"Carmina Burana" by the Szeged Contemporary Dance Company

With more than 500 performances worldwide, this epic production is celebrated with long standing ovations at every show, leaving audiences in awe and deeply moved.

Critics agree:

“Powerful and epic!”, “a true highlight—highly musical, rhythmic, absolutely magical, and deeply ceremonial,” “...undoubtedly the most powerful and moving production of *Carmina Burana* currently on stage,” “ten-minute standing ovations from the audience at the Maison de la Danse in Lyon’...”

This production of CARMINA BURANA, staged by the renowned SCDC—Szeged Contemporary Dance Company—takes the audience to the heart of a legendary tale. The audience is immersed in the turbulent life of a fictional barbarian community struggling to survive amid the ruins of a fallen civilization. Faced with an unpredictable fate, these beings experience love, joy, sorrow, and death, encountering a capricious Fortuna who alternately lifts them up and destroys them.

In this breathtaking ballet, a young woman facing a short and harsh existence experiences unexpected happiness. Love, as fleeting as it is intense, illuminates her life, allowing her to forget the harshness of her fate and opening her eyes to a different, better reality. Yet the wheel of fate turns mercilessly, and this happiness, however beautiful it may be, can vanish in the very next moment.

CARMINA BURANA is a reflection on humanity itself. The piece deals with hopes, fears, and struggles, as well as the uncertainties that shape life. With every choreographic gesture and every masterful note by Carl Orff, this production explores human nature with extraordinary depth and intensity.

Directed by the renowned choreographer Tamás Juronics, this interpretation of Carl Orff’s monumental masterpiece pays homage to the rituals, challenges, and tragic beauty of life.

The Szeged Contemporary Dance Company (SCDC)—known for its artistic excellence and recipient of numerous awards—transcends the boundaries of time and space, delivering a performance of unparalleled precision and power.

This CARMINA BURANA is not merely a performance, but a sensory shockwave that overwhelms the audience.

From the very first enchanting notes of Carl Orff, a shiver runs through the hall. The sensuality of the movements, the dramatic power of the imagery, and the intoxicating beauty of the dancing bodies captivate every audience member. Every choreographic gesture—precise and emotionally charged—seems to spring from a primal breath, drawing the audience into a whirlpool of passion and ritual.

The drumbeats echo in the chest, the chants explode in the air like an ancient, powerful cry, while the dancers embody the eternal struggle between desire, fate, and doom with incredible intensity. This CARMINA BURANA is more than mere entertainment; it is a moment of raw beauty in which every instant is marked by tension and emotion.

The audience is swept away by the narrative power and overwhelmed by the sensuality of the moving bodies. This performance will be indelibly etched into their memories, leaving a lasting impression of thrills and aesthetic pleasure. CARMINA BURANA by the SCDC is a unique experience—a complete immersion in the dramatic arts, both sensual and intense, that burns itself into the heart of every viewer.