On the occasion of the World Dance Day, Debrecen Dance Week will be held for the first time between 26 April and 4 May 2025, where the city’s most outstanding dance companies, theatres and arts organizations will celebrate the joy of movement with a week of joint programs.
PROGRAM
26-27 April (Saturday-Sunday), VOKE Egyetértés Cultural Centre
Dance of the Year 2025 – International Qualifying and Awarding Dance Competition
The only dance competition in Hungary where neither the jury nor the organizers compete. Clean dance – clean competition!
26 April (Saturday), Csokonai Forum, Kóti Árpád Hall
16:00 Gradient Contemporary Ballet Debrecen – Public technical rehearsal – excerpts from the contemporary dance performance Reverie with full stage visuals
Public technical rehearsal of the dance company of the Csokonai National Theatre, where the audience can get an insight into the excerpts of the contemporary dance performance Reverie with full stage visuals.
April 26 (Saturday), Csokonai Forum, Kóti Árpád Hall
19:00 Gradient Contemporary Ballet Debrecen – Reverie performance and audience meeting
The performance of Reverie, a dance company of young and international dance artists, encompasses two pieces with different moods. The first part, Sirius, draws inspiration from Árpád Tóth’s poem Lélektől lélekig (From Soul to Soul). The second, Fine Day, reworks the personal stories of Generation Z dancers to electronic music by Elődel Abonyi. The performance will close with an audience meeting, where you will have the opportunity to talk to the dancers and the creator.
Tickets: https://jegymester.hu/production/122119/reverie
28 April (Monday), Kossuth Square
17:00 Move Debrecen! – Flashmob
29 April (Tuesday), VOKE Egyetértés Művelődési Központ
19:00 World Dance Day Folk Dance Gala
Traditionally, the five folk dance groups of Debrecen and an invited folk dance group from Hajdú Vármegye will celebrate World Dance Day with an all-night gala performance.
Featuring: Bocskai Folk Dance Ensemble – Hajdúböszörmény, Debrecen Hajdú Dance Ensemble, Debrecen Folk Ensemble, Forgórózsa Dance Ensemble, Főnix Folk Dance Ensemble, Hortobágy Folk Dance Ensemble
30 April (Wednesday), University of Debrecen, main building – Aula
16:00 Workshop: Arts Centreof the UD’s Faculty of Arts & Gradient Contemporary Ballet
Open movement class in the spirit of contemporary dance – led by dance artists.
1 May (Thursday), Batthyány Street
17:00 The world is dancing – International Street Festival
3 May (Saturday), Kölcsey Centre, Section Rooms 402-403, Roof Terrace
10:00 7th Great Dance Choice
All ages can try out different dance styles – for free!
3 May (Saturday), Kölcsey Centre, Ballroom
11:00; 13:00; 15:00 7th Dance Choice – World Dance Day Gala
3 May (Saturday), Apollo Cinema
Dance film screenings:
16:00 – Ballerina
17:45 – West Side Story
20:30 – The Dancer
Tickets are available on the Apollo Cinema website: https://apollomozi.hu
3 May (Saturday), VOKE Egyetértés Cultural Centre
17:00 I. Senior Anthology & Solo, Generation Festival
3 May (Saturday), Csokonai Forum, Kóti Árpád Hall
19:00 Gradient Contemporary Ballet Debrecen – Reverie dance performance
Tickets: https://jegymester.hu/production/122119/reverie/12008113
4 May (Sunday), Kölcsey Centre, Ballroom
11:00 Performance of the Debrecen Folk Ensemble
Ticket price: 3.000 HUF, which can be purchased in advance at the dance ensemble.
4 May (Sunday), VOKE Egyetértés Cultural Centre
14:00 and 17:00 Grand Gala of the Debrecen Hajdú Dance Ensemble
Tickets: 32 Hatvan u. or at the venue from 13.00.
Further information and tickets: https://fonixinfo.hu/debrecen-dance-week
