Mónika Németh: The state of Out-Let
OUT-LET: a possibility of expression; an outlet, a hole for it, and exit
The performance of Out-let by Maladype Theatre is performed by two actresses of the troupe: by Ágota Szilágyi and Erika Tankó, who wrote and performed this performance, as an individual try in the life of the theatre.
For the performances of the troupe, which celebrates the 15 years anniversary of their existence, the nature of multidisciplinary art is very characteristic, the taking of the risk, the creative artistic presence, the building of the outside stimulus and changing facts into the process of the performance, the continuous interaction, which they have with the viewers. In their programme, there are many events, which happen once only – in the form of the reading theatrical adaptation of some contemporary play. The performance, which was originally planned to happen once – which contains almost all characteristics that have been mentioned above – has been performed for the first time now.
The two actresses put on stage their own lives, thoughts, stories, accountings, so their own personalities. The main columns of the meaning of their state of being: who I am, where I am from, where I go on, with what kind of values I can measure my own results –they reflect from the “out-let”, from outside, to the turning points, the decisions, their career, the world, to the 30 years they have lived/experienced...
They are in harmony with one another and they start their journey together as soul mates towards their inner world...
Being together in the out-let: in the common universe before the birth, after the death and above the consciousness, on the border of consciousness and unconsciousness, dreaming and wakefulness, in the enlightenment of understandings and realisations, they look at their state as some kind of outsiders, they exist from the inside in the “out-let” and they reflect on themselves from the outside. They start it together but on different ways, to be able to meet again and again, they are connected to one another, or they just take care of and help the other’s “journey”.
At the starting point their spiritual belonging, the knowledge, the tradition, the values from home can build up a symbolic pedestal: the fundament of the personality is the culture of the family. The two actresses express their identities/the most important elements of their personalities in pictures, in moving actions.
For Erika Tankó the tradition is the base, which has been built for centuries and she “got it in a ready state”. The slow, rite-like putting on of the folk cultural dress of csángó from Gyimes, can be the rite of “returning home”: this can prepare the soul to meet the mother, to face up with the beginnings. The cothurnus that was built up from books, is the main picturesque wording of the forming elements of the identity – the isolated community, the ancient tradition of the Hungarians, the culture, the knowledge – can give the right carriage and suitable base, by its “chosen nature” and “weight” can make the improvement more important but harder too.
Ágota Szilágyi according to the inspiring effect of home and environment, builds alone the rising way of her spirit – with the synchronised cooperation of the presented one, of the viewers. The books that are given from hand to hand are the “bricks’ of the podium, which is built under the actress’ foot: the books are practical, they can balance the differences between levels, it has a holding nature – with some irony. The try is risky: without the right cooperation and concentration the process, which has been defined in advance – the rise – it can stand in front of the reaching of the aim, or it can collapse. In the chain of actions the physical and mental buildings are presented at the same time, next to the growing we can find the practical thinking, the ordinary craziness and artistic creativity too.
Both actresses, at the end of their actions of self-definitions, open their letters by post, in front of us – they “meet” themselves by reading / by making them read up aloud, every evening in a reflection of another person.
As a Hungarian from Transylvania, the national identity is the basic component of their identities; the tradition from the family can be a defining element of the culture. They do not let the temptation works and use poetic expressive method to form their Hungarian nature: Erika expresses it with a simple folk song, Ágota (in German language) with simple music of garage.
That kind of “out-let” is the oppression of existential loneliness, the deadening of the effects of the surroundings, the release of tension – the escapism. Running is the part of everyday life: monotonous, rhythmic, cyclical – so it is predictable that way and gives safety. It is usual – as the human violence is. It is monotonous, rhythmic, cyclical – so depressing: returns from time to time, its presence is almost permanent. It is impossible to stay outside, to chase it out of our thoughts. The subconscious and the real escape are the parts of everyday life.
The condensed tension, the relief of the burning point is the rebellion, the crying, the shouting, the anger, the emotional outburst of freedom – the protopunk music. The volume up amplifier can suppress all disturbing elements: it gives the illusion of the ruling and ordering of moment. It can push us out of time and place.
The life, the artistic nature are the light beams circulating around in the heart, the arc, which comes out of it: feeling, vibration, reflection, burning. How long can it take? How long can it be around us? How long can it reflect? They can burn in each moments and roles. They live and fall: they can exist in the continuous process of falling and getting up, in the energy of starting again and studying, to go on towards the aim.
The “meeting with the viewers” according to the “Maladype-like” traditions, so the verbal artistic reflection cannot be left, now it is inside the performance – it is offered with great amount of (self)irony. The formation of questions, dilemmas, aims: the professional place of us, the question of prestige, these are all parts of the conclusion. The tension of the expectations from inside and outside: the double values of career/family, fame/professional progress; “in-let” or “out-let”.
The closing picture is based on duality. The performance starts as a trick of the plate circulator of the circus in theatrical lighting, after the turning off of the light, it offers a special, vibrating experience. The circulated plate becomes a glory, there is an angel-like elevation again to the common universe, it let us fly to the border of conscious/unconscious, the dream and being alive. The glory, which phosphoresces in the darkness above the actress’ heads is not that kind of glory that is given ready. Their performance can keep it above the head: concentration, patience, studying, playfulness, creativity and humour.
Mónika Németh, 2016
(translated by: Veronika Fülöp)
The performance of Out-let by Maladype Theatre is performed by two actresses of the troupe: by Ágota Szilágyi and Erika Tankó, who wrote and performed this performance, as an individual try in the life of the theatre.
For the performances of the troupe, which celebrates the 15 years anniversary of their existence, the nature of multidisciplinary art is very characteristic, the taking of the risk, the creative artistic presence, the building of the outside stimulus and changing facts into the process of the performance, the continuous interaction, which they have with the viewers. In their programme, there are many events, which happen once only – in the form of the reading theatrical adaptation of some contemporary play. The performance, which was originally planned to happen once – which contains almost all characteristics that have been mentioned above – has been performed for the first time now.
The two actresses put on stage their own lives, thoughts, stories, accountings, so their own personalities. The main columns of the meaning of their state of being: who I am, where I am from, where I go on, with what kind of values I can measure my own results –they reflect from the “out-let”, from outside, to the turning points, the decisions, their career, the world, to the 30 years they have lived/experienced...
They are in harmony with one another and they start their journey together as soul mates towards their inner world...
Being together in the out-let: in the common universe before the birth, after the death and above the consciousness, on the border of consciousness and unconsciousness, dreaming and wakefulness, in the enlightenment of understandings and realisations, they look at their state as some kind of outsiders, they exist from the inside in the “out-let” and they reflect on themselves from the outside. They start it together but on different ways, to be able to meet again and again, they are connected to one another, or they just take care of and help the other’s “journey”.
At the starting point their spiritual belonging, the knowledge, the tradition, the values from home can build up a symbolic pedestal: the fundament of the personality is the culture of the family. The two actresses express their identities/the most important elements of their personalities in pictures, in moving actions.
For Erika Tankó the tradition is the base, which has been built for centuries and she “got it in a ready state”. The slow, rite-like putting on of the folk cultural dress of csángó from Gyimes, can be the rite of “returning home”: this can prepare the soul to meet the mother, to face up with the beginnings. The cothurnus that was built up from books, is the main picturesque wording of the forming elements of the identity – the isolated community, the ancient tradition of the Hungarians, the culture, the knowledge – can give the right carriage and suitable base, by its “chosen nature” and “weight” can make the improvement more important but harder too.
Ágota Szilágyi according to the inspiring effect of home and environment, builds alone the rising way of her spirit – with the synchronised cooperation of the presented one, of the viewers. The books that are given from hand to hand are the “bricks’ of the podium, which is built under the actress’ foot: the books are practical, they can balance the differences between levels, it has a holding nature – with some irony. The try is risky: without the right cooperation and concentration the process, which has been defined in advance – the rise – it can stand in front of the reaching of the aim, or it can collapse. In the chain of actions the physical and mental buildings are presented at the same time, next to the growing we can find the practical thinking, the ordinary craziness and artistic creativity too.
Both actresses, at the end of their actions of self-definitions, open their letters by post, in front of us – they “meet” themselves by reading / by making them read up aloud, every evening in a reflection of another person.
As a Hungarian from Transylvania, the national identity is the basic component of their identities; the tradition from the family can be a defining element of the culture. They do not let the temptation works and use poetic expressive method to form their Hungarian nature: Erika expresses it with a simple folk song, Ágota (in German language) with simple music of garage.
That kind of “out-let” is the oppression of existential loneliness, the deadening of the effects of the surroundings, the release of tension – the escapism. Running is the part of everyday life: monotonous, rhythmic, cyclical – so it is predictable that way and gives safety. It is usual – as the human violence is. It is monotonous, rhythmic, cyclical – so depressing: returns from time to time, its presence is almost permanent. It is impossible to stay outside, to chase it out of our thoughts. The subconscious and the real escape are the parts of everyday life.
The condensed tension, the relief of the burning point is the rebellion, the crying, the shouting, the anger, the emotional outburst of freedom – the protopunk music. The volume up amplifier can suppress all disturbing elements: it gives the illusion of the ruling and ordering of moment. It can push us out of time and place.
The life, the artistic nature are the light beams circulating around in the heart, the arc, which comes out of it: feeling, vibration, reflection, burning. How long can it take? How long can it be around us? How long can it reflect? They can burn in each moments and roles. They live and fall: they can exist in the continuous process of falling and getting up, in the energy of starting again and studying, to go on towards the aim.
The “meeting with the viewers” according to the “Maladype-like” traditions, so the verbal artistic reflection cannot be left, now it is inside the performance – it is offered with great amount of (self)irony. The formation of questions, dilemmas, aims: the professional place of us, the question of prestige, these are all parts of the conclusion. The tension of the expectations from inside and outside: the double values of career/family, fame/professional progress; “in-let” or “out-let”.
The closing picture is based on duality. The performance starts as a trick of the plate circulator of the circus in theatrical lighting, after the turning off of the light, it offers a special, vibrating experience. The circulated plate becomes a glory, there is an angel-like elevation again to the common universe, it let us fly to the border of conscious/unconscious, the dream and being alive. The glory, which phosphoresces in the darkness above the actress’ heads is not that kind of glory that is given ready. Their performance can keep it above the head: concentration, patience, studying, playfulness, creativity and humour.
Mónika Németh, 2016
(translated by: Veronika Fülöp)