The international theatre festival “Femmincity – Women for Women” is organized by the Csiky Gergely Hungarian State Theatre in Timișoara as part of a project co-funded by the European Union through the CERV program. The performances will take place in the Studio Hall of the Hungarian Theatre between May 24–28, with two shows daily at 5:00 PM and 8:00 PM, followed by discussions with the audience.
As part of the European project FEMMINCITY (co-funded by the EU through CERV), Kedves Emőke from the Hungarian State Theatre “Csiky Gergely” created a new production for Kobietostan, an independent artistic association from Wrocław, Poland. “MATKOPOLIS. Spacer po braku” premiered on December 7, 2025, in Wrocław and will also be performed at festivals within the project.
The socially engaged performance raises several questions: Why do mothers feel unwanted in public spaces? Why are parents’ boundaries of privacy so easily violated? Why is Poland, despite having the lowest birth rate in Europe, not a parent-friendly country? “MATKOPOLIS” is an invitation to see the city through the eyes of mothers and fathers—full of care, exhaustion, shame, but also admiration for their children.
As part of the FEMMINICITY project, a debate-performance about the role of women in public life and their political representation was created and performed by the students of the Master’s program in Creation and Performing Arts at Université Paul-Valéry Montpellier 3.
The first phase, a workshop (June 2025), was co-animated by the three guest artists. It functioned primarily as an introduction to the project and as a time for the participants to become acquainted with one another. This first meeting was centered in understanding how the University MA’s students in Performing Arts Creation were informed and from which angle to the feminist movement and the artist could guide them to understand feminism not only from a personal experience but from a global angle. This face also served to questioned the power relations in the world and how the play could feel more horizontal. All of this was achieved through individual exercises.
On Friday, January 30, 2026, at 7:00 PM, the Studio Hall of the Hungarian State Theatre “Csiky Gergely” in Timișoara will host the premiere of “12A Happiness Street”, a theatrical project with a strong social dimension, created as part of the European project “FemminiCity – Cities that Support Women’s Participation in Policy-Making.”
The Polish residency in FEMMINICITY project consisted of several interconnected stages combining research, artistic development, and public presentation at our Kobietostan partner.
The premiere performance was held on October 23rd 2025 on the large stage of the Hungarian Novi Sad Theater, which is a public city cultural institution. The premiere was held as part of the Isidore Duncan Festival with about 200 people in the audience, mostly women. For the premiere, we had guest colleagues and artists from Romania and Hungary. After the performance, a 40-minute conversation with the audience was realized.
The Hungarian State Theatre “Csiky Gergely” in Timișoara announces the premiere of the performance “12A Happiness Street”, a documentary-style production about the unheard voices of domestic violence
On Friday, January 30, 2026, at 7:00 PM, the Studio Hall of the Hungarian State Theatre “Csiky Gergely” in Timișoara will host the premiere of “12A Happiness Street”, a theatrical project with a strong social dimension, created as part of the European project “FemminiCity – Cities that Support Women’s Participation in Policy-Making.”
The first meeting of the European project "FemminiCity - Network of Cities for Women Participation in Policy Making " began in Timișoara, coordinated by the "Csiky Gergely" Hungarian State Theatre. Funded with approximately EUR 300,000 under the "Citizens, Equality, Rights and Values" program - implemented by the European Union through the European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA), the project lasts two years and will be implemented by cultural operators from five countries.
The first meeting of the European project "FemminiCity - Network of Cities for Women Participation in Policy Making " began in Timișoara, coordinated by the "Csiky Gergely" Hungarian State Theatre. Funded with approximately EUR 300,000 under the "Citizens, Equality, Rights and Values" program - implemented by the European Union through the European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA), the project lasts two years and will be implemented by cultural operators from five countries.
