'Thanks to the wonderful stage persona, chemistry and wit of the performers/creators, Long Time No See! is a gorgeously entertaining and subtly smart performance. It bares the clichés of national identity, as seen by two international artists, one Hungarian and one Finnish, who are currently both based in Budapest. The Finnish-Hungarian relationship has kept linguists and historians busy for ages. However, the most obvious similarities, like drinking habits, casual complaining or the feel for the absurd, seem to connect us way more than origin myths or word games. While reflecting on their own and their broader European environment, the artists keep going beyond the limits of common (non)sense. The meticulously designed set is bound to captivate the spectators both visually and emotionally, as they are invited to join in this hilarious tour de force of national virtues.' Orsolya Bálint, curator

CREDITS

concept, choreography, perfromers: Beatrix Simkó and Jenna Jalonen

set design, photography, video: Daniel Dömölky
sound: Ábris Gryllus
text: András Vinnai
costume: Emese Kasza - MEI KAWA
lighting design: Dániel Dömölky, Krisztián Balázs
lighting technicians: András Váradi, Krisztián Balázs
production manager: Brigitta Kovács
special thanks: Jessica SIMET, Ernő KIRÁLY, Zoltán SZMOLKA, András BENYÁK, Péter PUSZTAHÁZI, József PETŐ, József GYABRONKA, Anna MAKAY, Katalin TAKÁCS, Gábor KARCIS, Sándor LILIENBERG, Szabolcs DÉNES

REVIEWS

"Long time no see! is a little choreographic gem… A funny and challenging piece about the sociolinguistic bridges of body and mind, in a Europe still inventing itself: the sisterhood of these two girls is very comforting." Mathias Daval, La gazette

"Long time no see!, previously known as Terv, features two young dancers - one Finnish and one Hungarian - full of grace, energy, humor and intelligence, performing a dynamic and erotic duo that culminates in a sauna cabin the size of a telephone booth. Magnificent!" Christian Jade, rtbf.be

‘The performance, Long time no see! is like, what we Hungarians call, a healthy vet’s horse. It features all the thriving symptoms of the genre that is called contemporary dance. The twisted metaphor is fitting for another reason too: the performance and the performers themselves are clearly bursting with health.’ Csaba Kútszegi, dunszt.sk

BEATRIX SIMKÓ

...is a Hungarian dancer, choreographer and media artist who graduated from the Moholy-Nagy University of Art and Design as a media designer. During her eight-year collaboration with the Hungarian Eva Duda Dance Company, she began to create her own performances and media works. In 2015 she was offered a grant by the Theatertreffen International Forum in Berlin, and in recent years she has taken part in many international theatre and dance collaborations; Bern Schlachthaus Theatre, München Rodeo Festival, Berlin Künstlerhaus Bethanian and Ballhaus Ost. Since 2016 she has been performing her contemporary dance duet #Orpheus#Eurydice, which was awarded the Grand Prize at the Hungarian Festival of Dance in 2018. She is one of the selected artists of the European performing arts program, Creative Crossroads, by Life Long Burning until 2020. She is currently based in Hamburg and Budapest.

JENNA JALONEN

...aka triplejay was born in Finland, educated in Hungary and is currently based in Belgium. After her studies in classical ballet at the Finnish National Opera Ballet School and Hungarian Dance Academy in Budapest, she transferred to the field of contemporary dance and performing arts.
As a dancer and creative artist, she has been working with several international companies and choreographers since 2010, such as Eva Duda Dance Co., Central Europe Dance Theater, Kubilai Khan Investigations, Kwaad bloed/Ugo Dehaes, fABULEUS, Thierry de Mey, Theater Bremen, Máté Mészáros, Untamed Productions, Notch Company/Oriane Varak and HODWORKS.

Currently she is performing with Beatrix Simkó in their production Long time no see! which was part of the official program of the Festival d’Avignon in 2018 and was also part of the Aerowaves twenty19 Spring Forward selection.

As an artist Jenna has been inspired by urban dance styles, house dance, acrobatics, circus, parkour and contact improvisation, which are toys for her in the limitless playground of contemporary dance.
Besides her artistic work Jenna is the co-founder and leader of Collective Dope, a contemporary dance and performing arts collective.

As an artist Jenna has been inspired by urban dance styles, house dance, acrobatics, circus, parkour and contact improvisation, which are toys for her in the limitless playground of contemporary dance.
Besides her artistic work Jenna is the co-founder and leader of Collective Dope, a contemporary dance and performing arts collective.

Jenna teaches and develops triplewave. This is a movement practice that invites the dancer to enter a trip using the mechanics of a wave in the body though different dance styles and dynamics in the body. She has shared this movement practice in Open Training Budapest, SUB.LAB Workshops, and International Dance Week Budapest. She is also an official member of the Flying Bodies Team.

TOURS & FESTIVAL ABROAD

XS Festival Bruxelles - Théâtre National Wallonie-Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium, 2018.
Festival d’Avignon, France, 2018.
Španski borci - Center kulture v Mostah, Ljubljana, Slovenia, 2019.
Spring Forward 2019 - Aerowaves Dance Festival
MAC de Créteil (Petite Salle), Créteil, France
D Festival, Théâtre Marni, Brussels, Belgium, 2019.
Oriente Occidente Dance Festival, Teatro Cartiera, Rovereto, Italy, 2019.

CO-OPERATION PARTERNS

Workshop Foundation, Ultima Vez, Rakastajat Teatteri Pori, Balassi Institute Helsinki, Suomi 100, Studio Latéral 19, Let it Be! art agency, deephoto, PUR E, Mei Kawa, DNN, SIN Arts Centre

With the support of the Creative Europe program of the European Union as part of the SOURCE project.

SUPPORTERS

National Cultural Fund, Life Long Burning, Théâtre National Wallonie-Bruxelles, Finnish Cultural Institute for the Benelux, Trafó House of Contemporary Arts

CONTACT

Brigitta KOVÁCS
bkovacs.theatre@gmail.com
+36.30.656.0419