https://simplecast.com A dazzling performance art scene is being born in Hungary, which, though quite small, boasts artists from all walks of life. Puha means “soft” in Hungarian, and PUHA stands for Performative Unity in the Hungarian Arts. It is an ambitious project by theatre Zsófia Kozma and choreographer-performer Bíborka Béres that brings makers and creators of the Hungarian performance art scene together for discussions. From dancer to set designer, jazz musician to game designer, they talk with all sorts of people about thoughts, approaches, challenges, and ideas in their work. They sit down to explore topics like climate change, gender, queerness, improvisation, and public space in order to replace division and competition by fostering unity and dialogue in the field. This podcast series is produced on HowlRound Theatre Commons, a free and open platform for theatremakers worldwide, to amplify progressive and disruptive ideas about theatre and facilitating connections between diverse practitioners for the past decade. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. en Fri, 21 Oct 2022 14:10:44 +0000 Tue, 25 Mar 2025 08:00:13 +0000 https://howlround.com/ https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/5187348e-6ea4-4818-b609-7cba85c6c541/ea27dbae-5a0a-42ad-940c-aa66bbd86046/3000x3000/puha-podcast-instagram-post-square.jpg?aid=rss_feed https://howlround.com/ episodic A dazzling performance art scene is being born in Hungary, which, though quite small, boasts artists from all walks of life. Puha means “soft” in Hungarian, and PUHA stands for Performative Unity in the Hungarian Arts. It is an ambitious project by theatre Zsófia Kozma and choreographer-performer Bíborka Béres that brings makers and creators of the Hungarian performance art scene together for discussions. From dancer to set designer, jazz musician to game designer, they talk with all sorts of people about thoughts, approaches, challenges, and ideas in their work. They sit down to explore topics like climate change, gender, queerness, improvisation, and public space in order to replace division and competition by fostering unity and dialogue in the field. This podcast series is produced on HowlRound Theatre Commons, a free and open platform for theatremakers worldwide, to amplify progressive and disruptive ideas about theatre and facilitating connections between diverse practitioners for the past decade. HowlRound Theatre Commons, Bíborka Béres, Zsófi Rebeka Kozma false https://feeds.simplecast.com/zazBo9jm howlround theatre commons, performing arts, theatre, hungary, theater HowlRound Theatre Commons webmaster@howlround.com 8fe4d248-1de9-414d-8df5-fc607c2aed76 Fri, 21 Oct 2022 14:10:44 +0000 webmaster@howlround.com (Bíborka Béres, HowlRound Theatre Commons, Zsófi Rebeka Kozma) https://howlround.com/ Climate Crisis Bíborka Béres, HowlRound Theatre Commons, Zsófi Rebeka Kozma 00:47:55 In this episode, co-hosts Bíborka and Zsófi are joined by visual and performance artist and environmental activist, Éva Bubla; dancer, choreographer, researcher, and founder of the performance research group SVUNG, Kinga Szemessy; and culture manager, event organizer, curator, founder of the PLACCC Festival, and the Hungarian liaison for the IN SITU Network, Fanni Nánay. Drawing from their individual experiences, they discuss the current climate crisis and how different artists engage with this complex issue. In this episode, co-hosts Bíborka and Zsófi are joined by visual and performance artist and environmental activist, Éva Bubla; dancer, choreographer, researcher, and founder of the performance research group SVUNG, Kinga Szemessy; and culture manager, event organizer, curator, founder of the PLACCC Festival, and the Hungarian liaison for the IN SITU Network, Fanni Nánay. Drawing from their individual experiences, they discuss the current climate crisis and how different artists engage with this complex issue. false full 7 1 e3b700e9-ba38-4db7-9ff2-b86cfd29c88a Wed, 12 Oct 2022 13:53:03 +0000 webmaster@howlround.com (Judit Tarr, László Göndör, Panni Néder, Kristóf Kelemen, Zsófi Rebeka Kozma, HowlRound Theatre Commons, Bíborka Béres) https://howlround.com/ Autobiography Judit Tarr, László Göndör, Panni Néder, Kristóf Kelemen, Zsófi Rebeka Kozma, HowlRound Theatre Commons, Bíborka Béres 00:44:47 In this episode, hosts Zsófi and Bíborka take apart autobiographical theatre with stage director Panni Néder; actress Judit Tarr; actor and director László Göndör; and director and dramaturg Kristóf Kelemen. Together they delve into their approach to autobiographical material, playing themselves versus acting, their lives after creating a highly personal show, and the nuances of someone else playing them onstage. In this episode, hosts Zsófi and Bíborka take apart autobiographical theatre with stage director Panni Néder; actress Judit Tarr; actor and director László Göndör; and director and dramaturg Kristóf Kelemen. Together they delve into their approach to autobiographical material, playing themselves versus acting, their lives after creating a highly personal show, and the nuances of someone else playing them onstage. documentary theatre, solo performance, acting & performance false full 6 1 9b9a73b7-1b12-4e82-a6bf-af17c1609db0 Wed, 5 Oct 2022 13:13:50 +0000 webmaster@howlround.com (Ferenc Kálmán, Ádám Fekete, Kata Kopeczny, Dorka Farkas, Zsófi Rebeka Kozma, Bíborka Béres) https://howlround.com/ Disability Ferenc Kálmán, Ádám Fekete, Kata Kopeczny, Dorka Farkas, Zsófi Rebeka Kozma, Bíborka Béres 00:48:35 In this week’s episode, hosts Bíborka and Zsófi focus on different abilities and handicapped people in the performing arts. Translating their guests’ responses into English, the co-hosts sit down with independent theatremaker, poet, and dramaturg Ádám Fekete; and the core members of the ArtMan Association, Dorka Farkas, Kata Kopeczny, and Ferenc Kálmán, who work with integrated dance and movement practices to produce amazing contemporary dance shows. In this week’s episode, hosts Bíborka and Zsófi focus on different abilities and handicapped people in the performing arts. Translating their guests’ responses into English, the co-hosts sit down with independent theatremaker, poet, and dramaturg Ádám Fekete; and the core members of the ArtMan Association, Dorka Farkas, Kata Kopeczny, and Ferenc Kálmán, who work with integrated dance and movement practices to produce amazing contemporary dance shows. physical theatre, devised and ensemble, hungary, disability and accessibility, acting & performance, comedy and improvisation false full 5 1 dab3e409-0722-456d-a40d-3696060d4b1c Wed, 28 Sep 2022 13:45:00 +0000 webmaster@howlround.com (Zoltán Grecsó, Viola Lévai, Ernő Zoltán Rubik, Zsófi Rebeka Kozma, HowlRound Theatre Commons, Bíborka Béres) https://howlround.com/improvisation Improvisation Zoltán Grecsó, Viola Lévai, Ernő Zoltán Rubik, Zsófi Rebeka Kozma, HowlRound Theatre Commons, Bíborka Béres 00:45:02 In this episode, co-hosts Zsófi and Bíborka talk about the practice and art of improvisation with three outstanding figures from the Hungarian contemporary dance and jazz scene: Zoltán Grecsó, a dancer, choreographer, and founder of Budapest’s improvised dance evening series Willany Leó; Viola Lévai, a dancer and teacher of contact improvisation; and Ernő Zoltán Rubik, a musician, composer, dancer, and an active member of the Hungarian free jazz and contact improvisation scene. In this episode, co-hosts Zsófi and Bíborka talk about the practice and art of improvisation with three outstanding figures from the Hungarian contemporary dance and jazz scene: Zoltán Grecsó, a dancer, choreographer, and founder of Budapest’s improvised dance evening series Willany Leó; Viola Lévai, a dancer and teacher of contact improvisation; and Ernő Zoltán Rubik, a musician, composer, dancer, and an active member of the Hungarian free jazz and contact improvisation scene. dance, physical theatre, devised and ensemble, hungary, comedy and improvisation false full 4 1 d692304e-fe25-4b5d-b100-332fd0acf020 Wed, 21 Sep 2022 13:01:32 +0000 webmaster@howlround.com (Eszter Kálmán, Beatrix Simkó, Hollow Systems, HowlRound Theatre Commons, Zsófi Rebeka Kozma, Bíborka Béres) https://howlround.com/visual-arts Visual Arts Eszter Kálmán, Beatrix Simkó, Hollow Systems, HowlRound Theatre Commons, Zsófi Rebeka Kozma, Bíborka Béres 00:45:56 In the third episode of PUHA podcast, co-hosts Zsófi and Bíborka talk to the interdisciplinary collective Hollow, the experimental scenographer Eszter Kálmán, and dancer-choreographer Beatrix Simkó. Together, they discuss how their work features across different media and mixes visual and digital art with performativity. Get ready for a journey across household noise choreographies, moving bodies in Vienna’s Leopold Museum, underground queer communities in Tbilisi, and stories of friendship and pregnancy in performance art! In the third episode of PUHA podcast, co-hosts Zsófi and Bíborka talk to the interdisciplinary collective Hollow, the experimental scenographer Eszter Kálmán, and dancer-choreographer Beatrix Simkó. Together, they discuss how their work features across different media and mixes visual and digital art with performativity. Get ready for a journey across household noise choreographies, moving bodies in Vienna’s Leopold Museum, underground queer communities in Tbilisi, and stories of friendship and pregnancy in performance art! dance, physical theatre, performance art, digital media and technology, hungary, acting & performance false full 3 1 59d32742-ebdf-47d8-9c91-0af67420a4b6 Wed, 14 Sep 2022 13:45:00 +0000 webmaster@howlround.com (Gergö Dávid Farkas, Veronika Szabó, Zsófi Rebeka Kozma, HowlRound Theatre Commons, Bíborka Béres, Kemelo Sehlapelo) https://howlround.com/queerness-and-gender Queerness and Gender Gergö Dávid Farkas, Veronika Szabó, Zsófi Rebeka Kozma, HowlRound Theatre Commons, Bíborka Béres, Kemelo Sehlapelo 00:45:59 In this week’s episode of PUHA podcast, co-hosts Bíborka and Zsófi navigate their way through a discussion of what queerness means with performer, actress, and director Veronika Szabó; contemporary dancer Kemelo Sehlapelo; and dancer, choreographer, and clubber Gergő Dávid Farkas. Together, they contemplate identities, responsibility, and the way queer people exist in society. In this week’s episode of PUHA podcast, co-hosts Bíborka and Zsófi navigate their way through a discussion of what queerness means with performer, actress, and director Veronika Szabó; contemporary dancer Kemelo Sehlapelo; and dancer, choreographer, and clubber Gergő Dávid Farkas. Together, they contemplate identities, responsibility, and the way queer people exist in society. acting & performing, lgbtqia+ theatre, gender, performance art, solo performance, hungary false full 2 1 60270a04-f831-4a5c-85a3-93dd0867d3d1 Wed, 7 Sep 2022 13:30:51 +0000 webmaster@howlround.com (Dávid Somló, Flóra Eszter Sarlós, Gyula Cserepes, Sarah Günther, Bíborka Béres, Zsófi Rebeka Kozma, HowlRound Theatre Commons) https://howlround.com/public-space Public Space Dávid Somló, Flóra Eszter Sarlós, Gyula Cserepes, Sarah Günther, Bíborka Béres, Zsófi Rebeka Kozma, HowlRound Theatre Commons 00:46:07 In the first episode of Performative Unity in the Hungarian Arts podcast, co-hosts Zsófi and Bíborka, along with their guests, search for the meaning of the notion of “public space.” Through the experiences and experiments of interdisciplinary sound artist Dávid Somló; choreographer Flóra Eszter Sarlós; dancer and choreographer Gyula Cserepes; and theatremaker and performer Sarah Günther, this episode will take you on a tour of spaces, from Budapest to Denmark to London and more! In the first episode of Performative Unity in the Hungarian Arts podcast, co-hosts Zsófi and Bíborka, along with their guests, search for the meaning of the notion of “public space.” Through the experiences and experiments of interdisciplinary sound artist Dávid Somló; choreographer Flóra Eszter Sarlós; dancer and choreographer Gyula Cserepes; and theatremaker and performer Sarah Günther, this episode will take you on a tour of spaces, from Budapest to Denmark to London and more! dance, site-specific theatre, theatre, performance art, hungary false full 1 1