The Independent Theatre Hungary has been drawing attention to the values, stories and heroes of Roma theatre for 15 years. This year, the company organised the international theatre meeting for the 5th time, 5–9 May, 2022, in the RS9 Theatre. During the festival’s five years, the audience saw 29 performances. The festival’s main goal is to present authentic stories written by Roma authors which places Roma culture’s values in the spotlight. „We work to draw attention to the values of Roma dramas and storytelling, to Roma communities’ situations by putting value-driven people’s stories and extraordinary challenges in the spotlight through presenting contemporary European plays.” – Rodrigó Balogh, art director On the 5 th of May, the Independent Theatre Hungary, celebrating its 15 th anniversary, presented the theatrical collection called Roma Heroes Digital Collection of European Roma Theatre and Drama. The collection presents the values, the past and the present, the artists and the ...

Is studying important for you? Michael Collins tells us about his storyteller roots, Gypsy identity and Traveller life and everydays. His father was a Traveller singer and storyteller and Michael followed his footsteps. He was robbed of his education thus as an adult, he studied to become an actor. His goal is to speak about the life and challenges of Traveller communities in the frame of theatre.

Have you ever heard about Travellers? Do you know who they are and how they live? Michael Collins Irish Traveller storyteller is talking to his daughter who wants to quit school. In order to convince her to keep studying, he revives his own childhood. This way we can learn about what it was like to live and study as a Traveller in Ireland in the 1960s. Excerpt from the play It’s a cultural thing. Or is it? by Michael Collins.