JÁNOS PÁLYI
Actor, director, stilt walker, puppeteer,
Artistic Director of Maskaras
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He has finished his studies at the Puppetry Course of the National Puppet Theatre, Budapest in 1983. He was founding member of Ciróka Puppet Theatre in Kecskemét, Hungary. In 1986 together with two of his colleagues he founded a new company, Maskarás Puppet and Comedy Group to bring the tradition of street theatre to life. From 1992 for two years he was resident director of Puppet theatre Puck in Kolozsvár, Romania. Since 1994 he has worked as free lance director and actor in many of the puppet repertory theatres of Hungary. |
Awards:
1992 Constanca, Romania, International Puppetry Festival
Best Actor Award
Best Director Award for directing "Musicians of Brema"
1998 PIF Zágráb, Croatia, International Puppetry Festival
Best Actor Award
Award for bringing the tradition to life
1999 Ostrava, Check Republic
Best Actor Award
2000 International Puppet Festival, Kecskemét, Hungary
Best Actor Award
2001 International Festival of Solo Puppeteers, Lódz, Poland
Best Actor Award
VITÉZ LÁSZLÓ AND THE CURSED MILL
| Traditional Hungarian market puppet-play, in which Vitéz László becomes involved in a conflict with uglier and uglier under, co and principal devils as well as with Death |
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directed by: Ildikó Kovács designed by: Gyula Majoros played by: János Pályi actor and Gyula Majoros musician |
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OTHER WORKS
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Interactive stilt acts with masks and flags Maskaras Company (stilt actor: János Pályi) |
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| Indoor puppet performances: Áron Tamási: Poor Devil director: Ildikó Kovács actor, puppeteer: János Pályi musician: Gyula Majoros |
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| Evening Stilt Performance: "World-Tree" (co-director János Pályi) | 
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Contact:
Agnes Gal, mobile: +36-20-9463-702, tel/fax: +36-1-210-0651, address: H-1081, Budapest, Kun u. 12.E-mail: maskaras@freemail.c3.hu , or: juve2gal@mail.datanet.hu