Theatre – Encounter, Inclusion, Action Erasmus Project

Project Title

Theatre – Encounter, Inclusion, Action

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 : Capacity Building for youth in neighbouring and enlargement countries

Project Call Year

This project’s Call Year is 2017

Project Topics

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

Project Summary

The project ‘Theatre – Encounter, Inclusion, Action’ uses limitless possibilities of theatre in work with the youth, as a place of meeting, communication, self-development, open mind, tolerance, critical thinking and creative doing.The project aimed at: – strengthening capacities of theatrical organizations which work with the youth increasing the level of competences of youth workers through exchange of good practices and experiences in theatrical education; – contributing to inclusion of the deaf youth and sensitizing of the hearing people for the life of this marginalized group using theatre methods; – contributing to empowerment of the youth from Ex-Yugoslav region, with the emphasis on their active role in the society through theatre.In accordance with the EU Youth Strategy, the project aimed to provide more and equal opportunities for young people through non-formal theatrical education and encourage them to actively participate in society, using theatrical tools. The project increases access to culture and creative theatrical tools for disabled youth and supports the development of creativity, open mind and critical thinking among young people. Activities of the project included meetings, training sessions, and activities open for the audience: 2 mobility activities of youth workers with the aim of exchanging theatrical practices and working methodologies, 1 mobility exchange of the youth from Balkan countries empowering young people for leadership and active doing which ended in public work presentation, 1 longer workshop with the deaf and hard of hearing youth and their youth leaders which ended in creation of public theatrical performance, 1 festival of theatrical pedagogy which consisted of round table, presentations, inclusive and youth performances and 6 presentations of the documentary film about the project in 6 different countries.The project directly benefited 7 organizations, 7 coordinators and 28 youth workers from participating organizations including deaf youth workers, 19 young participants of youth exchange and 15 deaf young participants of the activities. Indirectly, it benefited around 60 colleague-youth workers of the partners’ organizations, around 150 young people-target groups of partners who they work with, around 150 spectators of the youth mobility presentation, around 150 spectators of the performance by deaf people, around 2000 spectators of the festival of theatrical pedagogy, spectators who watched screenings of the film about the project in 6 countries, and several thousands of people across Europe, especially young, who were and will be reached by live streams of the public events and film available on-line, during and after the project’s lifetime.All contents of the project were available in sign language – all activities which included deaf people as participants were interpreted into sign language, including formal and informal situations and public activities and presentations, there were announcements of the project activities published in sign language to inform and attract deaf spectators – in media and in social networks. The documentary film about the project is interpreted into international sign language and available on line after the project’s lifetime for deaf and hearing international audience.

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 57932 Eur

Project Coordinator

PLAVO POZORISTE – POZORISNA LABORATORIJA & Country: RS

Project Partners

• FUNDACJA JUBILO
• ZDRUZHENIE ZA IZVEDUVACHKI UMETNOSTI INTIMEN TEATAR BITOLA
• KULTURNO-UMETNICKO DRUSTVO GLUVIH BOGRAD RADIVOJ POPOVIC
• ASSOCIAZIONE ARTISTICO-CULTURALE ALETHEIA
• THEATERLABOR BIELEFELD