780 result(s) for theatre festival
The Metropolitan Opera: Live In HD, Festival Theater, 6 April
- 4 Apr 2014 9:02 AM
- community & culture
Replay of the live broadcast with English and Hungarian subtitle. The most frequently performed opera in the Metropolitan’s history, the tale of La Bohème, which portrays the life of hedonistic young artists with all its joys and tragedies, is presented here with an excitingly young cast in a classic production by Franco Zeffirelli and with the outstanding Italian conductor Stefano Ranzani at the ...
The Grand Budapest Theatrical Extravaganza
- 4 Apr 2014 7:00 AM
- community & culture
The Hungarian capital has been hosting an international theatre exchange as part of the annual Budapest Spring Festival. Around 20 companies from 13 countries have come together to perform and share ideas. The event, organised by the National Theatre, honours the 19th century Hungarian poet and playwright Imre Madách.
Rufus Wainwright, Palace Of Arts Budapest, 3 April
- 1 Apr 2014 9:01 AM
- community & culture
Born in 1973, American-Canadian singer, lyricist and composer Rufus McGarrigle Wainwright makes music that defies easy classification. He has released seven albums of his own, has written film scores and classical operas, and put Shakespeare’s sonnets to music for a play by Robert Wilson.
Recirquel: The Naked Clown, Festival Theatre Budapest, 30 March
- 28 Mar 2014 8:04 AM
- community & culture
It has been a busy year for Recirquel, the first Hungarian contemporary circus company. Making their debut in 2013, Bence Vági’s troupe pulled off a season of sell-out shows and a successful Russian tour. A favourite with the audience of the Palace of Arts, they are now preparing a new production for the Budapest Spring Festival. The Naked Clown invites viewers to a ball, where the scenes centre ...
Rodin, Comedy Theatre Budapest, 1 April
- 28 Mar 2014 8:02 AM
- entertainment
The new production of the Eifman Ballet pays tribute to one of the world’s greatest sculptors, Auguste Rodin, and his assistant, lover and muse, Camille Claudel-a relationship of passion and drama. The end of their fifteen-year-long romance was to be the beginning of Camille’s destruction; she suffered a mental breakdown and died forgotten in a mental institution thirty years later, in 1943.
21st Titanic Film Festival Kicks Off On 4th April
- 27 Mar 2014 10:30 AM
- entertainment
This year Titanic brings to the Hungarian capital 52 films of 25 nations divided into 7 sections, of which 10 movies are quite fresh premieres. There will be 9 films in competition for the Breaking Waves Award. In the course of the festival a meeting will be organized for the universities with film education, and a special film selection and presentations will commemorate the late director Miklós ...
Central European Dance Theatre: Peregrines, Festival Theater Budapest, 2 April
- 23 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- entertainment
Celebrating their 25th anniversary season, the Central European Dance Theatre present a production whose three choreographers were educated in Hungary but reached professional maturity abroad. “Peregrination, studying at foreign universities, is one of the most characteristic and interesting chapters in the history of Hungarian culture.
Budapest Spring Festival Starts Tomorrow
- 20 Mar 2014 10:00 AM
- community & culture
This year’s Budapest Spring Festival (BTF) will have twice as many performers at twice the number of last year’s venues, Minister of Human Resources Zoltán Balog said at a press conference. He said that with the reconstruction of the Music Academy and the Erkel Theatre, as well as the inauguration of the Budapest Music Centre, the festival will host world-class artists in world-class venues. ...
Eszter Váczi & Quartet, Corvin Community Centre Budapest, 21 March, 7:30 pm
- 20 Mar 2014 8:01 AM
- entertainment
The cultural institutions of the districts and neighbourhoods of Budapest, such as Pesthidegkút, Országút, Óbuda, Újpest, Terézváros, Erzsébetváros, Józsefváros, Kőbánya, Zugló or Mátyásföld, are important parts of the city’s art scene, and are open not only to locals, but to everyone in the capital.
The Metropolitan Opera: Live In HD, Festival Theater, 6 April
- 4 Apr 2014 9:02 AM
- community & culture
Replay of the live broadcast with English and Hungarian subtitle. The most frequently performed opera in the Metropolitan’s history, the tale of La Bohème, which portrays the life of hedonistic young artists with all its joys and tragedies, is presented here with an excitingly young cast in a classic production by Franco Zeffirelli and with the outstanding Italian conductor Stefano Ranzani at the ...
The Grand Budapest Theatrical Extravaganza
- 4 Apr 2014 7:00 AM
- community & culture
The Hungarian capital has been hosting an international theatre exchange as part of the annual Budapest Spring Festival. Around 20 companies from 13 countries have come together to perform and share ideas. The event, organised by the National Theatre, honours the 19th century Hungarian poet and playwright Imre Madách.
Rufus Wainwright, Palace Of Arts Budapest, 3 April
- 1 Apr 2014 9:01 AM
- community & culture
Born in 1973, American-Canadian singer, lyricist and composer Rufus McGarrigle Wainwright makes music that defies easy classification. He has released seven albums of his own, has written film scores and classical operas, and put Shakespeare’s sonnets to music for a play by Robert Wilson.
Recirquel: The Naked Clown, Festival Theatre Budapest, 30 March
- 28 Mar 2014 8:04 AM
- community & culture
It has been a busy year for Recirquel, the first Hungarian contemporary circus company. Making their debut in 2013, Bence Vági’s troupe pulled off a season of sell-out shows and a successful Russian tour. A favourite with the audience of the Palace of Arts, they are now preparing a new production for the Budapest Spring Festival. The Naked Clown invites viewers to a ball, where the scenes centre ...
Rodin, Comedy Theatre Budapest, 1 April
- 28 Mar 2014 8:02 AM
- entertainment
The new production of the Eifman Ballet pays tribute to one of the world’s greatest sculptors, Auguste Rodin, and his assistant, lover and muse, Camille Claudel-a relationship of passion and drama. The end of their fifteen-year-long romance was to be the beginning of Camille’s destruction; she suffered a mental breakdown and died forgotten in a mental institution thirty years later, in 1943.
21st Titanic Film Festival Kicks Off On 4th April
- 27 Mar 2014 10:30 AM
- entertainment
This year Titanic brings to the Hungarian capital 52 films of 25 nations divided into 7 sections, of which 10 movies are quite fresh premieres. There will be 9 films in competition for the Breaking Waves Award. In the course of the festival a meeting will be organized for the universities with film education, and a special film selection and presentations will commemorate the late director Miklós ...
Central European Dance Theatre: Peregrines, Festival Theater Budapest, 2 April
- 23 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- entertainment
Celebrating their 25th anniversary season, the Central European Dance Theatre present a production whose three choreographers were educated in Hungary but reached professional maturity abroad. “Peregrination, studying at foreign universities, is one of the most characteristic and interesting chapters in the history of Hungarian culture.
Budapest Spring Festival Starts Tomorrow
- 20 Mar 2014 10:00 AM
- community & culture
This year’s Budapest Spring Festival (BTF) will have twice as many performers at twice the number of last year’s venues, Minister of Human Resources Zoltán Balog said at a press conference. He said that with the reconstruction of the Music Academy and the Erkel Theatre, as well as the inauguration of the Budapest Music Centre, the festival will host world-class artists in world-class venues. ...
Eszter Váczi & Quartet, Corvin Community Centre Budapest, 21 March, 7:30 pm
- 20 Mar 2014 8:01 AM
- entertainment
The cultural institutions of the districts and neighbourhoods of Budapest, such as Pesthidegkút, Országút, Óbuda, Újpest, Terézváros, Erzsébetváros, Józsefváros, Kőbánya, Zugló or Mátyásföld, are important parts of the city’s art scene, and are open not only to locals, but to everyone in the capital.