10 result(s) for contemporary dance festival in Events
Recirquel: Paradisum, Festival Theatre Budapest, 1 July
- 1 Jul 2026 2:01 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 ...
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 ...
Tangaj Collective & Action at a Distance: Body Line of Thought, Trafó Budapest, 3 June
- 3 Jun 2025 3:59 PM
- contemporary
Created by the Romanian-Canadian duo, Simona Deaconescu and Vanessa Goodman, BLOT - Body Line of Thought explores movement in relation to the bacteria in our body. The show presents the body as an interconnected system, strong and fragile at the same time.
Designed as a hybrid performance, a mix of conference and choreographic show, BLOT talks about similarities between humans and other ...
Ballet Pécs: Faust, the Damned, Festival Theatre Budapest, 8 May
- 8 May 2025 7:00 PM
- contemporary
The world premiere of László Dubrovay’s dance drama Faust, the Damned took place at Müpa Budapest in 2016, as part of the Budapest Spring Festival.
This large-scale production inspired by Goethe’s masterpiece debuted on the main stage of the National Theatre of Pécs in the 2023/24 season, and will run again in 2024 at Müpa Budapest’s Festival Theatre.
László Dubrovay’s marvellously ...
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[D]Open Your Move, Mini Festival, Trafó Budapest, 2 - 3 May
- 2 May 2025 10:00 AM
- contemporary
The third Hungarian gathering of urban and contemporary dance at Trafó! Two days where differences fade, and the passion for movement takes center stage. Here everyone has a place, and every movement matters.
On 2 May, you are invited to join two inspiring workshops, and an inclusive jam.
On 3 May, whether as a dancer or as a spectator, you can immerse yourself in an electrifying dance ...
Recirquel: Paradisum, Festival Theatre Budapest, 1 July
- 1 Jul 2026 2:01 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 ...
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 ...
Tangaj Collective & Action at a Distance: Body Line of Thought, Trafó Budapest, 3 June
- 3 Jun 2025 3:59 PM
- contemporary
Created by the Romanian-Canadian duo, Simona Deaconescu and Vanessa Goodman, BLOT - Body Line of Thought explores movement in relation to the bacteria in our body. The show presents the body as an interconnected system, strong and fragile at the same time.
Designed as a hybrid performance, a mix of conference and choreographic show, BLOT talks about similarities between humans and other ...
Ballet Pécs: Faust, the Damned, Festival Theatre Budapest, 8 May
- 8 May 2025 7:00 PM
- contemporary
The world premiere of László Dubrovay’s dance drama Faust, the Damned took place at Müpa Budapest in 2016, as part of the Budapest Spring Festival.
This large-scale production inspired by Goethe’s masterpiece debuted on the main stage of the National Theatre of Pécs in the 2023/24 season, and will run again in 2024 at Müpa Budapest’s Festival Theatre.
László Dubrovay’s marvellously ...
[D]Open Your Move, Mini Festival, Trafó Budapest, 2 - 3 May
- 2 May 2025 10:00 AM
- contemporary
The third Hungarian gathering of urban and contemporary dance at Trafó! Two days where differences fade, and the passion for movement takes center stage. Here everyone has a place, and every movement matters.
On 2 May, you are invited to join two inspiring workshops, and an inclusive jam.
On 3 May, whether as a dancer or as a spectator, you can immerse yourself in an electrifying dance ...