Our purpose

In this blog presents the bests of contemporary Roma drama as well as the representatives of other genres, and the works of young talents too.

In Independent Theater's point of view, the heroes, who react to some difficulty by making value-led decisions, take responsibility and as a result change not only their own life but their narrow and broader social environment as well, should get more attention.

The public mostly regards the members of Roma communities as victims or sinners. Some talk about what roma people did, and some about why they cannot advance in today's society.

We think that neither blaming nor pitying Roma is the way to make a change. At the same time, we can learn a lot from everyday heroes or the protagonists of the plays.

Theater is always about the stories of active people who take responsibility and make changes.

Drama history and the rise of the middle class have always been interconnected. Just think about democracy and theater in Ancient Greece, Shakespeare and the rise of the English middle class,

Enlightenment and the classical authors, or the Hungarian Reform Era and the developing theater culture of the time.

Social scientist write about the situation of society, the musician and the painter show the people’s feelings and situation. But theater is about the person's actions. It is about how, despite all difficulties, we can still do something.

We don't think there is only one way to reach our goals, nor that every Roma youngster should go to university, be politically active or even follow the traditions. What is important to us is that we get to know more and more authentic, personal choices and effects, and thus we all can be on our own path consciously.

In this blog, we show Roma creators, heroes of the plays and the people's own Roma heroes with writings, photos and other creative means. That's how we can learn about heroes and stories, values, dilemmas, choices, defeats and victories, which may serve as an example, inspiration, value, joy or source of anger driving one to action.