Previous Programs

Current Exhibition Monthly Programme (pdf)

Mar/27

60'

DANCE

Main Hall

SUB.LAB.PRO / Valentin Alfery (AT)

SLOW BURNER

SLOW BURNER is a choreographed jigsaw puzzle that invites the audience into a space of perceiving how human impulses, encounters and interrelationships shape the world we move through.

Mar/26

60'

Club

Irene Plaque

HOLD.me - PREMIERE

HOLD.me examines the high-contrast terrain of contemporary alignment, exploring phenomena such as touchless interaction, superficial wellness, and the convenience of inaction.

Mar/25

60'

Club

Irene Plaque

HOLD.me - PREMIERE

HOLD.me examines the high-contrast terrain of contemporary alignment, exploring phenomena such as touchless interaction, superficial wellness, and the convenience of inaction.

Mar/22

75'

THEATRE

Main Hall

work-free-time / Gábor Thury – Lili Thury – Zita Thury

Notorious Work Dodgers - last performance at Trafó!

Critical, empowering and joyful community theatre on the relationship between labor and leisure.

90'

Club

work-free-time / Haibo Illés - Maja Juhász - Luca Kovács - Richárd Melykó

tap for less – zero-waste conference by the creators of tap for more

The artists will share what tap for more has not yet been able to process, or may never be able to.

11:00-16:00

Outdoors event.

work-free-time / Witch Club

Forest Time - program by Thought Generator

Where do we learn the kinds of knowledge that are not taught in institutions, yet are essential for survival?

Mar/21

60'

PERFORMANCE

Club

work-free-time / Haibo Illés - Maja Juhász - Luca Kovács - Richárd Melykó

tap for more

“We are shaking the supporting structures of Hungarian sexual hegemony. Piece by piece, we dismantle them."

17.00-24.00

Main Hall

work-free-time / Trafó Sanatorium

Sweet Idleness

Part of Trafó’s transdisciplinary focus work-free-time.

Mar/20

60'

PERFORMANCE

Club

work-free-time / Haibo Illés - Maja Juhász - Luca Kovács - Richárd Melykó

tap for more - PREMIERE

“We are shaking the supporting structures of Hungarian sexual hegemony. Piece by piece, we dismantle them."

Trafó Gallery

work-free-time / SZ.A.F. (Judit Fischer and Miklós Mécs)

Award Ceremony

17.00-24.00

Main Hall

work-free-time / Trafó Sanatorium

Sweet Idleness

Part of Trafó’s transdisciplinary focus work-free-time.

Mar/17

Trafó Gallery

Guided tour with art historian Péter Kőhalmi and exhibiting artists

Mar/16

90'

Studio

work-free-time / Open Studio

Led by Dorottya Vékony

Once a month, on Mondays, Trafó opens its Liliom Street dance studio to all those who love to move.

Mar/15

120'

THEATRE

Main Hall

work-free-time / dollardaddy’s / Emőke Kiss-Végh - Tamás Ördög

let’s go japan with the kids

In their latest performance, the founders of dollardaddy’s push at the boundaries between work and private life, as artists and as parents.

90'

Club

work-free-time / Artist Parents Hungary

Artist Parents - Child-friendly forum and playtime led by Margit Koller and Barbara Mihályi - SOLD OUT

#dilemma #care #timemanagement

180'

Studio

work-free-time / Dávid Somló

Ritual Study #3: Faith in Symbols, Freedom in Restrictions

How can we form part of a community even if the others are strangers?

Mar/14

75'

DANCE, THEATRE

Main Hall

work-free-time / Eisa Jocson - Venuri Perera (PH/LK/NL)

Magic Maids

A visually arresting performance, Magic Maids interconnects the figures of the witch and the maid, transforming the broom from a cleaning tool into a symbol of resistance.

16:00-19:30

Club

work-free-time / Work Forum #2: Time to Organise! - On self-organising, advocacy and unions

Zsófia Rebeka Kozma / Kristóf Kelemen - Zita Rihay-Kovács (SZIDOSZ) - András Végső (Vasasok) / Union of Fine Artists, Applied Artists and Art Workers / Gólya Movement Choir

It’s time to join forces!

11:00-16:00

Outdoors event.

work-free-time / Witch Club

Forest Time - program by Thought Generator

Where do we learn the kinds of knowledge that are not taught in institutions, yet are essential for survival?

Mar/13

75'

DANCE, THEATRE

Main Hall

CANCELLED! work-free-time / Eisa Jocson - Venuri Perera (PH/LK/NL)

Magic Maids

A visually arresting performance, Magic Maids interconnects the figures of the witch and the maid, transforming the broom from a cleaning tool into a symbol of resistance.

17:00-19:30

Foyer, Club, Cabin

work-free-time / Balázs Antal & László Hatházi & Sasu Korom / Veronika Szabó & Júlia Vavra (Mani Me) / Bence György Pálinkás & Tímea Török (Pressure!) / Couriers' League

Work Forum #1: Breadwinners - On making a living and side jobs

Mar/09

100'

THEATRE

Studio

dollardaddy's – Emőke Kiss-Végh

About a Naughtiness

60'

PERFORMANCE

Club

Stand Up Roma open call / Rudolf Forgács

Gypsy, but nice

“Rudi doesn’t steal. Dani isn’t a terrorist. These are shocking facts, since Rudi is half Roma and Dani is half Arab.”

Mar/08

110'

THEATRE

Club

Orsolya Fodor - Péter Varsányi

Capitalism for Children

“The economy is too important to leave to the economists.” (Yanis Varoufakis)

Mar/07

75'

CONTEMPORARY CIRCUS

Main Hall

Un loup pour l’Homme (FR)

Grand-Mother Project / Projet Grand-mère

What is acrobacy when you're eighty?

Mar/06

75'

CONTEMPORARY CIRCUS

Main Hall

Un loup pour l’Homme (FR)

Grand-Mother Project / Projet Grand-mère

What is acrobacy when you're eighty?

Mar/04

50'

DANCE

Main Hall

Júlia Vavra

Cold Blooded Mare

I can already hear the clatter of hooves. Soon, the cold-blooded mare will arrive.

Mar/03

90'

THEATRE

Club

Péter Kárpáti & friends

Scabby Dog

A visionary folklore of sin. Péter Kárpáti’s latest play explores the deep psychological dimensions of violence

Mar/02

60'

PERFORMANCE

Club

Stand Up Roma open call / Kristóf Horváth

Talking Human

"More than once I’ve struggled with the dilemma of how Gypsy I actually am as a half-Gypsy, whether I really have enough connection to all this..."

Feb/28

9 a.m. to 11 p.m.

PerformanceBus

Second trip - let’s go to Pest county!

Trafó's PerformanceBus hits the road again! The route this time is Mende – Csévharaszt – Tápiószele – Cegléd.

Feb/27

90'

DANCE

Main Hall

HODWORKS

Voice of Power

The Voice of Power, returning to Trafó’s Main Stage with a sharp mix of dark humor and absurdity.

Feb/26

90'

DANCE

Main Hall

HODWORKS

Voice of Power

The Voice of Power, returning to Trafó’s Main Stage with a sharp mix of dark humor and absurdity.

Feb/23

120'

THEATRE

Main Hall

dollardaddy’s / Emőke Kiss-Végh - Tamás Ördög

let’s go japan with the kids

"We’re going with the kids to Japan, and then we’ll see what happens.”

Feb/21

90'

THEATRE

Main Hall

Szabó Veronika

Kingdom

"Why do we feel that our fathers did not love us enough?"

Feb/20

90'

THEATRE

Main Hall

Szabó Veronika

Kingdom - PREMIER

"Why do we feel that our fathers did not love us enough?"

Feb/18

60'

PERFORMANCE

Club

Stand Up Roma open call / Kristóf Horváth

Talking Human - PREMIERE

"More than once I’ve struggled with the dilemma of how Gypsy I actually am as a half-Gypsy, whether I really have enough connection to all this..."

Feb/16

110'

THEATRE

Club

Peter Handke / Sára Sahin-Tóth

Kaspar

Kaspar is the repulsive, the incomprehensible, a deficient being.

Feb/15

100'

THEATRE

Club

Lilla Szauer

And Why Is The Night

How does memory work when something happens that shouldn't have happened?

Feb/14

60'

MUSIC

Main Hall

Soharóza

REMIX

Come with us and let's open this next chapter together!

Feb/13

75'

THEATRE

Main Hall

Kelemen Kristóf

Some Viewers May Find This Distracting - Last performance at Trafó

You won’t believe what’s about to unfold on Trafó's Main Stage!

Trafo Gallery

Guided tour with artists

Feb/12

75'

THEATRE

Main Hall

Kelemen Kristóf

Some Viewers May Find This Distracting

Feb/11

70'

THEATRE

Club

Gizella Gálhidy & Boglárka Ferenczy-Nagy

Liturgy

What does it mean to be a woman today, not only in this profession, but in this country, this society?

Feb/09

90'

DANCE

Studio

Open Studio

Led by Veronika Szabó

Once a month, on Mondays, Trafó opens its Liliom Street dance studio to all those who love to move.