difficulty accessing culture Usually a negative factor for rural areas. Enjoying a game such as a concert, lecture or movie screening, complicated In small towns, this is a situation that often worsens. lack of social fabric In those places. Therefore, one of the purposes European Solidarity CorpsOne of the EU’s many helplines is to cooperate Supporting cultural projects in these environments. One of the initiatives used in this call emerged in a small municipality of Alicante. Alfafara.
European Solidarity Corps Fem Teatre financed the projectencouraged by a few young people from the town and Brings together the performing arts tradition this town has of El Comtat district a bit striking precisely because of where it was developed. Already in the 1910s Neighbors’ play performances are documented and In 1951, a stable group was even created, which operated until 1965.. Later the activity was abandoned and only Relaunched in the 1980s and continues todayonly occasional performances take place.
Professional theater actor Ismael Sempere, one of the young people from Alfafara who supported this initiative, explains: The main aim was to “reactivate” the performing arts from the dramaturgy group already existing in the town, encouraging its activities. And at the same time, “Meet some of the needs created by contemporary rural communities, especially small municipalities like this.”. The elderly population is in the majority here, as in many other towns of this size. There is almost no cultural leisure offer throughout the year.during young people choose to go out in search of them weekends. Moreover, this is a way create social harmony.
Like this, Thanks to funding from the European Solidarity Corps and cooperation from Alfafara City Council, It was carried out throughout the year A theater course at a professional level. was in it theatrical improvisation workshops, body expression, specifically guided theater and voice and singing workshopsTraining is provided by experienced people on these subjects. They all had an experience high attendanceIt was created within them, taking into account the size of the town, as Sempere explains: an intense group relationshipThis meant that the preparation of a theater project was also included great fun I am also working.
I have initiative crystallize with him this summer performance of the game Altravianaan adaptation AntavianaA text by Catalan writer Pere Calders, it made its debut in 1978 with music by Dagoll Dagom. Joined as players almost 30 neighborsA very significant figure for a town with a population of just over 400 and overwhelming majority of women. Players’ ages vary ten to 87 years oldThis also shows how the idea came about intergenerational. The success was so great that it had to be done multiple functionsand at the same time, the mats were placed in their places to make the Fem Teatre project even more beautiful. continuity in time.