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STATEMENT
Welcome to my non-canonical creative writing summer camp! Here, we will definitely go against literary canons and beauty norms, enjoy writing and performing poetry and prose, without the pressure of "it has to be good" because it hasn't!
In this summer camp I want to support you to constantly question "Dos" and "Don'ts" in literary creation, challenge generally accepted rules related to stylistics, syntax, grammar, vocabulary, and ponctuation. Here, I would like to extend your conception of what is "writing" and "reading" to allow you to go far beyond mainstream literary genres, standardized writing techniques, academic lecture performance attitudes, and manistream breathing-reading practices. I would like to 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 without questioning if it’s legitimate, credible, “good enough”... I also want you to forget about the seriousness of writing, and just play freely, enjoy writing without seeing it as the creation process towards a finished work, ready to be read publicly or published. You are more than welcome to take the path of the non-conform, explore with confidence the unknown, the unusual, the unfamiliar, and the unexpected.
This summer camp wants to be above all a judgment-free, playful and joyful space, where you can experiment and create. Explore your authentic voice, feel yourself legitimate.
CREATIVE WRITING
In this summer 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, you will have the opportunity to explore different types of poetry and prose styles, as well as responding to quotes, immersive experiences, audio-visual material, and archive. 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 non-canonical 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 alone or with your peers. You will investigate the use of dialogue, texts, words to influence and enhance performance, whether it is dance or physical theatre. We will discover non-canonical 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, 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.
Welcome to my non-canonical creative writing summer camp! Here, we will definitely go against literary canons and beauty norms, enjoy writing and performing poetry and prose, without the pressure of "it has to be good" because it hasn't!
In this summer camp I want to support you to constantly question "Dos" and "Don'ts" in literary creation, challenge generally accepted rules related to stylistics, syntax, grammar, vocabulary, and ponctuation. Here, I would like to extend your conception of what is "writing" and "reading" to allow you to go far beyond mainstream literary genres, standardized writing techniques, academic lecture performance attitudes, and manistream breathing-reading practices. I would like to 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 without questioning if it’s legitimate, credible, “good enough”... I also want you to forget about the seriousness of writing, and just play freely, enjoy writing without seeing it as the creation process towards a finished work, ready to be read publicly or published. You are more than welcome to take the path of the non-conform, explore with confidence the unknown, the unusual, the unfamiliar, and the unexpected.
This summer camp wants to be above all a judgment-free, playful and joyful space, where you can experiment and create. Explore your authentic voice, feel yourself legitimate.
CREATIVE WRITING
In this summer 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, you will have the opportunity to explore different types of poetry and prose styles, as well as responding to quotes, immersive experiences, audio-visual material, and archive. 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 non-canonical 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 alone or with your peers. You will investigate the use of dialogue, texts, words to influence and enhance performance, whether it is dance or physical theatre. We will discover non-canonical 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, 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, June 9 - Topic: Healing Garden
DAY 2, June 10 - Topic: Personal Mythologies
DAY 3, June 11 - Topic: Photography Album
DAY 4, June 12 - Topic: Body Archive
- Check in from 10h
- Arrival
- Welcoming Ceremony / Creative Writing / Lecture Performance
- Discussion-Philosophy / Presentation / Introduction
DAY 2, June 10 - Topic: Personal Mythologies
- Optional: Morning gym / Running / Swimming
- Morning: Discussion-Philosophy-Inspiration / Creative Writing
- Afternoon: Voice training / Reading group / Lecture performance creation with light / sound / prop / costume design
- Evening: Presentation & Feedback / Relaxation
DAY 3, June 11 - Topic: Photography Album
- Optional: morning gym / running / swimming
- Morning: Discussion-Philosophy-Inspiration / Creative Writing
- Afternoon: Voice training / Reading group / Lecture performance creation with light / sound / prop / costume design
- Evening: Presentation & Feedback / Relaxation
DAY 4, June 12 - Topic: Body Archive
- Ending Ceremony / Creative Writing / Lecture Performance
- Feedback
- Check out
practical information
Dates: June 9-12, 2023
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".
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: Simple 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 (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:
Food (3x / day): 15€ / day (Total: 60 €)
Workshop fee: 40€ / day (Total: 160 €)
TOTAL CAMP PRICE: 310 €
or
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".
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: Simple 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 (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):
Food (3x / day): 15€ / day (Total: 60 €)
Workshop fee: 40€ / day (Total: 160 €)
TOTAL CAMP PRICE: 310 €
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- WORK EXCHANGE OPTION FOR HUNGARIANS:
