Results
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Intellectual Output 1: Devised Theatre Format for Educators
The first Intellectual Output, Devised Theatre Format for Educators, is the result of the collaboration of the 6 partners of the projects from Germany, Romania, Estonia, Bulgaria and Italy. It is mainly addressed to Educators and Trainers providing or interested in providing support to the social inclusion of Adults with physical and slight cognitive disabilities.
The creation of the Format initiated through a field research aimed at identifying the educational needs of Adults with disabilities in Devised Theatre combined with the identification of Devised Theatre good practices in each partner country.
The field research on existing needs, barriers and offers consisted on a survey that involved 40 people with disabilities (aged 35-55 coming from disadvantaged urban and rural communities) at a national level.
The desk research focused on the best practices about existing inclusive Devised Theatre’s methods and their key elements of success in each partner country.
Starting from these findings and the elaborated guidelines, the partners of the Consortium developed the educational modules based on Non Formal Education activities, addressing the different thematic areas of expertise of an educator/trainer working to foster interaction and co-design processes among Adults with and without disabilities in Devised Theatre.
The first draft of the training format had been submitted by each partner to at least 50 stakeholders in Adult education, Arts/creativity, creative business and disability (Adult education institutions, NGOs, cultural businesses and associations, Arts centres/groups, Organizations/public agencies providing services for disabled people) to achieve feedback for potential integration, adaptation or improvement.
Based on the collected stakeholders’ feedback, the Consortium revised and finalized the training format.
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Partners are expecting a set of tangible and intangible result to have matured by the end of the of the present cooperation, divided among tangible and intangible:
Tangible Results
- Report of a research across partner countries identifying the needs and barriers of adults with disabilities (physical as well as cognitive) in the frame of Devised Theater as well as mapping the existing offer. The Report will be made widely visible on project Web Platform.
- Educational format based on NFE conceived as a term of reference for stakeholder institutions to put in place a specific educational offer aimed at training operators working with the adult target in implementing/supporting co-creation programmes in Devised Theater involving adults with and without disabilities.
- International Piloting successfully implemented with the involvement of educators/trainers from partner organizations.
- Local Programmes implemented in each partner country with the involvement of 15 learners per country.
– 1 theatrical performance at the conclusion of each Local Programme.
– 1 guidebook providing orientation and methodological guidance for operators in the implementation of Devised Theater co-creation programmes involving adults with and without disabilities.
– 1 web platform in multiple languages including E-Modules for the self-development of operators in the field across partner countries and in Europe.
– 1 multiplier event implemented per each partner country with the participation of 100 individuals among general public, disabled adults and stakeholders per Event.
Intangible Results
- Stakeholders and policy-making authorities provided with meaningful insights and concrete pathways for the improvement of sectoral policies/offer in the field of adult education and disability.
- Operators from each partner country provided with the knowledge, competences and methodologies to be active, in cooperation among them, in supporting the social inclusion and empowerment of disabled adults through Devised Theater.
- Disabled adults in partner countries sensitized to a greater participation in education and social life in general as well as stimulated in breaking the barriers of insecurity and self-loathing hampering their engagement in education and social participation.
- General public in partner countries stimulated to develop more inclusive attitudes towards disability and reject prejudices/stereotyped narratives about disability and disabled people.
- Consolidate framework of cooperation allowing partner organizations to be active on the topic exchanging information and proposing follow-up initiatives, also with the involvement of interested stakeholders
