Marc Chagall in Budapest’s Rumbach Street Synagogue

A unique multimedia experience awaits foreign tourists visiting Budapest this November. The Rumbach Street Synagogue will host a special multimedia show dedicated to the life and works of renowned artist Marc Chagall, on November 3rd.

Titled “Chagall – I Lived the Miracle”, this immersive show brings Chagall’s art to life in four dimensions. Visitors will be treated to a blend of music, poetry, and stunning visuals that capture the essence of the artist’s dreamlike creations.

The musical score for the exhibition is composed by Kossuth Prize-winning musician Ferenc Jávori (Fegya), while the narration features texts and poems by Artisjus Prize-winning performer Judit Havas, who also conceptualized and edited the show. Visual effects are provided by the Glowing Bulbs light painting group, with violinist Bence Gazda also performing.

The organizers aim to create a “fourth-dimensional magic” by combining Chagall’s words, original music, and three-dimensional projections of his artworks. Famous paintings like “The Fiddler”, “The Praying Jew”, “The Acrobat”, “The Falling Angel”, and his circus-themed works will be featured. Chagall’s thoughts on childhood, art, miracles, and Paris will also come to life through the narration.

Marc Chagall (1887-1985) was a pioneering artist born into a Jewish family in Vitebsk, Russia (now Belarus). He moved to Paris in 1910 with the help of a patron, where he quickly developed his distinctive style influenced by avant-garde poets and painters like Modigliani and Apollinaire. His works are characterized by vibrant colors and montage-like motifs that reflect his dream world, often drawing inspiration from childhood memories, Yiddish humor, Russian fairy tales, and musical theater.

Chagall’s visionary art drew from his Eastern European roots, his affiliation with the Paris school, and his Jewish identity. He freely associated motifs like bouquets, flying lovers, clowns, fantastic animals, biblical prophets, and fiddlers on rooftops – creating visual metaphors unparalleled in modern art. Rather than adhering to specific artistic movements, Chagall depicted the memories of phenomena in a dreamlike, richly colorful, and lighthearted style.

The show is co-edited by Judit Petrányi, with director Balázs Kovalik and art historian Katalin S. Nagy serving as consultants, and produced by Miklós Havas.

Don’t miss this opportunity to immerse yourself in the wondrous world of Marc Chagall during your visit to Budapest. The “Chagall – I Lived the Miracle” show at the historic Rumbach Street Synagogue promises an unforgettable experience that brings the artist’s enchanting vision to life.

Image source: Hall des Lumières