dunaPart7 – Platform for contemporary performing arts
Date: 18–21 November 2026 Budapest, Hungary
Organized by: Trafó House of Contemporary Arts in partnership with local performing arts venues and organizations.
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dunaPart is a platform presenting the works of Hungarian independent performing artists to an international audience of professionals. Through its curated programme, it aims to sustain existing networks and create new connections and increase the international visibility of the Hungarian independent performing arts scene.
The platform is organised by Trafó House of Contemporary Arts in partnership with various venues and organisations, including Bethlen Theater, Jurányi Art Incubator House, MU Theater, SÍN Arts Center, Szkéné Theater and Workshop Foundation. Selected performances are open to the public.
The artistic programme features a selection of performances chosen by the curatorial team, ranging from contemporary dance, independent theatre and experimental performance to new circus, puppet and object theatre, as well as hybrid works that defy disciplinary boundaries.
The list of selected artists and companies and the curatorial statement are now available here. The detailed programme will be announced in early September.
Curators of the 2026 edition are Judit BÖRÖCZ (performing arts specialist), Ádám CZIRÁK (theater and dance historian, dramaturg), Noémi HERCZOG (theater critic, aesthete), Beatrix KRICSFALUSI (theater historian), Léna SZIRMAY-KALOS (curator), Gábor THURY (curator, dramaturg). Discussions, site visits and diverse informal networking opportunities form an integral part of the platform programme.
dunaPart’s objective is to present recent productions by established and emerging artists while creating opportunities for professionals of the Hungarian independent performing arts scene – including cultural workers, artists, managers, theoreticians – to meet, exchange ideas and develop new collaborations through its four-day programme of performances, networking meetings, discussions and social gatherings.
This edition continues a successful series of platforms launched in 2008. Over the years, dunaPart has fostered international collaborations and partnerships within the Hungarian independent performing arts scene, supporting the work of artists such as Viktor SZERI, László GÖNDÖR, HODWORKS, Kristóf KELEMEN and projects such as Necromancy, Fatigue and Living the Dream with Grandma. Each edition brings together an increasing number of international performing arts professionals, creating opportunities for exchange, networking and collaboration.
Watch the aftermovie of dunaPart6 in 2023.
Contact us at info@dunapart.net
dunaPart7 is supported by the Municipality of Budapest, the National Cultural Fund of Hungary, Fonds Podiumkunsten and András Polgár
TEAM
Brigitta VARGA and Petra AL-FARMAN
coordination
info@dunapart.net
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Katalin ERDŐDI
artistic and managing director
Trafo House of Contemporary Arts
erdodi@trafo.hu
Szilvia KUSKÓ
financial director
Trafo House of Contemporary Arts
Katalin DÉZSI
technical coordination
Viola Dóra LENKEY
communications & guest coordination
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Lajos KISKÉRI
web development
Judit BORSI
graphic designer
CURATORS
Judit BÖRÖCZ
performing arts specialist
Ádám CZIRÁK
theater and dance historian, dramaturg
Noémi HERCZOG
theater critic, aesthete
Beatrix KRICSFALUSI
theater historian
Léna SZIRMAY-KALOS
curator
Gábor THURY
curator, dramaturg