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FACILITATORSWalter Cano Pelaez (Colombia)Lorena Roffe (Guatemala)

VOLUNTEERLeah O’Brien & Paula Osagie (Ireland) 

PARTICIPANTSRickard Björk, Oskar Lindvall (Sweden), Jorge Triminio Colindrez, Aminta Flores Olivas (Nicaragua), Sandor Gyimesi (Hungary), Zelen Tshabangu, Zen Tshabangu, George Kaman, Janice O’Riordan, Jessica O’Connell, Naomi O’Leary, Yvonne Mc Nicholas, Chloe Scanlon Gardiner, Kenza Marchoud, Chloe Kelly, Sarah Long, Claudia O’Sullivan (Ireland). 

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GlobalFest 2009 is a project coordinated by Mayfield Community Arts Centre that brings together young artists from Ireland, Nicaragua, Guatemala, Colombia, Sweden and Hungary. The young people participated in a variety of workshops during a period of 2 weeks: music, dance, theatre, pyrography, muralism, recycle art and costumes. Some of the work accomplished in these workshops led to public performances during GlobalFest on Saturday 18th July 2009. This was the case for the African music and dance, the Colombian music and dance as well as the theatre performances, which all formed part of the comparsa (parade). The costumes made were worn by the dancers and actors and the recycle art workshop created a 3D interactive boardgame which was played during GlobalFest. There was a launch on Wednesday 15th July at Mayfield Library for the mural (painted on two walls at Mayfield Library) and the pyrography work. The latter was exhibited that evening at the library. All of the workshops were facilitated by the following associations: Mayfield Community Arts Centre (Ireland), Mural Moral Group (Hungary), Kultur & Fritid (Sweden), Funarte (Nicaragua), La Cambalacha (Guatemala), Centro Colombo Americano and Corporación Renovación Cultural (Colombia).  

Ard Bhaile Centre, Cork, IrelandJuly 7th - 10th 2009Theme:EqualityMulti-culturalismConflict and resolution

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day 2 The workshop began with a dance composition activity followed by exercises to enhance the flow of energy within the group, improving alertness and speed. The second half of the workshop focused on improvisation and teamwork. The theme for the week’s workshop were selected . The ideas of respect and

freedom, equality, multi-culturalism, conflict and resolution emerged as important themes.

HOW DID WE DO IT?

day 3The day started with some movement games in which the participants had to impersonate different characters and move as they would changing the speed from extremely slow to fast. This increased the participants’ awareness of their bodies in space. Characters related to the stories and themes from the previous day were developed concentrating on facial expression and exploring the personality of each character. . 

day 1The Theatre workshop began with introductory name games. These activities led into a further understanding of contact and communication, as participants became increasingly aware of each other and how they relate to the space around them. the group then worked on excercises encouraging awareness of space, time, memory and imagination. The day concluded with a discussion about the meaning of theatre and how it can be used as a tool of transformation.

day 4 GlobalFest DanceThe final day focused on the choreography of a piece for performance for GlobalFest. The composition linked together the different topics discussed and explored throughout the workshop. The group also played games that focused on teamwork and building trust, both in pairs and in the group as a whole to build confidence for the performance of their work

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quotes from participants

“Working in an international group gives more depth to the experience and new ways of thinking.” Oskar

“I have learned various acting skills and how to feel comfortable in front of an audience.” Janice

GlobalFest 2008 was funded and supported by the European Youth in Action Programme and the Development Education Unit of Irish Aid.

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