Project Overview



The Youth Exchange "ACTING OUT: Gender Reflections through Drama", which will take place in La Rioja (Spain), in december 2017, is funded under the Key Action 1 of the Erasmus+ programme. Its main objective will be to gather 37 people from 4 different countries (Spain, Germany, Ireland and Italy) to reflect on gender issues through theatre and non-formal education. The young participants will have an active role during the whole process of the project, acquiring decision-making competences, improving their employability and sharing their view on this topic. As a final result of the youth exchange, there will be a performance in Logroño (La Rioja’s capital) to increase the visibility of the project and have a greater influence on the community. Among the tasks the young participants of each country will carry out are to choose the sub-topics of the exchange, decide on the aesthetics and technical part of the performance and prepare and lead a workshop during the Youth Exchange. A group of young people interested in participating in Acting Out will be working along with their local coordinator from the beginning of the partnership to carry out these tasks. Besides this, during the exchange they will do the activities and rehearse in mixed groups so that they can share their view on the topic, their cultural background and concerns regarding gender issues.

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