Csaba Molnár (1986) is a performer and choreographer based in Budapest. He began his professional training at the Budapest Contemporary Dance Academy, after which he completed a two year program at P.A.R.T.S in Brussels. Soon afterwards he joined the Italian Compagnia Virgilio Sieni, and in 2010, he became a member of the Hungarian company Hodworks. Beside his active dancing career since 2008, as a freelance choreographer he creates works individually and in artistic collaborations. He was commissioned to create work for EN – KNAP Group (Ljubljana), TanzMainz (Mainz), Studio Alta (Prague), Unusual Symptoms – Theater Bremen (Bremen), Sub.Lab.Pro (Budapest). He is co-creator of seven pieces that had been granted the annual Rudolf Lábán Prize for the best contemporary dance performance of the season in Hungary: Bloom!: City (2011), Dányi-Molnár-Vadas: Skin Me (2014), Tropical Escape (2016), Masterwork (2020), Game Changer (2022), Harmonia (2023). Many of his works have been presented internationally: City, Skin Me, Tropical Escape has been presented at Abrons Arts Center in New York City. Tropical Escape was awarded the prize of “The best foreign performance of the season” in Copenhagen in 2018. He was an artist in residence at Headlands Arts Center (San Francisco), The Royal Opera House (London), Studio Alta (Prague) and Unlock Dancing Plaza (Hongkong). Art, for me, is a tool for reconciling radical extremes and exploring how different ways of expression, when juxtaposed, may transform the most private phenomena into a universal and liberating experience. I seek to engage in the creative process without inhibitions, thus, my own decision making mechanisms are constantly challenged, and I often find myself out of my comfort zone. Through my multi-disciplinary practice, ranging from choreography, dance, performance art, teaching, costume design, bouffon, singing, and drag, I open portals to queered versions of reality where norms and conventions lose their coercive force, giving space for humor and creativity.
