Folklore Show of the Hungarian State Folk Ensemble (HK5)
City: Budapest 1011
The Ensemble consists of 34 dancers, 14 members of the Gipsy Orchestra and 5 members of the Hungarian Folk Orchestra. The 5 members of the Folk Orchestra play authentic, traditional instruments and perform Hungarian folk music at its highest artistic level.
 | To reserve your place, please send us an e-mail to tours.mailbox@budapest.com or call us at +36 1 999 0832. We will send the confirmation of your booking within 1 day, but usually in 3 hours! |
The choreographies are all based on authentic dances, some of them were collected in isolated villages with dance elements dating back hundreds of years. During the more than five decades of its existence, the Ensemble has achieved its aim by revitalizing the culture of the Hungarian people.
The extraordinary folk music that inspired Hungarian and international classical composers such as Liszt, Brahms, Kodály and Bartók is put on stage by both the Folk Orchestra and the world-famous Gipsy Orchestra, guided by the artistic director Oláh Jenő.
Their rich and colorful repertoire entitled the Ensemble to be regarded as one of the top touring groups in the world. It has performed in 44 countries across four continents and won the admiration of an audience of more than seven and a half million people. Aside from its performances around the country and abroad, the Ensemble gives approximately 90-100 annually performances in its Corvin tér theatre, in the Budai Vigadó.
Every concert starts at 20:00, and consists of twice 40-45 minutes, with an intermission.
Performances in the Budai Vigadó:
2010
April: 20. 22.
May: 4. 6. 11. 13. 18. 20. 25. 27.
June: 1. 3. 8. 10. 15. 17. 22. 24. 29.
July: 1. 6. 8. 13. 15. 20. 22. 27. 29.
August: 3. 5. 10. 12. 19. 24. 26. 31.
September: 2. 7. 9. 14. 16. 21. 23. 28. 30.
October: 5. 7. 12. 14. 19. 21.
Dear Guests, please note that the stage in Budai Vigado is 1 meter (approx. 3 feet) higher than the front rows. For this reason seats in the front rows are 3rd category.
Seating rows rise gradually, so from row 5 you can have the best view of the stage.
Please click on the picture for the folklore show sitting map.
Prices:
| Folklore Show of the Hungarian State Folk Ensemble | ||
| Adult | Student | |
| I. category | 6.200 HUF | 5.600 HUF |
| II.category | 5.400 HUF | 4.900 HUF |
| III.category | 3.600 HUF | 3.300 HUF |
Folklore package:
If you book our Folklore show and the dinner-cruise on the Danube together, we give you a special price! After the ensemble let us invite you to see our capital swimming in lights and while cruising on the Danube enjoy a delicious buffet dinner on one of our ships with professional service and not only typical Hungarian dishes, but international and also vegetarian meals, cold entries, salads, fruits, etc. Our hostesses will accompany you to the ship, cca. 4 min. walk away from the Budai Vigado. The cruise starts in the Buda side, but finishes on the Pest side of the city. On request our hostesses can call you a taxi at the end of the tour.
By booking tickets for both programes you are entitled on discounted price for the Dinner & Cruise:
| Folklore package | ||
| Adult | Student | |
| I.category tickets + Dinner&Cruise | 13.400 HUF | 12.800 HUF |
| II.category tickets + Dinner&Cruise | 12.600 HUF | 12.100 HUF |
| III. category tickets + Dinner&Cruise | 11.000 HUF | 10.500 HUF |
Reservation:
| | To reserve your place, please send us an e-mail to tours.mailbox@budapest.com or call us at +36 1 999 0832. We will send the confirmation of your booking within 1 day, but usually in 3 hours! |
