Polish choreographer, Maciej Kuźmiński, and the Hungarian Central Europe Dance Theatre’s co-production The Four Seasons captures the experience of moving forward in human life. The performance addresses existential questions such as rebirth in life, the role of the individual in society and the existential benefits of chaos and harmony.

The Four Seasons revisits the movement qualities of European contemporary dance and the foundations of Hungarian folk dance, and addresses the role of communities, belonging and the birth of individuality. Maciej Kuźmiński and the Central Europe Dance Theatre collaborate on The Four Seasons, which reaches back to the rites of East-Central Europe and reinterprets them in the context of the 21st century. The Four Seasons is also concerned with the subjective perception of time, and is therefore dominated by repetition, pure, dynamic contemporary dance movement languages and partnering techniques.

The Four Seasons in the piece create four different atmospheres. Although the four parts are distinct in terms of movement language, they are dramaturgically closely linked. Surprisingly, the work first describes the Summer season, which deals with the relationship between the community and the individual through a reinterpretation of Hungarian traditions. It then moves into the Autumn season, where it explores themes of coexistence, permanence and the relationship between man and time. The Winter season then illustrates rebirth, conscious reflection and the creation of individuality. Finally, Spring brings up the themes of free will, promising new beginnings and a sense of hope, which concludes the performance.