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dance, contemporary circus
Pure Source
An evening of art based on the works of Bach and Bartók
13 April 2025, Sunday
7:30 pm - 10 pm
Béla Bartók National Concert Hall
Produced by Müpa Budapest
Liszt Fest

Ticket prices

3 500 - 12 500 HUF

The discounts of the Müpa+ membership programme will be applied for this performance, and we also credit membership points.

In this magnificent vision of dance history, the Hungarian State Folk Ensemble and the Ballet Company of Győr explore the extremely compelling and complex relationship of folk dance and composed music in the 17th and 18th centuries, and through the art of Béla Bartók, the folk music experience of 20th-century modernism. Wherever he collected folk music, Bartók always showed great interest in the different dances, whether they be those of the Serbs, the Romanians, the Rusyns, the Bulgarians or the Roma. The experience of music was key to his understanding of the art form, something that is directly embodied in dance: in the dancers’ vivid physicality, movements, and visceral response to the tempo, rhythms and character of the music.
Pure Source, a production that draws on many art forms, paints a captivating panorama of the European dance scene, and conjures up an electrifying and inspiring historical tableau, where distant lands will appear in close proximity to each other, as will the Baroque world of three centuries ago, the colourful everyday life of Transylvanian villages and the vibrant reality of today.

Presented by: Müpa Budapest

Featuring:

voice Eszter Pál
Hungarian State Folk Ensemble
Ballet Company of Győr

Featured from a recording:

voice Tamás Bubnó
Hungarian Studio Orchestra

Conductor on the recording:

Kornél Fekete-Kovács

Creators:

Music Kornél Fekete-Kovács
Music editor László Gőz
Animation LaLuz Visual Studio
Choreography Gábor Mihályi
László Velekei
György Ágfalvi
Director Csaba Káel
  • You may purchase tickets online and in person for this performance using a Müpa Budapest gift voucher or by OTP, K&H or MBH SZÉP cards. If you purchase the tickets in person, then we also accept Rewin Gift Vouchers, and Rewin Gift Cards as well as the culture subaccount allowance on OTP Cafeteria cards.

  • 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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