Current Exhibition

Sep/11

19:00

90'
DANCE, THEATRE
Main Hall

Marina Otero (AR/ES)

Kill Me
Five dancers on a mission to kill romantic love before it kills them. Argentine choreographer Marina Otero shows her internationally acclaimed work in Budapest for the first time!

20:30

90'
Foyer

Trafó Season Opening Party

Latin American Cumbia Night

Sep/12

18:00



A meztelen igazság. Meddig mehetünk el a feltárulkozásban?

19:00

90'
DANCE, THEATRE
Main Hall

Marina Otero (AR/ES)

Kill Me
Five dancers on a mission to kill romantic love before it kills them

Sep/14

19:00

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?

Sep/17

18:00

120'
WORKSHOP
Studio

Rural-Urban Relations / Open Studio

Led by Myriam Lefkowitz
Once a month, Trafó opens its Liliom Street dance studio to all those who love to move.

Sep/18

Sep/18 14:00 - Sep/27 20:00

Trafó & across the city and the country.

Focus: RURAL-URBAN RELATIONS

Two weekends of transdisciplinary art
How do the realities and life situations we encounter, the choices and opportunities available to us depend on where we live?

14:00

60'
PERFORMANCE
Outside location, meeting point: Trafó Cabin

Rural–Urban Relations / Myriam Lefkowitz (FR)

Walk, Hands, Eyes (Budapest)
Walks start at: 14:00, 14:30, 16:00, 16:30, 18:00, 18:30

Sep/18 18:00 - Sep/27 19:00

Installation on view throughout the focus events.
VISUAL ARTS
Foyer

Rural–Urban Relations / Csakoda group

Csakoda Retrospective (2011–2017)
“Questioning existing structures and striving for independence are always relevant, regardless of the political situation or the prevailing public mood.” (Interview with Dominika Trapp)

18:00

Trafó Gallery

Rural–Urban Relations / Cooking Sections

the House that Pigs built
exhibition opening

19:30

40'
VISUAL ARTS
Main Hall

Rural–Urban Relations / Iza Tarasewicz & Justyna Stasiowska (PL)

Revelation of Powers
Eastern European folklore, ears of wheat, peasant barricades, agricultural machinery freed from slavery—all of this in Trafó’s black and neat theater hall.

Sep/19

13:00

60'
PERFORMANCE
Outside location, meeting point: Trafó Cabin

Rural–Urban Relations / Myriam Lefkowitz (FR)

Walk, Hands, Eyes (Budapest)
Walks start at: 13:00, 13:30, 15:00, 15:30, 17:00, 17:30

16:00

240'
conversation
Main Hall

Rural-Urban Relations / Forces of Production

Landscape Tasting and Discussion on the Potential of Rural-Urban Partnerships
On the second day of the focus, we invite you to a discussion, forum, and ‘landscape tasting’.

Sep/19 16:00 - Sep/26 19:00

Ongoing throughout focus events in the Main Hall.
VISUAL ARTS
Main Hall

Rural–Urban Relations / Iza Tarasewicz & Justyna Stasiowska (PL)

Revelation of Powers
Eastern European folklore, ears of wheat, peasant barricades, agricultural machinery freed from slavery—all of this in Trafó’s black and neat theater hall.

Sep/20

13:00

60'
PERFORMANCE
Outside location, meeting point: Trafó Cabin.

Rural–Urban Relations / Myriam Lefkowitz (FR)

Walk, Hands, Eyes (Budapest)
Walks start at: 13:00, 13:30, 15:00, 15:30, 17:00, 17:30

18:00

75'
PERFORMANCE
Main Hall

Rural–Urban Relations / József Mélyi & László Hevesi

Statue March - The Afterlives of János Szántó Kovács
Lecture performance with elements of prose, poetry, music and dance that traces the history and the afterlives of an almost forgotten social movement: agrarian socialism in Hungary. Only in Hungarian!

20:00

45'
MUSIC
Main Hall

Rural–Urban Relations / Care Center (Éva Bárdits & Márton Bertók)

Becoming Peasant
It’s a rare treat to hear Éva Bárdits’ and Márton Bertók’s duo perform live: together they inhabit Iza Tarasewicz’s large-scale installation in Trafó’s Main Hall.

Sep/24

19:00

25'
PERFORMANCE
Main Hall

Rural–Urban Relations / Csaba Molnár & Nicole Clore

HOME IS A DRAG
Nicole Clore visits Ragyolc, the village where her friend, mentee and long-term partner Csaba grew up. A meeting between a home, a village and a body.

20:00

45'
Main Hall

Rural–Urban Relations / Péter Ajtai

Anthony Braxton in Győr
A concert-infused trip across different time periods, revolving around the story of Anthony Braxton’s 1982 concert in Győr and a legendary preserves exhibition.

Sep/25

14:00

60'
PERFORMANCE
Outside location, meeting point: Trafó Cabin

Rural–Urban Relations / Myriam Lefkowitz (FR)

Walk, Hands, Eyes (Budapest)
Walks start at: 14:00, 14:30, 16:00, 16:30, 18:00, 18:30

16:30

270'
Main Hall

Rural–Urban Relations / Burattino School – Szimfolk Music Workshop – Nóra Horváth & Balázs Oláh

Debate theater - Concert - BALL
On this day, youth workshops from different regions of Hungary come together at Trafó to discuss, make music, and open up their working methods to a wider audience.

Sep/26

09:00

9:00–23:00
PERFORMANCE BUS
Off-site locations, departure from Trafó

Rural–Urban Relations / PerformanceBus

Third trip – Let’s go to Lakitelek and Tiszazug!
PerformanceBus is back on the road in Trafó’s 2026/2027 season!

13:00

60'
PERFORMANCE
Outside location, meeting point: Trafó Cabin.

Rural–Urban Relations / Myriam Lefkowitz (FR)

Walk, Hands, Eyes (Budapest)
Walks start at: 13:00, 13:30, 15:00, 15:30, 17:00, 17:30

Sep/27

13:00

60'
PERFORMANCE
Outside location, meeting point: Trafó Cabin

Rural–Urban Relations / Myriam Lefkowitz (FR)

Walk, Hands, Eyes (Budapest)
Walks start at: 13:00, 13:30, 15:00, 15:30, 17:00, 17:30

Sep/28

19:00

240'
MUSIC
Main Hall

UH Fest 2026 and Trafó presents

Leila Bordreuil (FR/US) - Kerosene Sneeze (BE/FR/UK) - Viktor Lois (HU/US)
Organized by UH Fest in collaboration with Trafó

Sep/30

19:00

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

Oct/01

19:00

65'
DANCE
Main Hall

gergő d. farkas

rascal
gergő d. farkas’s latest work drifts through a place of continuous emergence; a nebulous, yet sensual world where bodies feel a little more and love a little harder.

Oct/02

19:00

65'
DANCE
Main Hall

gergő d. farkas

rascal
gergő d. farkas’s latest work drifts through a place of continuous emergence; a nebulous, yet sensual world where bodies feel a little more and love a little harder.

Oct/03

19:00

240'
MUSIC
Main Hall

UH Fest 2026 and Trafó presents

Mestizx (NL/BO/US) - Gosheven Galangolong (HU) - Radio Hito (IT/BE)
Organized by UH Fest in collaboration with Trafó

Oct/07

19:00

110'
THEATRE
Club

Peter Handke / Sára Sahin-Tóth

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

Oct/09

19:00

60'
DANCE
Main Hall

Central Europe Dance Theatre, SÍN Arts Centre and Trafó presents:

Máté Mészáros: All Under the Sun - PREMIERE
In Máté Mészáros’s choreography, contemporary dance is not a counterpoint to tradition, but its extension.

Oct/10

19:00

60'
DANCE
Main Hall

Central Europe Dance Theatre, SÍN Arts Centre and Trafó presents:

Máté Mészáros: All Under the Sun
In Máté Mészáros’s choreography, contemporary dance is not a counterpoint to tradition, but its extension.

Oct/11

19:00

110'
THEATRE
Club

Peter Handke / Sára Sahin-Tóth

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

Oct/13

19:00

120' with one break
THEATRE
Main Hall

Thomas Köck (AT) / BpSkizo

Beyond Fukuyama
Have we truly arrived at the best of all possible worlds, or have power structures simply been rearranged around us?

Oct/14

19:00

100'
THEATRE
Club

Orsolya Fodor - Péter Varsányi

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

Oct/16

19:00

50'
DANCE
Main Hall

SUB.LAB.PRO / Marie Gyselbrecht (BE)

ORBIT
The season-opening choreography of the sixth generation of SUB.LAB.PRO’s ensemble program is created by Marie Gyselbrecht from Belgium.

Oct/17

19:00

50'
DANCE
Main Hall

SUB.LAB.PRO / Marie Gyselbrecht (BE)

ORBIT
The season-opening choreography of the sixth generation of SUB.LAB.PRO’s ensemble program is created by Marie Gyselbrecht from Belgium.

Oct/18

18:00

150’ with one break
External location!

Boglárka Börcsök - Andreas Bolm - Orsolya Török-Illyés

SENSE INTO NONSENSE
„True death has to be earned with life – that is why I still live” E FvLH

Oct/19

18:00

150’ with one break
External location!

Boglárka Börcsök - Andreas Bolm - Orsolya Török-Illyés

SENSE INTO NONSENSE
„True death has to be earned with life – that is why I still live” E FvLH

Oct/20

18:00

150’ with one break
External location!

Boglárka Börcsök - Andreas Bolm - Orsolya Török-Illyés

SENSE INTO NONSENSE
„True death has to be earned with life – that is why I still live” E FvLH

Oct/23

19:00

120'
THEATRE
Main Hall

Petra Al-Farman - Máté Kőrösi - Ernő Zoltán Rubik - Péter Valcz

Mourning Patriarchy - PREMIERE
A group of men gathers to mourn the existence of thousands of years of patriarchy. But before taking their final farewell, they collectively revisit its most glorious moments.

Oct/24

19:00

180'
SLAM POETRY
Main Hall

Trafó and Slam Poetry Hungary presents

14th SLAM POETRY HUNGARIAN CHAMPIONSHIP - Final
The biggest Hungarian poetry slam event of the year is back again at Trafó!

Oct/25

19:00

120'
THEATRE
Main Hall

Petra Al-Farman - Máté Kőrösi - Ernő Zoltán Rubik - Péter Valcz

Mourning Patriarchy
A group of men gathers to mourn the existence of thousands of years of patriarchy. But before taking their final farewell, they collectively revisit its most glorious moments.

Oct/26

19:00

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

Oct/27

19:00

90'
THEATRE
Main Hall

Szabó Veronika

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

Oct/28

19:00

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.”

Oct/30

19:00

60'
DANCE
Main Hall

Viktor Szeri - Willany Leó Improvisation Dance Theatre

#kaméleon no. 5. - Pleasure
Choreographer Viktor Szeri and the dancers of Willany Leó bring Pleasure back to Trafó’s stage!

Oct/31

19:00

120'
THEATRE
Main Hall

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.

Nov/02

19:00

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..."

Nov/03

18:00

80'
DANCE
Main Hall

ArtMenők & HODWORKS

Idol
Instead of thinking inclusively, why do we tend to follow exclusive idols, who are actually alien to us?

Nov/06

20:00

90'
THEATRE
Main Hall

Judit Böröcz - Bence György Pálinkás - Tímea Török

Preparation for a Less-Lethal War - PREMIERE
The EU is rearming. But who actually feels safer because of it?

Nov/08

19:00

180'
MUSIC
Main Hall

Trafó House and UH Fest present

OOIOO (JP) – Michaela Turcerová (SK) – 88 Defibrillátor (HU)
A Japanese cult band born out of a media hoax, “stripping a cyborg saxophone down to its raw material,” and the celebration of a body with cerebral palsy.

Nov/10

19:00

60'
DANCE
Main Hall

Josef Nadj (FR/HU)

Dialogues in the Dream
After forty years of exploring the depths and flaws of the human soul, the inimitable poet of movement, Josef Nadj, returns to Trafó’s stage with an intimate and deeply enchanting new work.

Nov/11

19:00

60'
DANCE
Main Hall

Josef Nadj (FR/HU)

Dialogues in the Dream
After forty years of exploring the depths and flaws of the human soul, the inimitable poet of movement, Josef Nadj, returns to Trafó’s stage with an intimate and deeply enchanting new work.

Nov/13

19:00

60'
DANCE
Main Hall

Adél Juhász

I need help immediately
A survival practice that took shape within the walls of a dance studio.

Nov/27

19:00

60'
DANCE
Main Hall

Zsófia Szász

Softloneliness 3 – The Sentimental - PREMIERE
"Sentimental is a most harmless outpouring of feelings. Resisting manipulation and ignorance, it celebrates the freedom of human creation."

Nov/28

19:00

60'
DANCE
Main Hall

Zsófia Szász

Softloneliness 3 – The Sentimental
"Sentimental is a most harmless outpouring of feelings. Resisting manipulation and ignorance, it celebrates the freedom of human creation."

Dec/11

19:00

65'
DANCE
Main Hall

Imre Vass

MMXXV
“Where the surface flirts with the depths, wrapped in nakedness, the state of arousal ultimately finds rest upon the chest of intimacy.”

Dec/29

20:00

MUSIC
Main Hall

Decolonize Your Mind Society

A Final Invitation To An Uncompromising Acrobatic Beam
After the release concert of their debut album in 2021, the legendary supergroup returns to Trafó.
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