Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
at the Spinoza Café in Pest.
Dance
CLASSICAL & MODERN
Hungarian State Opera House, though visiting ballet companies often perform at the
Nation-
al Dance Theatre
.
The premier venue for modern dance is the
MU Színház
.
FOLK
Two of Hungary's best-known folk-dance troupes, the Hungarian State Folk Ensemble
(Magyar Állami Népi Együttes) and the Hungária Orchestra & Folk Ensemble (Hungária
Zenekar és Népi Együttes), perform on selected evenings from May to October. For book-
Theatre & Film
It's unlikely you'll brave a play in the Hungarian language, but the József Katona Theatre is
the place to go if you do. Budapest's most celebrated English-language improvisational
Many cinemas in Budapest screen English-language films with Hungarian subtitles. Con-
sult the listings in the freebie
Budapest Funzine
or
PestiEst
to find out where and when
these showings are on.
Be aware, though, that many foreign films are also dubbed into Hungarian, usually indic-
ated in listings with the words
magyarul beszélő
or simply 'mb'. Films that have been given
Hungarian subtitles
(feliratos),
rather than being dubbed, will retain their original
soundtrack.
Spectator Sport
The most popular spectator sports are football and water polo, although motor racing (espe-
cially during the Formula 1 Hungarian Grand Prix) and horse racing - both trotting and flat
racing - at
Kincsem Park
also have their fans.
FOOTBALL
Once on top of the heap of European football - the national team's victory over England
both at Wembley (6-3) in 1953 and at home (7-1) the following year are still talked about as
if the winning goals were scored yesterday - Hungary has failed to qualify for any major
tournament since 1986.The national team plays at
Ferenc Puskás Stadium
.
