herbst cabaret
László Göndör
Guest production
I Incest: Presentation of Artistic Research in the Aftermath of an Unfortunate Incest Incident on Zoom (2024)
László Göndör presents an autobiographical lecture-performance based on his artistic research into “meta-irony.” In 2022, Göndör applied to a Western European theater academy with a performance about his Oedipus complex. This experience taught him that irony, if not used consciously, can be precarious. Göndör combines his reflections with the practice of storytelling rooted in his Eastern European identity, exploring humor in politically correct times, the limits of irony, and the (in)stability of social relations and taboos.
Dramaturgy: Saul Kemack
In German and English. For ages 14 and up.
Double bill with hannsjana.
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László Göndör (1986, Budapest, Hungary) is a performer and theater-maker. His work is known for its bold and sardonic humor, and for walking the tightrope between entertainment and breaking taboos. He is particularly interested in expanding the concept of the one-person show in an innovative, self-reflexive way and blending trash aesthetics with conventional beauty. He lives in Budapest and Amsterdam.
For the third year in a row, steirischer herbst turns to cabaret and its capacity for gritty, gutsy social criticism. Six performances present a mix of burlesque, street chanson, stand-up, and macabre poetry in the intimate setting of Forum Stadtpark’s basement.
Commissioned and produced by steirischer herbst ʼ24.
