Acting OUT 100 Erasmus Project

Project Title

Acting OUT 100

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 : Strategic Partnerships for youth

Project Call Year

This project’s Call Year is 2015

Project Topics

This project is related with these Project Topics: Creativity and culture; Youth (Participation, Youth Work, Youth Policy)

Project Summary

Ireland’s 2016 centenary commemoration of the Easter Rising and Finland’s centenary of independence in 2017 will be the most significant commemorative years for this generation of Finnish and Irish young people. It will provide opportunities to better understand the past, experience the jubilees together and set the course for these nations’ future successes as European countries. Fifteen young people from each country, aged 13-18, supported by a coach and a drama facilitator from each country, explored themes based on their shared cultural experiences: “in spite of hard times, the people have for a hundred years engaged in the building of their country and making decisions together.” This was a two year trans-national youth initiative.  Thirty mixed gender teenagers from rural youth theatre organisations in Ireland and Finland used drama to create plays and film that tackled issues around
independence, the creation of a republic and governance systems. With the support of four coaches/facilitators they examined European citizenship themes and reflected their ideas in national and trans-national collaborative, ensemble performances looking at nationalism through the lens of interculturalism. Through using a drama methodology the young people increased their basic and transversal skills and attended weekly youth theatre workshops, devised and performed plays and film for the public and used the Internet to collaborate with each other and deepen their conversation about project themes and ideas. They had two trans-national meetings and together created an intercultural performance based on themes generated by exploring their history of the past 100 years from the perspective of being together in Europe. The impact was the promotion, empowerment and active participation of young people that was visible on a local, regional and international platform. The long term benefits were to upskill young people in social, civic, IT and entrepreneurial skills so that they can work towards creating more International theatre to enhance their community, youth and education services.

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 43840 Eur

Project Coordinator

County Limerick Youth Theatre & Country: IE

Project Partners

• Loimaan Seudun Teatteriyhdistys ry