Danube Carnival (DUNA Karnevál Vörösmarty)
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| Country and Region | Hungary — Pest County |
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| Type of Festival | Dance, Music |
| Location of Festival | Budapest, Pest County, Hungary |
| Festival Address Information | International Danube Parade Cultural Gathering |
| Festival Description | Budapest hosts one of the most colourful cultural series of events of the Hungarian summer. The Danube Carnival is organised by the BM Duna Art Ensemble in Budapest. The primary objective of the Carnival is to present the most significant national and regional cultural achievements and trends, and besides the Hungarian professional and traditional dance groups welcome the representatives of the European culture and guest ensembles from overseas. Various art forms are represented such as folk dance and music, contemporary dance, classical music, brass music, musical, besides the wide palette of the performing countries. The sites of the Parade: Vörösmarty Square, Vajdahunyad Castle in the City Park, Margaret Island Open Air Theatre, Duna Palace, Mátyásföld, Békásmegyer, Rákoskert, Budakalász, Üröm, Balatonföldvár. |
| Festival Dates | June 16 - 24, 2008 |
| Festival Links |
Festival Events:
Participants (some of the most recent):
- Akragas Dance Ensemble, Agrigento, Sicilia, Italy
http://www.valdakragas.it/ - BM Duna Art Ensemble
http://www.dunaart.hu/ - EL.KE.LAM. Hellenic Dance Ensemble, Athens, Greece
- Háromszék Dance Ensemble, Sfantu Gheorghe,Transylvania
- Hungarian State Folk Ensemble
- Kimbamba Dance Ensemble, Poza Rica, Mexico
- Ottoset Dance Ensemble, Kaustinen, Finland
http://www.kase.fi/~ottoset/histext.html - Õrkõ Gipsy Traditional Dance Ensemble, Transylvania
- Virgen del Mar Dance Ensemble-Almería, Spain
Other Sources:
Articles and Resources:
- Dance and music from Hungary and the world. By Robert Hodgson (The Budapest Times, Volume 3, Number 21, May 23, 2005)
http://www.budapesttimes.hu/index.php?art=754 - Folklore comes to the city. By Marçal Vinyals (The Budapest Sun, Volume XI, Issue 24, June 12, 2003)
http://www.budapestsun.com/
Practical Info:
Venues:
- Balatonföldvár
- Békásmegyer
- Budakalász
- Duna Palace
- Margaret Island Open Air Theatre
Margaret Island - Open Air Theatre Stage Budapest, 13th district, Margitsziget - Mátyásföld
- Rákoskert
- Üröm
- Vajdahunyad Castle in the City Park
Vörösmarty Square
Price:
Entrance free
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