19 result(s) for ballet performance in Events
The Nutcracker, Hungarian State Opera Budapest, 16 December
- 16 Dec 2025 6:00 PM
- classical
Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker has for decades been an essential part of the world’s and the OPERA’s run-up to Christmas. In memory of the previous production that had been in the repertoire for more than half a century, for the Christmas of 2015, a newly buffed-up show was staged that follows classical ballet traditions while still conforming to the requirements of 21st century dance and set design. ...
Graduation Performance: Classical Ballet, Opera House Budapest, 29 June
- 29 Jun 2025 7:00 PM
- classical
The best of the graduating classical ballet students from the Hungarian Dance University return once again to the stage of the OPERA.
As these young dancers complete their studies today, a world of opportunity opens up for them—not only have they mastered classical ballet, their core subject, but they have also acquired a high-level command of many other forms of dance.
Throughout their ...
Carl Off: Carmina Burana, Opera House Budapest, 6 April
- 6 Apr 2025 7:00 PM
- classical
O Fortuna. Everyone knows the overwhelmingly powerful opening motifs of Carl Orff's most famous work. What fewer people know is that Carmina Burana was not intended to be an oratorical work, but was instead expressly meant for the stage.
This becomes clear from the piece's (originally Latin) subtitle: “Secular songs for singers and chorus to be sung together with instruments and magical ...
Ballet in Three Acts: Manon, Opera House Budapest, 18 March
- 18 Mar 2025 6:00 PM
- classical
During his career, Sir Kenneth MacMillan managed to reinvent not just the language of ballet, but also its subject matter: on many occasions he reached for modern, socially and societally charged themes that no one had ever dared to touch in any genre, let alone in dance.
He was met with this criticism also after the 1974 premiere of Manon: even though it won enormous acclaim from audiences, ...
MVM Piccolo Programme: Little Corsaire, Eiffel Art Studios Budapest, 16 March
- 16 Mar 2025 7:00 PM
- contemporary
Following the concept of Little Swan Lake and Little Sleeping Beauty, students are once again in the limelight in the third original production of the Hungarian National Ballet Institute.
Little Corsaire features children from different age groups alongside school-leavers and a couple of dancers of the Hungarian National Ballet to present an experience that differ in several ways from the ...
Open House of the Hungarian National Balett Institute, Eiffel Art Studios Budapest, 12 February
- 12 Feb 2025 5:00 PM
- classical
The Hungarian National Ballet Institute is delighted to invite you to an exclusive Open Day, offering a glimpse into its daily training and major events.
Visitors will have the opportunity to observe classes, meet esteemed masters and students in person, and learn about the structure and behind-the-scenes aspects of the training program. Additionally, through recorded footage, guests can get ...
Szeged Contemporary Dance Company: Black Swan, National Dance Theatre Budapest, 26 January
- 26 Jan 2025 7:00 PM
- contemporary
The evoked era in the performance coincides with the time of the original premiere of Swan Lake.
At the same time the second half of the 19th century was also a period known for the spreading of mental hospitals; patients 'possessed' by animal spirits and treatments of mental illnesses by torture and other bizarre methods.
A ballet thriller.
Coppelia, Opera House Budapest, 12 October
- 12 Oct 2024 6:00 PM
- classical
Comic dance in three acts
E. T. A.Hoffmann is widely associated with The Nutcracker while fewer know that the story of Coppelia is based on his short story, The Sandman (Der Sandmann). The author, known to be a polymath himself, also designed various machines and automatons, and he was perfectly aware how easy it is to fall in love with your own creation. A ballet version of Coppelia was first ...
The Pygmalion Effect, Opera House Budapest, 26 May
- 26 May 2024 7:00 PM
- classical
Ballet in two acts.
In Greek mythology, the unmarried king and sculptor, Pygmalion falls in love with his own work, as his sculpture of a woman turns out to be so perfect and life-like.
“This ballet is a choreographed interpretation of the myth of artist and his work, shedding light on how much art and life are interconnected yet distinct from each other. The ballet focuses on a girl ...
The Nutcracker, Hungarian State Opera Budapest, 16 December
- 16 Dec 2025 6:00 PM
- classical
Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker has for decades been an essential part of the world’s and the OPERA’s run-up to Christmas. In memory of the previous production that had been in the repertoire for more than half a century, for the Christmas of 2015, a newly buffed-up show was staged that follows classical ballet traditions while still conforming to the requirements of 21st century dance and set design. ...
Graduation Performance: Classical Ballet, Opera House Budapest, 29 June
- 29 Jun 2025 7:00 PM
- classical
The best of the graduating classical ballet students from the Hungarian Dance University return once again to the stage of the OPERA.
As these young dancers complete their studies today, a world of opportunity opens up for them—not only have they mastered classical ballet, their core subject, but they have also acquired a high-level command of many other forms of dance.
Throughout their ...
Carl Off: Carmina Burana, Opera House Budapest, 6 April
- 6 Apr 2025 7:00 PM
- classical
O Fortuna. Everyone knows the overwhelmingly powerful opening motifs of Carl Orff's most famous work. What fewer people know is that Carmina Burana was not intended to be an oratorical work, but was instead expressly meant for the stage.
This becomes clear from the piece's (originally Latin) subtitle: “Secular songs for singers and chorus to be sung together with instruments and magical ...
Ballet in Three Acts: Manon, Opera House Budapest, 18 March
- 18 Mar 2025 6:00 PM
- classical
During his career, Sir Kenneth MacMillan managed to reinvent not just the language of ballet, but also its subject matter: on many occasions he reached for modern, socially and societally charged themes that no one had ever dared to touch in any genre, let alone in dance.
He was met with this criticism also after the 1974 premiere of Manon: even though it won enormous acclaim from audiences, ...
MVM Piccolo Programme: Little Corsaire, Eiffel Art Studios Budapest, 16 March
- 16 Mar 2025 7:00 PM
- contemporary
Following the concept of Little Swan Lake and Little Sleeping Beauty, students are once again in the limelight in the third original production of the Hungarian National Ballet Institute.
Little Corsaire features children from different age groups alongside school-leavers and a couple of dancers of the Hungarian National Ballet to present an experience that differ in several ways from the ...
Open House of the Hungarian National Balett Institute, Eiffel Art Studios Budapest, 12 February
- 12 Feb 2025 5:00 PM
- classical
The Hungarian National Ballet Institute is delighted to invite you to an exclusive Open Day, offering a glimpse into its daily training and major events.
Visitors will have the opportunity to observe classes, meet esteemed masters and students in person, and learn about the structure and behind-the-scenes aspects of the training program. Additionally, through recorded footage, guests can get ...
Szeged Contemporary Dance Company: Black Swan, National Dance Theatre Budapest, 26 January
- 26 Jan 2025 7:00 PM
- contemporary
The evoked era in the performance coincides with the time of the original premiere of Swan Lake.
At the same time the second half of the 19th century was also a period known for the spreading of mental hospitals; patients 'possessed' by animal spirits and treatments of mental illnesses by torture and other bizarre methods.
A ballet thriller.
Coppelia, Opera House Budapest, 12 October
- 12 Oct 2024 6:00 PM
- classical
Comic dance in three acts
E. T. A.Hoffmann is widely associated with The Nutcracker while fewer know that the story of Coppelia is based on his short story, The Sandman (Der Sandmann). The author, known to be a polymath himself, also designed various machines and automatons, and he was perfectly aware how easy it is to fall in love with your own creation. A ballet version of Coppelia was first ...
The Pygmalion Effect, Opera House Budapest, 26 May
- 26 May 2024 7:00 PM
- classical
Ballet in two acts.
In Greek mythology, the unmarried king and sculptor, Pygmalion falls in love with his own work, as his sculpture of a woman turns out to be so perfect and life-like.
“This ballet is a choreographed interpretation of the myth of artist and his work, shedding light on how much art and life are interconnected yet distinct from each other. The ballet focuses on a girl ...