The dance performance titled Benyovszky by the Hungarian National Dance Ensemble (former Honvéd Dance Theatre), directed by the outstanding and Kossuth-award winning artist Zoltán Zsuráfszky, takes us to a journey almost all over the world following the rough life path of the famous Hungarian traveller of the 18th century.

Móric Benyovszky is said to have been known as an educated person, speaking several foreign languages and having an almost irresistible charm according to the ladies, whose thoughts and ideas proved to be quite progressive in his time. In addition to being a Hungarian hussar captain and an earl, he’s also been a Slovak landholder and a Polish patriot, then a Russian prisoner of war in Kamchatka, a French hero, and lastly the king of Madagascar.

The exclusive show will be presented by the members of the Hungarian National Dance Group at the Open-Air Theatre on Margaret Island on one occasion only, at 8 pm on 14 August 2015. The group’s Junior Prima-award winning István Zámbó plays the title character’s young self, while Pál Oberfrank will be in the role of the older, reminiscent Benyovszky, and Zsuzsanna Hanszky is performed by Eredics-Fekete Zsuzsanna on stage. Music is provided by the recordings of the Ghymes band. Screenwriter is Zsuzsa Vincze, stage designer is Kázmér Tóth, and composer and lyricist is Tamás Szarka.

The impressive dance show titled The adventures of Marco Polo promises to be a real specialty on 26-27 August 2015. The magnificent performance from Inner-Mongolia, in which the Mongolian culture fusions with acrobatics and theatrical magic, unfolds the story of the 13th century Venetian world traveller’s journey to China with spectacular dance scenes, authentic Mongolian music and breathtaking performances.

The show has already been a great success in the United States and now arrives to Hungary as part of an international tour and is exclusively presented at the Open-Air Theatre on Margaret Island.

For more information and online booking: www.szabadter.hu