Show performed in English with Hungarian subtitles

Three decades ago, Peter Brook’s production of the Mahabharata helped to redefine theatre. It not only made the ancient Sanskrit text available to a global audience but also proved a piece of epic theatre could be created out of the elementary ingredients of earth, fire and water. Now Brook and his long-time collaborator, Marie-Hélène Estienne, have returned to the same source and fashioned a remarkable 65-minute piece that is clearly intended as a parable for our times.

Using four actors and a musician, Brook and Estienne evoke the apocalyptic aftermath of a great war between rival members of the same family. Yudhishthira, the king of the Pandavas, confronts the fact that, with millions lying dead on the battlefield, victory feels like a defeat.

Based on the Mahabharata and the piece written by Jean-Claude Carrière
Adapted and directed by Peter Brook and Marie-Hélène Estienne
Music: Toshi Tsuchitori
Costumes: Oria Puppo
Lighting: Philippe Vialatte
With: Carole Karemera, Jared McNeill, Ery Nzaramba, Sean O’Callaghan
Musician: Toshi Tsuchitori
Production: C.I.C.T. - Théâtre des Bouffes du Nord
Coproduction: Young Vic Theatre; Les Théâtres de la ville de Luxembourg; PARCO Co. Ltd / Tokyo;
Grotowski Institute; Singapore Repertory Theater; C.I.R.T.; Attiki Cultural Society (tbc)

Tickets: HUF 3600 / Student HUF 2900

Venue: Trafó House of Contemporary Arts
Address: 1094 Budapest, Liliom u. 41.,
Tel.: (+36 1) 456 2040

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