Judit Szamosi

dancer, body awareness instructor, psychologist

L1-resident artist (2012) and member of L1 Association (2013 – 2017; 2025-)

10 Questions – 10 Answers

– Please name a book, a movie, a piece or a song, which you think is about you?
– Book: I really liked Cicikriszus by Nick Hornby, in music, for example, this song by Trio Da Kali & Kronos Quartet caught my eye

– What was your greatest rebellion as a teenager?
– The whole thing was pretty steep, I won't go into details... but part of it was that I wore black all the way to the toe for a year.

– What would you do, if you wouldn’t be doing what you do now?
– I would have loved to be a musician, it can feel really good to play an instrument with ease.

– What year would you type into a time machine, and why?
– I would like to go back 1.8 million years ago, I would love to meet pre-humans, I'm curious how they lived.

– What are the first three items on your bucket list?
– I don't have a bucket list, but I might have one.

– What is your greatest fear?
– Now let there be cockroaches crawling on me.

– What ’superficial’ things do you waste your time with?
– Use of social media.

– What kind of superstitions or rituals do you have before entering the stage?
– I try to meditate, or relax, paying attention to my breathing.

– When and how do you get your best ideas?
– It is completely unpredictable: fluctuating in space, time and intensity.

– Which historical figure or fictive personality would you like to share a cup of coffee/tea or a glass of wine with?  
– I would love to have a coffee with Philomena Cunk, I love their humor.

– What is your oldest piece of clothing?
– I inherited a fur coat from my grandmother, maybe it's the oldest.

– Which sense is the most important for you?
– It would be very difficult without my sight, but aside from practical aspects, touch and smell are the most important things to me.

– How do you see yourself in ten years?
– Optimistic version: I feel good about my life, my family and I am healthy. I will look about the same as I do now (more like better, because this is the optimistic version) I feel good about my work, I am able to create and I have a sense of humor.
Realistic version: I will have a lot more gray hair, no, maybe I will be completely gray, I will be more wrinkled. I will have all kinds of crises, but I will solve them somehow, basically in 10 years I will still love life and I hope I will find what brings me joy in my life.
Pessimistic version: Let's leave it at that…

(March, 2025)