The conference is aiming to react to ongoing global crises which disrupt our routines, hopes, and previous goals in many areas of life. In these circumstances we tend to presume that narratives, solutions and experiences of the past can no longer serve as a model for the future. It seems that fundamental trends and long-established standards  we have been following for so long are direct causes of today’s crises and of forthcoming collapses.
For many of us there are no positive scenarios to look towards, and the future seems threatening and unfathomable. The strong social division and the fragmentation of societies make it increasingly difficult to establish a shared understanding, and create visions about the future and the collective actions we should take. This very new and complex situation is a perfect ground for authoritarian regimes which appeal to basic fears, identify tangible enemies and exploit the crises for short term, selfish power purposes.

The question emerges: how could the democratic world care for our globe and its population?  How to overcome division and fragmentation? What forms of collectivities should be created? What do resilient communities and resilient humanity that are able to deal with new challenges look like? What new forms of economy,  politics and social care do we need to survive? We all know that the actions we now take together, will determine our future in fundamental ways. 

Morenian methods, including sociodrama, have always been tools for shared exploration of social relations and their transformation. The idea of co-creating “superdynamic” collectives and networks which become able to renew “cultural and social conserves” and their own previous functioning is at the core of sociodramatic thinking. By creating new ties and exploring new ways of connections, new insights for collective action emerge. The Budapest Sociodrama Conference follows this ambition and calls for the co-creation of the future.

Let’s come together for this sociodramatic investigation, to share the values and knowledge of our communities!

From December 2023 to April 2024 pre-conference workshops will be held in person (in Hungary) and online (in cooperation with Tele’Drama International), based on the main conference areas. For more information please refer to the pre-conference program.

Each conference day, a given time slot will be dedicated to the online program to favor those who can not join the conference in person. The online program will be provided by the team of Tele’Drama International. For more information please refer to the online conference program.

Between the 26th and the 30th June 2024, European Youth Centre Budapest will give place to the main events of the conference.
Sociodrama experts from all over the world will join the conference and will do presentations, large group sessions and workshops.
Several joint social events will follow the professional program.

Between the 26th and the 30th June 2024, parallel with the main conference program in the European Youth Centre, several sociodrama events will be organized on the spot in local communities. These events will be organized by the local partners of the conference. Conference participants will have the opportunity to join these programs.