The production of interactive performance "Tower of Babel"

About this project

<p><span style="font-size: 10pt"><span style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif"><span style="color: #000000">"Tower of Babel "– an interactive epic theatre adventure for a young audience. This Project is a collaboration of five Europe theatres (Norway, Iceland&nbsp;and Lithuania). There will connect different backgrounds of the partners and different experience of interactive theatre. During the first part of project implementation, a couple of days long of an education programme for youth (14-16 years old) will be implemented. This programme will include artistic activities, discussions, meetings with actors of the performance. The aim of this programme is to find out the most relevant topics of nowadays youth; what topics and tools to Express them are accurate for them. All collected material at this part will be used in the creation of the performance in order to ensure young audience's needs and reality by presenting the most relevant content and forms of expression to a young audience in general.&nbsp;The starting point of forthcoming performance – a biblical story about the construction of the tower of Babel.&nbsp;The audience will be an active part of the performance from the very beginning. The audience will land on the adventurous theatrical journey where sound, light, actors and action will lead them all the way.&nbsp;<br> In order to take a deeper look at the issues discussed during the performance, after each performance, educational programs will be implemented. Discussions between the audience and creative group will increase the cultural awareness, criticality of the audience as well will help them to understand the development process of the performance, the actor's profession and creative team. Furthermore, the Project will create an educational package for teachers, which they can easily use in their educational programs. The production of interactive performance "Tower of Babel "is a continuous part of the international Project "Participate In Your Life ".</span></span></span></p>

Bilateral cooperation results

The project partners from donor countries carried out several important activities. First, they prepared educational programs to explore what topics are important and relevant for young people. Based on these findings, they created the interactive performance "Tower of Babel," which was designed around subjects that are significant for schoolchildren. The engaging style of the performance, along with the methods used, were valuable not only for young audiences but also for theater creators in Lithuania and abroad. Additionally, an educational package for teachers was developed in both Lithuanian and English, ensuring it can be widely used in Lithuania and the partner countries. The partners from Norway, Kompani13, contributed their expertise in acting and creative processes, playing a key role in creating an interactive performance tailored for young people. Director Hilde Brinchmann and the actors combined their knowledge of interactive theater to bring the performance to life. Partners from Iceland, Bird &amp; Bat/Barnamenningarfelagid Skyjaborg, shared their expertise in stage movement and audience engagement, helping to develop the performance's choreography and music. The performance is planned to tour the countries of all the partners and co-authors in the future.

Project partners

• Kompani13 Donor project partner· Norway
• Bird & Bat Donor project partner· Iceland