ABSTRACT:

The Heart Sounds Community consists of Roma women and men, healthcare workers, women’s rights and birth rights activists, and other professionals working with vulnerable groups.

Since 2017, they have been actively addressing social divisions and institutional violence by conducting workshops and theater performances aimed at transforming societal structures.

The focal point of the theatrical performance is the story of a young woman named Ramóna, who has just given birth to her first daughter. The performance is based on the personal stories of healthcare workers, maternity activists, Roma and non-Roma women. In the play, the storytellers themselves take on the roles.

Ramóna’s story is about…

→ Where it’s good to be born and where is a good place for a baby.
→ How many human connections are formed around the birth of a child.
→ How one can feel alone even in the midst of many people.
→How women can either support or hinder each other.
→ How institutions often make the lives of those in difficult situations even harder.
→ How sometimes everything depends on a single signature.
→ How easily we can lose control over our own lives.

Ramóna’s story is about what it means to become a mother in Hungary today!