Our retreats at the School of Disobedience offer a unique opportunity to embark on a path of profound personal transformative and artistic growth. Over four days, you will immerse yourself in a dynamic blend of workshops, unique experiences, rituals, collaboration, individualized mentorship, multidisciplinary research, presentation opportunities, and responsible fieldwork. This is more than a retreat; it's a community space that acts as a generator of opportunities and a catalyst for change.
2025 retreats
This year, we launch four summer retreats and two autumn retreats.
TEXT & VOICE
Join our 4-day retreat from June 9-12 (2025) specializing in Text & Voice. Discover, through a somatic, experimental, and interdisciplinary approach, how words can transcend the page and come alive with voice, sound, and music in dynamic and expressive ways. |
SOLO
This 4-day retreat from June 16-19 (2025) equips you with actionable insights and essential tools to master the entire process of crafting solo performances—from initial concept to final presentation. |
Poetic, fragile, and hybrid forms
This four-day retreat from June 23-26 (2025) invites you to explore ephemeral art and fragile materials, blending nature, memory, and hybrid creative processes. You will create layered works that embrace the beauty of impermanence, experimenting with natural elements, old photographs, and soft materials. This camp is a space to explore tenderness, the ephemeral, and the poetic—allowing the process to be as meaningful as the final result. |
CREATING SPACES, EXPERIENCES, COMMUNITIES
This four-day camp from June 30 to July 3 (2025), focuses on the art of designing and facilitating transformative spaces. Participants will explore theoretical frameworks and practical tools for creating safe, brave, and immersive environments that support individual growth, collective experiences, and community-building. Morning sessions feature lectures and discussions, while afternoons are dedicated to hands-on workshops, guiding participants through the process of crafting impactful, inclusive spaces for artistic, educative, and healing practices. |
Art & text
Join our 4-day retreat from September 4-7 (2025) specializing in Art & Text. Explore our immersive, somatic, and authentic creative writing methods, and discover new inspirations, tools, techniques, and processes. |
Art & Nature
At the intersection of art and nature, this four-day camp from September 11-14 (2025) invites participants to explore the profound relationship between creative expression and the natural world. Over four days, we will immerse ourselves in the environment, using the landscape as both canvas and collaborator. Through workshops that blend land art, performance, and sensory practices, we’ll discover how nature informs our artistic processes. This camp is not just about observing nature—it’s about listening to it, co-creating with it, and finding new ways to engage in the dialogue between body, art, and earth. Together, we will explore how the organic, the untamed, and the wild can expand the boundaries of art-making, cultivating a deeper connection to the planet and to ourselves. |
why choose our transformative retreats?
- Rest & recharge: Our retreats provide a sanctuary for you to step away from the demands of everyday life. Experience deep rest, nurturing your body, mind, and spirit in an environment designed to help you recharge.
- Playground for exploration: Dive into an open, creative space where you’re encouraged to explore new ideas, creative practices, and untapped parts of yourself. This is a playground for curiosity, where no question or path is off-limits.
- Connection to nature: Nestled in a serene natural setting, our retreats foster a deep connection with the land and the water, providing a unique backdrop for reflection, inspiration, and artistic growth.
- Creative freedom: This is a space free from judgment, expectations, or performance. Whether you come to experiment with new forms of expression or simply to be, you will find the support to evolve at your own pace.
frame
While our retreats provide valuable opportunities for self-reflection and sharing, it's important to understand that these are creative, not therapeutic, spaces. Our focus is on artistic exploration, personal growth, and community building through art education, empowerment, and transformation.
Please also note that our space is not equipped for explicit discussions of trauma. We kindly ask all participants to be mindful and avoid over-sharing sensitive personal experiences. At the School of Disobedience, we celebrate adulthood, responsibility, and respect for each participant's emotional journey and availability.
Thank you for your understanding and cooperation in maintaining a supportive and enriching environment for all.
Please also note that our space is not equipped for explicit discussions of trauma. We kindly ask all participants to be mindful and avoid over-sharing sensitive personal experiences. At the School of Disobedience, we celebrate adulthood, responsibility, and respect for each participant's emotional journey and availability.
Thank you for your understanding and cooperation in maintaining a supportive and enriching environment for all.
practical information
Facilitator: Anna Ádám
Language: English
Accommodation: Simple and basic traditional Hungarian summer house (no wifi) in Balatonalmádi (Hungary), close to the beach with 2 shared bedrooms (bed + mattress), shared bathroom, terrace, garden…
Creative infrastructure: Lights, mike, sound, costumes, props...
Application deadline: Ongoing
Number of participants: min. 2 - max. 4 / camp
Vegetarian food: 3x / day
Price: 500 € / retreat (including accommodation, meals, workshops...)
Language: English
Accommodation: Simple and basic traditional Hungarian summer house (no wifi) in Balatonalmádi (Hungary), close to the beach with 2 shared bedrooms (bed + mattress), shared bathroom, terrace, garden…
Creative infrastructure: Lights, mike, sound, costumes, props...
Application deadline: Ongoing
Number of participants: min. 2 - max. 4 / camp
Vegetarian food: 3x / day
Price: 500 € / retreat (including accommodation, meals, workshops...)