We bring together partners from different European countries, all working in the field of cultural youth education, to develop a stable and reliable partnership. All 6 partners are based in the youth sector, working with creative methods in the context of social work, connected with political education. Some of them are NGOs, others are youth associations, communal as well as independent theatres.
This interesting mix brings a very fertile exchange in a field – populism, extremism, anti-democratic forces – which is still
delicate and difficult to handle.
Theatre and drama as a vehicle of social youth work provides a wide range of powerful tools to change roles and perspectives, allows us to empathize with complete strangers and to create completely new living worlds in play.
The different and diverse experiences and abilities of all partners in the social work with youth helps to open all partners’ perspectives and leads to a great synergy, not only exchanging and learning from each other but also inventing completely new methods and formats.
GERMANY
The Bundesverband Theaterpädagogik e.V. is the major association for theatre pedagogy in Germany. Next to the federal association it is also the umbrella for the regional association in Hessen and collaborates with the independant regional association for theatre pedagogy in Niedersachsen.
Theatre Pedagogy is a discipline which is mainly known in the German speaking countries, but there are similar professions and colleagues all over Europe and beyond. It brings together pedagogy and social work with methods from performative arts, including performance, film and
creative writing. Summarized artistic skills are used as a vehicle to work in the social sector with people of all ages like children, youngsters, adults and seniors.
Website: https://butinfo.de/
Contact partner for TMP: Lutz Pickardt, mail@lutz-pickardt.de
KJT Dortmund is a theatre for youth and children. Founded in 1953, it is an autonomous part of the Theatre Dortmund, which is the municipal theatre of the city of Dortmund
PORTUGAL
ExQuorum – fondé à Évora, il se consacre à la création et à la production artistiques et culturelles, en particulier dans le domaine des arts du spectacle, tout en ayant l’intention d’accueillir d’autres artistes ayant des préoccupations similaires. Il encourage le dialogue avec différents domaines et différents acteurs (participants et institutions) dans le cadre de programmes de travail transversaux (création, production, programmation d’événements, recherche, intervention sociale). Depuis 2007, il s’investit, en symbiose et régulièrement, dans des démarches d’inclusion et d’intervention sociale, à travers des pratiques artistiques, dans des projets qui relient l’intervention locale à l’intervention internationale.
GREECE
The HELLENIC THEATRE/DRAMA & EDUCATION NETWORK (TENet-Gr) is an association of teachers and artists for the promotion of research on and practice of theater, educational drama and other performing arts within formal and non formal education.
Its dual aim is to provide assistance for the performing arts in order that they can gain a central role in schools, and to contribute to the development of approaches and techniques, viewing theatre as an art form, as learning tool and as a tool for social intervention.
FRANCE
La Transplanisphere (Trans) is a theatre company based in Paris. Since 2008, it has been developing a project that questions social and political issues through the performing arts.
The company is in residence at Schweitzer High School in Raincy, in the Paris region, as part of an EAC Paris Region / Ministry of Culture disposal. Since 2010, the company has designed and managed international cooperation projects supported by the European Commission. Its projects combine theatre, intercultural dialogue and international mobility. The resulting actions take place in many parts of Europe and encourage a high level of citizen participation.
NORTH MACEDONIA
Center for intercultural dialogue is a civil society organization working to promote intercultural acceptance and active citizenship through capacity building processes, non-formal education and youth work provision.
Their mission is to ensure sustainable community development by creating opportunities for quality engagement of civil society, advancing learning opportunities, and active involvement of young people and other citizens.