Excellent performances at HDU’s intramural competition

The traditional intramural competition of the Hungarian Dance University took place on Saturday 23 March. According to the jury’s unanimous opinion, students competed at a very high level.

The serious competition that lasted from 8 am until 4 pm, the jury was chaired by Gyula Harangozó Prize-winning dance artist, Dóra Barta, choreographer, meritorious artist, Head of the ballet section of the Kecskemét City Ballet, Katona József National Theatre, and managing director of the Hírös Agóra Nonprofit Ltd., who was awarded the Knight’s Cross of the Order of Merit of Hungary last weekend.

“Thank you very much. It’s always a pleasure to have your work recognised. Here in the jury, including the Rector and others we have worked today to celebrate the students’ achievements. It wasn’t difficult because it was a really good day with lots of strong performances. The decisions were clear, and I congratulate all the participants”, she said after the competition.

“The competition is a great opportunity to develop”, said Márta Fodor-Molnár, Rector of the Hungarian Dance University.

“In comparison with the previous years, the level of the competition was excellent. We are now going to put together the programme for the Gala with Master Éva Brieber, Head of the Department, which, I am pleased to say, promises to be excellent. It will be worth coming to the National Dance Theatre on Tuesday evening”, she added.

Éva Brieber also pointed out that the audience saw strong performances in all genres presented at the competition, from folk dancers and theatre dancers to ballet dancers as well.

Awards of the 2024 HDU intramural competition:

Classical solo category

First age-group

1^st prize: Vencel Vida (3^rd year, master: Eszter Pataki-Tóth)
2^nd prize: Boglárka Balogh (3^rd year, master: Eszter Pataki-Tóth)
3^rd prize: Míra Jászovics and Zorka Nagy (3^rd year, master: Eszter Pataki-Tóth)

Second age-group

1^st prize: Fukumoto Airi (6^th year, master: Angéla Kövessy)
2^nd prize: Watanabe Maika (6^th year, master: Angéla Kövessy) and Koga Toko (5^th year, master: Márta Fodor-Molnár)
3^rd prize: Anri Kikuchi and Boróka Kosaras (6^th year, master: Angéla Kövessy

Third age-group

1^st prize: Ishii Ryo (8^th year, master: Katalin Volf)
2^nd prize: Rozina Szabó and Sakurako Hommochi (8^th year, master: Katalin Volf)
3^rd prize: Sámuel Gribovszki (7^th year, master: Zoltán Oláh)

Classical group category

First age-group

1^st prize: Vencel Babák-Vida, Léna Hrubi and Zorka Babák-Nagy, Vencel Vida (8^th year, master: Eszter Pataki-Tóth)
2^nd prize: Boglárka Balogh, Luca Bertók (3^rd year, master: Eszter Pataki-Tóth)

Second age-group

1^st prize: women – Adagio (7^th year, master: Eszter Kazinczy)
2^nd prize: women – Csipkerózsika, Pas d’action (5^th year, master: Márta Fodor-Molnár)

Great Performance Award: Sámuel Gribovszki (7^th year, master: Zoltán Oláh)

Jury’s special prize, master: Eszter Pataki-Tóth

Jury’s special prize, student: Patrik Knausz (8^th year, mater: Sándor Turi)

Other dance language solo category

1^st prize: Zhang Yi Di (8^th year) – choreography by Carola Sicheri
2^nd prize: Mariia Yurchenko (8^th year) – choreography by Tamás Topolánszky
3^rd prize: Karina Králik (6^th year) – choreography by Emőke Lászlóffy

Other dance language group category

1^st prize: As you like it. Léna Bondor, Ruszlán Babácsi (modern 6^th year) – choreography by Noémi Kulcsár
2^nd prize: Romeo and Juliet. Bora Mohácsi, Ábel Ónódy (modern 4^th year) – choreography by Noémi Kulcsár
3^rd prize: Footlose “Jive” (5^th, 6^th, 7^th, modern/standard 1^st year) – choreography by Roland Kósa

Choreographers’ competition

First age-group

1^st prize: Noémi Hentzel (modern/standard 1^st year)
2^nd prize: Benedek Barka (4^th year)
3^rd prize: Jázmin Balogh, Lilla Medgyesi – Latin carnival (4^th year)

Second age-group

1^st prize: Bence Kiricza and Zoltán Makula, Balázs Petik (3^rd year)
2^nd prize: Bori Busai, Regő Farkas (3^rd year)
3^rd prize: Dorka Imely (modern 4^th year)

Jury’s special prize: Áron Kristóf (3^rd year)

Photos and interviews coming soon.