Solidarity with Hungary

April 26, 2011 | Greenwich House Music School | New York City

With Kornél Mundruczó, Béla Pintér, G.M. Tamas, and others

Co-presented by Trust for Mutual Understanding and Martin E. Segal Theatre Center, CUNY Graduate School, and Center for International Theatre Development

Supported by the Trust for Mutual Understanding

LISTEN | Download the mp3
 

In the wake of sweeping “reforms” and crack-downs brought on by the last election in Hungary, the country’s artists, journalists, and intellectuals are facing a period of intense scrutiny and censorship. Contemporary political philosopher G.M Tamas, theater and film director Kornél Mundruczó, and playwright/actor/director Béla Pintér (via Skype) discuss the current situation for the Hungarian creative community. Featuring a reading of short excerpts from Pintér’s acclaimed play, Muck.
 

PEN BLOGS

• Jane Ciabattari: Only days after Hungary’s Parliament, dominated by the center-right Fidesz party, approved sweeping changes in the constitution, in a vote of 262 to 44 boycotted by opposition parties,  PEN World Voices offered an event in solidarity with Hungarian theater and filmmakers. [More]