A project aimed at integrating performing arts and social environmental consciousness. An artistic collaboration is set up with various European co-organisers (public and private theatres and festivals) and including Déjà Donné realising and acting in performances and workshops.
Before each series of performances workshops with children are organized by all of the co-organizers in their cities involving local authorities, schools and waste companies. Children (9/13 years old) are the main target of these workshops and are also acting in the performance. A closer relationship with local communities is realised thanks to:
– presentation of performances in theatres
– a web site informing on the project, its activities, photo reports and video documentation
– intense collaboration with local education institutes in the framework of workshops
– involvement and collaboration with local refuse industry
– collection, analyses and distribution of achieved research results
A two days long meeting of co-organisers took place in London at the end of September 2006. The creation of the piece was performed in Nuernberg/Germany and Castiglione del Lago (PG) loc.Ferretto/Italy from beginning of July till half September 2006. In September, October and November 2006 the workshops and performances took place in a first group of cities (Prague, London, Stuttgart, Ludwigshafen). In February and March 2007 the second part of the programme will take place in Stuttgart, Prague and Perugia. In April and May 2007 the coordination team will collect, select and analyze video documents and reports related to the activities, elaborate the final results and realize a DVD and leaflet on the achieved results published on the web-site. On 19th May 2007 the partnership will organize a final conference and a meeting of co-organizers in Perugia.
London meeting – 28.–29. 9. 2006
First coordination meeting in London organized by Dance Umbrella. Participation of all of the co-organizers. Staff building and coordination meeting. Co-organizers of the project met in London (conference room of the Place theatre) for coordination of the activities. Each co-organizer will deal with all points of the meeting
Participation:
Massimo Canalicchio as project consultante
Carlo Palucci, Adele Bevilacqua, Patrizia Nardoni for Fondazione Umbria Spettacolo Perugia / I
Lenka Flory for Associazione Culturale Déjà Donné Tuoro / I
Betsy Gregory, Toby Beazley, Chris Thomson, Lia Prentaki for Dance Umbrella Festival London/UK
Jan Hartman for Duncan Centre Prague / CZ
Brigitte Dethier, Conrad Solloch for Junges Ensemble Stuttgart / D
Carolin Grein for Theater im Pfalzbau Ludwigshafen/D
Creation of the performance “My Name is King” July–September 2006
Direction, choreography, texts, light design, music, set design, costumes
My Name is King creation was directed by Déjà Donné artistic directors – Lenka Flory and Simone Sandroni. Creation of the performance took place in Tafelhalle Nuernberg/Germany and in Castiglione del Lago, loc.Ferretto (PG)/ Italy. The creation process involved 4 interpreters and 2 technicians on stage. My Name is King was premiered on 12th,13th and 14th September 2006 in Archa Theatre Prague.
More information…
Web site R.A.P for children
Children workshops – September 2006–March 2007
04th–08th September 06 Zakladni skola Skolni Prague (27 children)
in organisational collaboration with Duncan Centre Conservatory Prague
25th–29th September 06 Torriano Junior School London (20 children)
in organisational collaboration with Learning and in in organisational collaboration with Lerning & Access department of The Place London
16th–20th October 06 Waldschule Mannheim (26 children)
in organisational collaboration with Theater im Pfalzbau Ludwigshafen
23th–27th October 06 Leibnitz-Gymnasium Stuttgart (32 children)
in organisational collaboration with Junges Ensemble Stuttgart
26th–30th March 07 Istituto Comprensivo D. Birago Tuoro sul Trasimeno (32 children)
organised by Déjà Donné
Additional programme was held with:
21st and 22nd November 06 Leibnitz-Gymnasium Stuttgart (30 children)
perfomances in Muffathalle Munich in organisational collaboration with Joint Adventures
27th and 28th November 06 Peutinger Gymnasium Augsburg (25 youth)
in organisational collaboration with Joint Adventures Munich and Kulturbuero Munich
27th February 07 Fachoberschule Landsberg (25 youth)
document realisation by Czech television and director Jitka Stropkova (broadcast on 30th September 2007 ar 20:00 at the 2 2nd channel of the National TV).
My Name is King performances September 06 – March 07
More information…
Closure event on 19th May 2007
Final international conference, presentation of the R.A.P. for children DVD and leaflet with final project documentation. Participation of all of the co-organizers.