Performance

Sült

Thesis Performance / 2019, Abu Dhabi

Writer, Co-Director, Stage Designer, Performer

My thesis performance is a 30-minute, one-person show, called Sült, that questions my Hungarian identity and socio-political issues of my generation. Through embodying a series of characters, I reflect on the bystander tendencies in Hungarian history, challenge conventional ideas of patriotism, and investigate the roots of Hungarian political radicalization.

Courtesy of The NYUAD Theater Program, Photo Credits To Mahmoud Essam

RHINO

Independent Performance / 2018, Berlin

Co-creator, Performer

RHINO tackles Eugene Ionesco’s 'Rhinoceros' through dissecting the chronology of transfiguration, specifically between the human and non-human world. The performance questions whether it is possible to determine the tipping point of this transformation, or whether it is in fact an ongoing process. Investigating the mundane reality of the characters in Ionesco’s play: the ways in which they communicate with one another, the relationships they build and break, and the choices they make, RHINO attempts to understand the complexity of why someone transforms.

Let’s Go Around the Table and Say What We Are Thankful For

student Production / New York, 2017

Deviser, Performer

Based on personal histories, Let’s Go Around the Table and Say What We Are Thankful For was created to challenge the conventional understandings of how a family should look like. The assembly-based performance investigated traditions, rituals, and the heteronormative perception of the nuclear family to learn more about how our identity is shaped by the family we are born into or choose for ourselves.

The Creative Act: Performance, Process, Presence

Performance / 2017, Abu Dhabi

Deviser, Performer

Commissioned by the Guggenheim Abu Dhabi, Susan Hefuna collaborated with students of New York University Abu Dhabi to develop a performance that activates the installation space. The performers use chalk to create maps and explore spatial awareness with their physicality in conversation with the art pieces and the audience’s presence. The performance opened the exhibition called The Creative Act: Performance, Process, Presence.

Photo Credits To The Guggenheim Museum Abu Dhabi

65 Joules

Thesis performance - 2017, Abu Dhabi

Puppeteer, Performer

Directed by Rita Akroush, 65 Joules tells the story of a 6-year old Mustafa's attempt to reconcile with his personal loss in a world where reality is not exactly what you see. The character of Salem, the imaginary friend of the protagonist, comes alive with a unique physicality that was informed by the child’s imagination and interaction with the puppet.

Courtesy of The NYUAD Theater Program, Photo Credits To Koh Terai.

Yellow Brick Road

Student PERFORMANCE - 2016, Abu Dhabi

Performer

The movement-based theatrical adaption of the Wonderful Wizard of Oz was devised using found and original texts and explores contemporary conversations around climate crisis, dependency, bureaucracy, and survival. The performance dissects this classic story combined with conventional Japaneese performance forms to critically reflect on narratives of global crisis

Courtesy of The NYUAD Theater Program, Photo Credits To Koh Terai.

Mujeres Cabalgando en la Arena - Women Riding in the Sand

Student Production / 2016, Abu Dhabi

Performer

Directed by Carlos DiazLeon, the innovative multimedia theater laboratory investigates the works of Federico Garcia Lorca. This radical theatrical production questions our perceptions of gender, love, identity, and desire by reframing Lorca’s world of poetic realism.