Katalin Ladik Explained

Katalin Ladik
Birth Place:Novi Sad
Alma Mater:Dramski studio

Katalin Ladik (born Újvidék, 25 October 1942) is a Hungarian poet, performance artist and actress. She was born in Újvidék, Kingdom of Hungary (today Novi Sad, Serbia), and in the last 20 years she has lived and worked alternately in Novi Sad, in Budapest, Hungary and on the island of Hvar, Croatia. Parallel to her written poems she also creates sound poems and visual poems, performance art, writes and performs experimental music and audio plays. She is also a performer and an experimental artist (happenings, mail art, experimental theatrical plays). She explores language through visual and vocal expressions, as well as movement and gestures. Her work includes collages, photography, records, performances and happenings in both urban and natural environments.

Biography

Katalin Ladik studied at the Economic High School of Novi Sad between 1961 and 1963. She then joined the Dramski Studio (Drama Studio) acting school in Novi Sad, between 1964 and 1966.Between 1961 and 1963, she worked as a bank assistant. During this time, in 1962, she began to write poetry. From 1963 to 1977 she worked for Radio Novi Sad. She joined the newly established Novi Sad Theatre in 1974, becoming a member of its permanent ensemble in 1977 and working there until 1992.[1] She primarily acted in dramatic roles. Over the years, she also played major and minor roles in various TV-films and movies. She led the poetry sections of literary magazines Élet és Irodalom (1993–94) and Cigányfúró (1994–99). Between 1993 and 1998 she taught at Hangár musical and theatrical education center.

She is a member of the Hungarian Writers' Union, the Hungarian Belletrists Association, the Association of Hungarian Creative Artists and the Hungarian PEN Club.

Awards

Katalin Ladik has earned various awards, including the Award (1991), the award of Mikes Kelemen Kör (Mikes International – Association for Hungarian Art, Literature and Science in the Netherlands) (2000), the József Attila Prize (2001), the Mediawave Parallel Culture Award (2003), the National Award for Culture of the Republic of Serbia (2009), and the Laurel Wreath Award of Hungary (2012).

Katalin Ladik has earned various awards, including the Kassák Lajos Award (1991), the award of Mikes Kelemen Kör (Mikes International – Association for Hungarian Art, Literature and Science in the Netherlands) (2000), the József Attila Prize (2001), the Mediawave Parallel Culture Award (2003), the National Award for Culture of the Republic of Serbia (2009), and the Laurel Wreath Award of Hungary (2012).

In 2015, she received the Klára Herczeg Award in senior category from the Studio of Young Artists’ Association (Hungary).[2]

In 2016, she was awarded with the Lennon Ono Grant for Peace.[3]

Her awards for acting include the Oktobarska nagrada grada Novog Sada (October Award of the City of Novi Sad), a collective award to the cast of Radio Novi Sad in 1967; first place at Smotra vojvođanskih profesionalnih pozorišta (Festival of Professional Theatres in Vojvodina) in 1978, for the role of Masha in Three Sisters, directed by György Harag, performed at the Novi Sad Theatre. The same role earned her the first place of Udruženje dramskih umetnika Srbije / Association of Dramatic Artists of Serbia, in 1979. Katalin Ladik also received the Magyar Televízió Elnöki Nívódíja / Award of the President of Hungarian Television for Acting Excellence for acting in András Rajnai’s TV film series, Televíziós mesék felnőtteknek (Television Tales for Adults) in 1980. In 1986, she was awarded first place at Smotra vojvođanskih profesionalnih pozorišta / Festival of Professional Theaters in Vojvodina for the role of Skinner in Howard Barker’s The Castle, directed by David Gothard, performed at the National Theatre in Subotica.

2017 Artisjus Literary Award for her poetry volume „A víz emlékezete” („The Memory of Water”)

2017 Janus Pannonius Filius Ursae Award for her literary oeuvre for „being defiant, provocative, and confrontational towards the actual literary canons”

2019 Ferencváros Pro Urbe Award [4]

2020 „My Country” Award in recognition of her lifetime achievement [5]

2021 Medal of culture for lifetime achievement, i.e. for overall creativity/work awarded by Miloš Crnjanski Centre

2021 Novi Sad" International Literary Award, which is awarded by the 16th International Novi Sad Literary Festival organized by the Society of Writers of Vojvodina

2021 Literary Prize Bernard Heidsieck awarded by Centre Pompidou for her work as a whole in experimental poetry

2022 Hungarian Order of Merit Officer's Cross, one of the highest Orders in Hungary

2022 Prize in Fiction (Poetry) category of the Society of Hungarian Authors

2022 Alföld Literary Prize

Poetry

Katalin Ladik became known after 1962 through her surreal and erotic poems. In addition to a number of books in Hungarian, volumes of her poetry were published in Yugoslavia, France, Italy and the United States. Her poems also appeared in various magazines and anthologies worldwide, translated into Spanish, German, Polish, Bulgarian, Slovakian, Hindi, Chinese, Indonesian, Romanian, Macedonian, Rusyn and Slovenian.

Prose

Her first novel, entitled Élhetek az arcodon? (Can I Live on Your Face?) was published in 2007 by Nyitott Könyvműhely. It is considered to be an eminent work in Hungarian Avant-garde literature. It is partly autobiographical, partly self-reflecting. The novel alternates between reality and fiction, prose and poetry, sometimes switching to a prose poem style. Its main target audience is that part of the artists’ community who are receptive to esoteric allusions.The book is about three women: the Editor, who lives in Budapest, the Artist, and the Glasswoman who lives in Novi Sad, all of whom bear the same name. The shared name determines their lives. Initially, they are unaware of one another, but throughout the book their lives get gradually intertwined. After they get to know one another, they begin to live each other's life, which changes everything for them forever.One of the peculiarities about the book is the uniquely rich textual documentation (letters, newspaper articles, posters) and the large number of photos.

Publications

Volumes in original language

Translated volumes

E-books

Audiobooks

2020: Liquid mirror (Folyékony tükör) presented by Vera Sípos00:00:00 – Folyékony tükör 1; 00:55:47 – Folyékony tükör 2Audiobooks by contemporary authors published online by DIA, the Digital Literature Academy of PIM [6]

Discography

Sound poetry

Music (experimental music, jazz)

As vocalist, Katalin Ladik collaborated with prominent Croatian, Serbian and Hungarian composers, such as Dubravko Detoni, Branimir Sakač, and Milko Kelemen (1971–73, ensemble ACEZANTEZ); Ernő Király (1963–2002); Dušan Radić (Oratorio Profano, 1979); Boris Kovač (1986–1990); Deže Molnar (1989–91); Zsolt Sőrés a.k.a. Ahad, and Zsolt Kovács (1996-, Spiritus Noister).

Poetry readings, sound poetry performances

Online Audio

Live performances

2011

Performance art

Most of Katalin Ladik's performances balance on the borderline between performance art and theatre: the performance of sound poems is accompanied by theatrical body action and in many cases, the surrounding space is structured similarly to a traditional theatre. Those who examine her poetry often refer to her sound poetry performances. On the other hand, no detailed analyses have been produced about the dramaturgical characteristics of her performances, and the relations of sign systems between her poetry and performances. It is a well-reasoned choice, however, to locate her in the context of female performance artists, as Katalin Ladik uses her body and person as the medium of her art in her performances, which occupies a special position within the history of Western art.

1960s-'70s

1968

1970

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1977

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1980s-'90s

1980

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1993

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2000s

2002

2003

2004

2005

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2007

2008

2009

2010s

2010

2011

2012

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, Arts Court Theatre, A B Series: "Alice Kódországban" ("Alice in Codeland") /performance/[10] 2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020s

2020

2021

2022

Workshops with performances (selection)

2018

2021

Concerts, musical performances (selection)

1969

1970

1971

1972

1979-2012

2016

2017

2018

2019• Belgrade (Serbia), artist in residence at the Radio Beograd Electronic Studio, Katalin Ladik and Svetlana Maraš have created three new pieces (Electric Bird, White Bird and Ice Bird) [25]

Speech-music performances

Author

Theatre

As an actress

As a director

Films

Feature films

Short films

Recitatives

Television interviews

2018

2019

Documentary

Writer’s Credit

Radio plays

Writer and performer

Performer

Artworks in permanent public and private collections

Exhibitions

Solo exhibitions

1973

1976

1977

1979

2007

2010

2011

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

2023

Group exhibitions

1970s

1974

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1977

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1980s

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1987

2000s

2005

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2008

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2010s

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2012

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2019

2020s

2020

2021

2022

See also

Sources

Resources

Literature

Notes and References

  1. Book: Šuvaković, Miško . Dragomir . Ugren . Moć žene: Katalin Ladik – The Power of a Woman: Katalin Ladik . Muzej Savremene Umetnosti Vojvodine . Novi Sad, Serbia . 2010 . 243 . The Artist in the First Person Singular (An Interview with Katalin Ladik) . 9788684773748.
  2. Web site: Miért vársz? - Herczeg Klára-díj 2014. Artmagazin.
  3. Web site: The LennonOno Grant For Peace 2016. Imagine. Peace.
  4. Web site: 9.Tv - Ladik Katalin Ferencváros Pro Urbe díj 2019 . .
  5. Web site: Spiró György és Ladik Katalin kapta a Hazám-díjat .
  6. Web site: DIA Hangoskönyvek // Ladik Katalin . .
  7. Web site: Katalin Ladik – Phonopoetics (Lp) – Soundohm .
  8. Web site: Katalin Ladik - Water Angels – Soundohm .
  9. Web site: Down-to-earth muses meet in Bratislava. Petit Press. a.s. October 20, 2008. spectator.sme.sk.
  10. Web site: Katalin Ladik's Canadian Premiere with Gerry Shikatani . https://web.archive.org/web/20210717141120/https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/katalin-ladiks-canadian-premiere-with-gerry-shikatani-tickets-4846908233?aff=efbneb . 2021-07-17 . Eventbrite.
  11. Web site: Kassák Múzeum | Oktatás | Ladik Katalin: Alice Kódországban - performansz. kassakmuzeum.hu.
  12. Web site: Alice Kódországban. April 20, 2013.
  13. Web site: Autonómia Filmklub 5 | Fuga . 2016-09-01 . 2016-09-15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160915091300/http://fuga.org.hu/autonomia-filmklub-5/ . dead .
  14. Web site: Ladik Katalin & Jean-Michel Van Schouwburg @ JazzaJ. www.youtube.com.
  15. Web site: Instagram Post. www.instagram.com.
  16. Web site: Katalin Ladik: Zvuci "Bagat" mašine prevedeni u slike. Parentium Media Porec. Croatia. www.parentium.com.
  17. http://www.thepicta.com/media/1370386125575086531_2216011864 The Picta
  18. Web site: All the in-between spaces .
  19. Web site: Cafe OTO → TINTED WINDOW: KATALIN LADIK & CARA TOLMIE, Thursday 13 February 2020, 7.30pm .
  20. Web site: Ladik Katalin at Graphic Score - MAMŰ 2021-02-24 . .
  21. Web site: Ladik Katalin performance-a drMáriás megnyitóján . .
  22. Web site: Katalin Ladik: Akustische Poesie . .
  23. http://www.eng.izlogfestival.com/ozafin-alu-w-katalin Ozafin Alu w Katalin
  24. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Jgq5fplvEw Budapest (Hungary), Kassak Museum, „Dadarabok” /concert and live sound performance with Endre Szkárosi, Zsolt Sőrés, László Lenkes/
  25. Web site: Radio Belgrade 3 Podcast nº2 . 10 February 2020 .
  26. Web site: Katalin Ladik – the Poets' Sounds .
  27. Web site: Indo-Hungarian play The Last Chapter staged in Punjabi. July 15, 2014. Hindustan Times.
  28. Web site: Gaiety Set to be Enlivened by the Romance of Amrita and Boris. November 30, 2016.
  29. Web site: Everything She Wants - Amrita és Boris. www.facebook.com.
  30. Web site: Aelita (1980, in Hungarian, entire film) . 2016-10-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161011071203/http://indavideo.hu/video/Aelita_1980_Rajnai . 2016-10-11 . dead .
  31. Web site: Katalin Ladik dobitnica Nagrade za mir . .
  32. Web site: MAGYARADÁS / A Balkán íze – beszélgetés Ladik Katalin költővel . .
  33. Web site: 100 éves a dadaizmus címmel szerveznek kiállítást. A.. Szerk. July 9, 2016. Librarius.hu.