Training Course: Youth Takes the Stage: Theater and Campaigning

Location: Asha Centre, United Kingdom

Dates: 6-14 June 2017

Number of participants: 24

Participating countries: Estonia, Italy, Netherlands, Romania, Poland, United Kingdom

Organizer: The Gloucester Theatre Company

Apply here: application form and send it to projects@thegloucestertheatrecompany.co.uk

Deadline to apply: 21 May 2017

Inquiries about this training course: projects@thegloucestertheatrecompany.co.uk

Costs: This project is financed by the Erasmus+: Youth in Action Programme. The project has been financed by the Erasmus+ programme. The Gloucester Theatre Company reimburses travel expenses at 80% of the overall cost (but no higher than the Erasmus+ travel distance band ceilings).

Youth Takes the Stage: Theater and Campaigning

An Introduction to the training

This training is aimed at imparting theatre skills and exploring the making of theatre as a tool for developing citizenship. Training methods include acting exercises, movement and speech, live performance accompanied by a creative exploration of active citizenship. A non-formal education, participatory learning approach will be used, following principles of acting and being an active citizen, respecting individual knowledge and skills, enabling participants to co-facilitate the learning process, sharing creative ideas and information, using art and theatre as tools in youth work. Please note this is not an academic conference!

Project Objectives:
à To train participants in using theatre tools and methods in promoting active citizenship à To develop leadership and facilitation skills of participants
à To exchange experience and good practice in active citizenship
à To develop participants’ creativity and artistic skills

Participant Profile

à Passion for the topic
à Good English speaking skills à 18 or over

Reimbursement of Travel Costs

The Gloucester Theatre Company reimburses travel expenses at 80% of the overall cost (but no higher than the Erasmus+ travel distance band ceilings).

How to Apply

If you wish to apply, please bear in mind that travel costs can only be reimbursed when journeying from one of the above countries.

To apply, simply complete the application form below (page 3), save it to your computer and then email it to both the partner organisation based in your country of residence as well the Gloucester Theatre Company (projects@thegloucestertheatrecompany.co.uk).

A project by the Gloucester Theatre Company…

The Gloucester Theatre Company is a REGIONAL ENSEMBLE, rediscovering the principles of REPERTORY THEATRE. We began with family theatre. Resident at The Picturedrome on Barton Street, we created large-scale adaptations of classic children’s stories, using live music, puppetry and dance. Alongside these professional shows, we developed a thriving-in-the-community scheme, including a particularly popular young company. Some of our young actors were so good, we decided to put them in our professional shows – providing them with on-the-job training. We realized that, in doing this, we were effectively rediscovering the principles of regional, repertory theatre. This became our goal as a company: to work constantly on productions with casts that include both experienced professionals and young actors, learning their craft. In recognition of this work, we have received large-scale funding from The Arts Council, The Sainsbury’s Trust, The BBC, The British Council and Gloucester Council. Over the years, we have developed a working relationship with several theatre companies around Europe, in partnership with whom we deliver actor-training courses. These courses run throughout the year and have been attended by actors from practically every country in Europe. We are currently building a pan-European ensemble with the goal of launching The International Shakespeare Project. We are also launching ourselves as a touring company, due to tour our first piece, A Wicked and Dangerous Woman, in 2018.

If you have any other queries, please contact us at projects@thegloucestertheatrecompany.co.uk.