Invitation: 31st National Táncház Festival & Fair, 30 March – 1 April

  • 31 Mar 2012 7:00 AM
Invitation: 31st National Táncház Festival & Fair,  30 March – 1 April
"The multi-faceted and colorful program will include performances by groups presenting their own local traditions, traditional folk artists and musicians, dance groups, professional and amateur folk dancers, dance-house bands and dance teachings.

Saturday, March 31. 10 a.m. – 10 p.m.
Papp László Budapest Sport Arena (1143 Budapest, Stefánia út 2.)

Dance-area
10.00 a.m.–5.00 p.m. Children’s Ball – Focusing on the dances and traditions of the western Hungarian region
10.00 a.m.–6.00 p.m. Folk Crafts Market, Handicraft Workshops

At 6.00 p.m. the market will close.
The entire dance-area must be cleared to prepare the Gala which stars at 7.00 p.m.

7.00 p.m Ceremonial Gala Opening by Miklós Réthelyi Minister of National Resources
7.10 p.m ’The first dance’ – Gala of the Hungarian tradition preserving groups, edited by Muharay Elemér Folk Art Association
8.10 p.m. ’Táncház-award’ Ceremony
8.20 p.m. ’Improvizations’ – Gala programme edited by Martin György Folk Dance Association with performances of some of the best folk dance groups of Hungary.

Martin György room (1st floor)
11.00 a.m.–6.00 p.m. 'Tradition and science’ – publications of the Institute of Ethnology of the Hungarian Academy of Science, the European Folklore Institute and the Hungarian Ethnographical Society
10.30 a.m.–6.00 p.m. ’Gourmet’ dance houses and presentations

Kodály Zoltán room (1st floor)
10.00 a.m.–6.00 p.m. 'Intangible Cultural Heritage in Hungary' – exhibition
10.30 a.m.–6.45 p.m. 'Tágasságot nekünk is!' I. – concerts of music schools

Cinema room (2nd floor)
11.00 a.m.–6.00 p.m. Ethno-cinema

Lajtha László room (2nd floor)
10.00 a.m.–6.00 p.m. ’Amongst buffalos in Méra’ – photo exhibition of László Füleki
12.00 a.m.–6.40 p.m. Folk music chamber concerts I.

Vásárhelyi László room (2nd floor)
10.30 a.m.–4.00 p.m. ’Meg kell a búzának érni’ – 40 years of the Hungarian Dance House Movement – International Jubilee Conference and Exhibition
10.00 a.m–6.00 p.m. ’Nomad generation’ – photo exhibition
5.00 p.m. Presentation of the winners of National Junior Solo Dance Festival

Folk-Pub (ground floor, under the arcades)
2 p.m. – 6 p.m. FolkPub

Saturday, March 31.
Akvarium (1051 Budapest, Erzsébet tér 14.)
10.00 p.m.–4.00 a.m. Night Ball with Magyarpalatkai and Zurgó Bands

Sunday, April 1. 10.00 a.m.–10.00 p.m.
Papp László Budapest Sport Arena (1143 Budapest, Stefánia út 2.)

Dance-area
11.00 a.m.–6.30 p.m. ’Our Dance Traditions’ – Dance teaching and presentations
2.00 p.m.–2.30 p.m. All-Hungarians Dance
10.00 a.m.–9.00 p.m. Folk Crafts Market
10.00 a.m.–6.00 p.m. Handicraft Workshops
7.00 p.m.–9.30 p.m. Gala and Grand Ball

Martin György room (1st floor)
10.15 a.m.–2.00 p.m. Dances and games for the little ones
1.30 p.m.–3.00 p.m. Family dance house
3.15 p.m.–5.30 p.m. Free dance house (Moldva, Szatmár, Szék)
11.00 a.m.–6.00 p.m. 'Tradition and science’ – publications of the Institute of Ethnology of the Hungarian Academy of Science, the European Folklore Institute and the Hungarian Ethnographical Society

Kodály Zoltán room (1st floor)
10.00 a.m.–6.p.m. 'Intangible Cultural Heritage in Hungary' – exhibition
10.20 a.m.–6.35 p.m. 'Tágasságot nekünk is!' II. – concerts of music schools

Cinema room (2nd floor)
11.00 a.m.–6.00 p.m. Ethno-cinema

Lajtha László room (2nd floor)
10.00 a.m.–6.00 p.m. ’Amongst buffalos in Méra’ – photo exhibition of László Füleki
12.00 a.m.–6.40 p.m. Folk music chamber concerts I.

Vásárhelyi László room (2nd floor)
10.00 a.m.–6.00 p.m. 40 years of the Hungarian Dance House Movement – exhibition
10.00 a.m–6.00 p.m. ’Nomad generation’ – photo exhibition
1.00 p.m. ’Hej, betyárok!’ – Presentation of János P. Vas’s new book
3.00 p.m. 'Családban marad’ – Folk dance families
5.00 p.m. 'Living Village Music 18.' – CD-release concert

Folk-Pub (ground floor, under the arcades)
2.00 p.m.–6.00 p.m. FolkPub

Sunday, April 1.
Dürer Kert (1146 Budapest, Ajtósi Dürer sor 19-21.)
8.00 p.m. ’Nem mennek haza a legények!’ – Free after party with Buda Folk Band and Fanfara Complexa ensembles

Ticket info:

Saturday, 31 March 2012. 10 pm – 5 am
All night ball
Akvarium • 1051 Budapest, Erzsébet tér
Ticket price: 1.000 HUF (only on the spot!)

31 March – 1 April 2012. 10 am – 10 pm TÁNCHÁZ FESTIVAL and Fair
Papp László Budapest Sport Arena gobutton • 1143 Budapest, Stefánia út 2.
Adult ticket: 1.700 HUF/day
Children (4-14 age) ticket: 750 HUF/day
Two days adult ticket: 3.200 HUF (only on the spot!)

Family discount: if you buy one adult plus one or more children ticket, the price of the adult ticket will be 1.500 HUF (for example: 1 adult + 1 child = 2.250 HUF; 2 adults + 1 child = 3.750 HUF; 2 adults + 2 children = 4.500 HUF). Discount tickets will be available both day on the spot from 9.30 a.m. to 2.00 p.m.
Gala ticket: 1.000 HUF on the spot from 6.00 p.m."

Source: tanchaztalalkozo.hu

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