International DS Day 2012
Let’s make the Theatre loud again!
In 2012 UN officially declared the resolution for World Down Syndrome Day as an observance day on 21st March every year. The DOWN Association organizes the fourth international WDSD in Vígszínház, in Budapest inviting a varied and wide range of society.
On 18th March, Sunday the audience can adore entertaining performances on the stage, beside foreign Down-Syndrome Groups several famous Hungarian performers like Gábor Presser, the Pa-Dö-Dö, and Csaba Cserey, from Satu Mare with his interactive drum show. The whole show will be presented by the well-known presenters, Béla Fesztbaum and Gyurcsi Novák.
Of course, these are not all! During the day better and better performances will follow one and other on the stage; András Berecz tells tale, students from Imre Baross Acrobat-forming College make magic with their bodies, Sándor Balogh’s musical fairy play, ‘Bremen Town Musicians’, comes to life with the cooperation of the Brass Band from Liszt Ferenc Music Academy, conductor is Sándor Balogh, story-teller is József Kerekes, the actor of Vígszínház, singer is András Hábetler. In the break between the performances we won’t let the audience alone; animation movies can be seen made by the students of Moholy-Nagy Art University.
Beside the stage of the theatre, we plan to fulfill the whole building of the Vígszínház with smile, love and happiness. Children and their families visiting the IV. WDSD can play with LEGO, Marbushka toys, Szamos marzipan plasticine, may get their faces painted, fold papers, and make figures with balloons accompanied by experienced clowns in the corridors, or take a photo by HP. They can visit the basement for having fun and playing where they are continuously entertained by professional acrobats. We will not forget about the young artists, who can paint, do craftwork, read and buy from the collection of books and audiobooks in comfortable bean-sack armchairs. Down-shop, Sugar Shop, Down-Nanny room, baby- and child care guidance is open all day long for the visitors in Vígszínház.
The Hostess of the day is Enikő Eszenyi (Director of Vígszínház)
*The organizers reserve the right to change program!
Entrance Fee
Entrance ticket: 1500 HUF
Family ticket after 4 persons contains 20% discount!
Entrance is free under 3 years.
Opening time: 18th March, 2012, 10:30 a.m.
Opening speech: 11:00 a.m.
Buying tickets: Tickets can be bought in Vígszínház, in cash desks and ticket office of Pesti Színház (1136 Budapest, Pannónia u. 1.), and through internet (www.vigszinhaz.hu) in advance from 10th February, and/or locally on the day of the event in Vígszínház.
The International Visegrad Fund
The International Visegrad Fund has a mission to enhance mutual cooperation among Slovakia, the Czech Republic, Hungary and Poland and to intensify relations among the contracting parties. Its objective is to establish a close regional cooperation of the four Visegrad countries via subsidizing multilateral projects in the fields of culture, science, research and tourism as well as advocating exchange programmes for young people and interconnections between neighbouring countries. The budget of the International Visegrad Fund is created of equal contributions of the four countries. The members offer a contribution of €1.500.000 a year from 2010, thus making subsidies of over €6 million possible every year.
„Divadlo Hopi hope“ from Slovakia
Divadlo Hopi hope is Cassovia first integrated theatrical ensemble. Since 1.1.2012 we established integrated theatre „Divadlo Hopi hope“ (Hopi hope theatre), with ensemble consisting of mentally disabled members and their friends without intact society. Our mission is to spread idea of tolerance, integration and understanding of mentally disabled people. We want to work as regular theatre with periodical performances (once in two weeks).
The main founder of Divadlo Hopi hope is ArtEst – polyaesthetical education of disabled youth, which create conditions for art education of mentally disabled youth actively incorporating them (making them actively participate) in the following:
musical education – playing the musical instruments, singing
visual arts – painting, drawing, working with clay
literature, drama and physical activities – concerts, literary presentations, musicals
The GRAAL Association for Children’s Personality Development (from Poland)
The GRAAL Association for the Children’s Personality Development is a public benefit organization from Poland which has acted to promote the integration of the youth with Down’s syndrome with their peers. The main aim of the Association is calling into being the GRAAL Integrative Centre which would combine rehabilitation of the youth with Down’s syndrome with integrative classes. Integration constitutes the key element of the Association because it encourages making friendships and it helps to overcome the fear of contact with others. These are challenges present before both the Association and the participants of the project.
