In 15 days, 150 experiences await those interested at the Budapest Autumn Festival between September 26 and October 10.

The organizers promise that the capital’s festival, launched thirty years ago, will return in a renewed form in the fall of 2021 and await those interested with 150 experiences at 30 venues.

For the first time in a long time, the Capital, through the Budapest Brand, is organizing this festival without state support, which is a big responsibility; said Csaba Faix, CEO of the organizer Budapest Brand. This year, the Budapest Autumn Festival was established in cooperation with four districts (I., II., VIII., XI.).

As for the programs: at the Autumn Festival, a series of programs that build local characteristics but provide an experience for all visitors will take place in four to four districts.

Things not to miss:

Movies and music: The opening concert of the festival will be celebrated on the 100th anniversary of Miklós Jancsó’s birth on the Városmajor Outdoor Stage. FreeSzemle evokes the person and spirit of the Master with lectures, discussions and screenings at the Marczibányi Square Cultural Center and the recollection of the staff at FUGA.

Theater and music: the Örkény Theater will give a double performance directed by Viktor Bodó and Dániel D. Kovács. In the recently reopened Rumbach Synagogue, the lyrical self of Miklós Mészöly is revived in his musical literary production. The Metrum Ensemble presents the works of Zsolt Prieger and Franciska Törőcsik, Ádám Kondor and László Krasznahorkai. The topicality of Dante, who died 700 years ago, is evoked by the direction of Máté Hegymegi, the monodrama of József Gyabronka, the performances of Ádám Nádasdy and the physical illusion theater of NoGravity in Italy. The Zagreb direction by Árpád Schilling will always be on display at home, just as the American-Canadian Viano Quartet is now being introduced to the Hungarian audience. Under the auspices of the Autumn Festival, the 20th UH Fest, the 5th Classroom Theater Review in Jurányi and the 1st Józsefváros Jazz Festival will take place in the Rákóczi Square Hall.

Fine arts: the exhibition of visual designers of the Hungarian center of OISTAT opens in the Bottling Island on Margaret Island. Boundless Design at the Kiscelli Museum showcases more than 120 artists from 16 countries. The first retrospective exhibition of Dezső Tandori and Ágnes Tandori at the Flower Benedict House presents the half-century-old outstanding oeuvre of Hungarian literature. The selection of Fortepan Masters comes to life in the shop window of the Writers’ Shop, a photo exhibition presenting gypsy musicians opens in the Károly Bura Gallery.

Dance: The Collective Dope and the Workshop Foundation invite movement lovers to a two-day meeting at Trafó, the (D) open your move urban dance and contemporary dance meeting brings together the international and domestic contemporary world. The work of two extremely talented young Hungarian artists, many of whom live and work abroad, can be seen one evening at the Tesla Laboratory in Radnóti. Panni Néder’s performance in Berlin and Ferenc Fehér’s choreography in Hanover raise questions about identity, gender and the test image. Excellent contemporary dancers should populate Rákóczi Square and Zsigmond Móricz Square.

Performances, installations: Bartók Béla út and the Margaret Quarter are populated with public works and promotions, the Soharóza holds an outdoor fashion show, the Jurányi showcase comes to life, we can walk with the Kartali Women’s Choir and the Varsányi SZIrée, we can discover the Kőbánya Tobacco Factory.

On the closing day, he will set up joint stages with the Budapest Marathon, and the Autumn Festival will end with a party involving various works of street art.

The programs of the Budapest Autumn Festival can be visited free of charge, pre-registered events or can be visited with a pre-purchased ticket. About the programs and admission information about the festival website they can find out.

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