There are not many countries beside Hungary, where the art of folk-dancing is at such high artistic level. There exists even a college for studying Hungarian folk dances.
The Hungarian State Folk Ensemble, the Danube Folk Ensemble and Rajkó Folk Ensemble are three of the best professional Hungarian folk ensembles with the longest tradition (formed in 1951, 1957, and 1952), which have performances all around the country and abroad.
All the three of the ensembles consist of 30 artists. Their choreographies are based on authentic dances. Some of them were collected in isolated villages and date back hundreds of years. Through the performed dances you can get a broad view of the music, dance and costume heritage of Hungary and the Hungarian inhabited areas.
Every concert starts at 20.00, and consists of two parts, 40-45 minutes each, plus an intermission.
Concerts dates in 2012:
Hungarian State Folk Ensemble, Rajkó Folk Ensemble, Duna Folk Ensemble
Ticket prices (Depending on the category of the seats):
1. category: 6.200 HUF Student: 5.600 HUF
2. category: 5.400 HUF Student: 4.900 HUF
3. category: 3.600 HUF Student: 3.300 HUF
After the folklore performance, a host or hostess will escort you to the pier. The cruise starts at 22:00, but always waits for the guests from the theatre.
On the ship, you can feel Budapest's romantic atmosphere surrounded by the friendly lights of the Danube capital and enjoy a warm and excellent buffet-dinner, which is prepared by Hungary’s only one Gault Millau rated chef, Klöter Gregor-Grex. We will take you on a 1,5-hour-long cruise on one of our air-conditioned ships. In the romantic candlelight atmosphere you can enjoy the wonderful view of Budapest swimming in light. After dinner you can also admire the panorama from the open upper deck of the ship.
Discounted package price with Dinner & Cruise (Depending on the category of the seats for the performance):
Menu:
Aperitif
Champagne, Peach Palinka, Orange Juice
Cold entries
Spiced cottage cheese cream and traditional greaves cream
Soups
Goulash soup “Hortobágy style”
or
Vegetable ragout soup with noodles
Warm main courses
Stuffed cabbage rolls with sausage and sour cream
Spicy marinated grilled chicken breast served with bacon and onion sauce
Braised pieces of chicken thigh fillet in paprika sauce
Pork spare rib roast in garlic pepper sauce
Garnishes and vegetarian
Fried polenta terrine with goat cheese and rosemary garlic oil
Spinach noodles with mushroom in mustard cream sauce
Mashed potatoes with deep fried onion
Steamed rice with vegetables
Noodles
Salads
Different kind of raw salads,
with yogurt dill and horseradish cognac dressing
“DP style“
Cabbage salad with bell pepper stripes and garlic cream dressing
“Caesar salad”
Leaf salad with Parmesan cheese dressing and slices of grilled chicken breast
“Grandmother’s recipe”
Potato salad with onion, mayonnaise, sour cream and mustard dressing