The spirit of Hungary is coming to New Westminster.
The Hungarian National Dance Ensemble (Magyar Nemzeti Táncegyüttes) is on tour, and it’s making a stop at the Massey Theatre on Friday, Oct. 26.
The 2018 North American tour is designed to commemorate the 170th anniversary of the historic 1848 Hungarian Revolution against the Austrian Habsburg Empire, a press release explains.
The first part of the program, The Spirit of Freedom, with feature contemporary and thematic dances designed to commemorate the revolution. The second half, Roots of Hungarian Dance Treasure, will feature Hungarian folk music and dances from the Carpathian Basin.
The group is under the artistic direction of choreographer Zoltán Zsuráfszky.
Show time is 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $25 to $55, available through www.ticketsnw.ca.
