Attila Egerházi


Attila Egerházi born is a Hungarian former dancer and contemporary dance choreographer

Life

Initially he inspired by the theater and music art, Attila started his acting studies at the Hungarian National Theater's Acting Studio and at the same time, he also studied classical guitar. At the age of 16 he intensively turned to the dance art and he started his ballet and contemporary dance studies at the school of Jeszenszky Endre. After his studies he went to work abroad to the Vienna Dance Laboratory Company directed by Ismael Ivo. In 1989 he became a dancer at the Hungarian National Ballet at the Hungarian National Opera House where he spent 12 seasons. During this period he started his choreographic career with the ballet of 'Talking Bodies'. With the support of the ballet director Harangozó Gyula, he founded and artistically directed during 4 years the Contemporary Choreographic Studio of the Hungarian National Ballet which Studio still existing.

Work

After his dance career he became the artistic director of one of the most relevant contemporary ballet company at Hungary named Ballet Pecs in 2000.
During his artistic director's works in different kind of companies next to his choreographic works he also collaborated outstanding guest choreographers like Jiří Kylián, Rui Horta, Jorma Elo, Vaclav Kunes, Petr Zuska, Mario Radacovsky, Miriam Nasy, Lidia Wos, Jan Kodet, Kristian Ole Tangen.
2000 - 2003 artistic director of Ballet Pécs
2004 - 2006 ballet director of Ballet Debrecen
2006 - 2009 founder and ballet director of the Hungarian Ballet Theater
2009 - 2016 artistic director of the South Bohemian Ballet

Most relevant works

Talking Bodies
Closed Curtains
Carmen
Firebird
Zero Gravity
Romeo and Juliet
About Kafka
Swan Lake

Other works

. 1990 The Home
. 1991 Requiem for Youth
. 1992 Four seasons
. 1994 Appolos and some Venuses
. 1996 Porcelain cradle
. 1998 Reminiscencies,
. 1998 Talking bodies
. 1999 Featherless-winged Angels,
. 1999 White lotuses
. 2000 Lost senses,
. 2000 Closed curtains
. 2001 Play-grounds, Wind Rises, Closed-courtains pas de deux
. 2002 Carmen,
. 2002 Nutcracker
. 2003 Glass Angels,
. 2003 The Miraculous Mandarin,
. 2004 Heavy fly
. 2004 Burlesque,
. 2004 Firebird,
. 2005 Panta Rei
. 2005 Painted Rainbow,
. 2006 Mirabell
. 2007 Black in White,
. 2007 White Silence,
. 2007 Carioca
. 2008 Dottie Annie in Farawayland
. 2008 Glance,
. 2008 Bolero
. 2009 Serenade,
. 2009 Frozen Roses,
. 2009 A Midsummer Night's Dream,
. 2010 Firebird/Miracoulous mandarin,
. 2010 Run Through,
. 2010 In and Out
. 2011 Bolero, 1 + 1, Painted Rainbow, The Nutcracker
. 2012 Zero Gravity
. 2012 Lost senses
. 2012 Romeo and Julie
. 2013 Curtain up!,
. 2013 Odd couples
. 2014 About Kafka
. 2014 Magic flute
. 2014 Pass-ages
. 2014 Lunatics
. 2015 Swan lake

Awards

- 2003 Harangozó Prize
- 2010 Prize of the Theatre Magazine
- 2015