ACT - Arts for Community Transformation

BACKGROUND

ACT is based on two fundamental pillars of Link Association's activities in recent years. Since 2019, it has managed a Community Library that hosts a series of educational and cultural activities aimed at children, young people, and adults. The Agorateca Library was established in a revitalized space within a suburban school in the city of Altamura. The second pillar consists of initiating a process to create an educational community – COMETA – that brings together institutions, cultural, sports, and social organizations in the city, with the aim of countering and combating educational poverty.

From these two interconnected experiences, the idea emerged to create a training course for professionals working with young people and communities in public or private spaces with a strong educational and community orientation. Community spaces and their role in education of young people are therefore the focus of the training course, which aims to provide tools and techniques for social intervention through the arts.

OBJECTIVES

Participants will engage in activities that may include physical interactions, such as energizers, team-building exercises, physical theater, and dance.

One of the key objectives is to design workshops and interactive activities that utilize resources beneficial for educational communities.

Our objectives are to:

Develop a flexible framework of performing arts practices that can be adapted to various community hubs, including libraries, cultural centers, and social centers, as well as youth communities.

Empower trainers and educators to create innovative performing arts tools that foster teamwork, reflection, energization, space exploration, trust-building, and inspiration.

Support participants in building a comprehensive toolbox of resources for training and workshops, enhancing their ability to engage effectively with their communities.

Explore the use of music, sound, theatre, and movement to create activities for social inclusion.

We are committed to ensuring that all physical interactions are conducted with the highest level of respect for participants, fostering an inclusive and supportive environment.

PARTICIPANT’S PROFILE

We are looking for youth workers, trainers, educators, and youth leaders with a strong passion for the performing arts. Ideal candidates will be enthusiastic individuals from who:

- Have at least one year of experience in designing and facilitating workshops that incorporate music, dance, or theater.

- Are actively involved in a community hub, such as a library, cultural center, social center, or urban lab.

- Are eager to apply their learning and insights within their local hub.

- Possess fluency in English to ensure effective communication and collaboration.

- Are affiliated with an organization committed to community development and engagement.

Accommodation and Food are covered by the Erasmus+ Programme. 

Austria, Belgium - DE, Belgium - FL, Belgium - FR, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Republic of North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden

English

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Travels are covered though a grant received by the E+.