The morning discussion on Thursday began with a review of the story of the Lux Boreal dance company, followed by an analysis of the previous night's performance. Henry Torres said that the situation is more or less the same everywhere: Lamb is a challenge to spectators, but every performance is a challenge to the dancers too – it is about an uncomfortable, disturbing rite.
On Tuesday morning, December 2, there were meetings with the audience and a book presentation at the TIFF House, while the seminar of the young theatre critics was also continued. In the evening, the audience was able to see Ionesco’s The New Tenant, produced by Bucharest's Nottara Theatre in the Studio built in the Main Hall, while Diary of a Madman produced by the ArCuB Cultural Centre, also from Bucharest, was presented in the new Studio.
The first weekend of the Interferences Festival was rich with exhibitions at the Fine Arts Museum and the IAGA – International Art Gallery Angels, jazz-concerts, book-presentations, workshops and discussions.
The fourth Interferences Festival, organized under the motto “stories of the body”, kicked off with a celebratory opening and two performances on Wednesday, November 26. As Gábor Tompa welcomed the audience in three languages, The Merchant of Venice, a performance by Habima Theatre, was already underway in the Studio. The Enemy of the People, a performance by Berlin's Schaubühne am Lehniner Platz and directed by Thomas Ostermeier, was presented in the Main Hall right after the opening ceremony. Contrary to practice, both performances were presented on Friday also.
During the Interferences International Theatre Festival, choreographer and director Josef Nadj and South-Korean actor Jaram Lee will lead workshops connected to the festival’s theme, stories of the body.