PAL FRENAK, 2008 (Photography)

Pál Frenák (1957 - ) is a Hungarian dancer, director and choreographer. In 1989 he established Compagnie Pál Frenák, working as a choreographer at the International Visuel Théatre (Theatre of the Deaf) and at the Théatre de Chatillon. In 1990, he returned to Hungary to teach contemporary dance, but he continued maintaining his work in France in developing a movement therapy program for physically challenged and autistic children at the Amiens University Hospital. He obtained his diploma from IFEDEM, Paris, for teaching classical ballet and contemporary dance. From 1993 to 1998 he toured in France, Romania, Russia, the Baltic States, and Israel. In 1998, after he received the Choreographer's Prize from Villa Kujoyama Artist's Retreat in Kyoto, he spent 6 months in Japan. In 1999, Compagnie Pal Frenak celebrated its 10th anniversary, and the company established two headquarters in both Paris and Budapest. Since 2000, Frenák has won numerous awards and prizes, such as the Order of Merit, Knights Cross from the Hungarian Cultural Minister or the prestigious Kossuth Prize in 2021.