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POZORIŠTE SOOAT 1969. Osnovano pozorište pod nazivom KASSAK Theatre (u Domu kulture u Budimpešti, Madarska). 1971. Sudelovanje na Pozorišnom festivalu, Nansi, Francuska. Predstave u Američkom centru u Parizu. Prikazali 3 komada, koje su sami napisali, režirali i odigrali. 1972. Posle premijere komada SKANZEN KILLERS, rad pozorišta bio je zabranjen. Grupa je prešla u privaten stan u Budimpeiti, gde je prikazala oko trideset komada. Naziv: APARTMENT THEATRE; rad u njemu bio je neprekidan. U meduvremenu; 1972. Igraju u jednom rudniku peska 6 dana (snimili film (16 mm) о tome i prikazali да na IX bijenalu u Parizu, 1975). 1973. Svake sedmice predstave (»King Kong«) u jednoj seoskoj kapeli. Tokom jesenjeg pozorišnog (estivala u Vroclavu, Poljska, prikazivali да bez dozvole. 1974. Predstave za decu na ostrvu. Sagradili kuću sa prozorima u svom apartmanu. 1975. Film »Don Žuan od Laporela« (16 mm). 1976. Napuštaju Madarsku i odlaze u Francusku. Juni: dve sedmice daju predstave u Londonu, u ICA i u Round House. Septembar: mesec i po dana u Amsterdamu, Holandija, Mickery Theatre. Oktobar: sudeluju na Sajmu umetnosti u Diseldorfu, Zapadna Nemačka. 1977. Januar: rade u Roterdamu pod pokroviteljstvom Toneelraada. Mart: »Pig, Child, Fire!« premijera i tri sedmice nastupaju u Roterdamu. Maj: sudeluju na Svetskom pozorišnom festivalu, Nanci, Francuska. Maj: Predstave u Parizu, Théâtre Palace. Juni; napuštaju Evropu i odlaze u Ameriku. Juni: sudeluju na festivalu New Theatra, Baitimor, Maryland. Avgust: sudeluju na Festivalu umetnosti, Širaz Persepolis, Iran. Avgust: »Tri sestre«, u Charsoo teatru, Teheran, Iran. Septembar oktobar: tri sedmice prikazivanja »Pig, Child, Fire!« u Soho Books, 307 West Broadway, Njujork. Novembar —januar: »Pig, Child, Fire!«, 256, West, 23. street, New York. SQUAT THEATRE 1969 The formation of the theatre; name; KASSAK theatre (in a culture-house in Budapest,

Hungary) 1971 Participation in the Theatre Festival in Nancy, France Performance in Paris, in the American Center We presented 3 plays, written, directed and acted by us. 1972 After the première of the play titled SKANZEN KILLERS the work of the theatre is forbidden. The group goes on working in a private apartment in Budapest where we created about thirty pieces. Name: APARTMENT THEATRE; our work was continuous there. In the meantime: 1972 We played in a sand-mine during 6 days (we made a 16 mm film on it, which was presented at the 9th Biennale de Paris, 11975). 1973 A week performing (King Kong) in a chapel in the country. During the Fall Festival of Theatres in Wroclaw, Poland, we performed with no permission. 1974 A performance for children on an island. We built a house with windows in our apartment. 1975 Film: Don Juan von Leporello (16 mm) 1976 Leaving Hungary for France june: Performances for two weeks in London, I.C.A. and in Oval House sept: One and a half months in Amsterdam, Holand: Mickery Theatre oct: Participation at the Düsseldorf Art Fairs, West Germany 1977 jan,: working in Rotterdam, sponsored by Toneelraad march: PIG, CHILD, FIRE! première and three weeks performing in Rotterdam may: participation at the Theatre World Festival, NANCY, France may: performances in PARIS, Théâtre Palace june Ist: leaving Europe for America june: participation in The New Theatre festival in Baltimore, Maryland aug: participation in the Festival of Arts Shiraz-Persepolis, Persia aug: The Three Sisters on top of Charsoo Theatre, Tehran, Persia sept oct: Three weeks run of PIG, CHILD, FIRE! in SoHo Books, 307 West Broadway, N.Y. nov jan: PIG, CHILD, FIRE! OPENING AND RUN at 256 WEST 23 RD STREET, NEW YORK SEEKING TO SHOCK OY BOREDOM There is a moving desolation, a precision of theatrical images and a decided point and delicacy to the absurdist theater offered by the Squat Company, a Hungarian troupe that settled precariously in New York a year ago. Like flowers growing in a junkyard, these qualities exist amid a large and infuriating disorder. To sit in their storefront theater on West 23d Street is to