The Fitos Dezső Company brings Taven Baxtale! Legyetek szerencsések! – a whirlwind dance theater show hitting multiple towns and venues, kicking off on Thursday, November 13, 2025, at 7 p.m. sharp at the House of Traditions (Hagyományok Háza) in Budapest. This powerhouse performance delves deep into Gypsy crafts with virtuoso dances and raw, vibrant life energy. “My two hands shape it, my feet dance it, my heart’s music!” captures the spirit perfectly.
Crafts, Culture, and Wandering Souls
It showcases Gypsy-related trades more comprehensively than ever – from blacksmiths and wire-workers to wooden tub makers, mud workers, showmen, and musicians. Just as those crafts vary greatly, the show blends diverse forms and artistry. Drawing on vibrant Gypsy dances, music, and songs from the Hungarian-speaking Carpathian Basin, it also explores West, East, and North European Gypsy cultures. The dramatic glue? The nomadic Gypsy spirit. Étude-style vignettes alternate between ballad-like, lyrical moments and lively, comic bursts, while evoking the people’s origins and history.
Star-Studded Lineup
Kossuth Prize and WOMEX Lifetime Achievement winner Lakatos Mónika leads, alongside Rostás Mihály Mazsi, Szentendre Dance Ensemble, Baross Imre Circus Training Institute students, Pálházi Bence Band, and Canarro Orchestra. Recordings feature Fitos Rozi with Nyakó Júlia, Ferge Elizabeth, Kovács Ferenc, Ifj. Csoóri Sándor Sündi, and Fedor Sándor Dimó.
Director-choreographer: Kocsis Enikő (Harangozó Gyula Prize winner) and Fitos Dezső (Folk Art Young Master, Harangozó Gyula Prize, Merited Artist).
Dramaturg: Nagy Orsolya. Set designer: Gyenes Szilvia. Costume designer: Kocsis Enikő (Harangozó Gyula Prize). Stage and lighting: Papp Kornél. Music editors: Ifj. Csoóri Sándor Sündi and Szakál Tamás. Rehearsal coaches: Balogh Melinda, Lakatos Mónika, Rostás Mihály Mazsi, Szakál Tamás. Flamenco dances: Inhof Katalin. Circus coach: Kőmíves Tibor.
Singers: Lakatos Mónika, Rostás Mihály Mazsi, Fafka Júlia, Németh Eszter, Szakál Tamás, Fitos Dezső, Szerényi Béla.
Musicians: Canarro Orchestra, Rostás Mihály Mazsi, Pálházi Bence Band.
Dancers: Alzetta Alexa, Balogh Boldizsár, Bíró Éva, Fafka Júlia, Gellén Péter, Gera Zoltán, Guti Hajnalka, Hanekám Luca, Mészáros Kinga, Molnár Bálint, Nagy Dorottya, Németh Eszter, Östör Ákos, Pásztor Zalán, Tóth Soma. Plus Szentendre Dance Ensemble, Fitos Rozi, and Baross circus trainees.
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Prices range from $15 to $18. Organizers reserve the right to change dates or the program!
