The first dance house in Budapest took place in the rented hall of a book club on Liszt Ferenc tér on 6 May 1972. Four dance groups, the Bartók, Bihari, Vadrózsák and Vasas troupes, participated in the event. The entrance fee was collected in the form of “petroleum money” for lighting and the evening began with a glass of pálinka in the Transylvanian tradition. The invitations promised “music and dance, as the Székely people would have it”. It appeared to be a one-off event and its significance ...was uncertain at the time: No one could have known that this was the start of one of the most important social and cultural movements of the 1970s and 1980s. Now,some 40 years on, this gala evening will attempt to recapture that spirit with the help of Kossuth Prize-winning singerstoryteller András Berecz and friends, as well as the Young Hearts Dance Theatre from Slovakia, one of the Carpathian Basin’s most important incubators of Hungarian folk dance.
Parking information
We wish to inform you that in the event that Müpa Budapest's underground garage and outdoor car park are operating at full capacity, it is advisable to plan for increased waiting times when you arrive. In order to avoid this, we recommend that you depart for our events in time, so that you you can find the ideal parking spot quickly and smoothly and arrive for our performance in comfort. The Müpa Budapest underground garage gates will be operated by an automatic number plate recognition system. Parking is free of charge for visitors with tickets to any of our paid performances on that given day. The detailed parking policy of Müpa Budapest is available here.
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