Start: January 29, 2025 | 7:00 PM

Location: P. O. Hviezdoslav Theatre

Address: Laurinská 20, Bratislava

Organizer: P. O. Hviezdoslav Theatre

Facebook: www.facebook.com/dpoh.sk

Agda Bavi Pain
Pressburger Fight Club

“One does not need to live in peace with friends, but with enemies.”
The story of the prominent Bratislavan, Imi Lichtenfeld, the founder of the Krav Maga defense system.

In the fall of 1938, following the declaration of autonomy, a strong wave of anti-Semitic sentiments rises in Slovakia. The Jews have no one to protect them; they must rely on themselves. Two friends, Imrich “Imi” Lichtenfeld and David “Dufi” Unreich, successful athletes and admired wrestlers, attempt the impossible—defend a peaceful and passive minority against the overwhelming fascist thugs. This play is about the life of Imrich Lichtenfeld, the legendary founder of Krav Maga, his beloved Prešporok (Bratislava), and the times when life turned into a fight for survival and the streets became a bloody ring.

Cast:
Richard Autner, Miroslav Noga, Annamária Janeková, Ladislav Bédi, Peter Kadlečík, Milan Chalmovský, Kamil Mikulčík, Juraj Hrčka, Adam Jančina, Tomáš Magát, Krištof Tobiáš, Alexander Vais, Filip Koiš, Tadeáš Bolo, Artur Viliam Šuchta / Arthur Haverda

Author: Agda Bavi Pain
Co-writers: Valeria Schulczová, Ján Šimko, Gejza Dezorz
Director: Gejza Dezorz
Dramaturgy: Ján Šimko, Valeria Schulczová
Set and costumes: Lucia Šedivá
Lighting design: Gejza Dezorz, Oliver Obernauer
Music: Henrich Leško
Movement coordination and choreography: Andrej Petrovič
Projections and camera work: Gejza Dezorz
Consultants: Libor Jurkovič, Michal Vaněk

Premiere: March 25, 2023
Duration: 100 minutes, no intermission
Suitable for: 15+

Warning: The play contains vulgar language and depicts violence. Smoke from water vapor is used on stage, which is harmless to health.

Special thanks to: SNM – Museum of Jewish Culture

Ticket Info: Balcony VI–VIII rows have reduced visibility.