The prestigious VIBE event was hosted by the MuTh Theater in Vienna, where our students competed for three days. We are pleased that the competition provided an opportunity for more people to learn about the Hungarian Dance University – celebrating its 75th anniversary –, the high-quality professional work and education taking place at the institution.

The students including Boglárka Balogh (4th year), Márton Balog (5th year), Mira Jászovics (4th year), Hunhyeok Jeon (modern program), Réka Papp-Fekete (6th year), and Vencel Vida (4th year) were accompanied to the competition by master teachers József Medvecz and Eszter Tóth. For them, it was not only the experience of the event that was very important but also the process of preparation, gaining experience, and achieving results.

At the 7th VIBE International competition, the following results were achieved:

Réka Papp-Fekete
• 3rd place – Junior II category

Hunhyeok Jeon
• 2nd place – Contemporary Junior II category

In addition, several scholarships were awarded to students of the Hungarian Dance University:

Réka Papp-Fekete
She was invited to spend one month at the Tallinn School of Music and Ballet, and one week at the Palucca University of Dance in Dresden.

Márton Balog
He received the opportunity to spend one week at the English National Ballet School, two weeks at the Tallinn School of Music and Ballet, and one week at the Palucca University of Dance in Dresden.

Hunhyeok Jeon
He was awarded a one-week stay at the Palucca University of Dance in Dresden.

Congratulations to the students of the Hungarian Dance University and their dedicated teachers!

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Saito Hiraku (Photos by Pál Csillag)

In 2023, eleven HDU students reached the Vienna finals, with six of them having performed at the gala of the VIBE international ballet competition. Saito Hiraku won the Senior Outstanding Performance Grand Prix.

Last year, twelve HDU students entered the competition in Vienna, however, as this year’s the competition will take place almost simultaneously with the 10th IBCDC Domenico Modugno International Ballet and Contemporary Dance Competition in Lecce, Italy, only three HDU students will be able to represent the university in Vienna.

Dóra Kócsó

VIBE will take place from 25 to 27 March at the Musik und Kunst Privatunivesitat der Stadt Wien (MUK) and MuTh. MuTh is Vienna’s most modern concert hall. It opened its doors in 2012, and the venue is enviable. MuTh supports both classical and contemporary arts, staging almost 300 productions a year. These include chamber music, children’s opera, orchestral evenings, dance projects, jazz performances, performances and contemporary music. Anyone who has been there knows it’s a great venue.

Performers of the VIBE Ballet Competition from the Hungarian Dance University are:

Dóra Kócsó, 6^th year (Adam Mazilier – Petipa: Le Corsaire, Medora variation)
Dóra Szepsi, 7^th year (Minkus – Petipa: Paquita, female variation)
Thália Egerházi, 8^th year (Tchaikovsky – Ivanov: Swan Lake, 2nd act female variation)

The program in brief:

Monday, 25 March – the first day of the competition (semi-finals)
Tuesday, 26 March – the second day of the competition (semi-finals)
Wednesday, 27 March – the third day of the competition (finals, award ceremony, gala).

We wish the HDU participants good luck!

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