Join us in Budapest for a creative weekend of eight workshops, bringing together dance, movement, writing, visual arts, and community practices.

Depending on the workshop, you will:
  • research and explore (Research Lab),
  • create artistic material (Creative Workshop),
  • (un)learn (Alternative Pedagogical Space), or
  • experiment through multi-sensory practices (Immersive Space).

Rather than focusing on results, these workshops emphasize process and becoming. You will learn concrete tools and practices, experiment with different media, explore multiple ways of creating and collaborating, and open new perspectives for your own work.

The workshops are led by eight artists participating in the month-long Performance & People Masterclass in May 2026. This weekend marks the closing moment of their facilitator training, where they share their practices and guide participants through structured experiences and processes.

This weekend is open to anyone curious about creation, connection, and exploration, and about the School of Disobedience’s methods, values, and spaces. No prior artistic experience is required.
Anna Ádám, founder of the School of Disobedience, will be present throughout the weekend.

schedule

Saturday, May 23

13:30-14:30
Participatory Movement & Collective Imagination Lab
A participatory movement and dialogue workshop combining dance, theater games, and collective reflection. Participants explore body-based connection, memory, and imagination through playful movement and shared questions. The space is creative and experiential, focused on group interaction and collective sensing.
Facilitated by: Lina Planes
15:00-16:00
Relational Architectures
An interactive installation lab using interdisciplinary artistic methods. Participants engage with spatial actions and relational tasks to explore how relationships are shaped by norms and power structures. The space is artistic and investigative, inviting critical awareness through embodied interaction.
Facilitated by: Elena Rudin
17:00-18:00
Play, Movement & Paradox
A movement and interdisciplinary creative lab centered on play, perception, and contradiction. Participants explore sensation, movement, and interaction through open-ended physical tasks. The space is artistic and exploratory, inviting curiosity rather than fixed outcomes.
Facilitated by: Pascale Oechsli
18:30-19:30
Somatic Sensing & Storytelling Lab
An interdisciplinary somatic storytelling workshop combining movement, drawing, and writing. Participants move from sensory awareness into visual and written expression, allowing stories to emerge from the body. The space is creative and process-based, with no right or wrong results.
Facilitated by: Lucie Blaževská

Sunday, May 24

13:30-14:30
Collective Play, Memory & the Poetics of Fabric
A play-based group workshop and collective performance using a large handmade fabric parachute. Participants engage in shared movement, discussion, and embodied play to explore trust, memory, and collaboration. The space is artistic and participatory, rooted in care and collective experience.
Facilitated by: Juliet Phraser
15:00-16:00
Writing as a Practice of Breaking Away
A writing-based workshop blending reflective prompts and guided discussion. Participants experiment with writing as a tool to step outside dominant narratives while staying connected to the present world. The space is educational and creative, combining theory-informed thinking with personal expression.
Facilitated by: Kíra Zoé Antman
17:00-18:00
community-building and place-making 
A collaborative learning workshop inspired by cultural anthropology and creative facilitation. Participants use collective tools such as mapping, movement, and shared reflection to explore community-building and place-making without performance pressure. The space is educational and experiential, focused on fostering safe and collaborative group dynamics.
Facilitated by: Anna Naderi
18:30-19:30
The Body Remembers
A movement research lab focused on exploring and developing movement through practice. Participants work with dance, interdisciplinary exercises, and writing to investigate how movement emerges, transforms, and communicates. The space is exploratory and process-based, inviting experimentation rather than finished forms.
Facilitated by: Selma Salua El Mikdam-Lasslop
The program may evolve and is subject to change.

details

All workshops are held in English.

WHEN?
You can choose to join us either on Saturday or on Sunday, in one of the following time slots:

​Saturday, May 23
  • 13:30–16:00
  • 17:00–19:30

Sunday, May 24
  • 13:30–16:00
  • 17:00–19:30

WHERE?
Budapest · MD Dance Studio
Semmelweis u. 1–3, 1052 Budapest
Follow the “MD Dance Studio” sign. The studio is located on the 2nd floor.

HOW TO PARTICIPATE
There are two ways to participate: paid registration or scholarship.

OPTION A — PAID PARTICIPATION
You can register for:
  • Single time slot (2,5 hours): 30 € / 12,000 HUF
  • Full day (Saturday or Sunday): 55 € / 22,000 HUF
  • Full weekend (both days): 100 € / 40,000 HUF
Interested?
Write to us, specify which day(s) you would like to attend and which time slot(s), and we will get in touch with you.
OPTION B — SCHOLARSHIP
We offer 10 free tickets for artists and creatives who wish to join the full program (both days).
  • With scholarship: FREE
  • Condition: full-weekend participation is required
Interested?
Write to us, briefly explain your situation, and we will get in touch with you.