ART OF FREEDOM
Art of Freedom is the creative heart of Sziget, where art breaks free from traditional boundaries and comes to life across the entire festival grounds. Spectacular installations, surprising performances and interactive artworks invite you to engage, be inspired and make new connections.
Wander, explore, connect – and experience how freedom becomes a shared act of creation.
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Anna Borrás and Márton Debreczenyi: How to Hold a Heart
Le Dome, Aug. 12, Wednesday, 17:00–17:20
A solo dance and music performance that maps the stages of love through invisible physical forces such as gravity, force and speed, while continuously interacting with the architectural or natural features of the chosen performance space.
Veronika Szabó: Kingdom
Le Dome, Aug. 14–15, Friday–Saturday, 15:00–16:00
In this Sziget-adapted performance, six men over the age of 60 experiment with the social codes of masculinity, intimacy and the ageing body. Starting from the setting of a 1970s–80s rock concert, the piece creates a utopian vision of a community of men who are open towards one another and emotionally connected.
Oberfrank + Katona // Meeting Point Kollektíva: C.MMON
Le Dome, Aug. 12, Wednesday, 17:30–17:40
A solo dance and music performance that maps the stages of love through invisible physical forces such as gravity, force and speed, while continuously interacting with the architectural or natural features of the chosen performance space.
Emese Kovács – Dávid Gerlei: Permaflux
Le Dome, Aug. 11, Tuesday, 17:30–17:45
A solo dance performance accompanied by live electronic music, exploring the physical and emotional experience of burnout and the repetitive struggle between exhaustion and getting back on one’s feet, while balancing on the boundary between control and complete surrender.
Zsófia Helmeczi: Come Closer
Le Dome, Aug. 12, Wednesday, 23:00–05:00
An immersive spatial experience built not around stories, but emotional states, evoking moments of closeness, distance and quiet recognition.
Tejfakasztó Alt-Comedy Club
The Joker, Aug. 13, Thursday, 23:00–00:00
Tejfakasztó Late Night Shitcom & Varieté Show is a taboo-breaking, interactive talk show created by figures from Hungary’s underground comedy scene. Through the absurd performances of special surprise guests, it offers the festival’s international audience a unique and radical glimpse into the quirks of the Hungarian psyche and culture.
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Wonderland, daily, 15:00–03:00
A vibrant multidisciplinary festival courtyard offering an inclusive community experience that celebrates diversity, with programmes ranging from morning coffee and children’s activities to cultural events and late-night raves.
Imola Kacsó & Márton Glaser & Áron Porteleki: SAY HELLO TO THE VOID
Jardin des Arts, daily at 21:00
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FRIDAY: QORA
An interactive roaming physical theatre performance and live visual artwork that draws festivalgoers into a magical, unpredictable experience, as arms, legs and playful creatures emerge from a colourful, furry dome operated from within.
Anett Horvath Brandhouse: Create Your Sziget Memory In Flame
Wonderland, daily, 12:00–18:00
The project explores the psychological connection between scent and memory. Amid the festival’s intense, stimulus-rich environment, it creates a slower, more focused space where participants can make something through mindful presence. The individual objects then come together to form a collective installation.
Patrik Kelemen – Lili Raubinek: Breakfast Brawl
Field of Sports, Aug. 11–13, Tuesday–Thursday, 11:00–12:30
A playful workshop focusing on physical connection and body awareness, evoking the carefree rough-and-tumble play of childhood. In a safe and supportive setting, participants explore different qualities of touch and practise consent, getting to know one another while easing fears around physical closeness.
Mirjam Veres, Panni Kamp, Lilla Vásárhelyi: Each One Teach One
Arzenál x Turbina: Der Klub, daily, 17:00–18:00
This 60-minute, family-friendly interactive workshop playfully introduces children and their parents to the worlds of DJing and dance. Based on the “each one teach one” principle, participants shape the music together and create a short dance performance as a group.
Dávid Somló: The Fine Art of Balancing a Stick
Wonderland, daily, 16:00–17:00
An open, performative workshop where festivalgoers balance a stick on the back of their hand, exploring deep focus, bodily attunement and nonverbal connection in an organic, communal setting.
The Cinkota Gang: BUZZLAB – Create. Connect. Pollinate.
Green Sziget Center
BuzzLab is an interactive workshop space inspired by bees and other pollinators, inviting festivalgoers to take part in a shared creative experience. It offers a calm, engaging environment where participants can slow down, contribute to collective artworks, and learn about the vital role pollinators play in our ecosystems.
Bonobo Workshop: Piece of the Island
Wonderland, daily, 12:00–18:00
A sustainable workshop using driftwood collected along the shores of Hajógyári Island as its main material. Rather than relying on external resources, the project makes use of the island’s own natural materials, transforming pieces of wood shaped by the Danube into unique handmade souvenirs and charms.
HEARTBEAT (Balázs Hugyecsek)
The heart-shaped installation, built from 935 rhombus-patterned bricks, symbolizes continuity, the conscious building of love and freedom brick by brick.
NEW AGE MAN - MEDITATION (Andrej Shevcov, ART-CREATOR.PL)
The heart-shaped installation, built from 935 rhombus-patterned bricks, symbolizes continuity, the conscious building of love and freedom brick by brick.
PLATONIC DREAMS (Freak Dalí – Tomas Mattiazzo Pessoa)
An interactive art installation combining daytime live painting with nighttime video mapping, allowing the audience to shape the projected visual elements using a custom MIDI controller and their own dance.
WIND GATE (Júlia Horváth, Anna Lipták)
A walk-through, interactive installation that functions as an enlarged wind chime, where festival-goers can create music with their own movements through suspended wooden prisms, and experience the physical and acoustic properties of the wind.
REFLECT YOUR FREEDOM (Dr. András Juhász)
An environmentally friendly modular installation made of disco and colored spheres, which transforms the paths of Sziget into a constantly changing visual experience through daytime sunlight and nighttime LED lighting, symbolizing the freedom and togetherness of the community with its reflective surfaces.
MIRROR TUNNEL (Márton Nyirán, NyiranMdesign)
Recycled from its former metal frame, the Mirror Tunnel is an interactive space covered in mirror plexiglass and LED strips, with its black chalkboard paint exterior walls and built-in benches and tables inviting festival-goers to relax and create.
TOUCH OF LIGHT (Tamás Jáky)
The installation, consisting of an interactive laser wall and LED tubes controlled by Kinect sensors, allows visitors to control the dynamic visual and audio experience projected onto a tree or wall with their own movements.
TEXTILE NEST (Nina Kaszás, Anna Koch, Zoli Néder – KONEKA Kollektiv)
The installation is built from discarded clothes and textile scraps. Not just a tent, but a reflection on overconsumption, a special, sustainable resting place for festival-goers.
MEMBRANE (Solvae)
Nary, the Luminosaurus, is a gigantic, colorful and interactive flying castle creature on the Island of Freedom, where festival-goers can enjoy a playful and magical experience while resting on its breathing back or taking selfies with the attention-hungry pet.
