ConnectUp - European Theatres for Young Audience in a Union of Diversity
Theatr Genedlaethol Cymru, Carmarthen
Cooperation Projects
Wales
2019
Total project grant (euros)
2,000,000
Sub-programme
Culture
Funding scheme
Creative Europe
Call number
EACEA 34/2018
Location
Carmarthen
Number of partners in project
14
Lead organisation
Universitetet I Agder, Norway
Partners
Assitej Norge, Norway
Bialostocki Teatr Lalek, Poland
Centar za kulturu Cakovec, Croatia
Cooperativa De Producao Artistica Teatro Animacao O Bando Crl, Portugal
Divadlo Alfa prispevkova organizace, Czech Republic
Dschungel wien - theaterhaus fur junges publikum GMBH, Austria
Elsinor Societa Cs, Italy
Fitei, Portugal
"Ich bin O.K." - Kultur- und Bildungsverein der Menschen mit und ohne Behinderung, Austria
Atpar Landesbühnen Sachsen GmbH, Germany
Deparlutkovno Gledalisce Ljubljana, Slovenia
University of Derby Theatre Ltd, England, UK
CONNECTUP is an international cultural initiative for the target group 12 years+ to counteract increasing social and cultural division across Europe. Theatres, festivals and a university, all working in the field of Theatre for Young Audiences, plan major investment in audience development. With professional guidance, young people of all social classes, cultural backgrounds and abilities will share experiences in theatre under the theme “The Lives of the Others”. The aim is for comprehensive social inclusion by working with mediation, involvement and outreach. 29 cross-over productions will be developed, as well as the use of an app, supporting translation and evaluation, facilitating presentations at 22 festivals.
Reaching new target groups and harmonising relations with an existing audience, requires special mediation skills, therefore CONNECTUP offers a 1.5-year certified course in “Theatre Mediation”, combining e-learning with peer group learning and practical work. CONNECTUP mediators work with all participation projects and workshops and guarantee that the institutions will welcome young people of all social and cultural backgrounds. All activities are intended to support the partners to pro-actively implement an irreversible change in management process and a profound change in the mind-set of the organisations, audience and cultural environment.