Zoltán Zubornyák

This institution helps gain insight into the history of Ferencváros named after Emperor Francis I on 4 December 1792; collects and processes written material that still exists, as well as artefacts. The Local Government of Ferencváros purchased an apartment located in a building under Pipa Street 4 back in 1997, which was transformed and made suitable for storing the material collected up till this point, as well as for organising exhibitions.[2]

The great Hungarian and European poet Attila József was born in Ferencváros. A memorial room was set up in his honour and to commemorate the poet at Gát Street 3, where visitors had the opportunity to gain insight into the life and works of the poet. However, this space proved insufficient, which is why the management of the institution – hand in hand with the Local Government of the 9th District – set up this exhibition in a space double its original size and also extended its contents, which was ceremoniously opened on 11 April 2002, the Day of Poetry.[3]

This Gallery was opened in 1967 pursuant to the efforts of Zoltán Xantus. According to the intentions of the official cultural policy of this era, the Gallery assumed a sort of vent function in the cultural life of Budapest. As a substitute for the blacklisted Industrial Plan exhibitions, this is where the upcoming generation of young artists had the opportunity to organise their exhibitions dubbed avant-garde. Exhibitions are organised at this Gallery to this day, which assumes the task of presenting every relevant school of contemporary fine and applied art. Its other key role involves introducing young professional artists making their debut to the audience and the general public. The past 17 years has demonstrated that the concept was indeed a good one, as a result of which the Gallery evolved into a popular and prestigious exhibition hall.

2015, Budapest

Open-air performances were first organised on Bakáts Square in 1993. Various genres of chamber music pieces were staged back then. The audience deemed that these pieces were undoubtedly successful, which was also widely publicised. This excellent reception and exceptional interest shown lead to the idea of launching the summer festival organised each year.

This event has been called Ferencváros Festival of Games since 1994. Initially, the programme mainly featured classical and pop concerts, chamber and symphony orchestra concerts, whilst productions created by other theatre workshops were invited as guest performers on the stage erected. The programme has since become more diverse. Later on, the programme extended to include dance and ballet performances, as well as musical performances specifically designed by the Festival for this space. An all-encompassing performing arts festival eventually unfolded. This programme has been called Ferencváros Festival since 2007.

During the many years of his directorship he designed and directed numerous concerts, theatrical performances, exhibitions, as well as various open-air programmes with the help of my 41 associated employees.

Several tens of thousands of people have visited our exhibitions and around 10,000 people visited the Ferencváros Festival in 2010, whilst each season a total of 10–12,000 people come along to pieces staged at the Pince Theatre (14 pieces per month on average).

In January 2007 Pince Theatre (a small theatre operating from the cellar of a building in the very heart of the city) set the aim of following in the footsteps of the legendary creative workshop that unfolded during the 60s and 70s. The creative and cultural approach of the theatre is represented by chamber plays with one, two or three characters played by outstanding Hungarian artists. Our performances fill a cultural gap in the sense that the majority of these are not staged in big theatres with a regular troupe of actors.[4]

• November 2000 – Sándor Márai: Kaland (play about seduction, love, loneliness, selfishness and carrier)
• 19 December 2002 – Sándor Márai: Válás Budán (marriage, love and divorce – a strange „love square”)
• January 2007 – Puncsék karácsonya (Christmas puppet-show)
• January 2007 – Wilhelm Hauff: A kis mukk története (fairy play about a poor boy seeking happiness)
• 9 February 2007 – Zoltán Egressy: Vesztett éden (historic tragedy about the life of Imre Madách Hungarian playwright) 16 February 2007 – Attila József: Szabad-ötletek jegyzéke két ülésben (poems of the famous Hungarian poet, Attila József, within a framework of free associations)
• 23 March 2007 – István Vajda: Pedig én jó anya voltam (documentary drama about the last death penalty inflicted in Hungary)
• April–May 2007 – Ki kért meg, hogy énekelj? (songs performed by a famous Hungarian actor, Róbert Koltai)
• 2 July 2007 – István Verebes: Sorsjáték (talk show)
• 20 September 2007 – Gyula Urbán: Minden egér szereti a sajtot (Every Mouse Likes Cheese – fairy play)
• 9 October 2007 – Opera prózában Kaposi Gergellyel (Opera talk show with Gergely Kaposi)
• 2 November 2007 – EXIT – international play – a story of those who did not want to stay
• 1 December 2007 – Dosztojevszkij: Nasztaszja Filippovna
• 2 December 2007– Tin Andersén Axell: Garbo (the author's novel adapted for stage)
• 14 December 2007 – Pikáns zsoltár - Pápai Erika Mezei Mária estje (songs of Mária Mezei by Erika Pápay)
• 25 November 2007 – Pincekoncertek az opera csillagaival (Opera concert series)
• 10 January 2008 – Co.ffein projects - Frenák Pál Táncosaival (dance performance)
• 16 February 2008 – István Csukás - Ferenc Darvas: Ágacska (fairy play)
• 8 March 2008 – Martin Sherman - Attila Galambos - Tamás Arany: Isadora (one day of the boisterous marriage of Isadora Duncan and Szergej Jeszenyin – musical)
• 29 March 2008 – Ervin Lázár: The boy and the lions – fairy play
• 9 May 2008 – William Gibson: Two for the Seesaw
• 3 October 2008 – Bengt Ahlfors: The last cigar
• 16 November 2008 – Harold Pinter: Betrayal
• 9 January 2009 – Sándor Márai: Az igazi (Márai's short novel adapted for stage)
• 10 January 2009 – Mese a Kutyusról meg a Cicusról (fairy play about a kitten and a puppy)
• 22 March 2009 – Győrei - Schlachtovszky: Drakula vajda, Mátyás királynak rabja (play about an infamous historic figure, Vlad Tepes, and King Mathias)
• 11 April 2009 – Kukacmatyi (fairy play)
• 24 April 2009 – Csaba Kiss: Esti próba (Zampano és Gelsomina)
• 20 September 2009 – Pince Cabaret
• 16 October 2009 – Arnold Wesker: Annie Wobbler
• 14 November 2009 – Evelyne de la Cheneliere: Strawberries in January
• 5 February 2010 – Leonyid Zorin: Warsaw Melody
• 19 February 2010 – Chloe Moss: Christmas is Miles Away
• 18 May 2010 – Sándor Márai: Fizess nevetve! (ironic short stories adapted for stage)
• 17 September 2010 – Better than Sex – musical from London[7]
• 24 September 2010 – Keresztanya (Godmother – a gipsy fairy tale adapted for stage)
• 23 October 2010 – Karnauhova- Brausevich: The scarlet flower

• 9 November 2007 – Nevető tollak
• 17 November 2007 – Edward Albee: Who is Afraid of Virginia Woolf
• 17 January 2008 – Improvisation theatre
• 24 February 2008 – Kezitcsókolom – performance by Kálmán Hollai
• 11 May 2009 – Mihály Babits: Dagály (play inspired by a beautiful poem of the famous Hungarian poet, Mihály Babits)
• 24 May 2009 – Alina Nelega: Rudolf Hess' Ten Commandments (Aradi színház)

• Ede Szigligeti: Liliomfi... Liliomfi[15]
• Sartre: Dirty Hands ... Hugo[15]
• Kander and Ebb: Cabaret ... Konferanszié[15]
• Brandon Thomas: Charley's Aunt ... Frank Babberley[15]

As Kornai Béla aka Kábéla in Ballagás

• 1980 – Ballagás
• 1985 – Eszterlánc
• 1990 – Családi kör
• 1991 – Stalin's Bride
• 1991 – Isten hátrafele megy
• 1991 – Meeting Venus
• 1992 – Új Gálvölgyi-show
• 1995 – The Brother from Brooklyn
• 1995 – Öregberény
• 1996 – Levelek Perzsiából
• 2005 – Szeress most!
• 2002 – Wake Up, Mate, Don't You Sleep
• 2005 – Szeress most!
• 2008 – Stolen Rhythm
• (1991 – 1999) – Szomszédok