1 CONCEPT
Short summary of the overall concept
PPP was a participatory theatre project in public spaces, involving 14 partners from 11 European countries. Over the course of the project, 104 young adults aged between 18 and 25 from all partner cities developed 13 different site-specific productions as well as a central performance, which then toured to all the partners.
In the first phase, eight of these participants traveled to another partner city and created a production in public spaces with eight young adults from the host city. This was performed as part of a theatre festival. The themes of the plays were specifically designed for public spaces and deliberately focused on socially relevant issues. The participants became authors themselves, bringing themes from their personal experiences on topics such as society, community life, and ecology as the basis for the productions. Under the overarching theme of "mirrors," the plays were visually and dramaturgically combined to create a unified artistic work, despite the diversity of the individual pieces. Hip-hop, as an urban culture, served as a unifying element, both for movement material and musical expression.
The participants were supported by a creative team. For the first time, participants from the previous Power of Diversity project worked together as artistic leaders in this team. While PPP stood as a project in its own right, it also continued the success of the POD project.
In the second phase, the young adults developed a central production in groups of eight from each of the four partner cities. The content of this central production built upon the original 13 performances. After its premiere in Freiburg, the production was presented in different group configurations and versions at all partner festivals. It was conceived as a touring production so that it could continue traveling internationally after the project’s conclusion.
The partners also facilitated the exchange of young adults through intensive co-working phases and personal interactions via collaboration in other partner institutions. They systematically examined audience development strategies and participation activities within the project’s framework, which were accompanied, scientifically evaluated and published by the PH Freiburg.
Link to the audience development toolbox
1 CONCEPT
Short summary of the overall concept
PPP was a participatory theatre project in public spaces, involving 14 partners from 11 European countries. Over the course of the project, 104 young adults aged between 18 and 25 from all partner cities developed 13 different site-specific productions as well as a central performance, which then toured to all the partners.
In the first phase, eight of these participants traveled to another partner city and created a production in public spaces with eight young adults from the host city. This was performed as part of a theatre festival. The themes of the plays were specifically designed for public spaces and deliberately focused on socially relevant issues. The participants became authors themselves, bringing themes from their personal experiences on topics such as society, community life, and ecology as the basis for the productions. Under the overarching theme of "mirrors," the plays were visually and dramaturgically combined to create a unified artistic work, despite the diversity of the individual pieces. Hip-hop, as an urban culture, served as a unifying element, both for movement material and musical expression.
The participants were supported by a creative team. For the first time, participants from the previous Power of Diversity project worked together as artistic leaders in this team. While PPP stood as a project in its own right, it also continued the success of the POD project.
In the second phase, the young adults developed a central production in groups of eight from each of the four partner cities. The content of this central production built upon the original 13 performances. After its premiere in Freiburg, the production was presented in different group configurations and versions at all partner festivals. It was conceived as a touring production so that it could continue traveling internationally after the project’s conclusion.
The partners also facilitated the exchange of young adults through intensive co-working phases and personal interactions via collaboration in other partner institutions. They systematically examined audience development strategies and participation activities within the project’s framework, which were accompanied, scientifically evaluated and published by the PH Freiburg.
Link to the audience development toolbox
