about

This summer camp was specifically designed for artists, facilitators, therapists, healers, creative practitioners to skill up and develop a professional career on the intersection of creation, connection, and community:
  • imagine immersive multi-sensory experiences (participatory performances, rituals, ceremonies, interactive dispositives...) ;
  • create and hold spaces (design rooms, develop your own method, creative or healing practice...) ;
  • ​build communities (around events, workshops, collaborations, festivities, social activities...).

During the camp, I will share with you the methods, knowledge, techniques, and tools, that inspired the practice I have been working on since more than ten years. I will introduce you to the three main components of the "School of Disobedience" method:
  1. movement practice & body-work ;
  2. creativity & grounding exercises ;
  3. immersive multi-sensory experiences & community rituals.

In this both theory, method, and practice oriented summer camp you will gain skills and experiences in designing a workshop, holding a safe space, supporting a group process, and individual unfolding.
We will explore together how to:
  • use theater lights, sets, props, audio-visual material to create creative / healing spaces and immersive experiences ;
  • build safety, say "no", set and respect boundaries ;
  • maintain a horizontal structure and judgment-free environment ;
  • develop other's imagination, spontaneity, and creativity ;
  • encourage self-acceptance and self-liberation towards empowerment ;
  • facilitate feedbacking, witnessing, and group discussion ;
  • create your own creativity and grounding exercises ;
  • be always calm and prepared (eg. manage panic attack, react to oversharing...) ;
  • sign and protect your own method, discuss about copyright, authorship, ownership.

schedule

DAY 1, June 16
Topic: From "Relational Aesthetics" to "Experience & Space Design"
  • Check in from 10h
  • Opening Ceremony
  • Presentation / Introduction / Discussion
 
DAY 2, June 17
Topic: Holding Creative & Healing Spaces
  • Optional: Body care (morning gym / running / swimming / yoga...)
  • Morning: Theory & Method (philosophy, presentation, discussion...)
  • Afternoon: Practice & Case study (ritual / immersive experience / ceremony)
  • Evening: Feedback / Sharing
 
DAY 3, June 18
Topic: Creating Immersive Multi-Sensory Experiences
  • Optional: Body care (morning gym / running / swimming / yoga...)
  • Morning: Theory & Method (philosophy, presentation, discussion...)
  • Afternoon: Practice & Case study (ritual / immersive experience / ceremony)
  • Evening: Feedback / Sharing
 
DAY 4, June 19
Topic: Building Sustainable Communities
  • Optional: Body care (morning gym / running / swimming / yoga...)
  • Closing Ceremony
  • Feedback
  • Check out

practical information

Date: June 16-19
Unlearning Facilitator: ​Anna Ádám
Born in Budapest, Hungary, in 1983, Anna Ádám is an interdisciplinary artist working within the expanded field of performance art, community activism, and choreography. She has more than ten years of experience working as an artist, unlearning facilitator (Academy of Fine Arts Vienna, University of Artois, National Dance Conservatory Yerevan...), and program director. In 2014 she co-founded in Berlin the performance company "Gray Box", which is today based in Paris and touring through Europe. Mixing empowerment methods with critical pedagogy and arts-based-unlearning techniques, she also founded the first non-canonical and anti-academic "Performance + Art School": the "School of Disobedience".
Venue / Accommodation: Simple traditional Hungarian summer house (no wifi) next to lake Balaton (Hungary), 5 minutes walk from the beach with 2 shared bedrooms (2 bed + 2 mattress / room), shared bathroom, terrace, garden…
Creative infrastructure / Performance Art facilities: 9 x professional RGB Led Theater Lights, 1 light controller desk, many props, costumes and accessories, makeup and body paintings, large carpets, fabrics, various textiles, professional speakers...
​Application deadline: Ongoing
Number of participants: ​10 women / camp (7 participants + 2 staff members + 1 unlearning facilitator)
Conditions: Open for all women, regardless of age, professional, artistic or educational background…
Vegetarian food: 3x / day
Price:
  • EARLY BIRD (PAYMENT BEFORE APRIL 1ST):
Accommodation including tax: 30€ / night (Total: 90 €)
Food (3x / day): 15€ / day (Total: 60 €)
Workshop fee: 60€ / day (Total: 240 €)
TOTAL CAMP PRICE: 390 €
or
  • WORK EXCHANGE OPTION FOR HUNGARIANS:
You pay half price for the camp (155 €) with work exchange: cleaning, cooking, washing, photo documentation or any kind of healing practices including yoga, relaxation, meditation...: 2 spots / summer camp
Values & more about our "Healing Centre": HERE