Projects you never heard before but true

During this session, you will have the opportunity to attend several international projects presentations of inspiring initiatives an programs in the field of artistic creation in the public space.

Discover below a short selection from the projects you’ll be hearing about. 

Inis Oírr

Join Lucy Medlycott of the ISACS Network and Dara McGee of the Áras Éanna Ionad Ealaíne, Inis Oírr to learn about their joint project building a unique artistic residency for street and circus artists on the wild and beautiful island of Inis Oírr. This unique location hosts Europe’s most westerly arts centre, tossed and buffeted by the Atlantic ocean in a rare and wonderful environment. The objective of this particular residency is to give artists time and space to be in such a place exposed and shaped by the raw elements of nature, the native Irish language & people and by this singularly remote & distinct island.

Contact person: Lucy Medlycott, Director (ISACS) - IRELAND

Hivernem

FiraTàrrega and the Ramon Llull Institute have founded the programme Hivernem in order to foster research in the writing of artistic creations linked to performing arts and the public space. The goal of this programme is to contribute to the development of writing processes in the best conditions, facilitating research, knowledge sharing and mentoring from experts selected to ensure the excellence of the writing, investigation and creation. Ada Vilaró Casals and Jordi Aspa are the two creators selected in the first edition of the program. Ada Vilaró will develop a participatory artistic proposal in public space, community art and social impact, based on a research between science and art on global warming and climate change. Jordi Aspa’s research will analyze humour as a social indicator and as a tool for transformation and equality in order to create a theatrical narrative on a new paradigm based on laughter.

Contact person: Mike Ribalta, Head of Professionnals Dept. (FiraTàrrega) - SPAIN - CATALONIA

XTRAX Global Conversations

The Global Conversations programme is a series of online webinars targeted primarily at an International audience of arts professionals working in the field of Street Arts and Circus and looking to keep their international relationships alive. We want to facilitate information-sharing between nations and continents and spark a debate about the future of our sector. For our third event (13/10) we are inviting a number of partners who are running some of the largest performing arts marketplace events across the world to reflect on the opportunities these events can offer. We continue offering support and information on international touring post Brexit and will announce future sessions including on sustainable models of touring.

Contact person:  Elena Cavallero, Project Manager & Digital Development (XTRAX) - UK

CPSA - Is It a Specific Performing Art Genre and Discipline?

When talking about the contents and curricula of educational processes for contemporary performing street art(s) (CPSA), the prevailing opinion is that it is not possible to teach them. Many think there are no specific skills to be transferred to students and that it can only be an add-on to other existing teaching and training programmes. But is it really so? The answers will be found during the first international conference on education for the CPSA, happening online at the end of March 2021. This presentation aims to open the debate on this theme and to invite organisations and individuals that would be interested to take part in the conference.

Contact person: Goro Osojnik, Head and Artistic Director (Ana Monro Theatre) - SLOVENIA

Roundabout Europe

Roundabout Europe is a collaboration of five European festivals who are joining forces to give outdoor theater a new impulse with a circuit of residencies and support for professional makers. The project is targeting ambitious outdoor artists who are either emerging or at a turning point in their professional career. The participating festivals offer selected artists two connected residencies in two different EU countries in combination with an extensive coaching programme. The project is co-funded by the European Union through the Creative Europe programme. The project wil be concluded in 2021.

Contact person:  Alfred Konijnenbelt, Artistic Director (Festival Spoffin) - NETHERLANDS

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