Training course: Reconnection – physical theatre tools for youth workers

Location: Ankara, Turkey

Dates: 25 August – 4 September 2019

Number of participants: 35 participants

Participating countries: UK, Bulgaria, Denmark, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Spain, Turkey

Organizer: ASSITEJ Türkiye

Apply here: Application form

Deadline: 7 July 2019, selected immediately given good applicant profile.

Inquiries about this training course: Justinas at hello@abroadship.org

Costs: training course is funded by Erasmus+:

  • 100% accommodation, food and program materials are free, covered by the grant from Erasmus+
  • 100% traveling costs are covered, up to the maximum expenses:
    • €275 / participant for Bulgaria, Greece, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania
    • €360 / participant for UK, Denmark, Spain, Italy
    • €530 / participant for Ireland
  • Programme fee is €70, payable immediately after acceptance €20/£18 and €50 in Turkey.

Reconnection – physical theatre tools for youth workers

Youth work is rewarding in many aspects. However, it requires hard work, commitment, creativity, and connection.

What we understand by ‘connection’ is your own connection with your body, mind, and language. By being aware of the mutual interconnectedness of these three and striving for their harmony, you can improve what you do and how you do it.

Would you like to join us to explore this harmony and to reconnect?

Project, “Reconnection: Physical theatre tools for youth workers” puts this on focus: how we can improve our performance in youth work by improving our non-verbal communication and performing skills. We are going to approach this through the tools of physical theatre.

Our objectives:

  • develop communication skills through physical theatre
  • develop performing skills
  • enriching your toolkit by offering innovative activities that better responds to the needs of young people with fewer opportunities
  • provide a platform for sharing best practices

To our Reconnection training course, we invite youth workers, trainers, educators, volunteers and members of youth NGOs to embark on the journey towards Reconnection with us. We welcome people with fewer opportunities and with different levels of experience.

Programme

day 0-1 Arriving, settling, getting to know
day 2-3 Voice, senses, body and masks
day 4-5 The “other self” and stories
day 6-7 Failures and stories
day 8-9 Clowns, rehearsals and show time
​day 10-11 Closing, evaluating and departure

Showcase

On day 9, you will have a chance to share what you have created during the training with an audience from the local community.

Outcomes

In Reconnection, you can improve your skills, competences; gain new knowledge and (re-)shape your attitude. Physical theatre as a tool is a great way to improve social and presentational skills as well as body awareness. You can improve skills such as:

  • Communication skills (especially non verbal)
  • Communication in foreign languages
  • Problem solving skills
  • Teamwork and cooperation
  • State management: how to use body and voice
  • Performing skills
  • Co-creating and co-working
  • Creativity

Through theatre methodologies and learning by doing, we offer you knowledge what you can build in your every day work:

  • Story-telling
  • Voice control
  • Networking methods
  • Physical theatre tools
  • Basics of Lecoq pedagogy
  • Theatre and clown techniques
  • Creative facilitation tools
  • Youthpass as a tool for assessment

Practicals

DATES
Arrival to the venue: 25 August 2019
Program days: 25 August – 4 September 2019
Departure from venue: 5 September

Your accommodation and food is covered from 25 August evening to 4 September morning. If you decide to arrive earlier or stay longer, you are responsible to cover your costs for those days. In case you arrive earlier or leave later than 2 days before or after the training course, we cannot reimburse your travel cost.

When organising your travel, we will support you to find the most economic options.

ACCOMMODATION
Akar Hotel, Ankara, Turkey

You will be accommodated in 2-bedded rooms with ensuites. Meals will be provided three times a day by the hotel according to the personal and religious diets. The hotel is across the street from our training venue and next to a metro station.

TRAINING VENUE
Tiyatro Tempo, Ankara, Turkey

Tiyatro Tempo is a major theatre for children and young people in Turkey and it will be the venue of our training programme. The theatre hall has a stage of 100 square meters with high quality light- and sound system. Tea, coffee and fruits will be provided here in the breaks.

COST AND REIMBURSEMENT
​What is covered:

  • accommodation
  • meals
  • travel cost up to the limit
  • visa costs for participants from Ireland, Spain and the United Kingdom (25 eur)

Programme fee is €70, payable immediately after acceptance €20/£17.5 and €50 in Turkey.

We can only reimburse your travel expenses if you send all your e-tickets, e-invoices, e-boarding passes and e-receipts. If e-documents are not issued then originals are accepted.

All documents need to be issued by the serving companies!

Without these travelling costs cannot be reimbursed.

Unfortunately we cannot reimburse taxis or first class tickets!

If you are selected, you will receive more information about the travel reimbursement rules in the confirmation letter.

Country where you live
Limit on travel cost in €
No. of participants
Bulgaria
275
3
Denmark
360
3
Greece
275
3
Hungary
275
4
Ireland
530
3
Italy
360
3
Latvia
275
3
Lithuania​
275
3
Spain
360
3
United Kingdom
360
3
Turkey
20
4

VISA
Please note that if you are coming from United Kingdom, Ireland, Spain, you will need to apply before arrival for an e-visa!

Your visa costs will be reimbursed up to 25€.

If you are coming from Bulgaria, Denmark, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Latvia or Lithuania, you most probably will have to hold a passport which is valid for a certain time also after your arrival to Turkey.

HOW TO APPLY
To apply, fill in our online application form: Application form