HAVING A VOICE Peripheries and participation at the heart of cultural policies 16 – 19 November 2022 The conference “having a voice” brings together in Lisbon researchers from two different European projects – “Be SpectACTive!” and “Stronger Peripheries: A Southern Coalition” and – with Lisbon’s artistic community, for a wide debate on the most relevant...Continue Reading
Be SpectACTive! YOUTH DEAL ON CULTURAL PARTICIPATION IN EUROPE International Conference 22-23 March 2022 Novi Sad, Serbia Save the date: the 22th and 23rd of March, in Novi Sad, it will take place the international conference “Youth Deal on Cultural Participation in Europe”, organised by the Institution Students Cultural Center (SKCNS), one of the leading public institutions in the...Continue Reading
20 – 21 – 22 July 2021, at Kilowatt Festival in Sansepolcro (Italy) BEYOND THE PANDEMIC: THE NEW CONCEPT OF PARTICIPATION Practicing Participation, Performing Citizenship in-between and beyond the Pandemic The pandemic has completely changed the concept of “participation”. How can we imagine a new semantic for this notion? What do we want the participation...Continue Reading
The 21th of November occurs the sixth edition of the European Spectators Day, a digital and community based event that every year involves and connects the local groups of active spectators participating in the activities developed in the framework of Be SpectACTive! It’s a way for filling the gap of the geographical distance and the...Continue Reading
At first glance, participation appears to be a constant goal throughout the history of cultural policies, adapting itself to very diverse configurations in time and space. However, some see it as a lever for social and cultural innovation that marks a breakthrough in several areas of public policy. This book brings together some of Europe’s...Continue Reading
Two European cities, two artistic venues, two communities work together to commission an art work. The partners involved this year are brut Wien (AT) and CapoTrave/Kilowatt in Sansepolcro (IT). Connecting Views is based on the idea that the image of a city is constructed through the experiences and personal histories of its residents. Citizens from...Continue Reading
Dates: April: 15th, 17th, 18th, 19th, 21st, 24th (in German) 26th, 27th 28th (in English), 3:30pm, 5:15pm, 7:15pm, 9pm Dates: May: 4th, 5th, 7th, 8th, 11th, 12th at 6:00pm, 8:30pm THE KREISKY TEST NESTERVAL’S FIRST ONLINE PRODUCTION – IMMERSIVE, INTERACTIVE, LIVE The transformation of a theatre project into a live-participatory-virtual performance (as reaction of the...Continue Reading
Be SpectACTive! International Press Conference Participation in the Performing Arts: the Be SpectACTive! Experience in the European Context Brussels, 13th of February 2020 At ABC huis (Art Basics for Children house) Jollystraat 125, B – 1030 Brussel, Belgium Together with the partners, EU representatives, artists and cultural professionals, the large-scale cooperation project Be SpectACTive! (supported...Continue Reading
The project Nibiru will be presented at Bakelit Multi Art Center of Budapest on Friday 13 December. A creative process that is based on presumptions and visions and that draws conclusions about the future of mankind and the Earth, starting from the tale about Nibiru, the tenth planet of the solar system, which when crashing...Continue Reading
On Thursday 28th November, Giuliana Ciancio introduces Be SpectACTive! at Murate Art District (Florence) in the framework of an event dedicated to the artistic residencies. www.murateartdistrict.itContinue Reading
Saturday 23 November 2019, the Italian TV channel Rai 5 will broadcast the film “Active Spectators Across Europe” by Graziano Graziani, directed by Andrea Nobile. A road movie across Europe to tell the participatory practices developed in the first edition of Be SpectACTive! The protagonists of the film are the European spectators involved in the...Continue Reading
The 16th of November occurs the fifth edition of the European Spectators Day, the community-based event dedicated to the groups of active spectators and curators taking part in the activities implemented in the framework of Be SpectACTive!, and also to other people and professionals interested in the engagement practices. The event takes physically – and...Continue Reading
The travel of our instagram influencer, Zombijana, has become the 18th of October in Santander… see her storytelling on the Be SpectACTive! instagram profile!Continue Reading
What the European, national and local press say of Be SpectACTive! AgCult, 1/05/2020, “[Processi Partecipativi] Contraddizioni e opportunità delle pratiche creative a base partecipativa” Salzburger Nachrichten, 16/04/2020, “Der Kreisky-Test hat überzeugt” Nachtkritik, 15/04/2020, “Der Kreisky-Test – Brut Wien – Das Immersivtheaterkollektiv Nesterval sucht auf Zoom das Paradies für wahre Sozialdemokrat*innen” Kurier, 28/03/2020, “Der Kreisky-Test” von...Continue Reading
Be SpectACTive! YOUTH DEAL ON CULTURAL PARTICIPATION IN EUROPE International Conference 22-23 March 2022 Novi Sad, Serbia Save the date: the 22th and 23rd of March, in Novi Sad, it will take place the international conference “Youth Deal on Cultural Participation in Europe”, organised by the Institution Students Cultural Center (SKCNS), one of the leading...Continue Reading
20 – 21 – 22 July 2021, at Kilowatt Festival in Sansepolcro (Italy) BEYOND THE PANDEMIC: THE NEW CONCEPT OF PARTICIPATION Practicing Participation, Performing Citizenship in-between and beyond the Pandemic The pandemic has completely changed the concept of “participation”. How can we imagine a new semantic for this notion? What do we want the participation to be...Continue Reading
20 – 21 – 22 July 2021, at Kilowatt Festival in Sansepolcro (Italy) BEYOND THE PANDEMIC: THE NEW CONCEPT OF PARTICIPATION Practicing Participation, Performing Citizenship in-between and beyond the Pandemic The pandemic has completely changed the concept of “participation”. How can we imagine a new semantic for this notion? What do we want the participation...Continue Reading
The coronavirus emergency is revolutionizing our lives. This suspended time invites us to reflect on new format of work, creation and fruition of the arts. The live show is not replaceable but the time is ripe to experiment, to find new ways, thanks to the tools offered by the virtual agorà. In addition to pointing...Continue Reading
Each year is held a public international conference in which are presented the results of the activities. International experts are invited. The methodology applied by the researchers is disseminated and new organisations take part in the discussion.Continue Reading
The development of the research project is accompanying all the areas of action to evaluate the different effects of the practices implemented. The research activities aim at a better understanding of how participatory activities impact on the venues and how to enlarge the analysis at regional level. The research team has developed the right tools...Continue Reading
PUNCTUM – Exercises for an embedded look On 20 November 2021, there will occur the seventh edition of the European Spectators Day, a digital and community-based event that every year involves and connects the local groups of active spectators participating in the co-programming activities developed in the framework of Be SpectACTive!. This year the artist...Continue Reading
21 November 2020 Ready for the sixth edition of the European Spectators Day? FOLLOW THE EVENT DISCOVER COLLECTION OF SPECTATORS European Spectators Day is a digital and community based event that every year involves and connects the local groups of active spectators participating in the co-programming activities developed in the framework of Be SpectACTive! It...Continue Reading
Be SpectACTive! improves its participatory way of programming, starting from the creation of about 50 new local groups of active spectators with more than 1.500 active participants in 4 years (including the new groups created by the associated partners). The local groups work all year long to select part of the artistic programming of the...Continue Reading
Two European cities, two artistic venues, two communities work together to commission an art work. The partners involved this year are Domino Association in Zagreb (HR), and Radu Stanca National Theatre in Sibiu (RO).Continue Reading
