György Szabó

György Szabó (*1959) studied cultural management and in 1998 founded Trafó – House of Contemporary Arts, where he was director until 2013 and where he is currently acting as General Manager. Previously he was curator of the youth centre Petőfi Csarnok in Budapest, which presents cultural events attended by up to 60,000 visitors. Szabó transformed the current Trafó building from a transformer station into the first interdisciplinary production house in Hungary and to one of the most important cultural centres in Budapest. For almost three decades he has been working in a network, including within DÉPARTS, with many international partners, and is an acknowledged expert in the contemporary dance and theatre scene. Szabó was a member of the Association for Contemporary Dance in Hungary and of the dance committee for the national cultural fund. He is also greatly interested in the constantly shifting production conditions for artists.