Viktor Szeri
Fatigue
2022
January 2 at 19:00
February 1 at 21:30
Friche la Belle de Mai, Salle Corvin
Dance
Duration: 45 min
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In partnership with Friche la Belle de Mai
Mood swings, slowed reflexes, dizziness—various physical and psychological symptoms of burnout infiltrate daily life. What can an artist do in this state when only work seems to make existence tangible? While constant productivity and endless projects might appear to hold the key to satisfaction, they inevitably lead to exhaustion. In this solo, Viktor Szeri doesn’t conceal his apathy. Instead, he uses fatigue and the absence of desire as the foundation of his choreography. He delves into the creative process, tests the limits and endurance of his own body through the lens of burnout, and experiments with how the audience can relate to this slowed-down perspective.
"The true strength of the piece lies in its ability to transform pain into something productive. The performance portrays the drama of a human being on autopilot in their own life with clarity and intensity." — Ákos Török, dance critic
Fatigue received the 2023 Rudolf Lábán Award from Hungary’s independent performing arts scene and is part of the Aerowaves Twenty24 Artists network.
Biography
Viktor Szeri (born 1993) is an independent performer and choreographer based in Budapest. In his multi-disciplinary pieces, the interplay of different (performing) artforms and visual solutions can be observed. His spontaneous and improvisational processes are motivated by a desire to express a mood or a feeling. Yet, dance always plays a crucial role in his work: for him, it is a language through which the imperfect, transient and vulnerable human body can break free of the constraints of social norms. His performances are visceral: blurring the boundaries between the stage and the auditorium, inviting us into intimate realities where the audience has an active role.
In 2018, he founded the artist group Hollow with Tamás Páll and Gyula Muskovics, with whom he has worked regularly ever since. In their immersive installations and performances, choreography and dance are combined with poetry, new media, and role-playing to create "world prototypes" where the dominant systems of consensual reality can be questioned or modified.
He received a BA in Choreography at the Budapest Contemporary Dance Academy, and an MA in Media Design at the Moholy-Nagy University of Art and Design in Budapest. Recently, he has been awarded several scholarships and residencies in Budapest, Prague, Berlin, Vienna, Paris, Istanbul, Warsaw, Tbilisi, and Minsk. His individual works and collaborations have been presented in Budapest at Trafó House of Contemporary Arts, MU Theatre, DunaPart - Platform for Contemporary Performing Arts, art quarter budapest, Studio of Young Artists' Association, Placcc Dance, as well as MeetFactory (Prague), Y Events, Divadlo X10 (Prague), House of Arts (Brno), Donaufestival (Krems), Art Cologne (Cologne), Montag Modus (Berlin), radialsystem (Berlin), and Open Space - Centre for Visual and Performing Arts (Tbilisi).
Since 2020, he has been the organiser of the Under500 interdisciplinary performing arts festival.
Credits
Distribution
Creation and performance: Viktor Szeri
Music: András Molnár
Video: Tamás Páll
Lighting: Ferenc Payer
Special thanks to Andi Soos, Lili Raubinek, Csenge Vass
Production: Katlan Group
Support
NKA, EMMI, Katlan Group, KIM, Sin Arts Culture Center, Mu Theater, Trafo House of Contemporary Arts
Photos
© Menyhert Hivessy, Iringo Simon
