A Streetcar Named Desire is Marianna Venekei's first full-length choreography. The project, lovingly nurtured for many years, is a collaboration between her and composer-saxophonist László Dés. Using the means of modern ballet, its creators evoke the atmosphere, sights and music of the New Orleans of the 1940s, the time and setting of Tennessee Williams's original work, in a production driven by the sheer variety of the musical and dance motifs, and the unique personalities of the characters. The story of the fall of Blanche DuBois is a drama of family bonds, unrequited love, acceptance and physical force that never loses its relevance.
The permission of the copyright-holder was obtained through the intermediation of Hofra Kft. (www.hofra.hu)
Ballet version of the play of the same title by Tennessee Williams Presented by special arrangement with The University of the South, Sewanee, Tennessee. A Streetcar Named Desire: Copyright © 1947, 1953 renewed 1975, 1981 The University of the South.
Featuring on recording the Hungarian State Opera Orchestra, Modern Art Orchestra, Kornél Fekete-Kovács, László Dés, András Dés, Miklós Lukács, Gábor Winand, Kati Károlyi
Conductor Vajda Gergely, Dinyés Dániel
Sound engineer Kurina Tamás
Sound mixer Dorozsmai Péter
The audio recording was made at Tom-Tom Studio.
Lyrics of the song Lullaby featured in the performance were written by Nemes István
Translated by Bán Zsófia
Performed by Lou Nemes-Palloc
AUTHORS
Choreographer: Marianna Venekei
The original play was written by: Tennessee Williams
Composer: László Dés
Arranged by: Péter Erdélyi / László Dés
Musical director: Péter Erdélyi
Libretto after the play of the same name by Tennessee Williams: Marianna Venekei / László Dés
Set designer: Gergely Zöldy Z
Costume designer: Imelda Jeremias Bianca
Lighting designer: Balázs Csontos
Assistant choreographer: Ágnes Sárközy-Holler
Company répétiteur: Ágnes Sárközy-Holler / Marianna Venekei
Featuring the students of the Hungarian National Ballet Institute
CAST
Blanche: Lea Földi, Jessica Leon Carulla
Stanley: Iurii Kekalo, Raffaello Barbieri
Stella: Anna Krupp, Katerina Taraszova
Mitch: Dumitru Taran, Maxim Kovtun
Steve: Francesco Sardella, Mattheus Bäckström
Pablo: András Rónai, Yago Guerra
Allan: Mikalai Radziush, Nathaniel Lillington
Allen's friend: Mahillo Carlos Taravillo, Valerio Palumbo
