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Exhibition Free BP 150
Faces of Budapest

Open air photo exhibition in Városháza Park

7 - 23/4/2023

Városháza Park

How do contemporary photographers see the people of Budapest? Who are we, and what are we like?

How do contemporary photographers see the people of Budapest? Who are we, and what are we like?
Exhibition BP 150
BINÁLÉ

International digital arts review

21/4/2023 - 2/5/2023

Kristály Színtér

Discover the immersive exhibition of works by international artists, superstars and pioneers on BINÁLÉ's unusual and magical digital canvas.

Discover the immersive exhibition of works by international artists, superstars and pioneers on BINÁLÉ's unusual and magical digital canvas.
Wolfram Lotz: The Politicians

Premier at the Katona József Theatre Sufni

20-22/4/2023

Katona József Színház

'The Politicians', a play by one of the most important contemporary German dramatists, Wolfram Lotz, is directed by Balázs Dohy in Sufni, the smallest venue of the Katona József Theatre. A dramatic and entertaining textual monster about the inflation of language, the loss of meaning and the truth disappearing in a sea of words.

'The Politicians', a play by one of the most important contemporary German dramatists, Wolfram Lotz, is directed by Balázs Dohy in Sufni, the smallest venue of the Katona József Theatre. A dramatic and entertaining textual monster about the inflation of language, the loss of meaning and the truth disappearing in a sea of words.
Stanisław Ignacy Witkiewicz: The Water Hen

Premier at the Katona József Theatre Kamra

21 April 2023 Premier

Katona József Színház

After fifteen years, Sándor Zsótér is back again at the Katona József Theatre to direct Stanisław Ignacy Witkiewicz's drama 'The Water Hen' with Béla Mészáros, Tamás Keresztes, Júlia Mentes and Natasha Stork, among others.

After fifteen years, Sándor Zsótér is back again at the Katona József Theatre to direct Stanisław Ignacy Witkiewicz's drama 'The Water Hen' with Béla Mészáros, Tamás Keresztes, Júlia Mentes and Natasha Stork, among others.
Exhibition BP 150
Budapest Model

Gather up, build it up!

21/4/2023 - 2/5/2023

Kristály Színtér

How does the wooden model of Budapest follow the changes in its living fabric, the creation or disappearance of its buildings?

How does the wooden model of Budapest follow the changes in its living fabric, the creation or disappearance of its buildings?
ExhibitionTheater and literature BP Együtt
Flying Data – Utopia

Budapest 2073

21/4/2023 - 1/5/2023

Kristály Színtér

Get on neo-futuristic drone wings with The Flying Data Collective and fly to Budapest in 2073. In this participatory theatre performance, equality and social justice come to life in the Egalitarian Eco-City of Budapest. Artificial intelligence will help anti-fossil citizens to understand the context and data.

Get on neo-futuristic drone wings with The Flying Data Collective and fly to Budapest in 2073. In this participatory theatre performance, equality and social justice come to life in the Egalitarian Eco-City of Budapest. Artificial intelligence will help anti-fossil citizens to understand the context and data.
For Families BP Együtt
Open day at the József Gruber Reservoir

Open day at the József Gruber Reservoir

22/4/2023. 9:00-16:00

Gellérthegyi Gruber József víztároló

A futuristic temple, an engineering feat, and a coveted location for sci-fi movies. Built into the belly of Gellért Hill, water in the two piano-shaped pools of the Gruber József reservoir covers 10,000 square metres, standing 8 metres high between 212 columns.

A futuristic temple, an engineering feat, and a coveted location for sci-fi movies. Built into the belly of Gellért Hill, water in the two piano-shaped pools of the Gruber József reservoir covers 10,000 square metres, standing 8 metres high between 212 columns.
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For Families Free BP Együtt
Gas factory Jam

Óbuda legal wall opening weekend

22-23/4/2023 10:00 - 20:00

Gázgyár utca

For two days nearly 40 graffiti artists from Hungary and abroad, invited or selected by appointment, will inaugurate the graffiti wall at the Gas Factory in Óbuda. The event includes music and dance performances, as well as a painting workshop for children.

For two days nearly 40 graffiti artists from Hungary and abroad, invited or selected by appointment, will inaugurate the graffiti wall at the Gas Factory in Óbuda. The event includes music and dance performances, as well as a painting workshop for children.
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Free BP Együtt
Budapest, city of neighbourhoods

Literary picnic with the Radnóti Theatre

22/4/2023 10:00-12:00, 14:00-16:00

Filozófusok Kertje

In the Garden of Philosophers, the Radnóti Theatre's actors are hosting a literary picnic, where they will read short stories, novels and diary excerpts about Budapest, the Budapest feeling, myths and legends related to the capital, written by Hungarian authors of the past almost a hundred years.

In the Garden of Philosophers, the Radnóti Theatre's actors are hosting a literary picnic, where they will read short stories, novels and diary excerpts about Budapest, the Budapest feeling, myths and legends related to the capital, written by Hungarian authors of the past almost a hundred years.
For Families BP Együtt
My Budapest

Photo marathon for friends, families and solo adventurers

22/4/2023

Városháza Park

Take your camera out for a stroll on the streets of Budapest with your family and friends, or venture out alone!

Take your camera out for a stroll on the streets of Budapest with your family and friends, or venture out alone!
Theater and literature BP Köszönti
Katona40

A walk through the history of the Katona József Theatre

23/4/2023

Katona József Színház

The last forty years and the next ten years of the Katona József Theatre will be enacted through a reading theatre performance by the actors and the young talents of the Katona Club in five locations.

The last forty years and the next ten years of the Katona József Theatre will be enacted through a reading theatre performance by the actors and the young talents of the Katona Club in five locations.
For Families BP Együtt
‘On Ruins’

Documentary Series Premiere

24/4/2023, 17:00, 18:00

Toldi

Budapest’s trademark ruin pubs and the party district owe their emergence to numerous exciting figures from the city scene.

Budapest’s trademark ruin pubs and the party district owe their emergence to numerous exciting figures from the city scene.
Theater and literature BP Köszönti
Somewhere there’s a country

Budapest premiere of the production by Behívó program

24/4/2023 19:15

Katona József Színház

The performance created by the young creative community of the Katona József Theatre paints a picture of Hungary today.

The performance created by the young creative community of the Katona József Theatre paints a picture of Hungary today.
Theater and literature BP Együtt
Going Round in Circles

Singular scenes from the ®Alkotótárs programme

24/4/2023 19:00

Jurányi Pordukciós Közösségi Inkubátorház

The works of renowned poets, writers and photographers on extreme poverty, sustainability and digitalisation served as an inspiration for this series of unconventional, boundary-pushing episodes.

The works of renowned poets, writers and photographers on extreme poverty, sustainability and digitalisation served as an inspiration for this series of unconventional, boundary-pushing episodes.
Music BP 150
From Sapporo to Budapest

Piano Concert by Kana Furukawa (JP)

25/4/2023 19:00

Óbudai Társaskör

In cooperation with the Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music and Sapporo Concert Hall Kitara (Japan), the best student of the seminar in 2022, pianist Kana Furukawa plays memorable masterpieces by Bach, Schumann, Beethoven and Liszt. The evening is also the world premiere of Hiroki Tanaka’s composition.

In cooperation with the Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music and Sapporo Concert Hall Kitara (Japan), the best student of the seminar in 2022, pianist Kana Furukawa plays memorable masterpieces by Bach, Schumann, Beethoven and Liszt. The evening is also the world premiere of Hiroki Tanaka’s composition.
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Exhibition Free BP 150
Hommage to von Neumann

Poster exhibition in honour of the world-famous Hungarian mathematician

25/4/2023 - 15/5/2023

Városháza Park

Named Man of the Century by the Financial Times, John von Neumann had a lasting impact on several scientific fields, such as computer science, nuclear physics, game theory, economics, and numerical meteorology.

Named Man of the Century by the Financial Times, John von Neumann had a lasting impact on several scientific fields, such as computer science, nuclear physics, game theory, economics, and numerical meteorology.
Theater and literature BP Együtt
“I must be cold and yearn”

A literary soirée with Réka Borda, Mónika Ferencz, and Ádám Nádasdy

26/4/2023 19:00

Eötvös10 Művelődési Ház

A literary soirée and a roundtable discussion about the newest play of the Trojka Theater Company which deals with the topic of heterosexuality and homosexuality in terms of love and female stereotypes.
Participants: Réka Borda, Mónika Ferencz, Ádám Nádasdy (poets)
Moderator: Sisso Artner

A literary soirée and a roundtable discussion about the newest play of the Trojka Theater Company which deals with the topic of heterosexuality and homosexuality in terms of love and female stereotypes.
Participants: Réka Borda, Mónika Ferencz, Ádám Nádasdy (poets)
Moderator: Sisso Artner
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Exhibition Free BP Együtt
One Another

Analogue photography exhibition by Angéla Eke

26/4/2023 - 4/5/2023

TOBE Gallery

Exhibition with the Trojka Theatre Company and the creators of the production 'Sex Cinema, or the Conviction of our Desires'

Exhibition with the Trojka Theatre Company and the creators of the production 'Sex Cinema, or the Conviction of our Desires'
Theater and literature BP Együtt
Can we survive technology? John von Neumann and the future

Sci-fi evening in honour of the Hungarian genius

27/4/2023 19:00

Kristály Színtér

Science, imagination, genius and humour are packed into one evening. In the spirit of John von Neumann's visionary article, sci-fi writers and students give creative fictive answers to the challenges of information technology, mathematics and nuclear physics and explore our chances of survival in the shadow of ecological crisis, war and pandemic. A round table discussion at the end of the evening focuses on the relationship between von Neumann and science fiction.

Science, imagination, genius and humour are packed into one evening. In the spirit of John von Neumann's visionary article, sci-fi writers and students give creative fictive answers to the challenges of information technology, mathematics and nuclear physics and explore our chances of survival in the shadow of ecological crisis, war and pandemic. A round table discussion at the end of the evening focuses on the relationship between von Neumann and science fiction.
Music BP Együtt
“They’re wearing caps”

Underground culture in the 1980's

28/4/2023

Lumen Kávézó

In the eighties, spaces and forms of culture representing progress and breakthrough emerged in the face of closedness, suspicion, limitations of freedom of expression and public life, and a general sense of no perspective.

In the eighties, spaces and forms of culture representing progress and breakthrough emerged in the face of closedness, suspicion, limitations of freedom of expression and public life, and a general sense of no perspective.
Theater and literature BP Együtt
SX_MCHN, or the Torture of our Desires

Musical theatre show

28-30/4/2023 20:00

Alterego Club

Do we really know our sexuality? Or are we just following what society, our friends, partners or gender expect from us?

Do we really know our sexuality? Or are we just following what society, our friends, partners or gender expect from us?
ExhibitionMusic BP Együtt
Gödör and VadArt mini festival turn twenty

Three floors of underground happening

29/4/2023

GÖDÖR Klub

The evening marks the end of the 20th-anniversary celebrations of the Gödör Klub and the VadArt art group, with an underground art party taking up three floors!

The evening marks the end of the 20th-anniversary celebrations of the Gödör Klub and the VadArt art group, with an underground art party taking up three floors!
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For Families Free BP Együtt
Spring DanceSpace

Open-air dance parade on World Dance Day

29/4/2023 13:00 - 22:00

Madách Imre tér

On World Dance Day this year, feet will move to the beat in Madách Square. Aficionados of Argentine tango, West Coast swing and salsa will come together to the sound of great tunes. In the evening, Hungary's best-known Latin music pianist Richárd Révész and his band will bring vibrant Cuban melodies.

On World Dance Day this year, feet will move to the beat in Madách Square. Aficionados of Argentine tango, West Coast swing and salsa will come together to the sound of great tunes. In the evening, Hungary's best-known Latin music pianist Richárd Révész and his band will bring vibrant Cuban melodies.
Theater and literature BP Együtt
Over the Moonlight

Journey to Antal Szerb's Universe

30/4/2023 19:00

Rumbach zsinagóga

Zsolt Prieger's Antal Szerb fantasy is poetically surreal: acoustic and projected images, cities, stories and loves flash right before our eyes. A vision full of improvisation: an unmissable literary, musical and philosophical performance, at once an avant-garde experiment and a San Remo hit factory.

Zsolt Prieger's Antal Szerb fantasy is poetically surreal: acoustic and projected images, cities, stories and loves flash right before our eyes. A vision full of improvisation: an unmissable literary, musical and philosophical performance, at once an avant-garde experiment and a San Remo hit factory.
Theater and literature BP Együtt
STEREO AKT: Hotel of Change

Documentary theatre

1-2/5/2023

Trafó Kortárs Művészetek Háza

A group of disillusioned actors are looking for a new vocation and open an inn for burnt-out activists in Budapest. The guests of Hotel of Change fight for a fairer, more liveable, better world, each in their field. But at what cost? And who are they? Are they the heroes of our times, provocateurs, or bored fools? The documentary theatre piece focuses on activists and their initiatives, giving the staff of Hotel of Change a chance to understand what gives hope in turbulent times.

A group of disillusioned actors are looking for a new vocation and open an inn for burnt-out activists in Budapest. The guests of Hotel of Change fight for a fairer, more liveable, better world, each in their field. But at what cost? And who are they? Are they the heroes of our times, provocateurs, or bored fools? The documentary theatre piece focuses on activists and their initiatives, giving the staff of Hotel of Change a chance to understand what gives hope in turbulent times.
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Exhibition Free BP Együtt
You Are Not Alone

Exhibition of Tibor Kiss's works at the Főfotó Gallery

2-14/5/2023

Főfotó

The exhibition of old and new works by Tibor Kiss, visual artist, songwriter and musician of Quimby and Aranyakkord focuses on mental well-being. The vernissage will feature a round table discussion on mental health and the importance of mental hygiene for musicians and creative industry professionals.

The exhibition of old and new works by Tibor Kiss, visual artist, songwriter and musician of Quimby and Aranyakkord focuses on mental well-being. The vernissage will feature a round table discussion on mental health and the importance of mental hygiene for musicians and creative industry professionals.
Music BP Köszönti
Haydn/Ligeti/Beethoven

Closing concert of the Budapest Spring Festival performed by the Budapest Sound Collective

23/4/2023 19:00

Zeneakadémia Nagyterem

Gergely Dubóczky and his ensemble perform rare curiosities and well-known pieces by Viennese masters. The Budapest Sound Collective's fresh, dynamic approach brings classical music even to those who feel alien to them.

Gergely Dubóczky and his ensemble perform rare curiosities and well-known pieces by Viennese masters. The Budapest Sound Collective's fresh, dynamic approach brings classical music even to those who feel alien to them.
Exhibition BP 150
The Budapest Effect

Identities and belonging in the city

5/5/2023 - 31/3/2024

BTM Vármúzeum

The Budapest History Museum's exhibition features spectacular installations to stimulate the senses and bring to life the lights and sounds of Budapest now and in the past 150 years.

The Budapest History Museum's exhibition features spectacular installations to stimulate the senses and bring to life the lights and sounds of Budapest now and in the past 150 years.