1,893 result(s) for budapest theatre
“Dedication”: a Man, a Piano, & a Good Story, Brody House Budapest, 12 – 14 May
- 12 May 2026 7:00 PM
- contemporary
Roger Peltzman, an accomplished pianist from the U.S., is touring his one-man show to Budapest on May 12, 13, and 14. For one hour, he tickles the ivories (from blues to Chopin) cracks jokes, and chats about his family history during WWII (warning: it’s dark, but he turns it into peace and joy). His deeply human story is dedicated to the remembrance of his uncle who was a young budding pianist at ...
Compagnie Hervé Koubi: What the Day Owes to the Night, National Dance Theatre Budapest, 10 May
- 10 May 2026 7:00 PM
- contemporary
When I was young, before I discovered the Art of Dance and became fully devoted to it, I was fascinated by drawing. Today I keep this same preoccupation in what I call, in my work, my taste for the construction of the gesture and its setting in space.
Where I leave, where I am going, what will be my path … I probably kept this unspeakable taste to leave the trace of the artistic gesture ...
Prima Donnas + 2 Heroes, Eiffel Art Studios Budapest, 9 May
- 9 May 2026 7:00 PM
- classical
In 1991, the calm waters of Budapest’s opera scene were suddenly stirred by a young girl, not even twenty, from Kiskunhalas. During an audition, she dazzled with the famous aria of the Queen of the Night, and director Endre Ütő immediately signed the girl who hadn’t yet graduated from the Academy of Music.
Erika Miklósa made her debut as Papagena, with a background in sports, a radiant ...
FrenAk Company F_EvER, National Dance Theatre Budapest, 8 May
- 8 May 2026 7:00 PM
- contemporary
With its dynamic, young, new, creative energy, the FrenÁk Company explores the relationship between man’s rational and free spirit in the footsteps of the Little Prince, using it as a source of inspiration. Following in its footsteps, the piece takes flight and rises high, then its dancers float freely in virtuoso choreographies expressed in vertical and horizontal space.
A system of ...
Ballet Company of Győr: Peer Gynt, Festival Theatre Budapest, 7 May
- 7 May 2026 7:00 PM
- classical
Pursuing happiness, love and affection through countless adventures across this great wide world, but still eventually finding a final peace in the arms of his beloved, Peer Gynt is one of the most complex characters in 19th-century drama.
The challenges of staging and absorbing the play are always exceptional tests of strength for the director and the audience.
This is particular true ...
Great Read: Xpat Community E-Magazine, 7 May
- 7 May 2026 5:10 PM
- specials
The fresh newsletter for the International Community in Hungary - described by readers as a "Great read each week" - is now available for your interest and use via the link below.
Update: Lecturers Call for Resignation of Leadership at Theatre & Film University in Hungary
- 6 May 2026 3:08 PM
- current affairs
The University of Theatre and Film Arts (SZFE) held a university-wide forum on Wednesday, attended by all students, faculty, and staff. At the event, two lecturers, Laszlo Csuja and Lorant Stohr, called for the resignation of the university's leadership and the board of the Foundation for Theatre and Film Arts, which oversees SZFE.
'Blackface' Scandal Hits a Budapest Theatre - Pressure from London to Ban a Production
- 6 May 2026 1:34 PM
- entertainment
Csaba Latorcai, the acting leader of the Christian Democratic People's Party, has condemned as "unacceptable" a decision by a rights agency from London to ban a production at Budapest's Thalia Theatre, directed by Mark Radnai, because a character of colour is portrayed by a white actor wearing blackface.
Ballet: Swan Lake, Opera House Budapest, 6 May
- 6 May 2026 11:00 AM
- classical
Tchaikovsky’s first ballet is the most beloved classical piece in ballet literature: while the hardships of love between a prince forced into marriage and a maiden enchanted into the form of a swan is one of the most charming Russian romantic fairy tales, the piece nevertheless failed at its original premiere in 1877.
The choreographers creating the premiere were simply not equal to ...
“Dedication”: a Man, a Piano, & a Good Story, Brody House Budapest, 12 – 14 May
- 12 May 2026 7:00 PM
- contemporary
Roger Peltzman, an accomplished pianist from the U.S., is touring his one-man show to Budapest on May 12, 13, and 14. For one hour, he tickles the ivories (from blues to Chopin) cracks jokes, and chats about his family history during WWII (warning: it’s dark, but he turns it into peace and joy). His deeply human story is dedicated to the remembrance of his uncle who was a young budding pianist at ...
Compagnie Hervé Koubi: What the Day Owes to the Night, National Dance Theatre Budapest, 10 May
- 10 May 2026 7:00 PM
- contemporary
When I was young, before I discovered the Art of Dance and became fully devoted to it, I was fascinated by drawing. Today I keep this same preoccupation in what I call, in my work, my taste for the construction of the gesture and its setting in space.
Where I leave, where I am going, what will be my path … I probably kept this unspeakable taste to leave the trace of the artistic gesture ...
Prima Donnas + 2 Heroes, Eiffel Art Studios Budapest, 9 May
- 9 May 2026 7:00 PM
- classical
In 1991, the calm waters of Budapest’s opera scene were suddenly stirred by a young girl, not even twenty, from Kiskunhalas. During an audition, she dazzled with the famous aria of the Queen of the Night, and director Endre Ütő immediately signed the girl who hadn’t yet graduated from the Academy of Music.
Erika Miklósa made her debut as Papagena, with a background in sports, a radiant ...
FrenAk Company F_EvER, National Dance Theatre Budapest, 8 May
- 8 May 2026 7:00 PM
- contemporary
With its dynamic, young, new, creative energy, the FrenÁk Company explores the relationship between man’s rational and free spirit in the footsteps of the Little Prince, using it as a source of inspiration. Following in its footsteps, the piece takes flight and rises high, then its dancers float freely in virtuoso choreographies expressed in vertical and horizontal space.
A system of ...
Ballet Company of Győr: Peer Gynt, Festival Theatre Budapest, 7 May
- 7 May 2026 7:00 PM
- classical
Pursuing happiness, love and affection through countless adventures across this great wide world, but still eventually finding a final peace in the arms of his beloved, Peer Gynt is one of the most complex characters in 19th-century drama.
The challenges of staging and absorbing the play are always exceptional tests of strength for the director and the audience.
This is particular true ...
Great Read: Xpat Community E-Magazine, 7 May
- 7 May 2026 5:10 PM
- specials
The fresh newsletter for the International Community in Hungary - described by readers as a "Great read each week" - is now available for your interest and use via the link below.
Update: Lecturers Call for Resignation of Leadership at Theatre & Film University in Hungary
- 6 May 2026 3:08 PM
- current affairs
The University of Theatre and Film Arts (SZFE) held a university-wide forum on Wednesday, attended by all students, faculty, and staff. At the event, two lecturers, Laszlo Csuja and Lorant Stohr, called for the resignation of the university's leadership and the board of the Foundation for Theatre and Film Arts, which oversees SZFE.
'Blackface' Scandal Hits a Budapest Theatre - Pressure from London to Ban a Production
- 6 May 2026 1:34 PM
- entertainment
Csaba Latorcai, the acting leader of the Christian Democratic People's Party, has condemned as "unacceptable" a decision by a rights agency from London to ban a production at Budapest's Thalia Theatre, directed by Mark Radnai, because a character of colour is portrayed by a white actor wearing blackface.
Ballet: Swan Lake, Opera House Budapest, 6 May
- 6 May 2026 11:00 AM
- classical
Tchaikovsky’s first ballet is the most beloved classical piece in ballet literature: while the hardships of love between a prince forced into marriage and a maiden enchanted into the form of a swan is one of the most charming Russian romantic fairy tales, the piece nevertheless failed at its original premiere in 1877.
The choreographers creating the premiere were simply not equal to ...