Cultural Vehicles in Education - assisting the needs of vulnerable social groups

Life Together, Ostrava, Czech Republic

Pilot workshops I 2008 - IX 2008

Course programme

First group

Introduction to the CVE project
Introduction of the group facilitator - an artist
Team building with the use of artistic methods

Second group

Introduction to the CVE project

1. Presentation of Roma culture
Roma stories and narratives

2. Working on a play - a love story between a Roma girl and a white boy
Art block - creating the play script
Choreography and music
Practicing acting scene by scene
Working on gestures, facial and verbal expression
Rehearsals
Public performances

3. Singing
Individual singing lesson
Group singing lesson

4. Craftwork
Making theatre decorations and propos for the play
Flower decoration

5. Creating a Roma Cook Book
Roma cuisine - re-creating and writing down different recipes
The ability to use sources - books, internet
Typing the texts into the computer - getting to know the Word programme
Presenting the book on a data projector and commenting on it
Printing the book for all participants

6. Dance as a team builder
German dances - getting information from different sources and practicing the steps
Lithuanian dances - research (books and internet) and practice

7. Public presentations - music and dance
Trip to Bielsko-Biała, Poland - performance at the Beskidy Festival of Small and Big