It’s time to move beyond Roma jokes and reclaim the weapon of humor! Roma people often turn to laughter to cope with the everyday challenges they face. In most theaters, however, humor is still merely a servant of drama. At the eight Roma Heroes International Theater Festival, we are breaking with this tradition. This year, we are setting the narrative of victimhood aside and we are going to laugh.
The eight edition of the Roma Heroes International Theater Festival took place 5-9 May 2026 in Budapest, Hungary at the Eötvös10 Cultural House and the Ferencvárosi Pinceszínház who were both co-organizers along with the main festival producer Independent Theater Hungary.
From Monday 14 September to Saturday 19 September 2026, in partnership with HowlRound Theatre Commons, we are streaming a one-time retrospective of seven of this year’s festival recorded performances from Giuvlipen Theater Company (Romania), Edina Tallér and Csaba Gerner (Hungary), Rudi Forgács (Hungary), Kristóf Horváth (Hungary), Riah Knight (Germany), Rampa Prenestina (Italy), and Independent Theater Hungary.
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