IKTE (Integrált Kifejezés- és Táncterápiás Egyesület, i.e. Hungarian Association for Expressive Arts and Dance Therapy, https://www.ikte.hu/english) is a Hungarian nongovernmental organisation established in 2011 as an organisation for public benefit. IKTE is a not for profit organisation that was built on the foundation of a 11-years-old training centre. Our trainer group has worked together since the beginning of the millennium.

IKTE was established for the training and furthering of Integral Expression and Dance Therapy (IED), an integrative art therapy method, and furthering dance/movement psychotherapies in general. The Association works with all age groups (youth, adults, seniors) and both on the field of personal support and professional training and development. The members of the organisation reside in different areas of the country and work locally, regionally and on mainly project basis and professional networking also internationally.

Our main activities
We run
• Trainings, workshops for personal development,
• International projects for personal and professional development
• Therapy groups for psychological support.
We take part in professional dialogue through
• Organising intermodal arts events, conferences
• Publishing in professional journals
• Developing and joining joint projects in Hungary and abroad.

What is Integral Expression and Dance Therapy (IED)?
IED is a member of the family of approaches internationally known as expressive arts therapy (www.ieata.org). A key feature of this complex, interdisciplinary approach is that it uses multimodal expressive arts processes for self-knowledge, inner growth, personal  development, trauma work and other therapeutic goals. This feature derives from the idea that expression has a healing power and we all have access to different ways, modalities of expressions. The core of our work is movement and dance, but IED uses the integrating effect of other ways of expression, such as music making, visual expression and drama, 'authentic movement', imagination, poetry, personal symbols and rituals and so on. The method is process oriented and helps one to find their self-healing potentials, hidden resources, and thus to improve the quality of their life. The process of creation and its meaning for its creator is more important than the aesthetic value of the end-product. IED works in groups – while immersed in artistic activities, the participants encounter each other in a deep way. Working together, creating together, being together, feeling accepted and acknowledged -  meanwhile also gaining deep insights on one's realtional characteristics and patterns. All this happens in a playful, joyful manner.

Please contact us via e-mail: info@ikte.hu

Deatiled info can be found on our website about our previous and present Erasmus+ project participations, e.g.

• „The artist within – Applied eMOTION. Dance and art expression in formal and non-formal education for developing entrepreneur skills – best practice sharing between sectors and methods.”
• „MORE THAN WORDS - integrating creativity in intercultural training 
• Europe City-Teller: Cultural mediation & storytelling for tourism between theatre, multimedia and narration