Hungary

As part of the SPIRAL programme, the Hungarian group worked with The Brickmaker, a traditional Roma folktale. Its rich system of symbols became the starting point for an interdisciplinary artistic process. Participants explored the story through visual creation, movement, sound, dramatic play and collective improvisation, allowing each element to unfold in different artistic forms.

The group met twice a month and the sessions took place in an institutional setting with adult participants living with moderate intellectual disabilities. They differed in age, background and abilities, which brought diversity and flexibility to the creative process. Rather than using a top-down teaching model, the facilitators encouraged shared experimentation, dialogue and play. A theatre professional and a dance educator co-led the workshops, building on the institution’s long-standing experimental visual studio, which has been active for over a decade.

The atmosphere of the sessions allowed continuity without rigidity. Each participant’s contribution was considered meaningful, and authorship was understood as a collaborative journey rather than an individual achievement. Different art forms did not simply appear side by side — they interacted. Movement blended with imagery, sound met gesture, and storytelling emerged through collective interpretation. This approach strengthened self-expression, cooperation and a sense of shared artistic ownership.