Mikolt Tózsa

Mikolt Tózsa is a Hungarian performer, director and theatre writer who works primarily in Budapest. Her artistic work moves between theatre, performance and critical social art with a strong focus on issues of gender identity, personal freedom and the political context of contemporary Hungary. It uses elements of interactivity and audience participation, thus purposefully breaking down the traditional boundaries between stage and audience. She studied social sciences at the University of Szeged and theatre studies at Károli Gáspár University in Budapest. In 2022, she was trained in performance and theatre arts by the Freeszfe Association, a free arts platform established in response to the political situation in Hungarian higher education. During her studies she received several international scholarships and worked as an intern and assistant in projects in Australia, the USA and Germany. One of her most outstanding works is “God, Homeland, Kitchen” (Isten, haza, konyha), which critically and ironically deals with the role of women in a conservative society and explores the influence of national ideology on personal identity. The performance was internationally acclaimed and was presented at festivals in Berlin (HAU), Temesvár, Ostrava, Budapest and Szeged. Mikolt Tózsa belongs to a new generation of independent Central European artists who bring a highly personal, politically aware and formally innovative theatre with an emphasis on authenticity and social impact.