28TH DANUBE CARNIVAL – International Cultural Festival

28TH DANUBE CARNIVAL

International Cultural Festival

16 June 2023 Friday 20:00 (rain date: none)

Margaret Island Open-air stage

INTERNATIONAL CULTURAL FESTIVAL

28th Danube Carnival Gala

Every year, the crowning event of the carnival is the gala show, a unique joint performance of nearly 300 artists from foreign and Hungarian dance companies, presented in the fabulous setting of the Margaret Island Open-Air Stage.

I WORLD CARNIVAL

In the first part of the evening, the foreign dance and music ensembles invited to the Carnival will perform, from Georgia to the USA.

II DANCING HYMN, Home comes to light.

The second act is a collaborative artistic performance entitled Dancing hymn, a tribute to the Hymn of Hungary on the occasion of the bicentenary of its birth.

Our national prayer speaks from the depths of the hearts of all Hungarians. Kölcsey's thoughts are freely and boldly associated with dance and music. The dance concert evokes the spirit of St. Stephen's Hungary, its role as a bridge between East and West, the rise and glorious existence of Hungarians in the Carpathian Basin.

The Hungarian State Folk Ensemble and the Danube Art Ensemble are joined by graduating dancers from the Hungarian Dance Academy. The audience is enchanted by the solistic phrasing, the scenes composed for the dance community, and the overwhelming energy of the performances of the hundred or so dancers.

Special guests:

Baatarjav Erdene, Bolormaa Purevjav