In Celebration of Our Anniversary, Part 2 – Tradition and Renewal

Participation in the professional programs is free, but registration is required.

To register, please send an email with your name and the number of attendees to: info@tancszovetseg.hu

10:00 a.m.–1:30 p.m. – 75TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE HUNGARIAN STATE FOLK ENSEMBLE
Venue: Halmos-Karsai Hall

Moderator: Tamás Szalay

10:00 – 10:30 – “ENDLESS TIME” – 75TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE HUNGARIAN STATE FOLK ENSEMBLE
Presentation: Csaba Kutszegi

10:30 – 11:00 – TRADITION AND INNOVATION
Presentation: Dr. Krisztina Dóka

11:00 – 11:30 – “SZARVASÉNEK” – THE BIRTH OF A LEGENDARY PERFORMANCE
Presentation and screening: Gábor Mihályi

11:30 – 12:00 – Coffee Break
12:00 – 12:30 – PHOTOGRAPHS AND STORIES BY PHOTOGRAPHER GÁBOR DUSA ABOUT THE HUNGARIAN STATE FOLK ENSEMBLE
slide show and presentation: Gábor Dusa

12:30 – 1:30 PM – PROFESSIONAL FOLK DANCE IN 2026: TRADITION AND RENEWAL Roundtable discussion with invited guests:
Hungarian State Folk Ensemble: Gábor Mihályi
Hungarian National Dance Ensemble: Zoltán Zsuráfszky
Duna Artistic Ensemble: Zsolt Juhász
Dezső Fitos Company: Enikő Kocsis
Ifjú Szivek Dance Theater: Dusán Hégli
Moderator: Calin Orza
1:30 PM – 2:30 PM – Lunch break
FERENC NOVÁK WAS BORN 95 YEARS AGO IN TATA
Venue: Halmos-Karsai Hall

Moderator: Tamás Szalay

2:30 PM – 3:00 PM – FERENC NOVÁK’S LIFE’S WORK: AN OVERVIEW OF DANCE HISTORY
Presentation: Zsuzsa Kővágó

3:00 PM – 3:30 PM – PHOTOGRAPHS AND STORIES ABOUT FERENC NOVÁK BY PHOTOGRAPHER PÉTER KORNISS
slide show and presentation: Péter Korniss

3:30 PM – 4:00 PM – TATA AND THE JÁNOS BIHARI DANCE ENSEMBLE
presentation: Annamária Neuwirth

4:00 PM – 4:30 PM – Coffee break
4:30 PM – 5:00 PM – TATA AND THE HONVÉD DANCE THEATER