When Germany began accepting large numbers of refugees in 2015 the response from the German public was exemplary, with refugees being welcomed at train stations, taken into homes and cared for. Public opinion overall was firmly in favour of supporting refugees.
In ‘Theatre for Everyone’ project the key word is participation. By taking part in the performance, the spectator is inspired to act in his own life, and is likely to continue transform the impressions of art into a personal experience.
The Fulókércs initiative was selected by AEIDL as one of 25 innovative local initiatives from across Europe to present at a European local development conference in the EU Parliament in February 2014.
Can interactive theatre be a tool in breaking the overall passivity gripping disadvantaged communities? And how can art performances and emerging amateur theatre companies help social inclusion?
A successful approach has been developed in involving disadvanteged communities in the implementation of development programmes. This approach is called community coaching.
Two examples of projects generating community empowerment and job creation in Hungary. The objectives is to alleviate the extreme poverty and exclusion of vulnerable groups such as Roma by implementing community-led and integrated local development.
Pigs in Space is a sketch from the popular 1970’s TV series, The Muppet Show. Whenever I find myself in chaotic circumstances, I think of this beautiful image: pigs inside a space shuttle, lost, with little hope of returning to Earth.
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