Your creative retreat with the School of Disobedience distinguishes itself with its intimate setting, hosting a maximum of four participants, and its unique focus on both learning—developing skills, methods, and experiences—and unlearning—shedding limiting beliefs, self-depreciating thoughts, and harmful automatisms.
Combining creative writing, voice training, and text-based artistic research, our retreats offer an exploration into the use of text and spoken words to influence and enhance performance, challenging the connection between language and body, text and movement.
Combining creative writing, voice training, and text-based artistic research, our retreats offer an exploration into the use of text and spoken words to influence and enhance performance, challenging the connection between language and body, text and movement.
ORGANIZATION
Each day commences with rejuvenating activities like meditation, yoga, or a refreshing swim in Lake Balaton. Mornings are dedicated to delving into creative writing, movement, and voice research through inventive exercises and innovative methods. In the afternoons, participants will translate their written work, voice, and movement explorations into dynamic text-based performances. They'll have the chance to integrate elements such as lighting, costumes, scenography, and music into their evening presentations.
Recognizing the importance of rest and rejuvenation, the retreat offers an experience that balances activity with moments of relaxation and introspection.
CREATIVE WRITING
In these retreats, the focus will be on somatic writing and text-based art creation in various forms. Participants can choose to write in their mother tongue or English. Through diverse topics, they'll explore different types of poetry and prose styles, responding to quotes, immersive experiences, audio-visual material, and archives. Strategies for developing personal style, avoiding "writer’s block," and overcoming the "fear of the blank page" will be addressed. We will also provide space and time to discover contemporary authors, draw inspiration from their work, and engage in debates to foster critical thinking.
PERFORMING TEXTS AND WORDS
Throughout the retreat, you'll regularly present your texts and craft lecture performances or sound poetry pieces, either individually or collaboratively. Exploring the power of dialogue, texts, and words to enrich performance, whether in dance or physical theatre, you'll delve into the works of artists who incorporate narrative texts, speech, prose, drama, poetry, or abstract words into their creations. Engaging in discussions on the role of language and linguistics in dance and performance, you'll challenge the conventional connection between language and the body, text, and movement.
Recognizing the importance of rest and rejuvenation, the retreat offers an experience that balances activity with moments of relaxation and introspection.
CREATIVE WRITING
In these retreats, the focus will be on somatic writing and text-based art creation in various forms. Participants can choose to write in their mother tongue or English. Through diverse topics, they'll explore different types of poetry and prose styles, responding to quotes, immersive experiences, audio-visual material, and archives. Strategies for developing personal style, avoiding "writer’s block," and overcoming the "fear of the blank page" will be addressed. We will also provide space and time to discover contemporary authors, draw inspiration from their work, and engage in debates to foster critical thinking.
PERFORMING TEXTS AND WORDS
Throughout the retreat, you'll regularly present your texts and craft lecture performances or sound poetry pieces, either individually or collaboratively. Exploring the power of dialogue, texts, and words to enrich performance, whether in dance or physical theatre, you'll delve into the works of artists who incorporate narrative texts, speech, prose, drama, poetry, or abstract words into their creations. Engaging in discussions on the role of language and linguistics in dance and performance, you'll challenge the conventional connection between language and the body, text, and movement.
Join our 4-day retreat from September 9-12 specializing in Arts & Text. Explore our immersive, somatic, and authentic creative writing methods, and discover new inspirations, tools, techniques, and processes.
DAILY SCHEDULE
DAY 1, Sept. 9 - Topic: "Masks & Mirrors"
DAY 2, Sept. 10 - Topic: "Symbols & Signs"
DAY 3, Sept. 11 - Topic: "Personal Mythologies"
DAY 4, Sept. 12 - Topic: "Texts, Spaces, Experiences"
- Check in from 10h
- Arrival
- Welcoming Ceremony / Creative Writing / Lecture Performance
- Discussion-Philosophy / Presentation / Introduction
DAY 2, Sept. 10 - Topic: "Symbols & Signs"
- Optional: Morning gym / Running / Swimming
- Morning: Discussion-Philosophy-Inspiration / Creative Writing
- Afternoon: Reading / Lecture performance creation with light / sound / prop / costume design
- Evening: Presentation & Feedback / Relaxation
DAY 3, Sept. 11 - Topic: "Personal Mythologies"
- Optional: Morning gym / running / swimming
- Morning: Creative Writing / Editing
- Afternoon: Editing / Reading / Lecture performance creation with light / sound / prop / costume design
- Evening: Presentation & Feedback / Relaxation
DAY 4, Sept. 12 - Topic: "Texts, Spaces, Experiences"
- Holding spaces, creating experiences with text and voice
- Feedback
- Check out
Join our 4-day retreat from June 9-12 (2025) specializing in Text & Voice. Discover, through a somatic, experimental, and interdisciplinary approach, how words can transcend the page and come alive with voice, sound, and music in dynamic and expressive ways.
DAILY SCHEDULE
DAY 1, Sept. 9 - Topic: "Memory & Archive"
DAY 2, Sept. 10 - Topic: "Utopia/Dystopia"
DAY 3, Sept. 11 - Topic: "Time of my life"
DAY 4, Sept. 12 - Topic: "Sounds, Spaces, Experiences"
- Check in from 10h
- Introduction / Process
- Immersive experience with photographs leading to somatic writing
- Voice training, research and experimentation with music, voice, and sound leading to lecture performance
DAY 2, Sept. 10 - Topic: "Utopia/Dystopia"
- Optional: Morning gym / Running / Swimming
- Morning: Immersive experience with clay leading to somatic writing
- Afternoon: Voice training, research and experimentation with music, voice, and sound leading to lecture performance
- Evening: Presentation & Feedback
DAY 3, Sept. 11 - Topic: "Time of my life"
- Optional: Morning gym / Running / Swimming
- Morning: Immersive experience with costumes and props leading to somatic writing
- Afternoon: Voice training, research and experimentation with music, voice, and sound leading to lecture performance
- Evening: Presentation & Feedback
DAY 4, Sept. 12 - Topic: "Sounds, Spaces, Experiences"
- Holding spaces, creating experiences with music, voice, and sound
- Feedback
- Check out
practical information
Dates:
Language: English
Accommodation: Simple and basic traditional Hungarian summer house (no wifi) in Balatonalmádi (Hungary), close to the beach with 2 shared bedrooms (bed + mattress), shared bathroom, terrace, garden…
Creative infrastructure: Lights, mike, sound, costumes, props...
Application deadline: Ongoing
Number of participants: min. 2 - max. 4 / camp
Conditions: Open for all women, regardless of age, professional, artistic or educational background…
Vegetarian food: 3x / day
Price: 500 € / retreat (including accommodation, meals, workshops...)
- September 9-12 (2024)
- June 9-12 (2025)
Language: English
Accommodation: Simple and basic traditional Hungarian summer house (no wifi) in Balatonalmádi (Hungary), close to the beach with 2 shared bedrooms (bed + mattress), shared bathroom, terrace, garden…
Creative infrastructure: Lights, mike, sound, costumes, props...
Application deadline: Ongoing
Number of participants: min. 2 - max. 4 / camp
Conditions: Open for all women, regardless of age, professional, artistic or educational background…
Vegetarian food: 3x / day
Price: 500 € / retreat (including accommodation, meals, workshops...)
