Current Exhibition Monthly Programme (pdf)

Jan/04

100'
THEATRE
Club

Lilla Szauer

And Why Is The Night
How does memory work when something happens that shouldn't have happened?

2025 Dec/30

Main Hall

PANNONIAN BURLESQUE

Litera.hu’s 23rd Pre–New Year’s Eve Party
We’re bidding farewell to 2025 with Liera.hu’s traditional pre–New Year’s Eve party — an evening of sharp wit, laughter, and great writing.

2025 Dec/28

7:00 p.m. to 11:30 p.m.
MUSIC
Main Hall

Illat aka Új Bála / Júlia Koffler / Mári Mákó / Nichiyoubi Intl. aka Bartha Márk &  Esteban de la Torre / Kinga Ötvös / Palmovka / Public Reptile

SONIC HOME
One evening, multiple perspectives: separate performances, unique soundscapes, and personal musical stories converge.

2025 Dec/21

50'
Studio

   

Holy Bodies

2025 Dec/19

55’
DANCE
Main Hall

SUB.LAB.PRO / Júlia Vavra

D E F A U L T M O D E N E T W O R K
Ten performers diving into their internal tasks. Images emerge from a dreamlike dramaturgy.

2025 Dec/18

55’
DANCE
Main Hall

SUB.LAB.PRO / Júlia Vavra

D E F A U L T M O D E N E T W O R K
Ten performers diving into their internal tasks. Images emerge from a dreamlike dramaturgy.

2025 Dec/14

60'
LECTURE PERFORMANCE
Main Hall

Nothing About Us Without Us / Diana Anselmo (IT)

Pas Moi
Pas Moi imagines where one can go if another is the starting point — beyond the “lack of hearing,”
Trafo Gallery

Nothing About Us Without Us / Ink in Milk

Guided tour with the artists
The guided tour is free, all are welcome!
5-11pm
Cabin

Nothing About Us Without Us / Witch Club - a project by Thought Generator

We Were Never Here - sound installation
Who owns the stage? Who has the right to raise their voices? Whose stories are worth telling?
120'
DANCE
Studio

Nothing About Us Without Us / Máté Mészáros

Máté and Us
For the fifth time, dancer and choreographer Máté Mészáros is seeking answers to the question: what is dance, what does it mean to us? with civilians from outside the dance profession.

2025 Dec/13

45'
PERFORMANCE
Studio

Nothing About Us Without Us / Catch Collective

Vicsor - work-in-progress presentation
A world fueled by stupid ideas, desire and feminine power. More doing, less thinking.
50'
DANCE
Main Hall

Nothing About Us Without Us / Lili Raubinek

Respect for the 23.000 - Last performance at Trafó
A performance about the 23,000 children and the people who work with them, who live far away from everything, out of sight of society.
Foyer

Nothing About Us Without Us / Kateřina Kolářová - Dániel Csángó - Lilla Lendvai - Beáta Sosity

CTRL+ALT+CRIP - Lecture & Discussion
Lecture and discussion about disability activism and crip theory from the postsocialist transition until today.

2025 Dec/12

60'
PERFORMANCE
Club

Nothing About Us Without Us / Stand Up Roma open call

Rudolf Forgács: Gypsy, but nice (work-in-progress)
50'
DANCE
Main Hall

Nothing About Us Without Us / Lili Raubinek

Respect for the 23.000
A performance about the 23,000 children and the people who work with them, who live far away from everything, out of sight of society.
90’ with one break
PERFORMANCE
Club

Nothing About Us Without Us / Stand Up Roma open call

Csaba Gerner & Edina Tallér: Bad Guy / Kristóf Horváth: Cigyar Magány (works-in-progress)
Foyer

Nothing About Us Without Us / Eva Egermann - Cordula Thym

C-TV (If I Tell You I Like You...)
The film imagines what the TV of the future could be, creating space for queer and crip individuals to share their perspectives and experiences.

2025 Dec/08

90'
DANCE
Main Hall

Nothing About Us Without Us / Open Studio

Inclusive Jam led by ArtMan
The inclusive jam is an extraordinary gathering where people of all abilities come together to dance and make music, creating a liberating and inclusive atmosphere.

2025 Dec/07

40'
MUSIC
Main Hall

Nothing About Us Without Us / Ádám Fekete - Attila Gyárfás - Ádám Jávorka - Raymond Kiss

The Prussian Candidate
They improvise freely; on Trafó’s main stage they will let all their suppressed energies unfold, at once minimalist and brutalist, intimate and explosive.
80'
DANCE
Main Hall

Nothing About Us Without Us / ArtMenők & HODWORKS

Idol
We look up to idols, idolize them, and imitate them. An idol is a person or role model that we consensually follow.
60'
PERFORMANCE
Club

Nothing About Us Without Us / Rebeka Kupihár

To The God of Heteros
After Nextfest’s success, we repeat the performative reading of Rebeka Kupihár’s sensitive, insightful and political poems from her debut book of poetry To The God of Heteros.
5-11pm
Cabin

Nothing About Us Without Us / Witch Club - a project by Thought Generator

We Were Never Here - sound installation
Who owns the stage? Who has the right to raise their voices? Whose stories are worth telling?

2025 Dec/06

45'
PERFORMANCE
Studio

Nothing About Us Without Us / Catch Collective

Vicsor - work-in-progress presentation
A world fueled by stupid ideas, desire and feminine power. More doing, less thinking.
30'
conversation
Előtér

Thought Generator

POINT OF YOU – Have an opinion!
Aftertalk connected to Markus Öhrn - Karol Radziszewski / Nowy Teatr (PL) Phobia.
130’ with a break
THEATRE
Main Hall

Nothing About Us Without Us / Markus Öhrn - Karol Radziszewski / Nowy Teatr (PL)

Phobia
Markus Öhrn and Karol Radziszewski present a brutal lesson in a little-known history.
Trafó Gallery

Nothing About Us Without Us / Ink in Milk

Curatorial guided tour & lecture performance by Gernot Wieland
From 5:30pm, the curators will lead a guided tour in the exhibition Ink in Milk, followed at 6:00pm by a performance by Gernot Wieland.

2025 Dec/05

60'
DANCE
Club

Nothing About Us Without Us / gergő d. farkas - Balázs Oláh - Júlia Vavra

w*tches & f*gs - dance house
Participants are invited to join a combination of group, couple and circle dances.
130’ with a break
THEATRE
Main Hall

Nothing About Us Without Us / Markus Öhrn - Karol Radziszewski / Nowy Teatr (PL)

Phobia
Markus Öhrn and Karol Radziszewski present a brutal lesson in a little-known history.
Main Hall

Nothing About Us Without Us / Hella Zsirka

Opening speech
Before the performance, Hella Zsirka, trans activist, queer feminist and Chief Operating Officer of Háttér Society will hold the opening speech.
60'
PERFORMANCE
Club

Nothing About Us Without Us / Rebeka Kupihár

To The God of Heteros
After Nextfest’s success, we repeat the performative reading of Rebeka Kupihár’s sensitive, insightful and political poems from her debut book of poetry To The God of Heteros.

2025 Dec/01

100'
THEATRE
Studio

dollardaddy's – Emőke Kiss-Végh

About a Naughtiness

2025 Nov/30

75'
THEATRE
Trafoklub

Göndör László / Saul Kemack / Laboda Kornél

I Incest
A scientific lecture that gives an insight into the main theories of humour and illustrates their practical application with examples.

2025 Nov/29

180'
MUSIC
Main Hall

Trafó x EXILES

Moin (UK) | csicskakoporsó | Yinna
#drone #electronic #avant-doom graveyard metal

2025 Nov/28

120'
Main Hall

Gyula Muskovics - Karol Radziszewski - László Láner (Mások) - Olivér Horváth

DIK Fagazine #15: Budapest Issue – magazine launch & film screening
At the launch, the editors of DIK Fagazine #15 will be joined by László Láner, one of the founding editors of Mások magazine.
Trafó Gallery

Ink in Milk

Guided tour with the curators

2025 Nov/26

120'
THEATRE
Club

Peter Handke / Sára Sahin-Tóth

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

Dollár Papa Gyermekei – Ördög Tamás

Casanova Tonight Show
THEATRE

Dollár Papa Gyermekei – Ördög Tamás

Casanova Tonight Show

2025 Nov/25

THEATRE

Dollár Papa Gyermekei – Ördög Tamás

Casanova Tonight Show
THEATRE

Dollár Papa Gyermekei – Ördög Tamás

Casanova Tonight Show

2025 Nov/24

THEATRE

Dollár Papa Gyermekei – Ördög Tamás

Casanova Tonight Show
Klub

This Is Not a Love Talk S01E05

(A)political theory vs. (a)political art
Discussion series on contemporary art
THEATRE

Dollár Papa Gyermekei – Ördög Tamás

Casanova Tonight Show

2025 Nov/23

90'
THEATRE
Club

Péter Kárpáti

Map of the Afterlife
A dramatic extract from the author's book of the same title.

2025 Nov/22

5:00 p.m. to 11:30 p.m.
Ballroom: Main Hall / Film screening: Club

Anybody Walking x Verzió x Trafó

TDOR Kiki Ball / Niñxs (film screening)
#Queer community #Celebration #Ballroom community

2025 Nov/21

Ink in Milk

2025 Nov/20

90'
THEATRE
Main Hall

Péter Kárpáti & friends

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

2025 Nov/19

60'
DANCE
Main Hall

Viktor Szeri - Willany Leó Improvisation Dance Theatre

#kaméleon no. 5. - Pleasure
For the 5th edition of their #kaméleon project, Willany Leó Improvisation Dance Theatre will work with Viktor Szeri as guest choreographer!

2025 Nov/18

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?

2025 Nov/17

70'
THEATRE
Club

Gizella Gálhidy & Boglárka Ferenczy-Nagy

Liturgy - PREMIERE
What does it mean to be a woman today, not only in this profession, but in this country, this society?
90'
DANCE
Studio

Open Studio

Led by Koni 007
The aim is not necessarily to learn a choreography, but to move together, to recharge, to learn from each other, together. Just come as you are.

2025 Nov/15

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.”

2025 Nov/14

120'
THEATRE
Main Hall

dollardaddy’s / Emőke Kiss-Végh - Tamás Ördög

let’s go japan with the kids - Premiere
"We’re going with the kids to Japan, and then we’ll see what happens.”

2025 Nov/11

94'
FILM SCREENING
Main Hall

22nd Verzió Film Festival

Opening film: Coexistence, My Ass
#israeli-palestinian #stand-up #documentary

2025 Nov/09

80'
PERFORMANCE
Main Hall

Artificial Realities / Hollow

Baby
A dark room is always a place for becoming.
5:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
MUSIC
Club

Artificial Realities / Liszt Academy & University of Pécs - Electronic Music BA and Sound Art MA

AI-composing (listening session & live acts)
How does AI shape the musical environment that surrounds us? When will AI become a composer, and what will it never be able to do?

2025 Nov/08

9:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m.
MUSIC
Club

Artificial Realities / Liszt Academy & University of Pécs - Electronic Music BA and Sound Art MA

AI-composing (listening session)
How does AI shape the musical environment that surrounds us? When will AI become a composer, and what will it never be able to do?
65'
Main Hall

Artificial Realities / Arkadi Zaides (BY/FR)

The Cloud
Arkadi Zaides, born in Belarus, was six when nuclear reactor number 4 at Chernobyl exploded in 1986.
5:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
MUSIC
Club

Artificial Realities / Liszt Academy & University of Pécs - Electronic Music BA and Sound Art MA

AI-composing (listening session)
How does AI shape the musical environment that surrounds us? When will AI become a composer, and what will it never be able to do?
11:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Studio

Artificial Realities Free School / Sustainable Scenography

3 seminars, 3 approaches with Kristóf Kelemen (HU), Charlotte Morache (CA/DE) and Arkadi Zaides (BY/FR)
Get to know 3 artists’ work, 3 approaches to sustainability!
TRAFÓ KORTÁRS MŰVÉSZETEK HÁZA
ticket office:
  • Main hall performance days: 5 pm - 10 pm
  • studio and club performance days: 5 pm - 8:30 pm
  • other days: 5pm - 8 pm
Trafó Gallery opening hours:
  • Performance days: 4-10pm.
  • Opening hours: Tuesday - Sunday: 4pm-7pm.
  • Closed on Mondays.
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