Szabó György

*1959 in Budapest, Hungary

1979-1982 ž
studies at the Karl Marx University of Economics - Budapest 

1979-1982
volunteer at the club of the university

1982
producer of short news at Hungarian TV - Newsreel 

1984-85
sales manager at the state performing art agency “IRI”

1985-1996
artistic programmer/event manager of Petofi Csarnok

1987
project manager for youth program within the Hungarian Season in Melkweg/Amsterdam

1988
member of IETM

1992
founder of Workshop Foundation - this NGO made essential management work developing infrastructure for independent performing arts- mostly for contemporary dance

1992
Cultural Capital Antwerp – editor of the Hungarian program

1990-94
member of art council of International Bagnolet Dance Platform 

1994
member of host organisation of IETM Budapest plenary meeting I.

1998-11
founding and executive director of Trafo - House of Contemporary Arts - the first public interdisciplinary contemporary arts institution of Hungary

2004
member of host organisation of IETM Budapest plenary meeting II.

2008/11/15/17
member of host organisations of  Dunapart -Hungarian Independent Theatre Platform  

2008-11
Advisory board member of PAJ program

2012-2017
managing director of Trafo – House of Contemporary Arts

2017
artistic/managing director of Trafo – House of Contemporary Arts

Curatorial works in different public art funds’ bodies in Hungary.

Working as advisory board member for Soros Foundation - Budapest, Arts International - New York, AFAA – Paris, PAJ, EFFE, etc.

Trafó – www.trafo.hu