Since 2017, the artistic director of the ensemble is Alexandra Sághy, who in 2018 created a piece for the Budapest Dance Theatre company, the Three Sisters received the Best Artist of the Year Award from the Association of Hungarian Dance Artists.
The company has received state support for its operations since 1997 and has been a category 1 dance company since 2016. The company performs an average of 50 pieces per year; children's, youth - introductory dance theatre and adult performances are organised by the National Dance Theatre, and the company regularly performs in Budapest and the country's most important theatres (e.g. MÜPA, Várkert Bazár, Pécs National Theatre).
The permanent company building at the company allows it to be not only an experimental project workshop, but also an ensemble with a rich repertoire, which has been operating at a high artistic level in the Hungarian professional dance scene for almost 30 years. The company's professional quality is proven by the fact that it has worked with many Hungarian and international choreographers and has regularly performed abroad, both in prestigious venues and festivals, throughout Europe and overseas, representing the culturally rich and colourful reputation of Hungary and Budapest.
The Budapest Dance Theatre also carries out significant teaching work. The versatile training includes classical ballet, modern, contact, release and contemporary techniques.
The company's dancers are trained by Béla Földi, the company's director, during which the artists develop their outstanding physical stamina and technical skills on a daily basis. World-renowned masters also work with the company on a regular basis.
He also often draws on the classics of music literature to promote classical music.
