Gemza Melinda

She was born in Gyöngyös in 1973.
In 1995, she earned a degree in teaching and cultural management from the Jászberény Teacher Training College.
In 2004, she received a degree in French from the Université d’Orléans in France as part of a master’s program.
In 2015, she studied drama pedagogy under László Kaposi, and in 2018, she graduated with a master’s degree in theater studies from Károli Gáspár University of the Reformed Church in Hungary.
Since 2019, she has been a doctoral candidate at the Doctoral School of Literary and Cultural Studies at the University of Debrecen, focusing her research on the social responsibility of theaters.
Starting in 2018, she has worked as a drama teacher at Ady Endre High School and the Napraforgó Waldorf High School, and has also taught drama pedagogy courses at the University of Debrecen.
Since 2023, she has also been active in the nonprofit sector as a social innovation manager.
She lived in France for fifteen years, working in the theater scene and as a literary translator.
Since 2013, she has been a member of the Csokonai Theater in Debrecen, and since 2014, she has been the leader of the Csokonai Youth Program.

Awards:

  • Csanak József Award (2017)
  • Special Prize at the 9th Children's and Youth Theater Festival – Jerusalem (2017)