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❊ INVITE ❊ Take part in the Jewish arts programs of the Bánkitó Festival ❊ We'll give you a festival pass and accommodation!
Merkaz - Hebrew and Israeli Cultural Center, JCC Budapest - Bálint House, and Marom Jewish Culture Project are collaborating to organize a 3-day series of contemporary Jewish art workshops, for which we are now accepting applications until midnight on July 5 at zsk2028@gmail.com.
The program is open to all, but the number of participants is limited!
❊/→ To apply, please send us a half-page introduction and motivation explaining why you would like to participate.
❊/→ If you are selected, the participation fee is 10,000 HUF, in exchange for a festival pass and a bed (8-bed room) in the ÖKO-land center.
❊/→ Participation in the programs is an additional condition.
❊/→ Age group: 18-30 years.

Programs for the workshop:
❊ Tradition and Adaptation in Hebrew
How Judaism and Hebrew have changed and adapted in space and time.
Lívia Ledniczky - Director of the Merkaz Hebrew and Israeli Cultural Centre
Judit Lipthay - Head of Foreign Language Lectureship at ORZSE

❊ Redesigning the state
During the open space workshop, we will engage in an exciting and lively dialogue between participants with different perspectives and experiences. Our goal is to find creative solutions to Israel's current challenges and to create a new direction for the nation through a collective effort, even if only in theory!
Gergő Borbás, Creative Director, JCC Budapest - Bálint House
Dr.Yizachar Hess - Vice President of the World Zionist Organisation
❊ Klezmer music and Jewish folk dance from Transcarpathia to Israel
Bob Cohen has been collecting the legacy of Eastern European Jewish folk music for decades, touring almost all of Eastern Europe. Thanks to them, the memory of the diverse Jewish culture that characterized the region from the 18th century to the Second World War is revealed through music. The performance will give an insight into the stories of the collection and the stories will be complemented by dance and music.
Zoe Aqua - violin, dance, Fumie Suzuki - dance, Bob Cohen - violin, Ádám Móser - accordion

❊ 3i - Dance like there's no tomorrow!
Unleash the wild and elemental parts of your movement with your imagination! 3i is an exploration-centred dance space. An emotional, physical journey around and beyond our own world. Through word-guided improvisation, we connect with our swirling imagination and the energy of movement generates an experience 100% our own and unrepeatable. Everyone develops their own movement - first alone and then through touch. And the togetherness culminates in an exhilarating party. The whole process is accompanied by a DJ. You are welcome
Sándor Petrovics, Appropriate Grooves

❊ Saturday Kabbalat Sabbat 
According to the Jewish religion, the seventh day is a day of rest, a physical, mental, and spiritual experience where we let go of the past and are not concerned about the future. What's on singing, poetry, meditation, and above all celebration. 
Moses House and Adam Schönberger
❊ Performance workshop
What does adaptation mean to you? Everyone in the workshop is a performer. Let's create short performances together focusing on the theme of this year's Banquito, adaptation. Members of the collective will guide participants through a process of theatrical creation, through which we will draw on our own stories and experiences to bring us closer to ourselves and to each other.
Noya Szántusz Noémi, Mikolt Tózsa, Rebeka Kozma Zsófi Zsófi Szántusz, Mikolt Tózsa and Rebeka Kozma.Adaptation and healing

❊ Meredith Marks is a movement teacher from New York. She currently lives in Budapest, Hungary, in the land of her ancestors, and works on ancient trauma and psychosomatic healing. In this workshop, we will explore how the intelligence of the body can guide our healing from the stories of the past and inspire our journey forward from our present moment, intimately connected to the personal and cultural context of the present.
Meredith Marks