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PRESS EXTRACTS
József Trefeli
PARFUMERIE (CH) 15/11/2010
Jozsef Trefeli goes through an imaginary audition, and attaches himself to the judges table to not be thrown out,… a moment of dreamlike happiness in the style of Chaplin, mixing song, dance and theatre.
Patrick Mohr
SYKE (AU) 11/07/2010
The centrepiece of the production is, very arguably, 'the audition', in which an actor, desperate for a part, tries everything in his diverse performing vocabulary to impress the arbiters, including, finally, handcuffing himself to their table. The mock ballet that ensues, with three dancers on stage, one still handcuffed to said table, is nothing short of a comical masterpiece, in the angular, unexpected, fresh manner of Borge, or even Chaplin. Wonderful!
The final scene is both beautiful and tragic: red carpets are rolled-out symmetrically; televisions positioned almost as if on an altar; worshipful diehards watch, as their idol dies an operatic death. The comic element is always present, however, which is precisely what makes it bite.
Lloyd Bradford (Brad) Syke
ARTSHUB (AU) 12/07/2010
There is a fabulous, quite intense section for Trefeli as a stage struck auditionee. (Star Struck on the director?) He tries everything, from 'Les Misérables' to Michael Jackson and Queen's 'We Will Rock You'. This segues into a brilliant parody of ballet and showbiz dance - with his hand trapped on the table - wonderfully done to a reworking of 'Beat It'.
Lynne Lancaster
PARISIAN DANCE CRITIC AND WRITER 08/11/2010
The first elements of József Trefeli’s creation are very promising. They show the originality of the subject matter, which is revealed through the quality of the research and of the performances of young artists who are not content to simply make a show, but who are wholeheartedly committed to explore the relationship with the body, to images as much as to a critical context, and this from the word go with a sense of quirky offbeat unconventionality.
Iréne Filiberti
TRIBUNE DE GENEVE (CH) 29/03/2009
With Safety In Numbers József Trefeli has signed (to his name) one of the most successful choreography’s for a large group seen in Geneva in the last decade. Exploring the power of belonging to a group, the way to blend in or stand out. The finale takes your breath away, as the 25 dancers of Ballet Junior form a chain through the connection of their bodies, falling like dominos to better reconstruct themselves, in the form of the famous lying down 8, the symbol of infinity, and beyond.
Bertrand Tappolet
GRAIUL MARAMURESULUI (R) 21/06/2007
The road danced between intimacy and appearance
A performance that provoked as much laughter as it did admiration was In.fi.ni.té.si.mal. The choreography and interpretation were both by József Trefeli who created his own company under the same name in Geneva. An extraordinary piece which exhibits virtuosity, perfect control of the body and equally an eloquent sense of humour in his dance with its universal message, from this Australian of Hungarian parents living in Switzerland.
Anca Goja
TRIBUNE DE GENEVE (CH) 30/04/2007
József Trefeli is definitely not afraid of getting wet
It was he, along with two other choreographers, who led the closing of the International Dance Day at the Grand Théâtre in Geneva.
The night before, the same József Trefeli gave the last performance of his solo “In-fi-ni-té-si-mal” at the Salle des Eaux-Vives.
The piece of about forty minutes does not need to confirm Trefeli’s talent as a performer, as this requires no further proof after his time in the ranks of Guilhermo Botelho’s Alias Company. He confirms here his rich creative personality; from beginning to end, the solo bristles with the choreographer’s fresh ideas.
Skilfully drawing on the support given by sound and light, Trefeli intrigues, amuses and finally moves without ever losing hold of a simplicity that is synonymous with great talent. He even makes interesting what might have been just a cheap effect: taking clothes from a bucket of water that he puts on as they are cold and wet to dance with. The weight of the soaking wet clothes does not detract from the intelligent lightness of his movement language.
Benjamin Chaix
24 HEURES (CH) 13/07/2006
La danse émergente en vitrine - Festival de la Cité
József Trefeli et Madeleine Piguet, avec Tu me prêtes ta brosse à dents?. Ce portrait d'un couple, acerbe et ludique, a vu le jour l'année passée, grâce à une commande de l'Association pour la danse contemporaine de Genève (adc). Empreint d'une gestuelle du quotidien détournée vers le burlesque qui fait penser à la compagnie genevoise Alias (dont Trefeli est un des danseurs phare), ce duo se joue sur fond d'un «faux» décor: une maquette miniature d'un salon, filmée puis projetée sur grand écran. De la première rencontre à la vie en commun, en passant par des crises et autres petits bonheurs, les danseurs jouent avec d'humour les étapes-clés et les fantasmes d'un amour banal.
Anna Hohler
ADEVARUL CULTURAL (JOURNAL NATIONAL) (R) 16/06/2006
Un spectacle de théâtre-danse venu de Genève, par ailleurs exceptionnellement expressif et intelligent, qui mise sur une combinaison - aussi simple que brillamment et minutieusement conduite - entre un scénario personnalisé sur le thème du couple et un montage vidéo... "naïf" (séduisant): Real Life Wrong, mise en scène et chorégraphie Jozsef Trefeli (comme le festival Atelier est doté de prix, le metteur en scène - chorégraphe - interprète a reçu le prix pour la chorégraphie).
Miruna Runcan
TRIBUNE DE GENEVE (CH) 20/05/2005
…Tu me prêtes ta brosse à dents ? de József Trefeli ouvre la soirée avec un joyeux brio. Un mur d’images filmées sert de décor à cette souriante chasse aux petites vérités privées qui fissurent ou soutiennent le couple idéal. Il y a celles que l’on découvre à l’insu de son conjoint, celles qu’il vous livres dans un moment d’exaltation, au cours d’une danse échevelée, ou encore celles qui ne doivent pas quitter l’alcôve sous peine de ridicule. József et Madeleine suggèrent tout cela avec une gentillesse et des ressources physiques
admirables…
Benjamin Chaix
MOUVEMENT.NET (F) 2001
Jozsef Trefeli, qui officie dans le premier volet comme maître d'hôtel. Littéralement, il fait valser assiettes et clients. Et son solo à partir de l'ennui dodelinant du garçon de café en fin ou en début de journée est délectable. Virtuose dilettante, Jozsef Trefeli sait comme personne jouer des segmentations du corps pour en tirer des effets de domino: comme personne il peut laisser ignorer au haut de son squelette ce que fait le bas.
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