Exhibitions
"Everything is Theater" exhibition at the National Theater Festival
Unique photography exhibition "Everything is theater" by Zsuzsa Hullan
Curator: Vera Várszegi
Opening: Monday, October 20, 6 p.m.
The Liszt Institute – Hungarian Cultural Center in Bucharest proposes a new partnership with the National Theater Festival. It is a unique exhibition of photographs taken by Zsuzsa Hullan, an actress at the Vigszínhász Theater (Comedy Theater) in Budapest.
The uniqueness and authenticity of the exhibition stem from the fact that the author had the opportunity to capture images from angles and places inaccessible to others and at moments and in ways that only those in the acting profession can.
This series of photographs also includes the work In Red, which was named the photo of the month for August 2024 in the CEWE Hungary competition.
"For me, photography is the imprint of a spoken word, a fleeting moment, a lived gesture. What existed then and there can be brought into the here and now. My photographs often unfold like emotional serpentines, like labyrinths, meant to touch, to surprise, to reveal a hidden perspective, as if they were images seen with a third eye. As an actress, I attend rehearsals and performances from angles that the audience will never see. I felt the need to share these moments. What attracts me, whether on stage or behind the camera, is that something that is not immediately revealed. I like to show people, situations, and emotions in a nuanced and subtle way.
This exhibition presents moments that usually remain hidden from the outside world.
I know I have achieved my goal when a photograph or a scene from the theater awakens thoughts and emotions in the viewer that give rise to a genuine sense of wonder.″ (Zsuzsa Hullan)
Zsuzsa Hullan – An actress who has won numerous awards, including the Golden Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary. For her, photography is a long-standing passion that has only gained ground in her life as a form of artistic expression in recent years. She had her first solo exhibition in Budapest in 2019 and has since exhibited in Hungary and abroad. Among her distinctions as a photographic artist is first prize in the Hungarian Press Photography Competition in 2022. Her photographs have been published by Premier Magazine and National Geographic.
The exhibition is presented in the framework of the NTF by the Liszt Institute – Hungarian Cultural Center Bucharest and can be visited in the Media Foyer (Grand Hotel wing) of the NTB, throughout the entire duration of the 2025 edition of the NTF (October 17-26), between 10:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m.
Produced by Liszt Institute – Hungarian Cultural Center Bucharest
Translated by Andreea Codrea-Boeriu
