Krétakör
Krétakör (Chalk Circle) is a centre for contemporary arts and a production company, which creates creative community games by using experiences of social sciences.
His artistic creed is based on two principles: on the one hand it is to question traditional theatrical functions (spectator, actor, director, scriptwriter, space), on the other hand it sets a new goal, which is not primarily directed to the aesthetic role of the theatre, but more to its social role.” (Anikó Orosz) Krétakör defined its activity by creating the notion of Creative Community Games.
Creative Community Games include all kind of human activities which ensure the conditions of a healthy and fair competition for the participant, which are realised in an effective and solidary cooperation satisfying the basic needs of “homo ludens”.
It was followed by three performances showed at the same time which were created by three female directors involving civil participants (this sequence was called Artproletart).
The URBAN RABBIT’s presentation combines the ordinary and the breathtaking into a single narrative, effortlessly uniting circus and theater.” (The Urban Rabbits at the French Circus Academy, CUF Műsorújság, 23 July 2010) Mother-Analogy was a multimedia apartment theatre performance, which was also inspired by the 2009 series of events.
It was an artistic experiment examining issues such as fear of commitment and problems arising between a man and a woman when they live together and have a baby.
The goal was to raise awareness among young adults regarding the most probable motivations and most obvious consequences of excessive alcohol consumption.
It took place in two villages in north-eastern Hungary, in order to offer a public forum for social dialogue between Roma and non-Roma or minority and majority communities.
It is a creative community game developed by Krétakör for 16-18-year-old students using innovative method to combine drama teaching and knowledge distribution activities in a school environment.
Between 2008 és 2014 Krétakör’s Base was a cultural, receptive place on the second floor of a block of flats (2 Gönczy Pál Street).
The high-quality and value-based education and research which took place in a free atmosphere established its reputation, not to mention its former students’ achievements.
The supported workshops and artists between 2009 and 2011: Accord Quartett, Márk Bodzsárk, Marcell Dargay, dunaPart- contemporary performing arts showcase, Feldmár Institute, Dóra Hegyi – tranzitblog.hu, Péter Kárpáti, Káva Drama and Theatre in Education Association, Blue Point Drug Consultation Centre and Clinic, Annamária Láng, Gábor Péter Németh, Márta Schermann, Balázs Simon- Utcaszak, Milán Újvári- RadiotBallet, Tranzit.hu, Sándor Zsótér - Maladype Theatre.
From 2002 the company got a significant financial aid thanks to Patrick Sommier, French theatre director, which made possible important developments.
From then on, it was not only Schilling who could work with the company, but other guest directors as well, for example Kornél Mundruczó and Sándor Zsótér, who are prominent figures of the Hungarian film and theatre arts.
