Vera Prontvai

Vera Prontvai is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Art Studies and Art Pedagogy at the Faculty of Humanities, Károli Gáspár Reformed University, where she has been teaching and conducting research since 2017. Her work bridges theatre studies and communication, with a strong emphasis on ritual, poetics, and theological dimensions in contemporary Hungarian drama.

• MA in Hungarian Language and Literature, ELTE-BTK (2005)
• PhD in Theatre Studies, Károli Gáspár Reformed University (2023)
• Qualification in Communication, BKF (2008)

Her research centers on the intersection of poetry, ritual, and performance, particularly in the works of Hungarian playwrights András Visky and Attila Vidnyánszky. She explores themes such as agony, the human body, liturgy, and metaphysical experience in theatre. Her publications reflect a deep engagement with spiritual and existential questions in dramatic form, often analyzing how language and ritual shape theatrical meaning.

Her recent publications, including her 2023 book and multiple articles in journals like URÁNIA and THEATRON, demonstrate a consistent focus on the poetics of suffering, transcendence, and theological aesthetics in Hungarian theatre. She actively contributes to interdisciplinary discourse through her involvement in research groups on 'Literature-Rite-Theater' and 'Code-Switching in the Arts.'

She has been honored with the St. Francis of Sales Press Scholarship (MKPK, 2017) for her contributions to literary and theatrical scholarship.

Vera Prontvai has not publicly listed any doctoral or master’s students she has advised. She has not mentioned specific grants, but her research is supported by her institutional affiliation and research group participation. Her scholarly work is deeply collaborative, often appearing in edited volumes with prominent Hungarian academics.

She is a member of the 'Literature-Rite-Theater' and 'Code-Switching in the Arts' research groups at Károli Gáspár Reformed University, which foster interdisciplinary dialogue between literature, performance, theology, and linguistics.