The first open public seminaries lead by students of Departament for Authorial Creativity and Pedagogy at Theatre Academy Prague (KATaP) took place the 21st of October in Liberec, within the frame of the Festival for new theatre BIG INVENTORY.
There were three parts of the workshop devoted to three basic disciplines at KATaP: Acting with the inner partners, Authorial reading and so called Recitation.
Praga Breakfast, the fourth, and to be honest probably the best one (all over the world;) took place last Sunday, as usual, at 12.00 in Instytut Teatralny, Warsaw.
Last weekend we were in Gozdowo. In four-people strong team. What for?
Because it is time to continue our ANIMATOR project, time to think what we can do next, what is needed to be done there.
As an effect of our previous talks we decided to concentrate this time on working with the group of elder teenagers – participants of our June workshop and also people from last year project called Guide My Future (June-July 2006).
It seems to be obvious that the most important point is to encourage them to their own activity, to help them in creating something in their own. To show them that they can do exciting and marvelous things.
So, we met with them, and some new people also, on Saturday in our “office space” in the Gozdowo center. Three hours of “brain storm”, inspiring one each other, asking and answering questions. Then – the time of proposals and concrete ideas. And the catchword turned out: the journalist club.
Writing texts, taking photos, film and internet workshop, meetings with interesting peoples, trips to editorial offices… Then film projections for members and their friends, open presentations, exhibitions, events in school… Realising projects concentrated around concrete cases and subjects.
We encouraged our team to write application for the programme MAKE A CONNECTION – it could be their first dotation and first real and serious chance to realize their own project. We were working hard to answer all questions, to find solutions, and to precise ideas. It was important moment for them to see how difficult but how fascinating in fact it is. The text was written down, they had to discuss some pivotal problems and it helped to constitute the essence.
Finally, we didn’t manage to apply… Why? Many reasons – too short time, a little bit too young group, the lack of adult-supporter… But – it isn’t the end. Those meetings were great, and I believe gave them a lot of new counsciousness, infomation and skills. And showed us that there is a lot of energy in them.
And there are a lot of possibilities. So – we have to think what to do, how to help them, how to continue…
Dear project partners, dear Culture Animators,
On behalf of Spolek Richelieu, Association of Students, Graduates and Friends of the Theatre Academy Prague we would like to invite you to a small conference entitled CULTURE ANIMATION…? which will take place
on the 25th of february 2008 in Alfred ve dvoře Theatre from 10 till 18
with the participation of experienced practitioners, students and pedagogues of the Theatre Academy in Prague and the Faculty of Art of Charles University, international partners of the ANIMATOR project and other people interested
and as the last event of a three-part open public discussion entitled
AUTOR-MOTOR-ANIMATOR on the theme of the theatre production and cultural management, its studies and practice and successful work experience of the graduates and cultural animation in regions of the Czech Republic but also in a European context.
The first public debate will take place on 6th of November at Theatre Academy Prague and is called CULTURAL MANAGEMENT AS STUDY DISCIPLINE? The second one is planned on 24th of January 2008 in Alfred ve dvoře Theatre and is specialized on the regional cultural NGO´s. We would like to discuss what should the cultural manager have to know, how and where should he study? Are the studying plans answer to actual needs? Which skills are required on cultural animators? And at least but not last, what the culture animation is or what it could be?
We will really appreciate if you will be interested and inspired by these questions and will prepare a short paper refers to this questions and refer it at our february´s conference.
A working session of the partners of the ANIMATOR project will be held on 26 February 2007. We would like to ask you to book your time and take part in the session.
On 18–24 February the Small Inventory festival will be held in Prague as a festival to present the new theatre and stage projects created in the last year. You are cordially invited to attend the festival. For more information, see www.malainventura.cz
Please confirm your participation or ask for more info at +420 603 18 16 12 or at simatko@centrum.cz
Implementing and disseminating the idea of cultural animation – episode 2. Lecturers from Instytut Kultury Polskiej (UW) gave public lectures on Cultural Animation for the academic audience at Vytautas Magnus University, Kaunas.
The next Warsaw Breakfast is approaching – this time we are going to visit old Praga and look for her mystieries in artisan workshops, ateliers, on trams and in streets. The breakfast is being prepared in cooperation with pupils of Wielokulturowe Humanistyczne Liceum im. Jacka Kuronia.
[mygal=appendix2] Sessions have taken place this week in a new gallery space in Praga – Appendix2 – to explore the Wonders of Warsaw.
18 X 2007 gallery and exhibition by Ryszard Grzyb opening.
I herby invite everybody to my new gallery in Warsaw Praga.
appendix2
ul. Białostocka 9
03-741 Warsaw Poland
www.appendix2.com
Hope see you all there.
October 4, 2007
In October, Brendan Jackson from Laundry, visited the Art Institute of Vytautas Magnus University in Kaunas, Lithuania, to present proposals for The Wonders of Kaunas project. With the help of Linara Dovydaityte and Edgaras Klivis, Brendan made a presentation as part of two meetings at the Institute. The first meeting, concerning mostly academic staff, outlined four new courses at the Institute and the course about Cultural Animation among them. Brendan showed examples of cultural animation work that has been undertaken in Warsaw and in the West Midlands of England. The second meeting, with a group of students, concentrated on the Wonders project as a model of practice, sharing ideas on how to deliver the workshop which is planned in early December. Workshop participants will be working in teams with five members of Laundry, making an exploration of Kaunas, creatively engaging with local people to explore their concept of the city. This is an extension of the Wonders project being undertaken in Warsaw.