City: Hungary
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10 Concerts & Shows in Hungary That You Shouldn't Miss
Coordinates: 47°N 20°E / 47°N 20°E / 47; 20
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1. Kodaly Kozpont
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 3 reviews
2. Dumaszinhaz
3. Kaboca Puppet Theatre
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 2 reviews
The Kaboca Puppet Theatre puts on puppet shows for people of all ages: young babies, students, and adults. In our repertoir you can find classical and modern plays, Hungarian and international folk stories, and musical pieces, too. Besides the two-day art festival, Kabóciádé, that we host every June, we also regularly organize drama pedagogy sessions and other professional activities. Our interactive playhouse, the Kabóca Cottage, is open year-round, and our puppet exhibition is especially popular.
4. Orkeny Theatre
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 5 reviews
Reviewed By stinkwink - Sydney, Australia
When arriving through a huge arch, and watch this theatre from outside, you expect something large, according to the columnar entrance, even monumental. In the lobby, you still can think that there are long rows of chairs waiting for you, only after a few stairs - if you have a ticket to the balcony, you have fought yourself up quite a few stairs - you will be surprised to find that there is only a small auditorium for the big stage. I was lucky last night at the István Örkény Theater to see the Shaxpearre washer of Kertész street. It was a hard job to get tickets. It was a modern, very modern Romeo and Juliett story, where the youngsters are all more or less drog addicts, drinking cursing and everyone are having a promiscuous life. On weekend evenings on the streets of Budapest, something very similar can be seen as was on the stage. When I heard, that some people found it too much and left, I was thinking, what can they do in real life? Escape? Stay behind the walls of their home? Immigrate? Like it or not, that is the reality. Behind the rough, rambunctious behavior, is often a gentle soul is hiding. Shouting, swearing is just the surface, that the young fellow uses to cover up his feelings with. It was a phenomenal performance that we are used to from the Örkény theater team. Although I enjoyed every minute of the show, at home I did watch Zeffirelli's Romeo and Juliet for a bit. Just for the sake of contrast.
5. National Theatre of Pecs
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5.0 based on 14 reviews
6. Thalia Theater
7. Katona Jozsef Theater
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5.0 based on 1 reviews
8. Bethlen Theater
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5.0 based on 2 reviews
Bethlen Theatre ...where past meets present In the outer part of the 7th district of Budapest, at Bethlen Gabor square is where our tiny theater is located. In 2012, it was re-named as Bethlen Theatre – the same name it had before it was closed in 1937. The change of name went hand in hand with a change of profile: before the reopening, the place functioned as a dance theater for more than 15 years; since then it is a production theater. Its objective is to revive by the efficient help of contemporary art, young artists and performers without genre limitations. The programs here are organised on the basis of art community. The four pillars – prose and dance performances, children plays and comedy – have been extended with genres, such as visual theatre, impromptu theatre and folk performances. Festivals, contemporary dance and theater performances, Sunday plays for children, free screenings, and exhibitions at the Gallery await the audience every month.
9. Hungarian State Opera House (Magyar Allami Operahaz)
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 7,675 reviews
This magnificent new-Renaissance style structure, completed in 1884 and modeled after the Vienna Opera House, is home to both the State Opera and the State Ballet.
Reviewed By ZakPetersen - London, United Kingdom
Wonderful building and interior with great acoustic and superb performance by every member of the orchestra, opera singers, and dancers, stunning costumes, and choreography, what a wonderful evening!
10. Danube Palace
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 229 reviews
The Danube Palace was built between 1883 and 1885, in a splendid Neo-Baroque style according to the plans of Vilmos Freund. At that time it was known as the casino of Lipotvaros - but not in the term of gambling, but an aristocratic club for entertainment. From its built till the Second World War the Palace served as a place of culture, supported many young artists, and even Bartok, Kodaly, Dvorak played in its first-class concert hall. Since 1951 the building was carrying out the cultural programs of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.Nowadays the beautiful halls and rooms of the Danube Palace are hosting cultural, social and gala events like weddings and Folklore performances.
Reviewed By Deb04101 - Portland, United States
This is a small theatre that regularly presents concerts of traditional Hungarian folk music and dance. I was concerned that it might turn out to be a schmaltzy tourist event, but both dancers and musicians were top-notch, and I could hardly sit still in my seat. The violinist in particular was excellent. If you'd like to see some of the roots of Hungary's contribution to world music, this high-energy performance will definitely entertain you.
