Lantos László

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He completed primary and secondary school (1974) in Subotica. In 1981, he earned a university degree in Hungarian-Serbo-Croatian-Aesthetics from ELTE. From 1989 to 1991, he was the manager of the Nolit Bookstore in Subotica. From 1993, he worked as a director and performer at the Opál Theatre in Budapest. Between 1995 and 2001, he was the artistic director of the Black-Black Gallery in Budapest, and between 2002 and 2005, of Merz Ház. From 2006 to 2010, he was a director at Zrem Filmstúdió. From 2013, he became the artistic director of Mersz Overgrund Klub. He has edited several publications. He has (guest)directed in Subotica, Zagreb, Gheorgheni, and Budapest. After Switzerland and Romania, he has lived in Hungary since 1993.

Directing:

Machines and Beasts. Tragoedia dell’arte (with Damir Bartol). Kugla Glumište, Zagreb, Subotica, 1987.

Glyphs. Phonic performance. Aphasia Teátrum, Subotica, 1988.

Ataraxia. Dramatic ritual. Aphasia Teátrum, Subotica, 1988.

Now I will caress you. Ritual performance based on a short story by Ottó Tolnai. Aphasia Teátrum, Subotica, 1988.

Opium. Ritual performance. Aphasia Teátrum, Subotica, 1988.

Only You I-II. Sentimental performance. Aphasia Teátrum, Subotica, 1991.

Gooseberry Circle. Absurd choral work to Beckett's little song. Figura Stúdió Színház, Gheorgheni, 1992.

Skull Tower. Ritual absurd based on Beckett's play: Endgame. Figura Stúdió Színház, Gheorgheni, 1992.

Passion. Sensitive play based on Déryné's memoirs. Honvéd Ensemble, Budapest, 1993.

Seven Teardrops. Sacred performance. Opál Theatre, Budapest, 1993.

Songs of Maldoror: I. Cruelty, II. Godlessness, III. Heartlessness, IV. Insomnia. Ritual performances to Lautréamont's prose poem. Opál Theatre, Budapest, 1994.

Ko – Hommage á Cage. Ritual musical performance. Opál Theatre, Budapest, 1995.

Was ist Kunst – Hommage á Laibach. Totalitarian musical performance. Opál Theatre, Budapest, 1995.

Tetrapakk – Hommage á Residents. Recycled musical performance. Opál Theatre, Budapest, 1995.

Barbarians' Feast. Platonic performance based on Plato. Opál Theatre, Budapest, 1996.

Pepsi-Pack. Recycled musical performance in cola. Opál Theatre, Budapest, 1996.

FehFek. Banal performance in black and white. Opál Theatre, Budapest, 1996.

Mechanical Ubu. Horror farce from Jarry's play. Opál Theatre, Budapest, 1996.

Marathon in Athens. Marathon performance from Miroslav Mandić's diary. Opál Theatre, Budapest, 1997.

The Rose of Temptations. Walking performance on the bridges of Budapest. Opál Theatre, Budapest, 1997.

Flying Mice. Exhibition dessert action in memory of Ray Johnson. Opál Theatre, Budapest, 1997.

Counter-Beggar's Opera. Opera performance based on an idea by Monty Cantsin. Opál Theatre, Budapest, 1997.

Flaming Fridge – Hommage á Duchamp. Neoist performance. Opál Theatre, Budapest, 1997.

The Abduction of the Panchen Lama. Sacred performance in honor of Lama Gedhun Choekyi Nyima. Opál Theatre, Budapest, 1998.

Ah, a goal-enduring space. Phonic performance from Shakespeare's Hamlet monologue. Opál Theatre, Budapest, 1998.

2000 Strikes – Hommage á Zarathustra. Ritual time performance. Opál Theatre, Budapest, 1999.

Babel. Millennium performance to János Sziveri's funeral poem. Opál Theatre, Budapest, 2000.

Art. Light-seeking performance. Opál Theatre, Budapest, 2001.

Balkan Express – Songs of Pannonia's Dead Poets. Dance of death performance. Opál Theatre, Budapest, 2002.

One Step. Motionless performance from Walt Disney's fairy tale. Opál Theatre, Budapest, 2003.

Dadasongs – Sarage á Bada Dada. Musical performance. Opál Theatre, Budapest, 2008.

Last Dadaist Symphony. Choral work from Hugo Ball's manifesto. Opál Theatre, Budapest, 2008.

Dadasongs 2 – In memory of Gas. Musical performance. Opál Theatre, Budapest, 2009.

The Symphony of Stupidity. Choral work to a text by Matthijs van Boxsel. Opál Theatre, Budapest, 2009.

Teachings of Master Four-Fingers. Phonic performance. Opál Theatre, Budapest, 2010.

American Hungarians. Choral work to a text by József Konczek. Opál Theatre, Budapest, 2010.

Last Dadaist Symphony #2. Choral work from Hugo Ball's manifesto. Opál Theatre, Budapest, 2011.

Military Order No. 90 to the Army of Arts. Professional performance for Miklós Jancsó's birthday. Opál Theatre, Budapest, 2011.

The Admiral Publisher is looking for a house. Simultaneous performance for Dada. Opál Theatre, Budapest, 2012.

Screenplays, films:

Fatalni portreti / Fatal Portraits (video portrait film about Serbian artist Slavko Matković) Screenplay: Triceps. Director: Aleksandar Davić. 1985.

The Separatist (experimental short film – based on György Konrád's novel) Screenplay: Triceps. 1992.

Fairy Ribs (video documentary film – based on the Opál Theatre's performance) Screenplay: Triceps. Director: Péter Szalay. 1999.

Rose Thorn Exodus (3D animated feature film) Screenplay: Zsófia Péterffy, Gábor Kovács, Triceps. 2005.

Little Journey (2D animated children's film) Screenplay: Triceps. 2005.

In the Ghost Castle (2D animated children's film) Screenplay: Zsófia Péterffy, Triceps. 2006.

Orbis Vita (oil painting animation) Screenplay: Zsófia Péterffy, Triceps. 2007.

Dada Univerzoom (documentary film about multimedia artist Tibor Bada) Screenplay: Triceps. Director: Triceps vs Gas. 2008.

Tales of the Junk Planet (2D animated children's film series) Screenplay: Zsófia Péterffy, Mariann Prakter, Triceps. Directors: Zsófia Péterffy, Mariann Prakter. 2009.

Mancika and the Sound (2D animated film series) Screenplay: Zsófia Péterffy, Triceps. Director: Zsófia Péterffy. 2010.

The Sunshine Laughs in Our Hearts (2D collage animated film about the life of Bada Dada) Screenplay, director: Triceps. 2010.