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Cultruralis
Interdisciplinary music summer academy for children
Aug. 7th - 16th 2015
Jirlau village, Braila county (Romania)
Zvuv String trio and Juan Albarracín (Argentina)
In collaboration with Scoala Gimnaziala Jirlau, jud.Braila
Interdisciplinary music summer academy for children
Aug. 7th - 16th 2015
Jirlau village, Braila county (Romania)
Zvuv String trio and Juan Albarracín (Argentina)
In collaboration with Scoala Gimnaziala Jirlau, jud.Braila
CultRuralis is a prototype for artistic intervention in villages with large creative potential. The project follows a path of gradually passing on the artistic responsibility from the resident artists to the children, aiming for them to learn and acquire skills upon taking artistic decisions, freedom of thinking and discovery of new possibilities for self expression, such as creation of own performances.
CultRuralis is made for children with little or no exposure to creative experience, with very few chance to be given power of decision in an artistic context on a public level.
Even though the village of Jirlau is formed of 80% young population, the typologies of human relationships in such contexts in Romania do not stimulate a process of personal development and self-esteem. This social situation is heavily affecting the way in which the mentality develops, especially for the children. Children and parents have a separate life, which resembles more the urban life style, however, without the advantages of a life in the city. The society is hierarchically constructed, from the head of the family towards the least responsible member – the child. The generations which are less socially active (children and elderly people) are given little to contribute in the community and have few things to say or do in order to create a change in their society.
One of the main reasons why the situation is blocked in this stage is a total unpreparedness of the educational system that the children have access to in applying alternative educational methods that could correct it: methods which teach the values of active participation, in solving problems and increasing self-esteem through being given responsibilities and practicing creativity.
CultRuralis is designed as a social intervention based on the practice of divergent thinking, problem solving and expression of self through artistic creative collaboration.
By involving a team of international artists for workshops and cultural events dedicated to the community, the children go through a process of gradual responsibilization: during an intensive week, the children take over the stage from the artists –in order to learn how to organize own performances.
Through the development of creative results they can express their own indvidual perspectives, opinions and thoughts together with their friends and society in the village.
CultRuralis is made in collaboration with Zvuv String Trio and guest international artists - Juan Albarracín (Argentina).
The artists team leading CultRuralis shares their experience with the children, guiding them towards finding their own voice and opinions, handing them a new tool box in dealing with upcoming changes in today's society and fructify the talent and creativity for becoming aware of those.
90 children from Jirlau, Visani and Robeasca villages – participants in workshops and concerts, and a minimum of 100 local families are audience for the different events.
Activities
Orientation workshops
In the first 5 days the teachers give orientation workshops to the children participant in interdisciplinary creative processes.
This year, the workshops surround the following subjects:
- Synesthetic translations - synesthetic Scores & Sound Installations; connection in tempo: common groove & pulsation; focus at distance: common sound references; (Cornelia Zambila)
- Shadowtheater - interactive shadow-play in music; coordination shadow/sound; collaborative shadow constructions; collaboration vs. competition; synchronization action/sound/movement; (Juan Albarracín)
- Art of text / rhythm / movement / design - Creative methods and experimental ways of using text in music and as sound; layering rhythmic patters; creating perspectives and depths with text; art of song writing; visual / space / movement design: blowing up sound dimensions using further disciplines, expanding senses involvement; embodiment: sound <-> movement
Interactive concerts and performances
The evenings are dedicated for concerts and different interactive 'stage' activities. CultRuralis 2015 features the following:
- Loops & basses
- Silent cinema
- Dreams & lullaby
- Radulesco
- Shadow theater & world music
Further activities in Cultruralis include
- Morning musical warm ups
- Team building activities
- Presentations and practice sessions on the topics: brainstorming techniques and mind-mapping; team-building; leadership skills
- Picnic day
- Final performance by the children:
days 6, 7 and 8 are dedicated to the creation and rehearsing of new performances made by the
children, with the guidance of the resident artists. The intensive team work will lead to 5-6 different sight-specific performances and a final integrative interdisciplinary performance.
- At the end of the week, the children will give: A big performance with their own interdisciplinary creations. The locations, contexts and concept are to be defined by the children themselves and Small sight-specific performances.
CultRuralis is made for children with little or no exposure to creative experience, with very few chance to be given power of decision in an artistic context on a public level.
Even though the village of Jirlau is formed of 80% young population, the typologies of human relationships in such contexts in Romania do not stimulate a process of personal development and self-esteem. This social situation is heavily affecting the way in which the mentality develops, especially for the children. Children and parents have a separate life, which resembles more the urban life style, however, without the advantages of a life in the city. The society is hierarchically constructed, from the head of the family towards the least responsible member – the child. The generations which are less socially active (children and elderly people) are given little to contribute in the community and have few things to say or do in order to create a change in their society.
One of the main reasons why the situation is blocked in this stage is a total unpreparedness of the educational system that the children have access to in applying alternative educational methods that could correct it: methods which teach the values of active participation, in solving problems and increasing self-esteem through being given responsibilities and practicing creativity.
CultRuralis is designed as a social intervention based on the practice of divergent thinking, problem solving and expression of self through artistic creative collaboration.
By involving a team of international artists for workshops and cultural events dedicated to the community, the children go through a process of gradual responsibilization: during an intensive week, the children take over the stage from the artists –in order to learn how to organize own performances.
Through the development of creative results they can express their own indvidual perspectives, opinions and thoughts together with their friends and society in the village.
CultRuralis is made in collaboration with Zvuv String Trio and guest international artists - Juan Albarracín (Argentina).
The artists team leading CultRuralis shares their experience with the children, guiding them towards finding their own voice and opinions, handing them a new tool box in dealing with upcoming changes in today's society and fructify the talent and creativity for becoming aware of those.
90 children from Jirlau, Visani and Robeasca villages – participants in workshops and concerts, and a minimum of 100 local families are audience for the different events.
Activities
Orientation workshops
In the first 5 days the teachers give orientation workshops to the children participant in interdisciplinary creative processes.
This year, the workshops surround the following subjects:
- Synesthetic translations - synesthetic Scores & Sound Installations; connection in tempo: common groove & pulsation; focus at distance: common sound references; (Cornelia Zambila)
- Shadowtheater - interactive shadow-play in music; coordination shadow/sound; collaborative shadow constructions; collaboration vs. competition; synchronization action/sound/movement; (Juan Albarracín)
- Art of text / rhythm / movement / design - Creative methods and experimental ways of using text in music and as sound; layering rhythmic patters; creating perspectives and depths with text; art of song writing; visual / space / movement design: blowing up sound dimensions using further disciplines, expanding senses involvement; embodiment: sound <-> movement
Interactive concerts and performances
The evenings are dedicated for concerts and different interactive 'stage' activities. CultRuralis 2015 features the following:
- Loops & basses
- Silent cinema
- Dreams & lullaby
- Radulesco
- Shadow theater & world music
Further activities in Cultruralis include
- Morning musical warm ups
- Team building activities
- Presentations and practice sessions on the topics: brainstorming techniques and mind-mapping; team-building; leadership skills
- Picnic day
- Final performance by the children:
days 6, 7 and 8 are dedicated to the creation and rehearsing of new performances made by the
children, with the guidance of the resident artists. The intensive team work will lead to 5-6 different sight-specific performances and a final integrative interdisciplinary performance.
- At the end of the week, the children will give: A big performance with their own interdisciplinary creations. The locations, contexts and concept are to be defined by the children themselves and Small sight-specific performances.
