604 result(s) for national theatre budapest
Budapest Dance Festival, National Dance Theatre, Until 11 May
- 26 Apr 2024 4:58 PM
- entertainment
The Budapest Dance Festival is hosting international stars again this year. The two-week festival at the National Dance Theatre will bring together the best of international and national contemporary dance.
'Carmina Burana', Opera House Budapest, 16 April
- 16 Apr 2024 7:00 PM
- contemporary
Scenic cantata, in the original languages, with Hungarian and English surtitles.
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 ...
Tan Dun: Buddha Passion - Hungarian premiere, National Concert Hall Budapest, 14 April
- 14 Apr 2024 7:30 PM
- classical
Commissioned by the Dresden Music Festival, the New York Philharmonic Orchestra, the Los Angeles Philharmonic and the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, this monumental, six-part Buddha Passion was written in 2018.
The piece has a Chinese and Sanskrit libretto, and employs solo singers, a choir and an orchestra. It was first performed in Dresden by the Munich Philharmonic Orchestra and the ...
Feledi Project: Liliom, National Dance Theatre Budapest, 5 April
- 5 Apr 2024 7:00 PM
- contemporary
Written in 1909,‘Liliom, or the Life and Death of a Villain' captivates audiences everywhere. It tells the story of a powerful and chaotic love affair between a maid and a carousel operator.
It’s a story of misery, raw emotions and fragility. The characters take ownership of their fate and lock themselves in their failures; it is as if they’ve been down the same road a hundred times without ...
Punnany Massif - Punnany, National Concert Hall Budapest, 27 March
- 27 Mar 2024 8:00 PM
- classical
Hailing from Pécs, Punnany Massif have enjoyed a monumental journey in the 20 action-packed years since the band established from the initial pairing of two MCs, Máté Felcser (RendbenMan) and Roland Farkas (Wolfie) got together in 2003.
By the 2010s, they had won the hearts of the Hungarian masses with their self-blended, trendsetting musical cocktail.
Following their anniversary year in ...
Budapest Festival Orchestra, National Concert Hall Budapest, 25 March
- 25 Mar 2024 7:45 PM
- classical
One of two surviving Bach passions, the Saint Matthew Passion, which can be considered the zenith of Protestant church music, is often performed today as a purely musical piece, even though it really is an example of applied music at its best, or as Iván Fischer describes it, "a ritual with spiritual content.”
When it was first presented on Good Friday 1727, the work was paused between its ...
Folk Dance: “The Essence of Art...”, National Dance Theatre, 24 March
- 24 Mar 2024 7:00 PM
- contemporary
Amrita Sher Gil, of Hungarian-Indian origin, was one of the most enigmatic and tragic artists of the first half of the 20th century. In the few active years she was given, she became one of the most important figures in contemporary Indian painting.
She created her art on the border between two worlds, constantly seeking a balance between the two. The dance piece brings her paintings to life. ...
FRIDA, the Muse of Life, National Dance Theatre Budapest, 7 April
- 21 Mar 2024 7:30 PM
- contemporary
This spectacular show on the life and art of Mexican painter Frida Kahlo takes you on a journey to an exotic dream world, based on the rich expressivity of music, moving pictures and the art of dance.
Like a special guided exhibition, the dance-pictures display the beauty and challenges of the female path of life, love stories full of passion, images of an impressive culture, a carnival ...
The Stars of the Future, National Dance Theatre Budapest, 26 March
- 19 Mar 2024 3:25 PM
- contemporary
The Hungarian Dance University has been organising its Home Competition in every academic year for several decades now.
This is not only an important milestone for the professional studies of all age groups, but it also provides another opportunity for the participants to perform on stage in several categories (classical solo and group pieces, modern/contemporary dances and own ...
Budapest Dance Festival, National Dance Theatre, Until 11 May
- 26 Apr 2024 4:58 PM
- entertainment
The Budapest Dance Festival is hosting international stars again this year. The two-week festival at the National Dance Theatre will bring together the best of international and national contemporary dance.
'Carmina Burana', Opera House Budapest, 16 April
- 16 Apr 2024 7:00 PM
- contemporary
Scenic cantata, in the original languages, with Hungarian and English surtitles.
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 ...
Tan Dun: Buddha Passion - Hungarian premiere, National Concert Hall Budapest, 14 April
- 14 Apr 2024 7:30 PM
- classical
Commissioned by the Dresden Music Festival, the New York Philharmonic Orchestra, the Los Angeles Philharmonic and the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, this monumental, six-part Buddha Passion was written in 2018.
The piece has a Chinese and Sanskrit libretto, and employs solo singers, a choir and an orchestra. It was first performed in Dresden by the Munich Philharmonic Orchestra and the ...
Feledi Project: Liliom, National Dance Theatre Budapest, 5 April
- 5 Apr 2024 7:00 PM
- contemporary
Written in 1909,‘Liliom, or the Life and Death of a Villain' captivates audiences everywhere. It tells the story of a powerful and chaotic love affair between a maid and a carousel operator.
It’s a story of misery, raw emotions and fragility. The characters take ownership of their fate and lock themselves in their failures; it is as if they’ve been down the same road a hundred times without ...
Punnany Massif - Punnany, National Concert Hall Budapest, 27 March
- 27 Mar 2024 8:00 PM
- classical
Hailing from Pécs, Punnany Massif have enjoyed a monumental journey in the 20 action-packed years since the band established from the initial pairing of two MCs, Máté Felcser (RendbenMan) and Roland Farkas (Wolfie) got together in 2003.
By the 2010s, they had won the hearts of the Hungarian masses with their self-blended, trendsetting musical cocktail.
Following their anniversary year in ...
Budapest Festival Orchestra, National Concert Hall Budapest, 25 March
- 25 Mar 2024 7:45 PM
- classical
One of two surviving Bach passions, the Saint Matthew Passion, which can be considered the zenith of Protestant church music, is often performed today as a purely musical piece, even though it really is an example of applied music at its best, or as Iván Fischer describes it, "a ritual with spiritual content.”
When it was first presented on Good Friday 1727, the work was paused between its ...
Folk Dance: “The Essence of Art...”, National Dance Theatre, 24 March
- 24 Mar 2024 7:00 PM
- contemporary
Amrita Sher Gil, of Hungarian-Indian origin, was one of the most enigmatic and tragic artists of the first half of the 20th century. In the few active years she was given, she became one of the most important figures in contemporary Indian painting.
She created her art on the border between two worlds, constantly seeking a balance between the two. The dance piece brings her paintings to life. ...
FRIDA, the Muse of Life, National Dance Theatre Budapest, 7 April
- 21 Mar 2024 7:30 PM
- contemporary
This spectacular show on the life and art of Mexican painter Frida Kahlo takes you on a journey to an exotic dream world, based on the rich expressivity of music, moving pictures and the art of dance.
Like a special guided exhibition, the dance-pictures display the beauty and challenges of the female path of life, love stories full of passion, images of an impressive culture, a carnival ...
The Stars of the Future, National Dance Theatre Budapest, 26 March
- 19 Mar 2024 3:25 PM
- contemporary
The Hungarian Dance University has been organising its Home Competition in every academic year for several decades now.
This is not only an important milestone for the professional studies of all age groups, but it also provides another opportunity for the participants to perform on stage in several categories (classical solo and group pieces, modern/contemporary dances and own ...