Current Exhibition Monthly Programme (pdf)

Mar/03

19:00

90'
DANCE
Studio

NEXTFESZT / Open Studio: Masterclass led by Irene Plaque

Open Studio
Irene has a way of working, they'll share it with you.

Mar/05

19:00

60'
DANCE
Main Hall

NEXTFESZT / Molnár Csaba / Nicole Clore

The Show Must Go On / The Graduation
Freeing bodies and minds trapped and tortured by professional dance training.

19:00

Trafó

NEXTFEST – celebrating emerging artists and experimental forms in Budapest
NEXTFEST, Trafó’s mini-festival for emerging artists and experimental forms is back again between 5-9 March 2025, with a great selection of cutting-edge works.

20:15

15'
PERFORMANCE
Main Hall

NEXTFESZT / Seven Trials Theatre Troupe

Opening Speech
Performative opening speech, questioning norms, questioning questioning, with a dash of kitsch, comedy and liberation.

21:00

40'
MUSIC
Club

NEXTFESZT / Gida Labus & elod janky

Live act
They invite listeners into a distinctive and unrepeatable sonic universe, which they shape collectively on this evening.

Mar/06

18:00

60'
THEATRE
Trafoklub

NEXTFESZT / Independent Theater / Emília Boda-Novy

Cannibals
131 Romas were convicted because the butcher was gone.

20:00

35'
DANCE
Main Hall

NEXTFESZT / farkas d. gergő

babes
babes is a multidisciplinary choreographic project, which operates through a set of obscure organs that expand from spaces into bodies and from bodies into spaces.

21:00

60'
THEATRE
Club

NEXTFESZT / Juhász Maja & Kovács Luca

und jetzt
und jetzt (mostakkor) is actually a series, but it's a series in the sense that it's actually a year-long show that you can watch every month.

Mar/07

10:00

WORKSHOP
Cabin

NEXTFEST / Workshop Foundation - NextStage

Backstage Club: International Collaborations
Join a team of international producers for a discussion and workshop on cross-border collaborations in an informal setting.

18:00

50'
PERFORMANCE
Club

NEXTFESZT / Illés Haibo & Melykó Richárd

RAW Spell
Beeps and alphanumeric reports.

20:00

50'
DANCE
Main Hall

NEXTFESZT / Viktor Szeri

I Quit Ordinary Dancing
Spontaneous street scenes, bodies moving intuitively to music, and the sometimes destructive forms of joy inspire Viktor Szeri’s piece, IQOD: I Quit Ordinary Dancing.

21:30

40'
PERFORMANCE
Club

NEXTFESZT / National Performance Art Theater Collective

Miss Hungary
A hybrid performance on the dilemma of emigration and staying

22:30

60'
DANCE
Club

NEXTFESZT / farkas d. gergő - Oláh Balázs - Vavra Júlia

b*tches & w*tches - dance workshop
Participants are invited to join a combination of group, couple and circle dances.

Mar/08

10:00

WORKSHOP
Studio

NEXTFEST / Workshop Foundation - NextStage

Backstage Club: Technical coordination
Join us and let's dive into the universe of technical riders together!

10:00

240'
WORKSHOP
Cabin

NEXTFEST / Szabó Veronika & Vavra Júlia

Mani Me
Workshop about money for freelance artists and representatives of cultural institutions.

14:00

Trafóclub

NEXTFEST / This Is Not a Love Talk S01E01

The Cultural Disenfranchisement of Art
Discussion series on contemporary art.

16:00

90'
PERFORMANCE
External location. Gather at Trafo's ticket office

NEXTFESZT / Koltay Dorottya Szonja & Seress Anna

TÉGLÁK: Leomlott estig, felépült reggelre
The Bricks, though quiet, are not silent.

18:00

40'
DANCE
Main Hall

NEXTFESZT / Szász Zsófia

Softloneliness
Self-critical and funny dance stand-up, mixing Moldavian folk dance and contemporary choreography.

18:00

external location

NEXTFEST / Project833 - Haibo Illés & Richárd Melykó

How to boil the flow?
“The ruins and the storm “that we call process” come from the future.” COI (Class of Interpretation)

19:00

60'
PERFORMANCE
Club

NEXTFESZT / Kupihár Rebeka

A heterók istenéhez
In this performative reading different characters give voice to the quiet intimacy of her poems.

21:00

45'
DANCE
Main Hall

NEXTFESZT / AHA Kollektíva

Sweat Set
Sweat Set seeks the revolutionary power of movement, through the memory of emblematic choreographies, fuelled by a sense of passion and liberation.

22:00

180'
MUSIC
Club

NEXTFESZT / Persephone (fr33skid & Kali)

Women’s Day Persephone Party
Persephone is a Budapest-based party series and community platform for queer women, lesbian, bisexual, trans and nonbinary people.

Mar/09

14:00

120'
PERFORMANCE
External venue

NEXTFESZT / SVUNG Research Group

Cold Comfort - Extended Version
Cold Comfort helps us to experience how extreme cold and heat can be educational.

17:00

110'
THEATRE
external location

NEXTFESZT / Gálhidy Sára - Gyulai Sámuel - Szauer Lilla

The Man Turns Serious, the Woman Starts To Feel Cold, At Least They Didn’t Kill Themselves
A unique take on musical theatre, an engaging, yet uncomfortable work by a group of young artists what comes to life in a special venue.

18:30

50"
Club

NEXTFEST / Irene Plaque (HU/SLO)

The NEXT Meeting
This is an invitation to The NEXT Meeting: come, be present, and help Irene see clearly during this tough yet magical time.

20:00

60'
DANCE
Main Hall

NEXTFESZT / Vavra Júlia - Willany Leó Improvizációs Táncszínház

ripples in silence, The misty waltz
A new take on the seemingly endless concept of improvisation and contemporary dance.

Mar/12

21:30

45'
DANCE
Studio

Willany Leó Improvizációs Táncszínház

Willany Leó impro nights at Trafó
Those who perform here can be seen in the dark!

Mar/13

19:00

80'
DANCE
Main Hall

ArtMan Est vol. 11.

Bridge - as we play it
32 cards: 22 dancers, 6 musicians, 4 jokers – ArtMan is 20 years old!

Mar/15

18:00

Guided tour with Ferenc Gróf and Zsófia Gyenes

Mar/16

20:00

90'
THEATRE
Main Hall

Cade & MacAskill (GB)

The Making of Pinocchio
A true tale of love and transition told through the story of Pinocchio with amazing imagery

21:30

30'
conversation
Előtér

Thought Generator

POINT OF YOU – Have an opinion!
Aftertalk connected to Cade & MacAskill (GB) The Making of Pinocchio.

Mar/17

20:00

90'
THEATRE
Main Hall

Cade & MacAskill (GB)

The Making of Pinocchio
A true tale of love and transition told through the story of Pinocchio with amazing imagery

21:30

30'
conversation
Előtér

Thought Generator

POINT OF YOU – Have an opinion!
Aftertalk connected to Cade & MacAskill (GB) The Making of Pinocchio.

Mar/19

20:00

100'
THEATRE
Club

Lilla Szauer

And Why Is The Night

Mar/21

20:00

50'
DANCE
Main Hall

SUB.LAB.PRO / Emese Cuhorka

My High Is Dance - PREMIER
A fairytale pact with the devil.

Mar/22

20:00

110'
CHAMBER OPERA
Main Hall

Gryllus Samu - Varga Vince - MuPATh (AT)

Host_Opera
A documentary opera abduction about the limits and rules of freedom.

Mar/24

20:00

THEATRE

Komáromy Bese

szememfénye

20:30

60'
THEATRE
Cabin

Juhász Maja & Kovács Luca

mostakkor. S01E07.

Mar/25

20:30

60'
THEATRE
Cabin

Juhász Maja & Kovács Luca

mostakkor. S01E07.

Mar/26

20:00

90'
THEATRE
Club

Kárpáti Péter

Térkép a túlvilágról

Mar/28

20:00

120' with one break
THEATRE
Main Hall

Thomas Köck (AT) // BpSkizo

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

Mar/29

20:00

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?

Mar/30

20:00

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.

Mar/31

20:00

100'
THEATRE
Studio

dollardaddy's – Emőke Kiss-Végh

Egy rosszaságról

Apr/03

20:00

100'
THEATRE
Club

Lilla Szauer

And Why Is The Night

Apr/04

19:00

40'
CONTEMPORARY CIRCUS
Main Hall

MUCH / Angie Kurz (AT)

Gertrudis – As long as it hurts
The lady is looking at you up and down, reprimanding you and urging you to be quiet. Your first reaction? Perhaps a baffled shake of the head, a sharp retort, or an amused smile.

20:00

60'
CONTEMPORARY CIRCUS
Main Hall

MUCH / Márton Csuzi - OneTwoMany Collective

Let it burn! - Spicy things are good for depression
"Let it Burn!" combines group therapy, concert, stand-up comedy and dance performance in a circusy manner.

Apr/05

19:00

40'
CONTEMPORARY CIRCUS
Main Hall

MUCH / Tom Cassani (UK)

Iterations
"Iterations" centres Cassani’s obsession with the skill and precision of sleight of hand magic. It invites us to consider the performance of the seemingly impossible.

20:30

60'
CONTEMPORARY CIRCUS
Main Hall

MUCH / OneTwoMany Collective (HU)

InThisTogether
InThisTogether is a participatory circus show that relies on the audience in order to happen at all.

Apr/06

19:00

55'
CONTEMPORARY CIRCUS
Main Hall

MUCH / Knot on Hands (NL)

Concrete

Apr/08

20:00

100'
THEATRE
Main Hall

Andrea Pass

Vanishing senses
’How can the news of someone’s death be convincingly communicated on the stage?

Apr/14

19:00

120"
THEATRE
Club

Gondolat Generátor

Az ellenállás gyakorlatai
Mikor kell feladni vagy stratégiát váltani? Milyen kis hétköznapi helyzetekben érhető el valós változás?

Apr/17

20:00

90'
DANCE
Main Hall

Nóra Horváth - Balázs Oláh

BÁL
We’re bringing mulatós to the stage because it has no less right to be there than any other dance form.

Apr/23

20:00

90'
THEATRE
Club

Hodworks & Dollár Papa Gyermekei

Kabaré - The Last Show!
The audience fills the cabaret every night. The cabaret is a popular place for social entertainment. Cabaret often includes political humour.

Apr/28

20:00

100'
THEATRE
Studio

dollardaddy's – Emőke Kiss-Végh

Egy rosszaságról

Apr/29

20:00

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.

May/16

20:00

45'
DANCE
Main Hall

Company FrenÁk

Boys
4 men. 4 ropes to the sky. A legendary piece.

May/17

20:00

45'
DANCE
Main Hall

Company FrenÁk

Boys
4 men. 4 ropes to the sky. A legendary piece.

May/19

20:00

100'
THEATRE
Studio

dollardaddy's – Emőke Kiss-Végh

Egy rosszaságról

May/29

20:00

120'
PERFORMANCE
Main Hall

Hollow

Aura
Hollow embodies the shared hallucinations of choreographer Viktor Szeri, game designer/media artist Tamás Páll and curator Gyula Muskovics.
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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