- Charlie Hughes
Call for Participants For Summer Projects
Each year our parent organisation, Crooked House Theatre run a number of international theatre related projects across the European continent. Funded normally by the Erasmus+ organisation of the European Union these projects normally last anywhere between 5-14 days and involve youth from a number of different youth organisations. Many of our members who have gone on to pursue theatre or youth work professionally took part in our international projects.
For the summer of 2023 we have four projects which we are looking for participants for. They are Prism, Muintir, Moltóir and Amalgama. Read more about each of these projects below, and if you are interested and eligible for any of them, you can fill out our Summer 2023 Participant Form (via Google Forms).
1: Prism - Devising For LGBTQI+ Rights (Ireland)
Dates: Sunday, 4th June (arrival day for international groups) and Sunday, 11th June (departure day for international groups). There won't be workshops on the arrival and departure days.
Topic: Supporting LGBTQIA+ young people by making theatre and short film projects together.
Venue: Crooked House, Ireland - local school halls and Crooked House studio.
Partners: Countries involved are Ireland, Catalunya (Escola de Teatro, Le Seu); Greece (Roes Cooperativa, CoinSEp Network); and Croatia (Centra Za Kulturu, Čakovec).
Participants: 5 young people aged over 16 and under 21.
Requirements: Have an interest in exploring LGBTQIA+ issues; be someone who is open to debate and discussion even if the opinions are different to yours; be able to attend every day from 10.00am to 7.00pm.
Structure: Morning workshops developing skills (like stage combat). Afternoon devising sessions creating a piece of theatre that will be performed at the end.
Food: All food will be provided (morning breaks; lunch; evening meal).
Cost: it will cost nothing, except perhaps whatever it costs to get to Newbridge and back every day.
2: Muintir - Understanding How To Reduce Violence Against Women (Ireland)
Dates: Thursday, 15th to Wednesday, 21st June
Topic: This project is about understanding how to reduce violence against women. We will explore what we might do if we are bystanders (or if we witness it). The project will also explore our understanding of consent and intimacy training. We will make short films during this project.
Venue: Crooked House, Ireland - local school halls and Crooked House studio.
Partners: Countries involved are Ireland (Crooked House), Catalunya (Escola de Teatro, Le Seu), Greece (Kinitiras, Athens), Turkey (Pi Youth Association, Izmir) and Estonia (Youth Club Active).
Participants: 4 participants aged over 18 from each country.
Requirements: Be leaders in your youth theatre or group; have an interest in exploring this topic; report on how you implemented some of the ideas or activities at home or with your organisation later.
Food: All food will be provided (morning breaks; lunch; evening meal).
Cost: It will cost nothing, except perhaps whatever it costs to get to Newbridge and back every day.
3: Moltóir - Using Movement Methods To Work With Young People (Ireland)
Dates: Monday, 3rd - Sunday, 9th July
Topic: This is a training course in using movement with young people as a tool for developing social and personal skills. During it there will be workshops on different movement methods, and participants will create a movement piece together.
Venue: Maynooth University (south campus): https://maynoothcampus.com/
Accommodation: All participants (Irish and international) stay on campus in twin rooms (rooms shared).
Partners: Countries involved are Ireland (Crooked House), Austria (BeyondBuhne, Baden), Greece (Kinitiras, Athens), Turkey (Pi Youth Association, Izmir), Spain (FOCO, A Guardia), Azerbaijan (Ritual Mobile Theatre Laboratory, Baku), Greece (Network of Drama and Theatre in Education, Athens), and Palestine (Ashtar Theatre, Ramallah).
Participants: 6 participants aged over 18 from each country.
Requirements: Be leaders in your youth theatre or group; have an interest in exploring this topic; report on how you implemented some of the ideas or activities at home or with your organisation later.
Food: All food will be provided (morning breaks; lunch; evening meal).
Cost: It will cost nothing, except perhaps whatever it costs to get to Maynooth and back at the start and end of the week.
4: Amalgama - Using Drama Methodologies As A Tool For Cultural Youth Work (Poland)
Dates: Thursday, 13th - Saturday, 22nd July
Topic: Training in using drama methodologies as a tool for cultural youth work.
Venue: Europe4Youth, Centrum Edukacyjno-Szkoleniowe ReZone, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland. This is a self-contained venue which will provide accommodation, food and some indoor and outdoor workshop spaces.
Participants: 37 in total. 7 participants from each country.
Age: 18 is the youngest and there is no upper age limit.
Requirements: Have some experience or at least interest in cultural youth work or drama facilitation; be legally resident in Ireland; not be funded by another EU programme. You will need to have a valid passport that does not expire before 6 months from now.
Partners: Young Folks, Latvia; Self-Made Projects, Portugal; Crooked House, Ireland; Europe4Youth, Poland; Teatro Impluvium, Italy.
Structure: Morning workshops developing skills (like stage combat). Afternoon devising sessions creating a piece of theatre that will be performed at the end.
Food: All food will be provided (morning breaks; lunch; evening meal).
Cost: You will need to pay for your own travel insurance (for lost property etc) if you need it (approximately €18). You will need to have a European Health Insurance card for health cover (this is free).
If you are interested and eligible for any four of these projects (or more!), you can fill out our Summer 2023 Participant Form (via Google Forms).
If you have any queries do not hesitate to contact us at info[at]crookedhouse[dot]ie, or via our Contact page on this website.
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