Digital Theater Erasmus Project

Project Title

Digital Theater

Project Key Action

This project related with these key action: Cooperation for innovation and the exchange of good practices

Project Action Type

This project related with this action type : Partnerships for Creativity

Project Call Year

This project’s Call Year is 2020

Project Topics

This project is related with these Project Topics: ICT – new technologies – digital competences; Creativity and culture

Project Summary

“Digital Theatre” addresses the immense challenges affecting the cultural sector as a result of the recent COVID-19 pandemic, whose effects expected to last for the foreseeable future and may have a lasting impact in the culture sector that is suffering both artistically and financially. As a result, theatre professionals (actors, technicians, playwriters and others) are struggling to remain active, relevant and sustain theatrical operations. In addition to the above, theatre non-professionals are also experiencing adversity as they can no longer function in the way that was possible before the pandemic. The hindrances affecting both professionals and non professionals, ultimately lead to a cultural decline and stagnation, at a time when culture and art are needed more than ever. The project offers both theater professional and non professionals the tools needed to transform their art into a digital context in order to ensure resiliency and continuity and even progress despite the restrictions in place. Digital theatre offers a comprehensive set of tools for theatre professionals in order to ensure their smooth transition onto the digital realm, by providing an integrated methodology, a complete curriculum, the insight and experience of contextualization to each partner country, an e-learning course, and a set of resources (Guide) suitable for non-professionals.
The project aims at:
-Supporting 60 theater professionals that face difficulties in the new digital era to develop skills and competences and increase their capacity in their work
-Fostering the creative digital cooperation between theater professionals from UK, Greece, Cyprus, Spain and Portugal so that they can run their own digital theatrical initiatives
-Raising awareness on societal issues and European matters through digital theatrical plays
-Supporting non professionals theatre practitioners to benefit from a digital theater methodology and acquire skills to continue the artistic theatrical process.
The expected results are:
-Digital theater methodology for theater professionals who have faced difficulties in the digital transformation of their work due to COVID-19 crisis
-Training curriculum for theater professionals for building their skills and competences in the new digital era
-5 digital theatrical plays and scripts(1 per partner country) designed and implemented based on digital theater methodology that raise awareness on social issues
-1 joint theatrical clip designed and implemented by theatre professionals from all the partner countries
-1 e-learning programme for theatre professionals consists of courses that can enhance their digital skills and provide them with tools that can use for designing and implementing digital theatre plays
-1 Guide for non professional theatre practitioners that includes the digital skills and competences that they need in order to continue their artistic theatrical process
-1 Digital Theatre Resource Platform that includes the 2 Guides that were developed for theatre professionals and non professionals theatre practitioners, a catalogue with digital theatre performances and their scripts, the e-learning programme and a virtual database with profiles of all involved participants in the digital theatre methodology
-At least 60 theatrical professionals with limited digital skills to participate in the Capacity Building Programme, design and develop their own digital theatrical plays/outputs
-At least 50 audience members that will participate in the piloting of performances and audience engagement before the creation of the digital theatre guide
-At least 10 trainers with developed digital skills to be trained in the digital theatre methodology and training curriculum
-At least 15 theatre professionals from partner countries with low digital skills to cooperate and create one joint theatrical clip
-At least 330 theatre spectators actively engaged in digital theatre plays
These deliverables not only address current challenges, but also empower, enrich and enhance the artistic experience of theatre in all its forms by opening up new artistic venues (digital) that remain open and active even amongst the most severe restrictions in movement and congregation.

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 261877 Eur

Project Coordinator

Αrtit London Ltd & Country: UK

Project Partners

• KENTRO MERIMNAS OIKOGENEIAS KAI PAIDIOU
• MENTORTEC SERVICOS DE APOIO A PROJECTOS TECNOLOGICOS SA
• SYNTHESIS CENTER FOR RESEARCH AND EDUCATION LIMITED
• ROOFTOP THEATRE LIMITED
• Associacio La Xixa Teatre