The School of Disobedience Creative Leadership Program is designed to address the unique challenges faced by artists and creatives in today’s fast-paced and competitive art world. Here’s how it fills the gaps often left by traditional art schools and academies:
- Overcoming stereotypes: Transform your mindset to see yourself not just as an artist, but as an entrepreneur capable of turning creative pursuits into viable career paths.
- Financial independence: Learn financial management, pricing, and budgeting for economic stability and artistic independence.
- Entrepreneurial mindset: Gain skills to create your own opportunities and market your work effectively.
- Leadership development: Build leadership skills to lead projects and influence change in the art world.
- Practical skills and competencies: Master essential skills like project management and strategic planning.
- Navigating the art world: Understand power dynamics, network authentically, and forget market trends.
- Authentic self-expression: Develop your unique artistic voice, fostering creativity free from industry pressures and expectations.
PROGRAM STRUCTURE
- Workshops & Seminars: Engage in interactive workshops and seminars that cover a range of topics related to creative leadership, entrepreneurship, and innovation.
- Mentorship programs: Gain insights from experienced mentors who provide personalized guidance and support.
- Individual project: Transform your dream into reality.
- Collaborative projects: Participate in group projects that encourage teamwork and the application of learned skills in real-world scenarios.
MAIN LEARNING OUTCOMES
The School of Disobedience Creative Leadership Program aims to transform artists into leaders who are not only creators of art but also catalysts for change, capable of inspiring and influencing the world around them.
Facilitation methods:
Personal development:
Practical experience:
Somatic practices and bodywork:
Critical pedagogy:
Group facilitation and community rituals:
Facilitation methods:
- Interactive techniques: Engaging activities and exercises to encourage participation.
- Adaptability: Ability to adjust facilitation style based on group needs.
- Feedback and evaluation: Collecting and using feedback to improve future sessions.
Personal development:
- Confidence building: Enhancing self-assurance in leading groups.
- Leadership skills: Developing leadership qualities and styles.
- Self-awareness: Understanding personal strengths and areas for growth.
Practical experience:
- Hands-on practice: Opportunities to practice facilitating in a supportive environment.
- Real-world scenarios: Simulations and role-playing exercises.
- School of Disobedience's Method: philosophy, exercises, toolbox
Somatic practices and bodywork:
- Techniques to deepen self-awareness, release tension, and cultivate presence.
- Experiential exercises, movement explorations, and body-centered grounding scores.
- Modalities include dance, play fight, creative writing, and multidisciplinary performance.
Critical pedagogy:
- Alternative and critical pedagogical approaches to challenge traditional teaching.
- Concepts such as learner-centered education, decolonizing the curriculum, and fostering critical consciousness.
- Strategies for creating inclusive, empowering learning environments.
Group facilitation and community rituals:
- Designing and facilitating transformative group experiences and community rituals.
- Principles of participatory design, group dynamics, and ceremonial practices.
- Skills in group facilitation, conflict resolution, and creating meaningful rituals.
CREATIVE LEADERSHIP
This module is designed to empower artists and creatives with the practical skills, strategic mindset, and entrepreneurial acumen necessary to thrive in the contemporary art world. Our Creative Leadership program bridges the gap left by traditional art schools, addressing the unspoken challenges artists face and equipping them with the tools needed to navigate and succeed in the competitive creative industry.
KEY OBJECTIVES
1. Empower creative autonomy
2. Cultivate leadership and entrepreneurial skills
3. Challenge conventional norms
4. Drive social and cultural change
5. Enhance entrepreneurial and business skills
6. Foster a supportive artistic community
- Self-management skills: Learn to manage your projects, time, and resources effectively, ensuring sustained creative output and personal well-being.
- Originality and innovation: Cultivate your unique artistic voice and develop innovative approaches that set your work apart in a crowded marketplace.
- Confidence building: Develop the self-assurance to pursue unconventional paths and challenge the status quo in your creative practice.
2. Cultivate leadership and entrepreneurial skills
- Strategic planning: Gain the ability to design and execute strategic plans for your art practice or creative business, from concept to realization.
- Financial literacy: Understand budgeting, pricing, and financial management to achieve economic sustainability and independence in your artistic career.
- Networking and collaboration: Build and leverage networks with professionals, collaborators, and friends to enhance your reach and build your own audience.
3. Challenge conventional norms
- Critical thinking: Develop the capacity to critically evaluate and question prevailing artistic norms and industry practices, driving innovative change.
- Disruptive innovation: Harness creative disruption to explore new artistic paradigms and redefine what art can achieve in society.
- Boundary-pushing artistry: Push the limits of traditional art forms to create work that engages, provokes, and resonates with your audience.
4. Drive social and cultural change
- Community engagement: Learn techniques to build and engage meaningful communities, fostering environments around values you believe in.
- Activism and advocacy: Use your art as a powerful tool for social change, addressing critical issues and questioning established power structures, evidences, beliefs, and societal norms.
- Empower your voice: Forget about typical storytelling techniques used to convey mainstream messages. Instead, focus on empowering your voice and speaking authentically from the heart.
5. Enhance entrepreneurial and business skills
- Brand development: Craft an authentic personal or project-based brand that communicates your vision and resonates with your values.
- Market navigation: Understand market dynamics and trends, enabling you to position your work strategically and reach new audiences.
- Project management: Acquire skills to manage complex projects, balancing creative and logistical demands to deliver successful outcomes.
6. Foster a supportive artistic community
- Peer mentorship: Engage in peer-to-peer learning, sharing insights and experiences that enrich your creative journey and foster mutual support.
- Collaborative projects: Participate in collaborative initiatives that build teamwork skills and produce impactful artistic endeavors.
- Constructive feedback: Benefit from constructive criticism that encourages growth and hones your artistic practice.
CAREER OPPORTUNITIES
Completing the Creative Leadership Program at the School of Disobedience opens up a wide array of career opportunities, especially for those who already have an artistic or healing practice. Here are some potential paths you can pursue:
1. Retreat Leader
2. Workshop Facilitator
3. Community Builder
4. Corporate Trainer
5. Educational Program Developer
6. Private Coach or Mentor
7. Dance or Performance Artist
8. Healer
9. Event Organizer
10. Social Entrepreneur
Why pursue these opportunities?
Ready to transform your career?
If you're passionate about art, healing, and making a difference, our Facilitators Training can help you unlock new career opportunities and achieve your professional goals. Apply now to start your journey towards a fulfilling and impactful career.
1. Retreat Leader
- Description: Organize and lead your own retreats, focusing on artistic, healing, or personal development themes.
- Benefits: Leverage your unique expertise to create transformative experiences, build a loyal participant base, and generate income through retreat offerings.
2. Workshop Facilitator
- Description: Design and conduct workshops that integrate your artistic or healing practice with the skills acquired in the training.
- Benefits: Reach a broader audience, collaborate with other practitioners, and enhance your professional portfolio.
3. Community Builder
- Description: Foster and lead communities centered around art, healing, or personal growth.
- Benefits: Create spaces for continuous learning and support, establish yourself as a thought leader, and drive social change through community initiatives.
4. Corporate Trainer
- Description: Apply your facilitation skills to design and deliver corporate training programs focused on team building, creativity, and wellness.
- Benefits: Enter a lucrative market, diversify your offerings, and impact organizational culture.
5. Educational Program Developer
- Description: Develop curricula and educational programs for schools, universities, or private institutions.
- Benefits: Influence educational practices, create innovative learning experiences, and inspire the next generation of artists and healers.
6. Private Coach or Mentor
- Description: Offer one-on-one coaching or mentoring sessions to individuals seeking personal or professional development.
- Benefits: Build deep, impactful relationships, tailor your approach to individual needs, and establish a high-value service.
7. Dance or Performance Artist
- Description: Integrate facilitation skills into your performances, creating interactive and participatory art experiences.
- Benefits: Engage audiences in new and meaningful ways, stand out in the art world, and explore new dimensions of your artistic practice.
8. Healer
- Description: Enhance your healing practice with advanced facilitation techniques, offering group sessions, workshops, and retreats.
- Benefits: Deepen your impact on clients, create a supportive community around your practice, and expand your service offerings.
9. Event Organizer
- Description: Plan and execute various events, including conferences, festivals, and symposiums, that emphasize creativity, wellness, or social change.
- Benefits: Utilize your organizational skills, network with industry professionals, and create platforms for impactful experiences.
10. Social Entrepreneur
- Description: Lead or start nonprofit organizations or social enterprises focused on art, healing, and empowerment.
- Benefits: Drive social impact, attract funding and resources, and fulfill a mission-driven career.
Why pursue these opportunities?
- Personal fulfillment: Engaging in work that aligns with your passions and values brings a profound sense of satisfaction and purpose.
- Professional growth: Develop a diverse skill set that enhances your career versatility and resilience.
- Financial independence: Create multiple income streams by offering varied services and products.
- Impact: Make a tangible difference in individuals' lives and in society by leveraging the power of art and healing.
Ready to transform your career?
If you're passionate about art, healing, and making a difference, our Facilitators Training can help you unlock new career opportunities and achieve your professional goals. Apply now to start your journey towards a fulfilling and impactful career.
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mentoring objectives
My journey has been arduous and fraught with challenges. I encountered closed doors, unfulfilled promises, and a pervasive lack of trust. Despite the prevailing discourse in the artistic world that celebrates care, empathy, and inclusion while promoting originality, I found a disheartening conformity and aversion to risk-taking.
Dissatisfied with the institutional environment, I chose to carve out a parallel reality governed by my own rules, beliefs, values, and desires. Today, I no longer rely on open calls or institutions for support; instead, I revel in my autonomy to create and act freely. I aim to share with you how I achieved financial autonomy and artistic independence alongside the institutional world.
If you're interested in creating an ethical economic model to sustain your artistic endeavors, I invite you to join me!
—Anna Ádám
Founder of the School of Disobedience
1. Encouraging autonomy: Empowering you to make your own decisions and take control of your artistic paths.
2. Fostering independence: Helping you become self-reliant and less dependent on external open calls or institutions.
3. Promoting authenticity: Guiding you to stay true to your unique vision and voice.
4. Cultivating self-awareness: Encouraging you to understand your strengths and values.
5. Developing strategic thinking: Teaching you to plan and execute strategies that align with your ethics, goals and values.
6. Creating an adapted economic model: Assisting you in designing financial frameworks that support your artistic endeavors.
7. Emphasizing self-reflection: Encouraging you to regularly assess your progress, challenges, and growth.
8. Supporting community building: Helping you establish networks and communities that align with your values and goals.
9. Encouraging innovation: Inspiring you to think outside the box and explore unconventional approaches to your artistic practices.
10. Cultivating leadership skills: Equipping you with the tools and mindset necessary to lead yourself and potentially others in the art world.
2. Fostering independence: Helping you become self-reliant and less dependent on external open calls or institutions.
3. Promoting authenticity: Guiding you to stay true to your unique vision and voice.
4. Cultivating self-awareness: Encouraging you to understand your strengths and values.
5. Developing strategic thinking: Teaching you to plan and execute strategies that align with your ethics, goals and values.
6. Creating an adapted economic model: Assisting you in designing financial frameworks that support your artistic endeavors.
7. Emphasizing self-reflection: Encouraging you to regularly assess your progress, challenges, and growth.
8. Supporting community building: Helping you establish networks and communities that align with your values and goals.
9. Encouraging innovation: Inspiring you to think outside the box and explore unconventional approaches to your artistic practices.
10. Cultivating leadership skills: Equipping you with the tools and mindset necessary to lead yourself and potentially others in the art world.
INDIVIDUAL MENTORING:
Module 1: Rejecting dependence: Breaking free from gatekeepers
Module 2: Creating your own opportunities
Module 3: Discovering unique value
Module 4: Self-sufficiency and radical independence: Designing ethical economic models
Module 5: Personal branding and authentic communication
Module 6: Community building and engagement
Module 7: Mastering social media: Use it, don't be used by it
Module 8: Innovative networking
Module 9: Leveraging media for visibility and credibility
Module 10: Learning from experience
Module 1: Rejecting dependence: Breaking free from gatekeepers
- Understand the limitations of relying on external validation and gatekeepers.
- Learn how to identify and circumvent traditional barriers in the art world.
- Unlearn stereotypes and harmful myths about artists and entrepreneurship.
- Relearn to see yourself as capable and confident.
Module 2: Creating your own opportunities
- Shift from a passive to a proactive mindset.
- Learn how to generate opportunities and build your own platforms.
Module 3: Discovering unique value
- Identify and articulate your unique artistic vision.
- Define your "offer" and create a compelling narrative.
Module 4: Self-sufficiency and radical independence: Designing ethical economic models
- Develop strategies to achieve financial and artistic independence.
- Create an economic model that aligns with your values.
- Explore ways to sustain your practice without relying on funding and open calls.
Module 5: Personal branding and authentic communication
- Develop an authentic brand that reflects your true self.
- Replace conventional communication with genuine dialogue.
- Craft honest and compelling narratives to engage your audience.
Module 6: Community building and engagement
- Identify and reach your target audience.
- Create and nurture a supportive community around your work.
- Learn techniques for meaningful engagement and audience development.
Module 7: Mastering social media: Use it, don't be used by it
- Develop a sustainable social media strategy that supports your goals without overwhelming your creative process.
- Create authentic and impactful content and manage your online presence effectively.
Module 8: Innovative networking
- Explore non-conventional ways to build partnerships and expand your network.
- Develop authentic and mutually beneficial relationships.
- Focus on shared values.
Module 9: Leveraging media for visibility and credibility
- Master the art of gaining media coverage without traditional PR routes.
- Learn how to present yourself effectively in interviews and public appearances.
- Learn to craft compelling press releases and pitch your story effectively.
Module 10: Learning from experience
- Avoid common pitfalls in your entrepreneurial path.
- Gain insights from my 20 years of experience in the arts and business.
Welcome to the Art and Business Masterclass, where we invite you to embark on a transformative journey of unlearning and relearning. Here, we challenge ingrained stereotypes and myths that have long held back artists from embracing their full entrepreneurial potential. It's time to trust in yourself, to step up and assume the role of boss in your artistic career.
Throughout this program, you will discover and refine your own leadership style and management aesthetic. We believe in practical, hands-on learning that takes you from dreaming to doing, from concept to execution—A to Z, step by step. Our goal is to empower you to achieve financial autonomy and independence through your artistic endeavors, enabling you to sustainably live from your creativity.
By the end of this masterclass, you will have a solid foundation in both the creative and business aspects of your project. You'll gain concrete tools and practical knowledge essential for succeeding in entrepreneurial ventures while remaining true to yourself and your artistic vision.
Join us in this journey to unleash your potential, cultivate leadership skills, and build a business that authentically aligns with who you are.
Throughout this program, you will discover and refine your own leadership style and management aesthetic. We believe in practical, hands-on learning that takes you from dreaming to doing, from concept to execution—A to Z, step by step. Our goal is to empower you to achieve financial autonomy and independence through your artistic endeavors, enabling you to sustainably live from your creativity.
By the end of this masterclass, you will have a solid foundation in both the creative and business aspects of your project. You'll gain concrete tools and practical knowledge essential for succeeding in entrepreneurial ventures while remaining true to yourself and your artistic vision.
Join us in this journey to unleash your potential, cultivate leadership skills, and build a business that authentically aligns with who you are.
ART & BUSINESS MASTERCLASS
Dear dancers, choreographers, makers, performers, artists! Are you tired of struggling to make a living from your creativity? Welcome to a unique, artist-to-artist business training that offers real solutions, not empty words or unrealistic advice. This masterclass is designed to be practical and doable, based on my own experience of living from my art. No more open calls, no more looking for funding—instead, you'll learn how to create opportunities on your own.
This masterclass will teach you how to take proactive steps, develop a mindset that aligns with your true self, and make a sustainable living from your creativity. It's not about theory and concepts; it's about experience and practice. By shifting our mentality and mindset, we can bring about real change and become both the artists and the entrepreneurs we are meant to be.
The process:
Join us and take the first step towards financial autonomy and creative independence. This masterclass is your solution to turning your artistic vision into a sustainable business. Let's make your creative dreams a reality!
Dear dancers, choreographers, makers, performers, artists! Are you tired of struggling to make a living from your creativity? Welcome to a unique, artist-to-artist business training that offers real solutions, not empty words or unrealistic advice. This masterclass is designed to be practical and doable, based on my own experience of living from my art. No more open calls, no more looking for funding—instead, you'll learn how to create opportunities on your own.
This masterclass will teach you how to take proactive steps, develop a mindset that aligns with your true self, and make a sustainable living from your creativity. It's not about theory and concepts; it's about experience and practice. By shifting our mentality and mindset, we can bring about real change and become both the artists and the entrepreneurs we are meant to be.
The process:
- Unlearn stereotypes and harmful myths: Challenge the preconceived notions that hold you back as an artist and entrepreneur.
- Relearn to see yourself as capable: Open up to new visions, perspectives, and mindsets.
- Empower yourself: Equip yourself with new skills, competencies, and processes to make things happen. Give yourself the chance to succeed.
Join us and take the first step towards financial autonomy and creative independence. This masterclass is your solution to turning your artistic vision into a sustainable business. Let's make your creative dreams a reality!
personal development
- Cease apologizing unnecessarily.
- Reduce concern for others' opinions.
- Master the ability to firmly decline or refuse, while understanding and respecting personal limits and boundaries.
- Embrace authenticity: challenge self-doubt, boldly pursue one's own path, and exude self-confidence.
creativity
- Explore the convergence of dance performance with image, object, text, space, and sound, unlocking boundless creative possibilities.
- Experiment with various materials, objects, images, and tools.
- Explore transdisciplinary and experimental working methodologies.
- Integrate diverse artistic forms and expressions, including performance, dance, acting, puppet theater, creative writing (such as poetry, manifestos, comics, diaries), drawing, collage, video, photography, installation art, and multimedia art.
- Gain insight into community art, creating and curating spaces, designing artistic experiences, and fostering meaningful communities.
theory
- Think and act freely and critically.
- Defend your ideas by resisting, defying, and protesting.
- Enhance interpersonal communication skills and question the obvious.
project
- Foster your creativity, invention, and innovation capabilities.
- Don't wait any longer; get started!
- Accentuate your uniqueness.
- Make your dream come true: develop your own method, make your artistic voice heard, and let your personal aesthetic be seen.
your learning outcomes
facilitators training
1. Enhanced self-awareness through somatic practices and reflective inquiry.
2. Proficiency in designing and facilitating transformative spaces, workshops and retreats.
3. Deepened understanding of critical pedagogy principles and their application in educational settings.
4. Cultivation of inclusive and empowering learning environments that honor diverse voices and experiences.
5. Development of effective communication and facilitation skills for guiding group processes.
6. Ability to create and maintain safe, respectful, and judgment-free spaces for personal exploration.
7. Skillful integration of ritual and ceremonial elements to enhance group cohesion and meaning-making.
8. Increased confidence in holding space for vulnerability, creativity, and authentic expression.
9. Expanded toolkit of experiential exercises, grounding techniques, and creative practices for personal and collective growth.
10. Strengthened capacity to navigate challenges, conflicts, and ethical considerations inherent in facilitation roles.
2. Proficiency in designing and facilitating transformative spaces, workshops and retreats.
3. Deepened understanding of critical pedagogy principles and their application in educational settings.
4. Cultivation of inclusive and empowering learning environments that honor diverse voices and experiences.
5. Development of effective communication and facilitation skills for guiding group processes.
6. Ability to create and maintain safe, respectful, and judgment-free spaces for personal exploration.
7. Skillful integration of ritual and ceremonial elements to enhance group cohesion and meaning-making.
8. Increased confidence in holding space for vulnerability, creativity, and authentic expression.
9. Expanded toolkit of experiential exercises, grounding techniques, and creative practices for personal and collective growth.
10. Strengthened capacity to navigate challenges, conflicts, and ethical considerations inherent in facilitation roles.
context
"There comes a time when we must draw our knives. It's a fact. Purely technical. (...) The knife is the only means to define oneself as oppressed. The sole form of audible communication. It doesn't matter the character, the personality, the motives of the oppressed. This is the first step out of the circle. It's necessary.”
(Christiane Rochefort: Definition of the oppressed)
The School of Disobedience is our blade, a tool for confrontation, protest, opposition, and revolt. It's our voice, bold and resounding, our gaze that challenges, our weapon of manifestation, our body in combat. This school serves as our blade, fortifying us, instilling courage, and fostering hope in the possibility of collective action. The time is now, and we stand prepared.
"There comes a time when we must draw our knives. It's a fact. Purely technical. (...) The knife is the only means to define oneself as oppressed. The sole form of audible communication. It doesn't matter the character, the personality, the motives of the oppressed. This is the first step out of the circle. It's necessary.”
(Christiane Rochefort: Definition of the oppressed)
The School of Disobedience is our blade, a tool for confrontation, protest, opposition, and revolt. It's our voice, bold and resounding, our gaze that challenges, our weapon of manifestation, our body in combat. This school serves as our blade, fortifying us, instilling courage, and fostering hope in the possibility of collective action. The time is now, and we stand prepared.
healing
Through workshops, unique experiences, rituals, collaboration, individualized mentorship, multidisciplinary research, performance opportunities, and responsible fieldwork, our summer retreats combines artistic and healing processes and experiences to reflect on ourselves and on the world, here we empower participants to dare to dream big. Our multidisciplinary curriculum invites people to get unstuck in their creative process, handle pressure and expectations, gain motivation, new inspirations, insights and perspectives. Participants acquire producing and leadership skills as well that foster social change and sustainability. They receive a set of knowledge, experience, tools, techniques, and methods so they can dig deep into their artistic curiosity to explore and create new aesthetics, forms, experiences, spaces, and communities. Instead of seeing things as they are, participants are constantly encouraged to formulate out-of-the-box proposals, build the world as it ought to be.
RETREAT 1: june 3-6 - FULL!
DAY 1, June 3 - Topic: Exploring Love and Desire Through Avant-Garde Writing Techniques
DAY 2, June 4 - Topic: Deconstructing Relationship Dynamics Through Structuralist Analysis
DAY 3, June 5 - Topic: Separation and Loss in Postmodern Literature
DAY 4, June 6 - Topic: Grounding & Processing
- Optional: Morning gym / Running / Swimming
- Introduction to Avant-Garde Literature, focusing on its experimental nature and innovative approaches to storytelling.
- Analysis of Monique Wittig's "The Guerilleres": Explore how Wittig's avant-garde narrative techniques challenge traditional notions of love, desire, and relationships. Discuss the use of fragmented narrative, nonlinear structure, and linguistic experimentation.
- Writing Exercises
- Sharing (Reading Group / Lecture Performances)
DAY 2, June 4 - Topic: Deconstructing Relationship Dynamics Through Structuralist Analysis
- Optional: Morning gym / Running / Swimming
- Introduction to Structuralism, focusing on Roland Barthes's theories of narrative structure and sign systems.
- Analysis of Roland Barthes's "A Lover's Discourse: Fragments": Examine how Barthes deconstructs the language of love and relationships through fragmented narrative and semiotic analysis. Discuss how he challenges traditional narratives of romance and explores the underlying power dynamics in relationships.
- Writing Exercises
- Sharing (Reading Group / Lecture Performances)
DAY 3, June 5 - Topic: Separation and Loss in Postmodern Literature
- Optional: Morning gym / Running / Swimming
- Introduction to Postmodernism, focusing on its skepticism towards grand narratives and its exploration of fragmented identities.
- Analysis of Marguerite Duras's "The Lover": Explore how Duras's novel portrays themes of separation and loss within the context of a forbidden love affair. Discuss her use of fragmented memory, nonlinear narrative, and lyrical prose to evoke a sense of longing and nostalgia.
- Writing Exercises
- Sharing (Reading Group / Lecture Performances)
DAY 4, June 6 - Topic: Grounding & Processing
- Optional: Morning gym / Running / Swimming
- On this final day of our autumn retreat, we dedicate our time to feedback, grounding, and reflection. Through thoughtful questions and prompts, you'll explore your thoughts and emotions, fostering self-discovery and clarity. Take this opportunity to reconnect with yourself and engage in meaningful reflection.
RETREAT 2: september 9-12
RETREAT 3: SEPTEMBER 16-19
This program is composed of three levels:
LEVEL I - PREPARATION PHASE: 2024 November > 2025 April
This phase extends over six months and includes monthly online meetings. Participants receive individualized guidance to launch their own practices, such as workshops, jams, research laboratories, creative circles, or healing spaces. The preparation phase of the program includes:
LEVEL II - PRACTICE PHASE: 2025 May 5 > 23
The second phase takes place in Budapest and consists of three weeks of intensive studio work followed by one week of remote learning.
This second phase includes:
LEVEL III - IMPLEMENTATION PHASE: 3 days in summer 2025
The final phase of this program involves designing and running a retreat (minimum of three days) at the Napmajor Arts & Healing Farm. This last phase of the program includes:
Participants' final assessment involves the successful organization of their retreat, with all income generated going directly to them as it serves as their final project. The program concludes with the organization of this retreat, and participants receive a certificate upon completion.
- Level 1: preparation (ONLINE / 6 MONTHS)
- Level 2: practice (BUDAPEST / 1 MONTH)
- Level 3: implementation (NAPMAJOR FARM / 3 DAYS)
LEVEL I - PREPARATION PHASE: 2024 November > 2025 April
This phase extends over six months and includes monthly online meetings. Participants receive individualized guidance to launch their own practices, such as workshops, jams, research laboratories, creative circles, or healing spaces. The preparation phase of the program includes:
- Individual mentoring: Personalized support to help participants develop their unique offerings.
- Entrepreneurship and business planning: Workshops on creating business plans, developing economic models, and setting financial goals.
- Content creation: Guidance on designing engaging and effective content for workshops and other activities.
- Marketing and communication: Practical tools and strategies for marketing, including branding, social media management, and digital content creation.
- Event management: Training on organizing and managing events, with a requirement to hold at least one event or activity each month.
LEVEL II - PRACTICE PHASE: 2025 May 5 > 23
The second phase takes place in Budapest and consists of three weeks of intensive studio work followed by one week of remote learning.
This second phase includes:
- Somatic practices and bodywork: Participants will dive into techniques aimed at deepening self-awareness, releasing tension, and cultivating presence. Through experiential exercises, movement explorations, and body-centered meditations, they will learn to listen to their bodies, tap into inner wisdom, and develop greater sensitivity to physical sensations. Modalities include dance, play fight, creative writing, and multidisciplinary performance.
- Critical pedagogy: Participants will engage with alternative and critical pedagogical approaches that challenge traditional notions of teaching and (un)learning. Through interactive lectures, group discussions, and experiential activities, they will explore concepts such as learner-centered education, decolonizing the curriculum, and fostering critical consciousness. Practical strategies for creating inclusive, empowering learning environments that honor diverse perspectives will be covered.
- Group facilitation and community rituals: Participants will delve into designing and facilitating transformative group experiences and community rituals. Drawing from principles of participatory design, group dynamics, and ceremonial practices, they will learn how to cultivate belonging, connection, and shared purpose within groups. Skills in group facilitation, conflict resolution, and creating meaningful rituals will be developed through hands-on exercises, role-playing scenarios, and case studies.
LEVEL III - IMPLEMENTATION PHASE: 3 days in summer 2025
The final phase of this program involves designing and running a retreat (minimum of three days) at the Napmajor Arts & Healing Farm. This last phase of the program includes:
- Retreat planning: Comprehensive support in planning all aspects of the retreat, from logistics to program design.
- Financial management: Training on budgeting, pricing strategies, and financial sustainability.
- Social media and digital marketing: Advanced strategies for promoting the retreat, including content creation, social media campaigns, and online advertising.
- Execution and feedback: Practical experience in running the retreat, with ongoing support and feedback from mentors.
Participants' final assessment involves the successful organization of their retreat, with all income generated going directly to them as it serves as their final project. The program concludes with the organization of this retreat, and participants receive a certificate upon completion.
schedule
Through a blend of theory, method, and practice, participants will acquire tools, skills, and experiences for designing retreats/workshops, fostering safe spaces, facilitating group processes, and supporting individual growth.
Throughout the three phases of the program, we will explore various aspects, including:
Throughout the three phases of the program, we will explore various aspects, including:
- building safety,
- setting frames and respecting boundaries,
- maintaining a judgment-free environment,
- fostering creativity and spontaneity,
- promoting self-acceptance and empowerment,
- facilitating feedback and group discussion,
- crafting personal toolbox, imagining creativity and grounding exercises,
- handling sensitive situations with calmness and preparedness,
- discussing issues of copyright and ownership,
- imagining immersive multi-sensory experiences,
- creating and holding spaces,
- and building communities around shared values, practices, and interests.
LEVEL I - preparation phase
This phase extends over six months (2024 November to 2025 April) and includes monthly online meetings. Participants receive individualized guidance and training on organizing and managing events (workshops, jams, research laboratories, creative or healing circles...), with a requirement to hold at least one event or activity each month.
LEVEL II - practice phase
The second phase takes place in Budapest (May 5-23) and consists of three weeks of intensive studio work followed by one week of remote learning.
This second phase includes:
This second phase includes:
- WEEK 1 - MAY 5-9: SOMATIC PRACTICE & BODYWORK
- WEEK 2 - MAY 12-16: ALTERNATIVE AND CRITICAL PEDAGOGY
- WEEK 3 - MAY 19-23: GROUP EXPERIENCES & COMMUNITY RITUALS
- WEEK 4 - MAY 26-30: PROCESSING & INDIVIDUAL MENTORING
LEVEL III - implementation phase
The final phase of this program involves designing and running a retreat of three days in summer 2025 at the Napmajor Arts & Healing Farm.
schedule
- WEEK 1: FEBRUARY 3-7 / INTRODUCTION & INSPIRATION
- WEEK 2: FEBRUARY 10-14 / CREATION
Through hands-on workshops and collaborative exercises, you will learn how to craft effective scripts and scores that guide performers through a range of actions, movements, and emotions. You will explore different formats for scripts and scores, from traditional written formats to more abstract and visual representations.
Additionally, you will delve into the concept of protocols, which serve as guidelines or rules for interactive and participative task-based performances, which involve audiences executing specific actions or tasks within a structured framework.
- WEEK 3: FEBRUARY 17-21 / PRESENTATION
Through a combination of collective brainstorming, creative experimentation, and collaborative composition, you will work together to design and orchestrate a multi-layered soundscape that engages the senses and transports the audience into a rich and evocative sonic environment. Drawing inspiration from your own experiences, interests, and artistic sensibilities, you will contribute your individual voice and perspective to the creation of this collaborative performance piece.
The "soundscape" will incorporate a variety of spoken words, vocalizations, sound effects, and performative elements, woven together to create a cohesive and immersive narrative journey. You will have the opportunity to explore different vocal techniques, experiment with vocal dynamics and expressivity, and engage in improvisational exercises to further enhance your performance abilities.
Ultimately, the "soundscape" lecture performance will provide you with a platform to showcase your newfound skills and talents in a collaborative and supportive environment.
- WEEK 4: FEBRUARY 24-28 / PROCESSING, ARCHIVING, NETWORKING
- Reflect on your journey and solidify your learnings.
- Document your artistic process through photo and video documentation.
- Engage in networking opportunities with fellow artists, curators, and collaborators to expand your artistic community and explore future collaborative projects.
- Ground your journey and broaden your artistic connections.
1. Creation of scores in various formats for choreographic guidance.
2. Application of scores as tools for structured improvisation and creativity.
3. Understanding of how scores inspire movement exploration and artistic expression.
4. Experimentation with different score formats and their impact on creativity.
5. Collaboration in constructing a "soundscape" using tasks, instructions, and oral scores.
6. Analysis of scripted and scored works to grasp their techniques.
7. Crafting effective scripts and scores for guiding performers.
8. Utilization of protocols and task-based performances in structured frameworks.
9. Development of vocal techniques and expressivity for oral scores.
10. Showcasing of skills in a collaborative lecture performance.
2. Application of scores as tools for structured improvisation and creativity.
3. Understanding of how scores inspire movement exploration and artistic expression.
4. Experimentation with different score formats and their impact on creativity.
5. Collaboration in constructing a "soundscape" using tasks, instructions, and oral scores.
6. Analysis of scripted and scored works to grasp their techniques.
7. Crafting effective scripts and scores for guiding performers.
8. Utilization of protocols and task-based performances in structured frameworks.
9. Development of vocal techniques and expressivity for oral scores.
10. Showcasing of skills in a collaborative lecture performance.
schedule
- WEEK 1: JANUARY 6-10 / INTRODUCTION & INSPIRATION
- WEEK 2: JANUARY 13-17 / CREATION & CHOREOGRAPHY
- WEEK 3: JANUARY 20-24 / PRESENTATION
- WEEK 4: JANUARY 27-31 / PROCESSING, ARCHIVING, NETWORKING
The history of performance art has long been characterized by principles of ephemerality, action, gesture, and the centrality of the human body. However, in recent decades, we have witnessed a shift as artists, such as Emily Mast or Ragnar Kjartansson, increasingly incorporate elements of installation and object-making into their live art practice, blurring the boundaries between spaces (theater and museum), and modes of expression (performance and visual art). This phenomenon raises questions about the nature of performance, the autonomy of art objects, and the evolving relationship between audience and artwork.
The exhibition "Ne pas jouer avec des choses mortes / Not playing with dead things" (2009) sought to interrogate the status and relevance of these hybrid objects within the context of contemporary art. Do they retain their vitality and energy beyond the moment of performance? Or do they become mere relics, devoid of meaning and life? Through an exploration of works by artists such as Guy de Cointet, Paul McCarthy or Mike Kelley, the exhibition aimed to shed light on the shifting landscape of performative art practices.
Our "Performance & Object" Masterclass Program offers a unique opportunity to delve into the complexities of theater and exhibition space, sculpture-theatre and performing objects. This month-long exploration of the narrative, performative, and choreographic dimensions of "things", designed and led by interdisciplinary artist and choreographer Anna Ádám, focuses on five key aspects:
Through this Masterclass, participants will embark on a journey of research, experimentation, and collaboration, pushing the boundaries of what is possible within the intersection of theater and exhibition space.
Join us as we celebrate the beginning of this month-long exploration of hybrid performative art practices.
The exhibition "Ne pas jouer avec des choses mortes / Not playing with dead things" (2009) sought to interrogate the status and relevance of these hybrid objects within the context of contemporary art. Do they retain their vitality and energy beyond the moment of performance? Or do they become mere relics, devoid of meaning and life? Through an exploration of works by artists such as Guy de Cointet, Paul McCarthy or Mike Kelley, the exhibition aimed to shed light on the shifting landscape of performative art practices.
Our "Performance & Object" Masterclass Program offers a unique opportunity to delve into the complexities of theater and exhibition space, sculpture-theatre and performing objects. This month-long exploration of the narrative, performative, and choreographic dimensions of "things", designed and led by interdisciplinary artist and choreographer Anna Ádám, focuses on five key aspects:
- Blurring boundaries: We will explore how to blur the boundaries between traditional theater and visual art, creating immersive experiences that challenge conventional categorizations. We will incorporate elements of performance, installation, and audience interaction into works, creating dynamic and multifaceted environments.
- Focus on the object: We will delve into the expressive potential of objects, exploring how everyday and artistic artifacts can become vehicles for storytelling and performance. Through sculpture-theatre techniques, we will imbue objects with narratives, emotions, and histories, inviting audiences to reconsider their relationship with the material world and the stories objects can tell.
- Narrative experimentation: We will experiment with narrative structures and storytelling techniques, utilize text, dialogue, and character development to construct narratives that unfold within the exhibition space, inviting viewers to engage with the work both visually and conceptually.
- Site-specificity: We will create site-specific works that respond directly to the architectural and spatial characteristics of the venue. We will consider the physical environment as an integral part of the artwork, utilizing space, light, and sound to enhance the theatricality of the experience.
- Audience engagement: We will prioritize audience engagement and participation in the work we create. We will invite viewers to become active participants in the performance, blurring the line between performer and spectator and encouraging a sense of agency and immersion.
Through this Masterclass, participants will embark on a journey of research, experimentation, and collaboration, pushing the boundaries of what is possible within the intersection of theater and exhibition space.
Join us as we celebrate the beginning of this month-long exploration of hybrid performative art practices.
This program offers a unique opportunity to delve into the complexities of theater and exhibition space, sculpture-theatre and performing objects. This month-long exploration of the narrative, performative, and choreographic dimensions of "things" focuses on five key aspects:
- Blurring boundaries: We will explore how to blur the boundaries between traditional theater and visual art, creating immersive experiences that challenge conventional categorizations. We will incorporate elements of performance, installation, and audience interaction into works, creating dynamic and multifaceted environments.
- Focus on the object: We will delve into the expressive potential of objects, exploring how everyday and artistic artifacts can become vehicles for storytelling and performance. Through sculpture-theatre techniques, we will imbue objects with narratives, emotions, and histories, inviting audiences to reconsider their relationship with the material world and the stories objects can tell.
- Narrative experimentation: We will experiment with narrative structures and storytelling techniques, utilize text, dialogue, and character development to construct narratives that unfold within the exhibition space, inviting viewers to engage with the work both visually and conceptually.
- Site-specificity: We will create site-specific works that respond directly to the architectural and spatial characteristics of the venue. We will consider the physical environment as an integral part of the artwork, utilizing space, light, and sound to enhance the theatricality of the experience.
- Audience engagement: We will prioritize audience engagement and participation in the work we create. We will invite viewers to become active participants in the performance, blurring the line between performer and spectator and encouraging a sense of agency and immersion.
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Welcome to a transformative journey at the intersection of contemporary dance and interdisciplinary performance art! Our Dance Performance Masterclass is crafted for dancers, movement artists, and interdisciplinary creators eager to explore the dynamic fusion of dance, movement practice, improvisation, and performance. This immersive program invites you to delve into innovative choreographic techniques, blend diverse artistic mediums, and discover new dimensions of expression through movement. Whether you're a seasoned dancer or a multidisciplinary artist seeking to integrate dance into your practice, this Masterclass offers a vibrant space to cultivate your creativity. Join us in redefining boundaries, exploring new narratives, and unleashing the power of movement within an interdisciplinary framework. Embrace the art of dance as a catalyst for profound artistic exploration and expression. Step into a realm where movement transforms into meaning, and creativity knows no bounds.
focus
- Reconnect to full performance capacity: Rediscover and amplify your performance potential across emotional, energetic, mental, physical, and spiritual dimensions.
- Create a full performance: Develop the skills and confidence to conceive, choreograph, and present a complete performance piece that integrates various artistic disciplines and personal narratives.
- Overcome personal obstacles: Address and overcome internal barriers such as fears, insecurity, and self-doubt through structured exploration and supportive community engagement.
- Expand artistic skills: Acquire interdisciplinary skills in contemporary dance, visual arts, creative writing, sound creation, and scenography to create performances outside traditional norms.
- Cultivate artistic voice: Explore diverse modes of expression and discover your unique artistic voice through guided experimentation and creative risk-taking.
In the somatic and experimental Repertoire Class titled "Anna Ádám: Right for Fight," you will delve into themes from Roland Barthes’ "A Lover's Discourse," drawing inspiration from Barthes' intricate examination of relationship dynamics. The class will explore how Barthes deconstructs the language of love and relationships through fragmented narratives and semiotic analysis, challenging traditional romantic narratives and highlighting underlying power dynamics. You will engage with these concepts through a somatic lens, fostering a deeper understanding of the interplay between language, emotion, and the body.
During this 2nd week, embark on an exciting journey of research and experimentation, transforming a book or personal writing into a multidisciplinary live performance.
Step 1: Creative writing
Explore postmodern literature and the New Novel movement, diving into fragmentation, metafiction, and intertextuality. Discover innovative storytelling techniques that inspire contemporary artistic practices.
Step 2: From page to stage
Select a text that resonates with you deeply. Analyze its themes, emotions, and narrative structure, then bring it to life through creative staging. Experiment with multimedia, movement, and unique storytelling methods.
Throughout this phase, collaborate with peers and refine your vision, culminating in a live performance during Week 3 that showcases your artistic interpretation and storytelling prowess.
In the third week, participants will present their artistic work as either a visual poem or a text-based performance. This is the culmination of their research and experimentation. Visual Poem: Combine text with imagery, typography, and color to craft a visually compelling piece that captures the essence of your chosen book or writing. Text-Based Performance: Bring your words to life through dramatic readings, spoken word, or theatrical presentations, engaging the audience with language, voice, and gesture. This showcase is your chance to share your unique artistic vision and creativity with peers and instructors, highlighting your personal interpretation and imaginative flair.
Wrap up your journey by reflecting, documenting, and connecting. Update your digital presence and portfolio with your recent experiences and creations, complete with provided photo and video documentation! Meet artists, curators, and collaborators to showcase your work and expand your network.
This final week is conducted online with daily prompts. You'll receive five days of guidance in your inbox, fostering self-discovery and reflection. Solidify your experiences, enhance your portfolio, and effectively communicate your creations. This week is designed to ground your journey and broaden your artistic connections.
In the somatic and experimental Repertoire Class titled "Anna Ádám: Right for Fight," you will delve into themes from Roland Barthes’ "A Lover's Discourse," drawing inspiration from Barthes' intricate examination of relationship dynamics. The class will explore how Barthes deconstructs the language of love and relationships through fragmented narratives and semiotic analysis, challenging traditional romantic narratives and highlighting underlying power dynamics. You will engage with these concepts through a somatic lens, fostering a deeper understanding of the interplay between language, emotion, and the body.
During this 2nd week, embark on an exciting journey of research and experimentation, transforming a book or personal writing into a multidisciplinary live performance.
Step 1: Creative writing
Explore postmodern literature and the New Novel movement, diving into fragmentation, metafiction, and intertextuality. Discover innovative storytelling techniques that inspire contemporary artistic practices.
Step 2: From page to stage
Select a text that resonates with you deeply. Analyze its themes, emotions, and narrative structure, then bring it to life through creative staging. Experiment with multimedia, movement, and unique storytelling methods.
Throughout this phase, collaborate with peers and refine your vision, culminating in a live performance during Week 3 that showcases your artistic interpretation and storytelling prowess.
In the third week, participants will present their artistic work as either a visual poem or a text-based performance. This is the culmination of their research and experimentation. Visual Poem: Combine text with imagery, typography, and color to craft a visually compelling piece that captures the essence of your chosen book or writing. Text-Based Performance: Bring your words to life through dramatic readings, spoken word, or theatrical presentations, engaging the audience with language, voice, and gesture. This showcase is your chance to share your unique artistic vision and creativity with peers and instructors, highlighting your personal interpretation and imaginative flair.
Wrap up your journey by reflecting, documenting, and connecting. Update your digital presence and portfolio with your recent experiences and creations, complete with provided photo and video documentation! Meet artists, curators, and collaborators to showcase your work and expand your network.
This final week is conducted online with daily prompts. You'll receive five days of guidance in your inbox, fostering self-discovery and reflection. Solidify your experiences, enhance your portfolio, and effectively communicate your creations. This week is designed to ground your journey and broaden your artistic connections.
- Textual adaptation: You will learn how to adapt written text, poetry, or literature into compelling site-specific performance experiences, exploring techniques to breathe life into written words.
- Vocal expression: Emphasis will be placed on developing vocal expression skills, including intonation, rhythm, and dramatic presentation, to effectively convey the emotional and thematic nuances of the adapted text.
- Minimalism - movement and gesture: You will delve into the expressive potential of minimalism in movement and gesture, utilizing these techniques to embody the physical and emotional layers of the adapted text, enhancing the audience's engagement with the performance.
- Slowness - deceleration in artistic practices: Through critical dialogue and reflection on the concept of slow art, you will deepen their understanding of how embracing slowness can enrich their creative processes and enhance their appreciation of art.
- Exploration of postmodern literature: You will examine the characteristics of postmodern literature, such as fragmentation and intertextuality, and explore how these techniques can inform and enrich their creative endeavors.
- Introduction to New Novel movement: You will gain insight into the innovative storytelling techniques of the New Novel movement, exploring experimental approaches to narrative structure and thematic exploration.
- Textual analysis and thematic exploration: You will learn how to deconstruct written material through textual analysis and thematic exploration, gaining a deeper understanding of narrative structure, character development, and thematic motifs.
- Creative experimentation and collaboration: You will engage in creative experimentation and collaborative processes to develop innovative staging techniques and creative approaches to bring the adapted text to life.
- Personal project development: You will have the opportunity to develop a personal project, selecting and adapting a book or personal writing that resonates with you and refining your creative vision through research, experimentation, and collaboration.
- Presentation and showcase: You will showcase your creative work through either a visual poem or a text-based performance piece, demonstrating your interpretation and artistic expression in a live performance setting, and receiving feedback to further refine your craft.
This disruptive, progressive, and transformative program, which combines learning with unlearning, offers a soft and warm alternative to traditional academic arts education.
At the intersection of creation, research, non-formal education, and community activism, the "School of Disobedience" was envisioned and brought to life by Anna Ádám as an integral part of her artistic practice.
The project comprises three main interconnected activities:
The project comprises three main interconnected activities:
"School of Disobedience" redefines art education as a critical practice that spans disciplines, using artistic skills, processes, and experiences to actively engage in social and political discourse. Our mission is to empower individuals through immersive learning experiences that encompass visual arts, performing arts, creative writing, and more. By fostering creative exercises, readings, and discussions, we aim to deepen participants' insights, expand perspectives, and nurture critical thinking and confidence. Within our classes, participants explore freely in a non-judgmental environment, discovering and expressing themselves authentically. They receive robust support, knowledge, and tools to enhance their personal performance personas and embark on a journey of self-discovery and artistic growth.
school
At the intersection of creation, research, non-formal education, and community activism, the "School of Disobedience" was envisioned and brought to life by Anna Ádám as an integral part of her artistic practice. The project comprises three main interconnected activities: non-formal interdisciplinary performance art education through our Masterclass, empowerment through the Fight Club, and healing through our Summer Retreats.
Blending embodied practices with theoretical insights, our School serves as an experimental and critical platform for research in the fields of non-formal education and community activism.
Blending embodied practices with theoretical insights, our School serves as an experimental and critical platform for research in the fields of non-formal education and community activism.
Through critical pedagogy, experiential and non-formal education, empowerment and unlearning methods, guerrilla tactics, community building and organising practices, the school encourages students to liberate their voices, bodies and minds; to freely reflect on local cultural and socio-political contexts; to challenge hegemonic class, gender and normative behaviours and dominant ideologies; to develop their capacities to resist, protest and revolt: to dare to dream and to dare to change.
We don't have a permanent address, we are a travelling school, pop-up and nomadic. We set up our school temporarily in different places, structures, festivals where we are invited. Our mission is to create a passionate and radical 'soft space' for self-exploration and empowerment within these 'hard' structures. Dislocating our activities allows us to think and act locally. Sharing and caring. Last year we opened our school in Belgium, France, Germany, Hungary, India, Senegal, Serbia, UK for a period ranging from one day to one month.
We don't have a permanent address, we are a travelling school, pop-up and nomadic. We set up our school temporarily in different places, structures, festivals where we are invited. Our mission is to create a passionate and radical 'soft space' for self-exploration and empowerment within these 'hard' structures. Dislocating our activities allows us to think and act locally. Sharing and caring. Last year we opened our school in Belgium, France, Germany, Hungary, India, Senegal, Serbia, UK for a period ranging from one day to one month.
Our Fight Club serves as a community space for radical care and empowerment. Here, through the practice of play fighting and self-defense, we liberate our bodies and voices, discovering our power and challenging our strength. Through this practice, participants develop self-confidence, physical and mental resilience.
The School of Disobedience is a unique hybrid of a disruptive experimental Multidisciplinary Performance Art School, a Fight Club, and a Healing Centre, all united by the common goal of nurturing self-liberation through self-acceptance and fostering independence through responsibility.
unlearning school
Founded by Anna Ádám, the School of Disobedience stands as a beacon of the avant-garde, a Multidisciplinary Art School of a new generation. Here, the focus lies not only on learning but also on unlearning, inviting participants to challenge conventional wisdom and explore uncharted territories of creativity. Offering both online and in-person month-long masterclasses, short summer retreats, weekly classes, and monthly events, all conducted in English, the school provides a diverse array of opportunities for personal growth and artistic exploration.
Comprising several modules, our Multidisciplinary Dance Performance Studies program offers an alternative to traditional academic arts education. Our unconventional lecture series, developed from our own curricula and unlearning model, extends beyond the performing arts to encompass subjects ranging from creative writing to social sciences, from improvisation to aqua-contact, and from DJ set making to play fighting. This interdisciplinary and intergenerational approach encourages innovation and prompts a radical reimagining of what a progressive educational model entails: one that is radical, critical, dissident, rebellious, avant-garde, underground, student-centered, self-organized, and entirely independent.
Comprising several modules, our Multidisciplinary Dance Performance Studies program offers an alternative to traditional academic arts education. Our unconventional lecture series, developed from our own curricula and unlearning model, extends beyond the performing arts to encompass subjects ranging from creative writing to social sciences, from improvisation to aqua-contact, and from DJ set making to play fighting. This interdisciplinary and intergenerational approach encourages innovation and prompts a radical reimagining of what a progressive educational model entails: one that is radical, critical, dissident, rebellious, avant-garde, underground, student-centered, self-organized, and entirely independent.
healing centre
Every year, we organize 4-day long thematic retreats at our Healing Centre. These retreats offer a blend of unique experiences, rituals, celebrations, and community activities alongside dedicated creative time. Participants engage in exploratory sessions aimed at unblocking barriers, setting limits, and overcoming creative or personal stagnation. We address fears, navigate pressure and expectations, and cultivate motivation, new inspirations, insights, and professional perspectives. Throughout various topics, we foster creativity and critical thinking, introducing participants to new tools, aesthetics, processes, and methods. By the end of the retreat, participants who are ready to do so step out of their comfort zones, feeling more empowered, liberated, and free.
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MODULE 1: FEBRUARY 2024
"From page to stage: How to turn a text into a performance"
Location: Budapest, Hungary
About:
In this module, participants will explore the transformative power of live performance by adapting text, poetry, or literature into site-specific experiences. Through a blend of poetry, storytelling, and performance techniques, emphasis will be placed on vocal expression, gesture, and movement. Utilizing emotion, rhythm, intonation, and dramatic presentation, participants will breathe life into written words, crafting immersive and captivating experiences that engage audiences on a deep and personal level.
Unlearning Facilitator:
Anna Ádám
Schedule:
Following this, there will be a screening and discussion on the concept of slow art in today's fast-paced world. Participants will engage in critical dialogue about deceleration in artistic practices, reflecting on how embracing slowness can deepen their understanding and appreciation of art.
Moreover, participants will be introduced to postmodern literature, characterized by fragmentation, metafiction, and intertextuality. By delving into these literary techniques, participants will explore how postmodern literature can inform and enrich their creative processes.
Lastly, participants will explore the New Novel movement, a groundbreaking literary movement that emerged in 1950s France. Through an examination of New Novel authors' innovative approaches, participants will gain insight into experimental storytelling techniques and their relevance to contemporary text-based artistic practices.
Participants will begin by selecting a book or personal writing that resonates with them on a deep level, whether due to its narrative themes, emotional resonance, or personal significance. Through in-depth textual analysis, participants will deconstruct the chosen material, examining its narrative structure, character development, and thematic motifs.
Next, participants will engage in thematic exploration, delving into the underlying concepts, emotions, and messages conveyed within the text. This phase may involve research into related topics, historical contexts, or artistic influences that inform the chosen material.
Building upon this foundation, participants will then experiment with different staging techniques and creative approaches to bring the text to life in a live performance setting. This may include exploring innovative methods of storytelling, experimenting with multimedia elements, or incorporating movement and choreography to enhance the narrative experience.
Throughout the process, participants will have the opportunity to collaborate with peers, share ideas, and receive feedback to further refine their creative vision. The Personal Project phase culminates in the staging of the book or personal writing, offering participants the chance to showcase their artistic interpretation and storytelling prowess in a live performance setting.
For those opting to present a visual poem, participants will have the freedom to express their artistic vision through a combination of text and visual elements. This may involve incorporating typography, imagery, color, and layout to create a visually compelling and emotionally evocative piece that communicates the essence of their chosen book or personal writing.
Alternatively, participants may choose to present a text-based performance piece, which involves bringing the written word to life through live performance. This could take the form of a dramatic reading, spoken word performance, or theatrical presentation that engages the audience through the power of language, voice, and gesture.
Regardless of the chosen format, participants will be encouraged to infuse their presentation with creativity, originality, and personal expression. This is an opportunity for participants to share their unique perspective, interpretation, and artistic voice with their peers and instructors, showcasing the depth of their understanding and the richness of their creative imagination.
About:
In this module, participants will explore the transformative power of live performance by adapting text, poetry, or literature into site-specific experiences. Through a blend of poetry, storytelling, and performance techniques, emphasis will be placed on vocal expression, gesture, and movement. Utilizing emotion, rhythm, intonation, and dramatic presentation, participants will breathe life into written words, crafting immersive and captivating experiences that engage audiences on a deep and personal level.
Unlearning Facilitator:
Anna Ádám
Schedule:
- Feb. 5-9: INSPIRATION (Dance & Performance)
Following this, there will be a screening and discussion on the concept of slow art in today's fast-paced world. Participants will engage in critical dialogue about deceleration in artistic practices, reflecting on how embracing slowness can deepen their understanding and appreciation of art.
Moreover, participants will be introduced to postmodern literature, characterized by fragmentation, metafiction, and intertextuality. By delving into these literary techniques, participants will explore how postmodern literature can inform and enrich their creative processes.
Lastly, participants will explore the New Novel movement, a groundbreaking literary movement that emerged in 1950s France. Through an examination of New Novel authors' innovative approaches, participants will gain insight into experimental storytelling techniques and their relevance to contemporary text-based artistic practices.
- Feb. 12-16: CREATION (Creative writing & Performance)
Participants will begin by selecting a book or personal writing that resonates with them on a deep level, whether due to its narrative themes, emotional resonance, or personal significance. Through in-depth textual analysis, participants will deconstruct the chosen material, examining its narrative structure, character development, and thematic motifs.
Next, participants will engage in thematic exploration, delving into the underlying concepts, emotions, and messages conveyed within the text. This phase may involve research into related topics, historical contexts, or artistic influences that inform the chosen material.
Building upon this foundation, participants will then experiment with different staging techniques and creative approaches to bring the text to life in a live performance setting. This may include exploring innovative methods of storytelling, experimenting with multimedia elements, or incorporating movement and choreography to enhance the narrative experience.
Throughout the process, participants will have the opportunity to collaborate with peers, share ideas, and receive feedback to further refine their creative vision. The Personal Project phase culminates in the staging of the book or personal writing, offering participants the chance to showcase their artistic interpretation and storytelling prowess in a live performance setting.
- Feb. 19-23: PRESENTATION (Performance evening)
For those opting to present a visual poem, participants will have the freedom to express their artistic vision through a combination of text and visual elements. This may involve incorporating typography, imagery, color, and layout to create a visually compelling and emotionally evocative piece that communicates the essence of their chosen book or personal writing.
Alternatively, participants may choose to present a text-based performance piece, which involves bringing the written word to life through live performance. This could take the form of a dramatic reading, spoken word performance, or theatrical presentation that engages the audience through the power of language, voice, and gesture.
Regardless of the chosen format, participants will be encouraged to infuse their presentation with creativity, originality, and personal expression. This is an opportunity for participants to share their unique perspective, interpretation, and artistic voice with their peers and instructors, showcasing the depth of their understanding and the richness of their creative imagination.
- Feb. 26-March 1: REST (Grounding, Guided journaling, Processing)
MODULE 2: MARCH 2024
"Sculpture Theatre & Performing Objects: the performativity of things"
Location: Budapest, Hungary
About:
In this Masterclass, the fusion of visual arts and performing arts takes center stage. Participants will delve into the dual realms of creation, crafting objects while simultaneously exploring their performative, narrative, and choreographic dimensions. Through collaborative efforts, a unique blend of object-theatre and performance-exhibition will be curated, envisioning a dynamic space where live art practices breathe life into static artworks. Here, the traditional roles blur as the plinth transforms into a stage, sculptures become props, and installations serve as immersive sets, inviting audiences into a realm where art transcends boundaries and conventions.
Unlearning Facilitators:
Anna Ádám, Júlia Gaál (Repertoire class)
Schedule:
About:
In this Masterclass, the fusion of visual arts and performing arts takes center stage. Participants will delve into the dual realms of creation, crafting objects while simultaneously exploring their performative, narrative, and choreographic dimensions. Through collaborative efforts, a unique blend of object-theatre and performance-exhibition will be curated, envisioning a dynamic space where live art practices breathe life into static artworks. Here, the traditional roles blur as the plinth transforms into a stage, sculptures become props, and installations serve as immersive sets, inviting audiences into a realm where art transcends boundaries and conventions.
Unlearning Facilitators:
Anna Ádám, Júlia Gaál (Repertoire class)
Schedule:
- March 4-8: INSPIRATION-INTRODUCTION (Dance & Performance)
- March 11-15: CREATION (Objects & Performances)
- March 18-22: PRESENTATION (Exhibition-Performance)
- March 25-29: REST (Grounding, Guided journaling, Processing)
MODULE 3: APRIL 2024
"Oralities: nothing is left behind"
Location: Budapest, Hungary
About:
In this Masterclass, your exploration will center around the captivating realm of oralities through performativity. You'll embark on a journey delving into the multifaceted ways voice can be harnessed as a powerful tool of expression. From dialogue to texts, from speech to spoken words, you'll uncover the boundless potential of the human voice to shape and enrich your creative endeavors, whether they manifest in dance, performance, or physical theatre.
Sessions include immersive dives into creative writing, movement research, and voice exploration, each building upon the other to cultivate a rich tapestry of artistic expression. Through these explorations, you'll delve into the intricacies of text and movement, unraveling their symbiotic relationship and discovering how they intertwine to create compelling narratives in performance.
Your journey culminates in the exploration of choreographic creation, where you'll synthesize your discoveries into cohesive and impactful performances. Guided by the ethos of collaboration and experimentation, you'll have the opportunity to explore different ways of using your own text, voice, body, and movement material to craft text-based performances, whether alone or in collaboration with others.
Together, we'll challenge conventions and push the boundaries of traditional performance, creating dynamic and immersive experiences that resonate with depth and authenticity. Through this transformative process, you'll not only refine your artistic practice but also unearth new dimensions of creativity within yourself.
At the culmination of this transformative journey, we will come together to orchestrate a truly unique experience: a lecture performance night nestled within the enchanting embrace of a forest. This ethereal setting will serve as the backdrop for a captivating celebration of ephemeral and dematerialized art, where the boundaries between performer and audience blur and the essence of the moment reigns supreme. In the depths of the forest, amidst whispered secrets and moonlit shadows, we gather for a night of ephemeral artistry—voices rising, bodies moving, in a celebration of the fleeting magic that exists only in the present moment.
Unlearning Facilitator:
Anna Ádám, Rebeka Petra Kiss (Repertoire class)
Schedule:
Embark on a transformative journey through "Anna Ádám: Secret Garden," a week-long somatic experience and repertoire class guided by Rebeka Petra Kiss, contemporary dancer. Explore the theme of Shame & Guilt from a unique perspective, delving into trembling silences, muted words, and withheld speech to unlock inner doors of self-awareness and expression.
As we delve deeper into the connection between language and the body, text and movement, you'll unravel the intricate interplay between verbal expression and physicality, discovering how each informs and enhances the other in profound ways.
About:
In this Masterclass, your exploration will center around the captivating realm of oralities through performativity. You'll embark on a journey delving into the multifaceted ways voice can be harnessed as a powerful tool of expression. From dialogue to texts, from speech to spoken words, you'll uncover the boundless potential of the human voice to shape and enrich your creative endeavors, whether they manifest in dance, performance, or physical theatre.
Sessions include immersive dives into creative writing, movement research, and voice exploration, each building upon the other to cultivate a rich tapestry of artistic expression. Through these explorations, you'll delve into the intricacies of text and movement, unraveling their symbiotic relationship and discovering how they intertwine to create compelling narratives in performance.
Your journey culminates in the exploration of choreographic creation, where you'll synthesize your discoveries into cohesive and impactful performances. Guided by the ethos of collaboration and experimentation, you'll have the opportunity to explore different ways of using your own text, voice, body, and movement material to craft text-based performances, whether alone or in collaboration with others.
Together, we'll challenge conventions and push the boundaries of traditional performance, creating dynamic and immersive experiences that resonate with depth and authenticity. Through this transformative process, you'll not only refine your artistic practice but also unearth new dimensions of creativity within yourself.
At the culmination of this transformative journey, we will come together to orchestrate a truly unique experience: a lecture performance night nestled within the enchanting embrace of a forest. This ethereal setting will serve as the backdrop for a captivating celebration of ephemeral and dematerialized art, where the boundaries between performer and audience blur and the essence of the moment reigns supreme. In the depths of the forest, amidst whispered secrets and moonlit shadows, we gather for a night of ephemeral artistry—voices rising, bodies moving, in a celebration of the fleeting magic that exists only in the present moment.
Unlearning Facilitator:
Anna Ádám, Rebeka Petra Kiss (Repertoire class)
Schedule:
- Apr. 1-5: INSPIRATION & INTRODUCTION (Dance & Performance)
Embark on a transformative journey through "Anna Ádám: Secret Garden," a week-long somatic experience and repertoire class guided by Rebeka Petra Kiss, contemporary dancer. Explore the theme of Shame & Guilt from a unique perspective, delving into trembling silences, muted words, and withheld speech to unlock inner doors of self-awareness and expression.
- Apr. 8-12: CREATION (Text-based Performance)
As we delve deeper into the connection between language and the body, text and movement, you'll unravel the intricate interplay between verbal expression and physicality, discovering how each informs and enhances the other in profound ways.
- Apr. 15-19: PRESENTATION (Performance Night)
- Apr. 22-26: REST (Grounding, Guided journaling, Processing)
MODULE 4: MAY 2024
"Rules of the Game: Scripts, scores, protocoles and task-based performances"
Location: Budapest, Hungary
About:
In this Masterclass, participants will engage in the creation of scores in various forms, including written, narrated, and drawn formats. These scores will serve as choreographic tools, offering instructions for actions and movements that guide participants in their research within structured improvisation and their own creative processes.
Throughout the module, participants will explore how scores can inform and inspire their movement exploration, allowing them to develop their unique choreographic language and artistic expression. They will experiment with different ways of crafting scores, discovering how each format influences their creative approach and the outcomes of their work.
At the culmination of the module, participants will collaborate to build a "soundscape" – an immersive sound installation composed of tasks, instructions, and oral scores. This collective creation will showcase the diverse range of scores developed throughout the Masterclass, offering a multi-dimensional exploration of movement, sound, and artistic collaboration.
Unlearning Facilitators:
Anna Ádám, Eva Mora (Repertoire class)
Schedule:
Led by Eva Mora, participants will explore movement as a form of self-expression, embracing their individual desires and celebrating the richness of human experience. Through somatic exploration and choreographic exercises, participants will engage in a journey of self-discovery, tapping into their innermost desires and expressing them through movement.
"Desire Club" provides a safe and inclusive space for participants to explore the nuances of desire, pleasure, and embodiment. It invites individuals to connect with their bodies in a deeply personal and empowering way, fostering a sense of liberation and self-acceptance through movement.
Through hands-on workshops and collaborative exercises, participants will learn how to craft effective scripts and scores that guide performers through a range of actions, movements, and emotions. They will explore different formats for scripts and scores, from traditional written formats to more abstract and visual representations.
Additionally, participants will delve into the concept of protocols, which serve as guidelines or rules for performance, and task-based performances, which involve performers executing specific actions or tasks within a structured framework. Through these explorations, participants will gain a deeper understanding of how performance can be shaped and influenced by predetermined parameters and instructions.
Throughout the week, participants will have the opportunity to experiment with these concepts in their own creative work, developing original scripts, scores, protocols, and task-based performances. By engaging in collaborative feedback sessions and sharing their work with their peers, participants will refine their skills and gain new insights into the art of task-based performance creation.
Through a combination of collective brainstorming, creative experimentation, and collaborative composition, participants will work together to design and orchestrate a multi-layered soundscape that engages the senses and transports the audience into a rich and evocative sonic environment. Drawing inspiration from their own experiences, interests, and artistic sensibilities, participants will contribute their individual voices and perspectives to the creation of this collaborative performance piece.
The "soundscape" will incorporate a variety of spoken words, vocalizations, sound effects, and musical elements, woven together to create a cohesive and immersive narrative journey. Participants will have the opportunity to explore different vocal techniques, experiment with vocal dynamics and expressivity, and engage in improvisational exercises to further enhance their performance abilities.
Ultimately, the "soundscape" lecture performance will provide participants with a platform to showcase their newfound skills and talents in a collaborative and supportive environment. Through their collective efforts, participants will create a memorable and impactful performance experience that resonates with audiences and leaves a lasting impression.
About:
In this Masterclass, participants will engage in the creation of scores in various forms, including written, narrated, and drawn formats. These scores will serve as choreographic tools, offering instructions for actions and movements that guide participants in their research within structured improvisation and their own creative processes.
Throughout the module, participants will explore how scores can inform and inspire their movement exploration, allowing them to develop their unique choreographic language and artistic expression. They will experiment with different ways of crafting scores, discovering how each format influences their creative approach and the outcomes of their work.
At the culmination of the module, participants will collaborate to build a "soundscape" – an immersive sound installation composed of tasks, instructions, and oral scores. This collective creation will showcase the diverse range of scores developed throughout the Masterclass, offering a multi-dimensional exploration of movement, sound, and artistic collaboration.
Unlearning Facilitators:
Anna Ádám, Eva Mora (Repertoire class)
Schedule:
- May 8-12: INSPIRATION (Dance & Performance)
Led by Eva Mora, participants will explore movement as a form of self-expression, embracing their individual desires and celebrating the richness of human experience. Through somatic exploration and choreographic exercises, participants will engage in a journey of self-discovery, tapping into their innermost desires and expressing them through movement.
"Desire Club" provides a safe and inclusive space for participants to explore the nuances of desire, pleasure, and embodiment. It invites individuals to connect with their bodies in a deeply personal and empowering way, fostering a sense of liberation and self-acceptance through movement.
- May 13-17: CREATION (Text-based performance)
Through hands-on workshops and collaborative exercises, participants will learn how to craft effective scripts and scores that guide performers through a range of actions, movements, and emotions. They will explore different formats for scripts and scores, from traditional written formats to more abstract and visual representations.
Additionally, participants will delve into the concept of protocols, which serve as guidelines or rules for performance, and task-based performances, which involve performers executing specific actions or tasks within a structured framework. Through these explorations, participants will gain a deeper understanding of how performance can be shaped and influenced by predetermined parameters and instructions.
Throughout the week, participants will have the opportunity to experiment with these concepts in their own creative work, developing original scripts, scores, protocols, and task-based performances. By engaging in collaborative feedback sessions and sharing their work with their peers, participants will refine their skills and gain new insights into the art of task-based performance creation.
- May 20-24: PRESENTATION (Lecture performance)
Through a combination of collective brainstorming, creative experimentation, and collaborative composition, participants will work together to design and orchestrate a multi-layered soundscape that engages the senses and transports the audience into a rich and evocative sonic environment. Drawing inspiration from their own experiences, interests, and artistic sensibilities, participants will contribute their individual voices and perspectives to the creation of this collaborative performance piece.
The "soundscape" will incorporate a variety of spoken words, vocalizations, sound effects, and musical elements, woven together to create a cohesive and immersive narrative journey. Participants will have the opportunity to explore different vocal techniques, experiment with vocal dynamics and expressivity, and engage in improvisational exercises to further enhance their performance abilities.
Ultimately, the "soundscape" lecture performance will provide participants with a platform to showcase their newfound skills and talents in a collaborative and supportive environment. Through their collective efforts, participants will create a memorable and impactful performance experience that resonates with audiences and leaves a lasting impression.
- May 27-31: REST (Grounding, Guided journaling, Processing)
MODULE 5: JUNE 2024
"Translation as creative practice"
Location: School of Disobedience "Healing Centre", Lake Balaton, Hungary
About:
Welcome to the countryside program at Lake Balaton, where we invite you to embark on a transformative journey exploring the art of "translation" as a multidisciplinary creative tool. Over the course of three themed 4-day retreats, you will delve into the process of translating between different mediums, from image to object, object to text, text to movement, and movement to space.
This module offers a flexible commitment, allowing participants to attend one, two, or all three retreats based on their interests and availability. Each retreat will provide a unique opportunity to deepen your understanding of translation as a creative practice and explore its potential to inspire new forms of artistic expression.
As part of the program, accommodation and meals are included in the program fee, ensuring that participants can fully immerse themselves in the creative process while enjoying the tranquil surroundings of Lake Balaton. Join us for an enriching experience that promises to expand your artistic horizons and ignite your creativity.
Unlearning Facilitator:
Anna Ádám
Schedule:
Through a series of engaging writing exercises and collaborative activities, you'll challenge the traditional boundaries between language and the body, text and movement. Discover how the expressive qualities of voice can enrich your artistic expression and deepen your connection to your performance.
Whether you're a seasoned artist or new to the world of performance, "ARTS & TEXT" offers a unique opportunity to expand your creative horizons and refine your craft. Don't miss this chance to unlock the full potential of language in performance art.
In this intensive session, you'll embark on a journey of unlearning, shedding the constraints of Western aesthetics, academic conventions, and standard beauty norms. Together, we'll break free from traditional patterns in contemporary art-making practices, opening ourselves to unconventional possibilities.
Through collaborative exercises and hands-on experimentation, you'll rediscover the joy of creative expression and learn to think beyond the confines of the familiar. "OUTSIDE OF THE BOX" invites you to embrace innovation, embrace diversity, and embrace the power of daring to be different.
Throughout this dynamic session, you'll acquire practical tools and techniques for crafting meaningful experiences that foster personal growth and community connection. Learn to curate safe and nurturing spaces where participants can explore, learn, and evolve together.
Whether you're a seasoned facilitator or new to workshop design, this program offers valuable insights into supporting group processes and guiding individual journeys. Join us as we embark on a journey of collective empowerment and creative exploration.
About:
Welcome to the countryside program at Lake Balaton, where we invite you to embark on a transformative journey exploring the art of "translation" as a multidisciplinary creative tool. Over the course of three themed 4-day retreats, you will delve into the process of translating between different mediums, from image to object, object to text, text to movement, and movement to space.
This module offers a flexible commitment, allowing participants to attend one, two, or all three retreats based on their interests and availability. Each retreat will provide a unique opportunity to deepen your understanding of translation as a creative practice and explore its potential to inspire new forms of artistic expression.
As part of the program, accommodation and meals are included in the program fee, ensuring that participants can fully immerse themselves in the creative process while enjoying the tranquil surroundings of Lake Balaton. Join us for an enriching experience that promises to expand your artistic horizons and ignite your creativity.
Unlearning Facilitator:
Anna Ádám
Schedule:
- June 3-6: "ARTS & TEXT"
Through a series of engaging writing exercises and collaborative activities, you'll challenge the traditional boundaries between language and the body, text and movement. Discover how the expressive qualities of voice can enrich your artistic expression and deepen your connection to your performance.
Whether you're a seasoned artist or new to the world of performance, "ARTS & TEXT" offers a unique opportunity to expand your creative horizons and refine your craft. Don't miss this chance to unlock the full potential of language in performance art.
- June 10-13: "OUTSIDE OF THE BOX"
In this intensive session, you'll embark on a journey of unlearning, shedding the constraints of Western aesthetics, academic conventions, and standard beauty norms. Together, we'll break free from traditional patterns in contemporary art-making practices, opening ourselves to unconventional possibilities.
Through collaborative exercises and hands-on experimentation, you'll rediscover the joy of creative expression and learn to think beyond the confines of the familiar. "OUTSIDE OF THE BOX" invites you to embrace innovation, embrace diversity, and embrace the power of daring to be different.
- June 17-20: "CREATING SPACES, EXPERIENCES, COMMUNITIES"
Throughout this dynamic session, you'll acquire practical tools and techniques for crafting meaningful experiences that foster personal growth and community connection. Learn to curate safe and nurturing spaces where participants can explore, learn, and evolve together.
Whether you're a seasoned facilitator or new to workshop design, this program offers valuable insights into supporting group processes and guiding individual journeys. Join us as we embark on a journey of collective empowerment and creative exploration.
past events
"Right for Fight"
performance
[HU] Vak szerelemből felismerés, elfogultságból csalódás, harmóniából konfliktus, szabadságból bezártság... Szakítani akarunk, közben megbocsátani, egyedül is lenni meg együtt is, döntéseket hozni majd visszacsinálni, határokat szabni és mégis átlépni. Bizonytalanság, elveszettség, zavarodottság, miközben zúg a fülünkben, hogy "igen", "nem", "mégsem", "mégis", vagy inkább "talán"...
[ENG] From love to indifference, blindness to open eyes, idealisation to deception, harmony to conflict and freedom to imprisonment, we want to break up but forgive, be alone but accompanied, set limits but cross them, to say "yes", "no", "maybe" all at once…
Full of contradictions, oppositional emotions, ambivalent reactions, paradoxical decision, passionate and irrational choices, this duet conceives love as a universal combat sport without protective equipment, in which two vulnerable fighters constantly rewrite rules, negotiate power, fight with each other, against each other, next to each other.
NEXT SESSION: SEPTEMBER 2023
[ENG] From love to indifference, blindness to open eyes, idealisation to deception, harmony to conflict and freedom to imprisonment, we want to break up but forgive, be alone but accompanied, set limits but cross them, to say "yes", "no", "maybe" all at once…
Full of contradictions, oppositional emotions, ambivalent reactions, paradoxical decision, passionate and irrational choices, this duet conceives love as a universal combat sport without protective equipment, in which two vulnerable fighters constantly rewrite rules, negotiate power, fight with each other, against each other, next to each other.
NEXT SESSION: SEPTEMBER 2023
performance evening
[HU] Tíz, maximum tíz perces előadás egy este leforgása alatt. Mind radikális, kísérleti, meredek. Személyes, őszinte, bátor.
Az estére pályázat során lehetett jelentkezni. Zsűrizés nem volt. Így az első tíz beérkezett projektet láthatjátok. Reményeink szerint "fura" lesz, vagyis kánonon kívüli, szokatlan.
[ENG] Ten performances in one evening, max. 10-min-long each. All personal, honest, brave. Radical, out-of-the-box, experimental. Anybody could apply with a proposition through an open call. There was no selection process: you will see the the first ten proposals we received.
NEXT SESSION: SEPTEMBER 2023
Az estére pályázat során lehetett jelentkezni. Zsűrizés nem volt. Így az első tíz beérkezett projektet láthatjátok. Reményeink szerint "fura" lesz, vagyis kánonon kívüli, szokatlan.
[ENG] Ten performances in one evening, max. 10-min-long each. All personal, honest, brave. Radical, out-of-the-box, experimental. Anybody could apply with a proposition through an open call. There was no selection process: you will see the the first ten proposals we received.
NEXT SESSION: SEPTEMBER 2023
sober techno
[HU] Indítsd be természetes úton a boldogság-hormonjaidat! A “Sober Techno” az egyik legintenzívebb és legfelszabadítóbb programunk. Party józanul, teljes biztonságban, másnaposság nélkül.
[ENG] Learn how to wake up your feel-good hormones, how to produce dopamine, serotonin, endorphins, and oxytocin naturally. Explore how to use the power of your body and mind to enter a conscious trance state through intensive physical dancing, how to party clean and safe.
NEXT SESSION: SEPTEMBER 2023
[ENG] Learn how to wake up your feel-good hormones, how to produce dopamine, serotonin, endorphins, and oxytocin naturally. Explore how to use the power of your body and mind to enter a conscious trance state through intensive physical dancing, how to party clean and safe.
NEXT SESSION: SEPTEMBER 2023
writing club
Far from academic norms and conventions, this non-canonical creative writing class will support you to constantly question "Dos" and "Don'ts", challenge literary canons and accepted rules related to syntax, grammar, vocabulary, and ponctuation. This class will extend your conception of what is "text" to allow you to go far beyond mainstream literary genres, standardized writing techniques, attitudes, and practices. It will give you new ideas, insights, and perspectives, encourage you to take risks, explore new ways of narrating, composing, and creating, develop your own artistic voice and personal aesthetic. Our exercises will guide you to take the path of the non-conform, explore with confidence the unknown, the unusual, the unfamiliar, and the unexpected in literacy creation.
This session's topic will be: "The gaze"
NEXT SESSION: SEPTEMBER 2023
This session's topic will be: "The gaze"
NEXT SESSION: SEPTEMBER 2023
play fight club
[HU] Gyakoroljuk a szemkontaktust, uraljuk a teret, felszabadítjuk a testünket, megtudjuk mennyire vagyunk erősek, kitartóak, bátrak. Az izmainkkal együtt játékosan építjük az önbizalmunkat is.
LÁNYOK! Rendhagyó alkalom: Az év elején Szenegálban töltöttem két hónapot, ahol a helyi birkózási technikát tanultam. Ezen a rendhagyó foglalkozáson elsősorban a tanulmányút alatt elsajátított tudást fogom átadni.
[ENG] Through the practice of play fighting and self-defense, we learn how to occupy a space, liberate our body and voice, discover our power and challenge our strength, develop self-confidence and resistance. Unlike any rule-based sport or technique-based dance style, this inclusive method is built on everyday movements. It is adapted to every type of body, and doesn't require any experience or specific knowledge.
GIRLS! During this special session, I will mainly be passing on the knowledge I acquired during my study trip in Senegal where I learned the local traditional wrestling technique during two months.
NEXT SESSION: SEPTEMBER 2023
LÁNYOK! Rendhagyó alkalom: Az év elején Szenegálban töltöttem két hónapot, ahol a helyi birkózási technikát tanultam. Ezen a rendhagyó foglalkozáson elsősorban a tanulmányút alatt elsajátított tudást fogom átadni.
[ENG] Through the practice of play fighting and self-defense, we learn how to occupy a space, liberate our body and voice, discover our power and challenge our strength, develop self-confidence and resistance. Unlike any rule-based sport or technique-based dance style, this inclusive method is built on everyday movements. It is adapted to every type of body, and doesn't require any experience or specific knowledge.
GIRLS! During this special session, I will mainly be passing on the knowledge I acquired during my study trip in Senegal where I learned the local traditional wrestling technique during two months.
NEXT SESSION: SEPTEMBER 2023
theory
ABOUT
Week-long workshops on a specific topic linked to the fields of sociology, psychology, geopolitics, and dramaturgy, questioning socio-political contexts, inequalities, power dynamics, social justice, hegemonic class, normative behaviors, dominant ideologies.
Activities include: lecture, readings, screenings, historical material, archives, divers audiovisual resources, discussion, writing, presenting...
TOPICS
Module 1:
Week-long workshops on a specific topic linked to the fields of sociology, psychology, geopolitics, and dramaturgy, questioning socio-political contexts, inequalities, power dynamics, social justice, hegemonic class, normative behaviors, dominant ideologies.
Activities include: lecture, readings, screenings, historical material, archives, divers audiovisual resources, discussion, writing, presenting...
TOPICS
Module 1:
- Iris Medeiros (Brazil): "Ways and meanings of the touch: a tool for empowerment, well-being, and knowledge"
- Masha Kardash (Ukraine): "Self-exoticism and post-socialist femininity: demystifying the ‘exotic’ body in Eastern Europe"
- Sara Mychkine (France / Tunisia): "I. Decanonizing modern art: from painting to performance. II. Birthing new space-times outside of the box"
- Anna Ádám (Hungary): "Unreason & Madness: I. The social and cultural construction of madness II. Pathologization, social exclusion, activism III. The unknown and the unexpected"
PRACTICE
ABOUT
Week-long workshops linked to a performing art form (dance, music, theatre, spoken word / lecture, creative writing, puppetry / object-theater, performance art...) or body practice, having a specific topic, cultural context, and artistic outcome.
Activities include: movement practice, dance, performance, creative writing, poetry & lecture, dj & mixing, choral, voice training, zine making...
PRACTICE PROJECTS
Module 1:
Week-long workshops linked to a performing art form (dance, music, theatre, spoken word / lecture, creative writing, puppetry / object-theater, performance art...) or body practice, having a specific topic, cultural context, and artistic outcome.
Activities include: movement practice, dance, performance, creative writing, poetry & lecture, dj & mixing, choral, voice training, zine making...
PRACTICE PROJECTS
Module 1:
- Penelope Morout (Greece / France): "Sculpting Body-Images: improvisation, playground, release"
- Anna Ádám (Hungary): "Body politics"
- Anna Ádám (Hungary): "The sketchbook project"
- Lu Lin (China): "Reading My Panties: stories, relations, politics, dogmas, and taboos related to cultural differences"
- Anna Ádám (Hungary): "Wildflowers Festival: organizing, curating & programming a community festival"
- Anna Ádám (Hungary): "Personal Mythologies: an immersive creative writing experience
- Sarah Diep (France): "Sound poetry: reclaim your own narrative / dj mixing, field recording and voices
- Anna Ádám (Hungary): “Character building, script writing, directing, performing, and live streaming a 3-days-long reality show on romantic, adventure, food, dating, and fashion”
TECHNIQUE
ABOUT
Week-long technique and dance style workshops far from western academic canons and/or beauty norms, composed of both a movement practice part (combinations, short sequences, phrases, etc) and a sharing part (historical, cultural, and socio-political background).
MAIN TECHNIQUES
Module 1:
Week-long technique and dance style workshops far from western academic canons and/or beauty norms, composed of both a movement practice part (combinations, short sequences, phrases, etc) and a sharing part (historical, cultural, and socio-political background).
- Dance techniques: Ndombolo (Congo), Azonto (Ghana), Afro House (Angola), Amapiano (South Africa), Naija Street Styles (Nigeria), Funk carioca (twerk), Contemporary / Improvisation, Release, Fusion Bellydance, Waacking
- Relaxation, grounding & healing techniques: Qi-gong, Tai Chi, Guided Yoga, Breathing techniques, Guided Meditation, Guided Hypnosis, Psychomagic act, Collective singing, Moongoddess & Dragonbreath Method, Shiatsu Japanese Massage
- Martial art techniques: Kung Fu (Chinese martial art), Play Fight, Self-defense, Kalaripayattu (Indian martial art), Budo (Japanese martial art)
- Flow toy techniques: 3 ball juggling, Staff spinning, Hula hooping, Poi spinning
MAIN TECHNIQUES
Module 1:
- Luana Naquin (France): "Introduction to Afro fusion dance styles: Ndombolo (Congo), Azonto (Ghana), Afro House (Angola), Amapiano (South Africa), Naija Street Styles (Nigeria)"
- Marion Filippi (France): "Multi sensorial journey: Breathing techniques, Meditation, Guided Hypnosis, Psychomagic act, Collective singing"
- Adriatica Bodyart (Brazil / Germany): "Moongoddess Dance & Dragonbreath with Body painting: introduction to Fusion Bellydance and Waacking"
- Maxime Smeets (The Netherlands / China / Indonesia): "Tame the Dragon: Introduction to Qi-gong & Kung Fu"
- Zsuzsa Bakonyi (Hungary): "Enjoy your flow toys: juggling, poi & staff spinning, hula hooping"
- Yuta Ishikawa (Japan): "Body Weather: Introduction to Shiatsu & Budo"
PROJECT
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Week-long workshops where a guest artist, maker, choreographer, composer shares her ongoing creation project with student: invites students into her artistic world, shares her tools and working method, tests her craziest ideas, tries out new things, deepens her research, rehearses, composes, creates wit the group.
Activities include: movement research, experimentation, creation, composition, repertoire, rehearsal, final sharing...
GUEST CHOREOGRAPHERS
Week-long workshops where a guest artist, maker, choreographer, composer shares her ongoing creation project with student: invites students into her artistic world, shares her tools and working method, tests her craziest ideas, tries out new things, deepens her research, rehearses, composes, creates wit the group.
Activities include: movement research, experimentation, creation, composition, repertoire, rehearsal, final sharing...
GUEST CHOREOGRAPHERS
- Module 1: Marion Binois (France): "Monster: as a liberation of the submerged side of the iceberg, that is hidden, unaccepted, uncontrolled"
- Module 2: Priiya Prethora (India): "Facing Traces: Decolonial and emancipatory movement practice based on Kalaripayattu and performance creation with a sound archive on history, memory and identity"
- Module 3: Ashley Vu (France / Vietnam): "In the “boat-people” lineage: (Im)migration movement, uprooting and search for identity"
well-being
ABOUT
Week-long workshops where we learn how to take care about our body, how to accept and appreciate it. Through a series of healing technique, relaxation technique, manual technique, therapeutic practice, will learn how to rest, how to enjoy taking the time for ourselves, how to develop our own self-care and self-love routine.
Activities include: yoga, relaxation, massage, care, healing and therapeutic practices...
TECHNIQUES & TOOLS
Week-long workshops where we learn how to take care about our body, how to accept and appreciate it. Through a series of healing technique, relaxation technique, manual technique, therapeutic practice, will learn how to rest, how to enjoy taking the time for ourselves, how to develop our own self-care and self-love routine.
Activities include: yoga, relaxation, massage, care, healing and therapeutic practices...
TECHNIQUES & TOOLS
- Module 1: Marion Filippi (France): "Multi sensorial journey: Breathing techniques, Meditation, Guided Hypnosis, Psychomagic act, Healing voices (Choral meditation)"
- Module 2: Maxime Smeets (The Netherlands / China / Indonesia): "Tame the Dragon: Introduction to Qi-gong & Kung Fu"
- Module 3: Yuta Ishikawa (Japan): "Body Weather: Introduction to Shiatsu & Budo"
COMMUNITY
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Week-long workshops seen as “calls for gathering” for friendship, trust, and togetherness. It's about creating safe and generous spaces that go beyond relational aesthetics by including in it the production of collective knowledge and the sharing of skills, tools, and processes.
Activities include: immersive group experiences, community cooking, group rituals and ceremonies, excursion, hiking...
PROJECTS
Week-long workshops seen as “calls for gathering” for friendship, trust, and togetherness. It's about creating safe and generous spaces that go beyond relational aesthetics by including in it the production of collective knowledge and the sharing of skills, tools, and processes.
Activities include: immersive group experiences, community cooking, group rituals and ceremonies, excursion, hiking...
PROJECTS
- Module 1: Judit Kis (Hungary): "The power of communal farming and cooking to inspire, heal, and create communities."
- Module 2: Luca Borsos (Hungary): "Underground Budapest: How to occupy public spaces - reinventing our ways to intervene"
- Module 3: Tekla Gedeon (Hungary): "The giant who sunk in soil: experiencing with lichen colonies of the Kerepesi Cemetery & making a collective woven tapestry"
MARTIAL ART & Self-defense
ABOUT
Fight Clubs are political soft spaces of care and empowerment, where through the practice of martial arts, play fight, and self-defense, we occupy the space, liberate our body and voice, discover our power and challenge our strength, develop self-confidence and resistance. Against the intimidating and objectifying male gaze used as an instrument of women’s oppression, we regularly do eye gazing exercises, and learn how to confront it instead of looking away. We reinforce our eyes as a muscle, and rehearse to gaze back proudly again, again, and again. Making our eye-muscle become stronger and stronger, we gaze back day after day with a little bit more confidence, and a little bit less of fear.
TECHNIQUES
Module 1:
Fight Clubs are political soft spaces of care and empowerment, where through the practice of martial arts, play fight, and self-defense, we occupy the space, liberate our body and voice, discover our power and challenge our strength, develop self-confidence and resistance. Against the intimidating and objectifying male gaze used as an instrument of women’s oppression, we regularly do eye gazing exercises, and learn how to confront it instead of looking away. We reinforce our eyes as a muscle, and rehearse to gaze back proudly again, again, and again. Making our eye-muscle become stronger and stronger, we gaze back day after day with a little bit more confidence, and a little bit less of fear.
TECHNIQUES
Module 1:
- Anna Ádám (Hungary): "Play Fight & Self-Defense" (Wildflowers Festival)
- Swapnapriiya Manna (India): "Kalaripayattu, an Indian martial art"
- Maxime Smeets (The Netherlands / China / Indonesia): "Wushu (Kung Fu), a full-contact Chinese combat sport"
- Yuta Ishikawa (Japan): "Budo, a Japanese martial art"
RELAXATION, RELEASE, GROUNDING
ABOUT
Learn release and grounding techniques, focus on breathing, muscle relaxation.
METHODS
Module 1:
Learn release and grounding techniques, focus on breathing, muscle relaxation.
METHODS
Module 1:
- Penelope Morout (Greece / France): "Sculpting Body-Images: improvisation, playground, release"
- Marion Filippi (France): "Guided yoga & Healing voices meditation"
- Adriatica Bodyart (Brazil / Germany): "Moongoddess Breathing technique"
- Anna Ádám (Hungary): "Sober Techno" (Wildflowers Festival)
- Yuta Ishikawa (Japan): "Body Weather method"
Improvisation
ABOUT
Far from academic and canonic contemporary dance and improvisation classes, the School of Disobedience's performance improvisation method is rather inspired by abstract art in terms of thinking, and by photography in terms of making. It denies physical virtuosity, skillful trick, technical stratagem, aesthetic artifice, and more broadly classicism’s emphasis on imitation. Instead it stress the role of imagination and of the unconscious as the essential creative factors with a structure directly rooted into photographic processing:
METHODS
Far from academic and canonic contemporary dance and improvisation classes, the School of Disobedience's performance improvisation method is rather inspired by abstract art in terms of thinking, and by photography in terms of making. It denies physical virtuosity, skillful trick, technical stratagem, aesthetic artifice, and more broadly classicism’s emphasis on imitation. Instead it stress the role of imagination and of the unconscious as the essential creative factors with a structure directly rooted into photographic processing:
- observing life;
- exposing to light;
- fixing the moment;
- developing the image.
METHODS
- Module 1: Penelope Morout (Greece / France): "Sculpting Body-Images: improvisation, playground, release"
- Module 2: Anna Ádám (Hungary): "Thinking in Images: improvisation with a photography archive" (Wildflowers Festival)
Repertoire
ABOUT
You will learn some choreographies from the Gray Box repertoire, some solos from "sorry not sorry" (2018) or "UTOPIA/DYSTOPIA" (2022). You will discover the choreographer’s, Anna Ádám's movement vocabulary, her choreographic approach, and working method. This intensive repertoire class will be a unique opportunity to explore your strength in terms of physicality. You will exclusively work on solos. Your solo will be chosen according to your research field, interest, emotional state, mental availability.
"sorry not sorry" (2018) is composed of 3 solos:
"UTOPIA/DYSTOPIA" (2022) is composed of 3 solos:
CHOREOGRAPHER
You will learn some choreographies from the Gray Box repertoire, some solos from "sorry not sorry" (2018) or "UTOPIA/DYSTOPIA" (2022). You will discover the choreographer’s, Anna Ádám's movement vocabulary, her choreographic approach, and working method. This intensive repertoire class will be a unique opportunity to explore your strength in terms of physicality. You will exclusively work on solos. Your solo will be chosen according to your research field, interest, emotional state, mental availability.
"sorry not sorry" (2018) is composed of 3 solos:
- “CLASH”, a solo on finding our own path.
- “Dirty Dancing”, a solo on intimacy and desire.
- “Secret Garden”, a solo on culpability.
"UTOPIA/DYSTOPIA" (2022) is composed of 3 solos:
- “Who is the boss?”, a solo on domination, oppression and exploitation
- “CRISIS BEFORE CRISIS”, a solo on the feeling of being lost, overwhelmed, caught in a downward spiral from which it seems complicated to get out.
- “MÖBIUS”, a solo on powerlessness, being manipulated and trapped by an enclosing system
CHOREOGRAPHER
- Anna Ádám (Hungary)
STUDIO TIME & MOVEMENT RESEARCH
ABOUT
You will have studio time reserved to research on your own. In this space, you will be encouraged to step out of your comfort zone, transform your imagination and open yourself to new forms, aesthetics and inspirations. You will find ways to generate new movements and movement qualities. So as to stimulate different parts of the brain and the body, you will move back and forth between moving, writing, and drawing.
SCHEDULE
You will have studio time reserved to research on your own. In this space, you will be encouraged to step out of your comfort zone, transform your imagination and open yourself to new forms, aesthetics and inspirations. You will find ways to generate new movements and movement qualities. So as to stimulate different parts of the brain and the body, you will move back and forth between moving, writing, and drawing.
SCHEDULE
- Module 1: Studio time: Movement research lab & Personal creation
- Module 2: Studio time: Movement research lab & Personal creation
- Module 3: Studio time: Movement research lab & Personal creation
CREATION & COMPOSITION
ABOUT
You will be guided to play, tinker, craft, and put together your sequences into choreography through creative tasks and instructions. Following studio time, movement research, readings, life experience, self-examination, you will be invited to reflect and work as soloists, with partners, or in group to create a performance in relation with a given topic. You will also receive a choreographic toolbox together with one-on-one mentoring (including critical feed-back in the analysis, application of the method and the clarity of details). You will have the opportunity to show your work in front of an audience.
SCHEDULE
You will be guided to play, tinker, craft, and put together your sequences into choreography through creative tasks and instructions. Following studio time, movement research, readings, life experience, self-examination, you will be invited to reflect and work as soloists, with partners, or in group to create a performance in relation with a given topic. You will also receive a choreographic toolbox together with one-on-one mentoring (including critical feed-back in the analysis, application of the method and the clarity of details). You will have the opportunity to show your work in front of an audience.
SCHEDULE
- Module 1: Personal creation: "Performance" & Showcase
- Module 2: Personal creation: "Experience" & Showcase
- Module 3: Personal creation: "Community" & Showcase
CREATIVE WRITING
ABOUT
Far from academic norms and conventions, our non-canonical creative writing class will support you to constantly question "Dos" and "Don'ts", challenge literary canons and accepted rules related to syntax, grammar, vocabulary, and ponctuation. This class will extend your conception of what is "text" to allow you to go far beyond mainstream literary genres, standardized writing techniques, attitudes, and practices. It will give you new ideas, insights, and perspectives, encourage you to take risks, explore new ways of narrating, composing, and creating, develop your own artistic voice and personal aesthetic. Our exercises will guide you to take the path of the non-conform, explore with confidence the unknown, the unusual, the unfamiliar, and the unexpected in literacy creation.
SCHEDULE
Far from academic norms and conventions, our non-canonical creative writing class will support you to constantly question "Dos" and "Don'ts", challenge literary canons and accepted rules related to syntax, grammar, vocabulary, and ponctuation. This class will extend your conception of what is "text" to allow you to go far beyond mainstream literary genres, standardized writing techniques, attitudes, and practices. It will give you new ideas, insights, and perspectives, encourage you to take risks, explore new ways of narrating, composing, and creating, develop your own artistic voice and personal aesthetic. Our exercises will guide you to take the path of the non-conform, explore with confidence the unknown, the unusual, the unfamiliar, and the unexpected in literacy creation.
SCHEDULE
- Module 2: Anna Ádám (Hungary): "Personal Mythologies: an immersive creative writing experience"
In the "School is Disobedience" we will not teach to you to break the law, we will neither burn the civil code nor the Bible, we will not encourage you spitting on a police officer, insulting security guards, using verbal or physical violence, aggressiveness, brutality, vandalism, we will definitely not telling you to steal, cheat or lie at all, at all, at all! Quite the opposite...
We will teach you respect, empathy, open-mindedness, and tolerance towards difference and divergence. We will insist on authenticity, sincerity, generosity: we believe in you, we believe in your art, go further and further, make people be impacted by. We will encourage you to be honest and engaged, simple, humble and generous, free and independent, confident and strong. We will guide you to create meaningful and powerful art with a very personal, original and outstanding point of view.
We will develop your capacity of resisting, defying and revolting in two steps:
We will teach you respect, empathy, open-mindedness, and tolerance towards difference and divergence. We will insist on authenticity, sincerity, generosity: we believe in you, we believe in your art, go further and further, make people be impacted by. We will encourage you to be honest and engaged, simple, humble and generous, free and independent, confident and strong. We will guide you to create meaningful and powerful art with a very personal, original and outstanding point of view.
We will develop your capacity of resisting, defying and revolting in two steps:
- During the first part of the program, we will encourage you to disobey to yourself, step out of your comfort zone, overcame your barriers, break your personal rules both in the mind and in the body. Many of us are engaged in self-destructive behaviors that have become habits. In both our personal and professional lives, we sometimes find ways to damage or destroy ourselves physically, mentally, or emotionally. At times we deliberately prevent our own success and overall well-being. Let's recognize self-sabotaging habits. Let's try to understand it, identify root causes. Let's take time for self-reflection. Let's disobey to our fears, negative thoughts, counterproductive beliefs, and harmful emotions. Let's find your inner positive voice. Fight against and disobey to your pattern of behavior and habits. Make small but meaningful changes. Set personal and professional goals and make beautiful plans. Realize your dreams.
- During the second part of the program, we will teach you to disobey to others' gaze, judgements and expectations. Free yourself from your class, from your position, from your social status! Stop wanting to prove yourself to the art world, to be validated with an institution, stop using terminologies and theoretical references just because it is "required". Stop being manipulated by the market, stop creating for open calls, stop adapting your art, stop responding to trends. Resist, defy, revolt! We will teach you not to look for what looks good, what’s nice, what will the audience like, how will teachers and professionals react, what will the others think about. We will always tell you to do only what you personally like and believe in. To be concerned with what you want to say instead of how. To try out something completely new. Instead of avoiding, we will suggest you to look specifically for the risky, the unusual, the unknown, the weird, the uncanny. Not to throw away your "strange" ideas, but try them one by one. Try in art, with art, for art and through art everything you haven’t had time or haven’t had the courage to do so far. Be autonomous, be independent, be freely and proudly yourself.
Classes are not held by "teachers" but by artists, collectives, representatives of local NGO-s, associations, and grassroots initiatives. We can say that this is a fieldwork- and practice-oriented school in which participants are not sitting passively in a classroom and conceptualizing nice things for the elite, but actually they are creating for everyone, making concrete actions for a better future, building bridges between those who have access to knowledge and art, and those who do not.
We - staff and participants included - believe that art can be used as a tool for social justice, and art can make the difference.
Instead of "regular classes", the school is composed of modular indoor and outdoor immersive experiences, field works with other social groups and micro-communities (juvenile gangs, clubs, sororities, the elderly, high school students...), in addition to creating, curating and organizing public events (exhibition, performance, public space intervention, rituals, celebrations, hiking...).
The program briefly introduces to participants a series of theoretical disciplines (psychology, anthropology, sociology, sexuality-, gender and queer Studies, womens' rights, body politics, auto-ethnography, politics of desire...), concepts (domination, oppression, collaboration, togetherness, collectivity, leadership, fear, trust, desire, love, intimacy, sexuality, life cycle, care, rituals, healing, sisterhood, witchcraft, eco-feminism...), artistic expressions (dance, choreography, performance, visual arts, community art, social choreography, experience design, immersive installations, digital media art, audio-visual displays, construction of interactive and multi-sensorial devices, costume design, mask making, creative writing...) together with professional tools (collaboration and co-creation practices, collective working methods...).
Challenging artistic conventions and traditional canons, confronting standards, beauty norms, questioning social norms allow participants to acquire the ability to think and act freely and critically without worrying about others' gaze, judgment and expectations.
Day after day participants get to know themselves better and better, they develop self-confidence and self-love, in other words they build a solid basis to become afterwards autonomous and courageous people: dare to be themselves, fearlessly follow their own path, and be proudly and confidently themselves!
We - staff and participants included - believe that art can be used as a tool for social justice, and art can make the difference.
Instead of "regular classes", the school is composed of modular indoor and outdoor immersive experiences, field works with other social groups and micro-communities (juvenile gangs, clubs, sororities, the elderly, high school students...), in addition to creating, curating and organizing public events (exhibition, performance, public space intervention, rituals, celebrations, hiking...).
The program briefly introduces to participants a series of theoretical disciplines (psychology, anthropology, sociology, sexuality-, gender and queer Studies, womens' rights, body politics, auto-ethnography, politics of desire...), concepts (domination, oppression, collaboration, togetherness, collectivity, leadership, fear, trust, desire, love, intimacy, sexuality, life cycle, care, rituals, healing, sisterhood, witchcraft, eco-feminism...), artistic expressions (dance, choreography, performance, visual arts, community art, social choreography, experience design, immersive installations, digital media art, audio-visual displays, construction of interactive and multi-sensorial devices, costume design, mask making, creative writing...) together with professional tools (collaboration and co-creation practices, collective working methods...).
Challenging artistic conventions and traditional canons, confronting standards, beauty norms, questioning social norms allow participants to acquire the ability to think and act freely and critically without worrying about others' gaze, judgment and expectations.
Day after day participants get to know themselves better and better, they develop self-confidence and self-love, in other words they build a solid basis to become afterwards autonomous and courageous people: dare to be themselves, fearlessly follow their own path, and be proudly and confidently themselves!