BIO
László is a dramaturg, literary translator, essayist and university professor. He is specialised in contemporary drama and performing arts. He has worked both with mainstream companies and with a great number of independent artists, physical and puppet theatres. He has published two books and numerous articles on theatre, film, and contemporary circus. His translations include novels, non-fiction and over 50 stage plays.
He is former Vice Rector/ Acting Rector of University of Theatre and Film Arts (SzFE) in Budapest where he taught for over three decades. He is founding member of Freeszfe Society, formed by students and faculty who left SzFE after a long battle with the Hungarian government.
At THE NEW INSTITUTE, László served as a Yehudit and Yehuda Elkana Fellow in the Academic Year 2022/23.
PUBLICATIONS
Majdnem lehetetlen, 2024
On the resistance movement at SZFE (University of Theatre and Film in Budapest)
Almost Coincidental – Successive Approximation of Tom Stoppard , in Koinonia Publishers, 2009
Long live Kinoppio!, a play for puppets, 2011
Angels in America by Tony Kushner – Part 1 and 2, Hungarian translation for the stage, 1993/2019
PC Talks, a series of dialogues with American theatre makers/academics – szinhaz.net, 2022