Confession

A humble and self-critical interpretation of the work of the Singing Academy performance group

Abstract

Being a member of a performance group with a multidisciplinary artistic demand requires a wide range of cultural interests and knowledge, and of course some up-to-date self-confidence and spiritual self-exuberance. Speaking about myself, I am first and foremost a writer, especially a lyricist. I have published two books of poetry, several literary and visual arts reviews and essays, but I also have a degree in fine arts and have studied theater and film. I met Gábor Klencsár, the front man of the band “Éhező Apácák” (Starving Nuns) in 1983 at a screening of a short film of mine, not only by coincidence, as he himself was working as a photographer but he was also an art photographer and had his own filming aspirations. In our “ancient days”, we mainly did performance actions and impressed some viewers and critics with experimental feature films. In 1990 Sándor Lékai joined us, a future philosopher and a persistent researcher in several disciplines next to aesthetics. Therefore, I was forced to give us a name: Singing Academy. And from then on – with the help of István Novák, a veterinary engineer and adventurous medium – we have been entertaining ourselves and the public.