Music/Folklore paper by Szives, Márton Gábor
Performance Art, a possibility to enhance concert pedagogy – Its identity in Hungary (Accepted)
Type of Abstract (select): Paper presentationAbstract (max. 250 words):
This research explores the history of performance art in Hungary from a pedagogical view. The topic of my research was suggested by my artistic work, during which I noticed a special situation in Hungary.
The presence of performance art on European stages dates back to Hugo Ball in 1916. Since then, "performance art" has acquired a philosophical, artistic, and concert pedagogic meaning. "Performance is (...) just a series of questions. It asks the participants how art relates to everyday life and wider social situations?"
The flux movements' ("Fluxus") American and European influences filtered into Hungary in the 1960s. Such events were, for example, Altorjay-Szentjóby-Jankovics' "The lunch" and Szentjóby-Najmányi's "Who is artist?"(sic). However, performance art has been unable to achieve its socio-pedagogical purpose. It has disappeared and has been relegated to the background to this day. It continues to live by importing foreign ideas and seems to be giving up on pedagogical goals. Meanwhile, we perceive the strengthening of cross-over performances from the 70s, in which today's performances are integrated, inheriting features of their concert culture. In this way, a unique intergenerational process develops in Hungary, the beginning of which is connected to cultural and pedagogical policy aspirations.
From these observations, we can extract several questions: What is the fate and history of performance art in Hungary? How can we use its renaissance in concert pedagogy, and what contemporary examples do we see? Can we awaken its social-sensitizing effect in pedagogical and socio-pedagogical situations?
Brief Professional Bio (max. 100 words):
Márton Szives is a percussion artist and teacher who manages crossover concert projects fused with instrumental performance. He earned his MA degree as a percussionist and currently studying educational science at Pannon University. His research focuses on the pedagogical and technical attitudes of instrumental performances and concert pedagogy.
For his work he has been awarded the Pro Arte Golden Medal, New National Excellence Program three times, National Talent Program three times, and has numerous first prizes from music competitions.He is volunteering at hobby orchestras to help children and young adults with their music studies in Budapest and South Hungary.