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Don't Fuss!

The performance is researching the elements of a relationship focusing on hysteria and the aftermath. The dance piece is connecting the rhythm of the drums and the humor that is ‘hidden’ in a couple's daily life, but this can be observed by and outsider. And the outsiders are sitting and watching and laughing. On us. And at themselves, too.

'Don't Fuss' [ ...] displays structured madness full of nuances. It is a choreography that stays with and transcends the materiality of the body. Rita draws us into the experience of an overwhelming emotional state but remains the master of ceremony on stage.'  - Laudatio Soloduo Festival, Cologne, 2015

‘The drummer needs the instrument to make the sound; the drum needs the drummer’s rhythmical movements to create it; the dancer needs the music, and by association, the musician; the musician needs the dancer to embody, to live the rhythm, to bring it further. Yet, there is a constant questioning of these dependencies, and attempts to break the bond. How far can a dancer go with a bunch of drums without the musician? How far can the drummer go without movements? “Don’t Fuss!” deals with the conflicts of communication, the closeness and distance, the borders between two artists’ territories and their ways of expression.’ - Nikolett Németh - Samizdat Online, 2017

In 2015, for this performance, Rita Góbi received the Best Hungarian Contemporary Dancer Award and also the Best Solo Dancer Award at SoloDuo Festival in Cologne, Germany.

Dance and coreography: Rita Góbi
Music: Dávid Szegő
Costume design: Judit Sinkovics 
Light design: Attila Szirtes 
Production asssistant: Liliána Maros, Kata Márta Zelencsuk, Odett Farkas
Cooperation partner: Workshop Foundation

Supported by: Ministry of Culture and Innovation, National Cultural Fund of Hungary, Műhely Foundation, SÍN Cultural Centre, www.gaborgobi.com

Date: March 26, 2026
Venue:  Magyar Zene Háza, Hungary, 1146 Budapest, Olof Palme sétány 3.

Photo: Marcell Piti