Caravan Next
Feed the Future: Art moving cities
Timespan Countries involved
| 09/2015 02/2019 | Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain |
Funded by SDGs
| Creative Europe Programme | 11 |
At a glance
Caravan Next is a large-scale social community theatre collaborative project connecting professional artists with communities and local citizens. The project was designed to bond professional artists with communities and citizens in a network of theatre organizations and cultural institutions consisting of 13 partners from 11 different European countries. The concept of Social Community Theatre is to use art and theatre to promote community empowerment. The project organized 30 micro-events with the support of local Associated Partners in Europe altogether in 30 localities across Europe.
Objectives
The main objective is the cultural empowerment of each community. Social Community Theatre events often took place outside regular theatre buildings and include activities such as parades, festivals, outdoor performances, workshops, visual installations, cultural barters, and other forms of artistic interventions. Its long-lasting goal? increasing the participation in cultural events and rethinking theatre as a process of meeting and exchange between local citizens and professional artists.
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Caravan Next
Timespan Countries involved
| 09/2015 02/2019 | Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain |
Founded by SDGs
| Creative Europe Programme | 11 |
At a glance
Caravan Next is a large-scale social community theatre collaborative project connecting professional artists with communities and local citizens. The project was designed to bond professional artists with communities and citizens in a network of theatre organizations and cultural institutions consisting of 13 partners from 11 different European countries. The concept of Social Community Theatre is to use art and theatre to promote community empowerment. The project organized 30 micro-events with the support of local Associated Partners in Europe altogether in 30 localities across Europe.
Objectives
The main objective is the cultural empowerment of each community. Social Community Theatre events often took place outside regular theatre buildings and include activities such as parades, festivals, outdoor performances, workshops, visual installations, cultural barters, and other forms of artistic interventions. Its long-lasting goal? increasing the participation in cultural events and rethinking theatre as a process of meeting and exchange between local citizens and professional artists.