22 result(s) for budapest dance festival in Events
Recirquel: Paradisum, Festival Theatre Budapest, 5 September
- 1 Sep 2026 7:00 PM
- contemporary
Recirquel unveils Paradisum, a mesmerizing exploration of rebirth after a silent, destroyed world. Here, bodies speak where words fail, and movement becomes the universal language.
Creatures emerge from swirling natural forces — the pulsing 'fabric of life' — journeying through purification, birth, awakening, and ritual to touch the anima mundi, the world soul.
Directed and choreographed by ...
Bakáts Fest, Budapest, 28 - 30 August
- 28 Aug 2026 10:00 AM
- community
The Bakáts Festival is Ferencváros’s largest cultural event, when the uniquely atmospheric Bakáts Square and its surroundings become the district’s main meeting point for three days.
Local, national, and universal values converge with summer energy into a long weekend of interdisciplinary arts programming.
In 2026, we welcome everyone for the 11th time to meet, celebrate, play, eat, drink, ...
Faithless, Sziget Festival Budapest, 10 August
- 10 Aug 2026 8:00 PM
- contemporary
British electronic legends Faithless took the main stage at Sziget Festival 2026 on Monday, 10 August, capping off the opening night with a career-spanning set that reminded Budapest why they remain one of dance music’s most enduring acts.
Free Festival: Palotai Summer Games in Budapest, 23 - 26 July
- 23 Jul 2026 10:01 AM
- contemporary
Looking for a vibrant local experience later this month? The highly anticipated Palota Summer Games (Palotai Nyári Játékok) are returning to District XV at the end of July, bringing four consecutive evenings of diverse open-air entertainment to Nemzedékek Parkja (Generations Park).
For one long weekend, culture steps outside the traditional theater walls to transform the park into a lively ...
The Cup of My Blood, National Dance Theatre Budapest, 27 May
- 27 May 2026 7:30 PM
- contemporary
Christianity and its fundamental purpose are based on the resurrection of Christ. However, no one has ever given a voice to the sole eyewitness of this epoch-making event: Mary Magdalene.
There lies the body of the Messiah before her, and in her monologue she shares her thoughts and inner turmoil with us. Mary Magdalene conjures up another possible reality, bringing to life another plausible ...
Undertow, Trafó Budapest, 21 May
- 21 May 2026 8:00 PM
- contemporary
Magnus Westwell, the young Scottish talent of Sadler’s Wells, a key venue for contemporary dance in London, is arriving to create the SUB.LAB.PRO ensemble’s last choreography for this season.
Spanning the euphoric and the desolate, the performance invites the public into dream-like, ethereal worlds, where decaying and generative processes aim to challenge the limits of emotional and physical ...
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 ...
Contemporary Circus: Vollmond, Festival Theatre Budapest, 11 April
- 11 Apr 2026 7:00 PM
- contemporary
Pina Bausch was one of the most influential dancers and choreographers of the 20th century, the creator of epoch-making productions of dance theatre, and it is perhaps no exaggeration to say that her magnus opus was the Tanztheater Wuppertal itself, which from the early 1970s on she transformed into an extremely important centre of modern dance.
Although she passed away more than fifteen ...
Latvian National Opera & Ballet: Nijinsky, Festival Theatre Budapest, 3 April
- 3 Apr 2026 7:00 PM
- classical
The titular character of Marco Goecke’s production is Vaslav Nijinsky (1890–1950), the iconic genius of modern dance. The play evokes the most important moments in the life of the dancer and choreographer, both on and off the stage.
Nijinsky was the solo dancer of Sergei Diaghilev’s legendary Ballets Russes for ten years. He enchanted audiences with virtuosic leaps and an androgynous ...
Recirquel: Paradisum, Festival Theatre Budapest, 5 September
- 1 Sep 2026 7:00 PM
- contemporary
Recirquel unveils Paradisum, a mesmerizing exploration of rebirth after a silent, destroyed world. Here, bodies speak where words fail, and movement becomes the universal language.
Creatures emerge from swirling natural forces — the pulsing 'fabric of life' — journeying through purification, birth, awakening, and ritual to touch the anima mundi, the world soul.
Directed and choreographed by ...
Bakáts Fest, Budapest, 28 - 30 August
- 28 Aug 2026 10:00 AM
- community
The Bakáts Festival is Ferencváros’s largest cultural event, when the uniquely atmospheric Bakáts Square and its surroundings become the district’s main meeting point for three days.
Local, national, and universal values converge with summer energy into a long weekend of interdisciplinary arts programming.
In 2026, we welcome everyone for the 11th time to meet, celebrate, play, eat, drink, ...
Faithless, Sziget Festival Budapest, 10 August
- 10 Aug 2026 8:00 PM
- contemporary
British electronic legends Faithless took the main stage at Sziget Festival 2026 on Monday, 10 August, capping off the opening night with a career-spanning set that reminded Budapest why they remain one of dance music’s most enduring acts.
Free Festival: Palotai Summer Games in Budapest, 23 - 26 July
- 23 Jul 2026 10:01 AM
- contemporary
Looking for a vibrant local experience later this month? The highly anticipated Palota Summer Games (Palotai Nyári Játékok) are returning to District XV at the end of July, bringing four consecutive evenings of diverse open-air entertainment to Nemzedékek Parkja (Generations Park).
For one long weekend, culture steps outside the traditional theater walls to transform the park into a lively ...
The Cup of My Blood, National Dance Theatre Budapest, 27 May
- 27 May 2026 7:30 PM
- contemporary
Christianity and its fundamental purpose are based on the resurrection of Christ. However, no one has ever given a voice to the sole eyewitness of this epoch-making event: Mary Magdalene.
There lies the body of the Messiah before her, and in her monologue she shares her thoughts and inner turmoil with us. Mary Magdalene conjures up another possible reality, bringing to life another plausible ...
Undertow, Trafó Budapest, 21 May
- 21 May 2026 8:00 PM
- contemporary
Magnus Westwell, the young Scottish talent of Sadler’s Wells, a key venue for contemporary dance in London, is arriving to create the SUB.LAB.PRO ensemble’s last choreography for this season.
Spanning the euphoric and the desolate, the performance invites the public into dream-like, ethereal worlds, where decaying and generative processes aim to challenge the limits of emotional and physical ...
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 ...
Contemporary Circus: Vollmond, Festival Theatre Budapest, 11 April
- 11 Apr 2026 7:00 PM
- contemporary
Pina Bausch was one of the most influential dancers and choreographers of the 20th century, the creator of epoch-making productions of dance theatre, and it is perhaps no exaggeration to say that her magnus opus was the Tanztheater Wuppertal itself, which from the early 1970s on she transformed into an extremely important centre of modern dance.
Although she passed away more than fifteen ...
Latvian National Opera & Ballet: Nijinsky, Festival Theatre Budapest, 3 April
- 3 Apr 2026 7:00 PM
- classical
The titular character of Marco Goecke’s production is Vaslav Nijinsky (1890–1950), the iconic genius of modern dance. The play evokes the most important moments in the life of the dancer and choreographer, both on and off the stage.
Nijinsky was the solo dancer of Sergei Diaghilev’s legendary Ballets Russes for ten years. He enchanted audiences with virtuosic leaps and an androgynous ...