Creators: László Göndör and his grandmother, Éva Katona, wrote and edited the text from their conversations and recollections: Zsófia Bódi , Kornél Laboda, László Göndör, translated to English by Patrick Mullowney

László Göndör - actor, director, writer, concept

Éva Katona - actor (sound, video) 

Kornél Laboda  - co-director, concept

Márk Bartha - sound desinger

Bence Somoskövi and Botond Nagy - soundrecorders

Máté Bredán - light designer

Ákos Papa Lengyel - technician

Gabriella Csoma - visual desinger

Alexandra Láng - sound and video editor, concept

Máté Bartha - director and DOP of the documentary film

materials  

Zsófi Bódi - sriptwriter, concept

Tamás Ördög - consultant

Lili Olga Horváth - psychological consultant, concept

Zsuzsi Szakács - production assistant

Andrea Ausztrics - creative producer 

Dániel Mayer - production manager

Special thanks: Ádám Fekete, Tamás Turai, Dániel Daoud, Rozi Szelecki, Leta Popescu, Péter Hajmási, Zoltán Ásmány, Nelli Orbán,  Katalin Farkas, Zsuzsa Bánkuti, Ómama Antique Shop

The production took place within the framework of the Staféta Program announced by the Municipality of Budapest.

Sponsors: Municipality of Budapest, Staféta, Füge Production, National Cultural Fund, Orlai Production Office, Trafó House of Contemporary Arts, Jewish Culture 2028, Endre Somogyi.

The Hungary Live Festival was held in New York City between 23-29 May 2022 in collaboration with ZSK2028. 

The festival presented 5 plays at the HERE Arts Center, one of which was László Göndör's I Dreamed with Grandma. 

Plays presented at the festival: 

- A compelling reimagining of the bedtime story on stage.
- A contemporary opera portraying and transforming a woman’s inner stories through puppetry and contemporary dance.
- Secret police, informants, and surveillance. The observer is a critical story set in the 1960s about Hungary’s political past.
- A striking play shining a stark light on the brutal and shocking historical traumas in Hungary post-WWII.
- During quarantine, an artist moves in with their 97-year-old grandma, turning into a unique and unexpected experience.

The New York premiere would not have been possible without the festival, our partners and supporters Hungary Live Festival, JDC - Mozaik Zsidó Közösségi Hub, Dutch Jewish Humanitarian Fund, Zionist Federation of Hungary, Israeli Cultural Institute, Charles & Lynn Schusterman Family Foundation, JCC Budapest - Bálint House, SzínMűHely Foundation, Centrál Médiacsoport, Endre Somogyi.

More information about the festival