This summer's "Choreographic Poetry" camp combining creative writing, text-based live art creation and lecture performance was such an incredible experience for all of us, that we decided to repeat it, and organize a second one with new topics.
about
CREATIVE WRITING
In this camp you will focus on expressive writing and text-based art creation in many different forms. You can decide to write in your mother tongue or in English. Through different topics ("Self-space", "Invisible walls", "Traveling without moving", "Limits & Boundaries"...), you will have the opportunity to explore different types of poetry and prose styles, as well as responding to literature, quotes, immersive experiences, and music. Strategies to develop your own style, personal aesthetic, to avoid "writer’s block" and the "fear of the white page" will be addressed. Participating in immersive experiences will give you space and time to discover authors, get inspired by their work, debate on ideas, develop critical thinking.
PERFORMING TEXTS AND WORDS
You will also regularly read your texts, and create a lecture performance or sound poetry piece. You will investigate the use of dialogue, texts, words to influence and enhance performance, whether it is dance or physical theatre. We will shortly trace the history of choreographers and visual artists using narrative texts, speech, prose, drama, poetry, or introducing abstract words, voice into their works. We discuss the model of language and linguistics within dance and performance from a structuralist and post-structuralist concept, challenge the connection between language and body, text and movement.
PUBLICATION
Following the camp, if you give us permission, your texts will be published online.
In this camp you will focus on expressive writing and text-based art creation in many different forms. You can decide to write in your mother tongue or in English. Through different topics ("Self-space", "Invisible walls", "Traveling without moving", "Limits & Boundaries"...), you will have the opportunity to explore different types of poetry and prose styles, as well as responding to literature, quotes, immersive experiences, and music. Strategies to develop your own style, personal aesthetic, to avoid "writer’s block" and the "fear of the white page" will be addressed. Participating in immersive experiences will give you space and time to discover authors, get inspired by their work, debate on ideas, develop critical thinking.
PERFORMING TEXTS AND WORDS
You will also regularly read your texts, and create a lecture performance or sound poetry piece. You will investigate the use of dialogue, texts, words to influence and enhance performance, whether it is dance or physical theatre. We will shortly trace the history of choreographers and visual artists using narrative texts, speech, prose, drama, poetry, or introducing abstract words, voice into their works. We discuss the model of language and linguistics within dance and performance from a structuralist and post-structuralist concept, challenge the connection between language and body, text and movement.
PUBLICATION
Following the camp, if you give us permission, your texts will be published online.
schedule
DAY 1, Jul 4
Check in from 14h
Arrival ceremony / Creation time
DAY 2, Jul 5
Optional: morning gym / running / swimming
Morning: creative writing outdoors (beach, garden...)
Evening: presentation & feedback
DAY 3, Jul 6
Optional: morning gym / running / swimming
Morning: creative writing outdoors (beach, garden...)
Evening: presentation & feedback
DAY 4, Jul 7
Departure creation / ceremony
Feedback
Check out from 16h
Check in from 14h
Arrival ceremony / Creation time
- Topics: Self-space, Invisible walls, Rooms
DAY 2, Jul 5
Optional: morning gym / running / swimming
Morning: creative writing outdoors (beach, garden...)
- Topics: Limits & Boundaries, Control, Domination
Evening: presentation & feedback
DAY 3, Jul 6
Optional: morning gym / running / swimming
Morning: creative writing outdoors (beach, garden...)
- Topics: Limits & Boundaries, Self-liberation, Freedom, Breaking out
Evening: presentation & feedback
DAY 4, Jul 7
Departure creation / ceremony
Feedback
Check out from 16h
practical information
Dates: July 4-7, 2022
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, "anti-teacher" (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 anti-academic "Performance + Art School": the "School of Disobedience".
Language (speaking / writing / reading): Participants come from Hungary and abroad as well, so the communication will be in English. However, you are very encouraged to write your texts in your mother tongue. You can also decide to write in your mother tongue and later translate your text or some extracts of it to English. As you feel.
Venue / Accommodation: Traditional Hungarian summer house (no wifi) in Balatonalmádi (Hungary), 5 minutes walk from the beach with 2 shared bedrooms (2 bed + 2 mattress / room), shared bathroom, terrace, garden…
Creative infrastructure for lecture performances: 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 (6 participants + 3 staff members + 1 unlearning facilitator)
Conditions: Open for all women, regardless of age, professional, artistic or educational background…
Vegetarian food: 3x / day
Price:
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, "anti-teacher" (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 anti-academic "Performance + Art School": the "School of Disobedience".
Language (speaking / writing / reading): Participants come from Hungary and abroad as well, so the communication will be in English. However, you are very encouraged to write your texts in your mother tongue. You can also decide to write in your mother tongue and later translate your text or some extracts of it to English. As you feel.
Venue / Accommodation: Traditional Hungarian summer house (no wifi) in Balatonalmádi (Hungary), 5 minutes walk from the beach with 2 shared bedrooms (2 bed + 2 mattress / room), shared bathroom, terrace, garden…
Creative infrastructure for lecture performances: 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 (6 participants + 3 staff members + 1 unlearning facilitator)
Conditions: Open for all women, regardless of age, professional, artistic or educational background…
Vegetarian food: 3x / day
Price:
- Accommodation including tax: 30€ / night (Total: 90 €)
- Food (3x / day): 15€ / day (Total: 60 €)
- Workshops, activities: 35 € / day (Total: 140 €)
- TOTAL CAMP PRICE: 280 €
- WORK EXCHANGE OPTION (you pay for the camp with work exchange: cleaning, cooking, washing, photo documentation or any kind of healing practices including yoga, relaxation, meditation...): 3 spots (FULL FOR THIS CAMP)
