National Theater, Attila Vidnyánszky, as president of the board, whose influence on the Hungarian theatrical profession grows again. The transformation process, which took place without the participation of the old university leadership, is undemocratic in all respects. As a show of solidarity, the Berliner Ensemble today canceled the Medea guest game planned for next year at the MITEM festival directed by Attila Vidnyánszky ”.

Attila Vidnyánszky, who is also the artistic director of MITEM, invited two performances by the Berlin company to the festival in 2018.



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