Pta. Amadeu de Sousa Cardoso, nº4 - 2º Dto.
2900-164 Setúbal
Setúbal
البرتغال
- Arts
Teatro do Elefante main activities are to create performances and workshops and other events of cultural and artistic character, either in Setúbal, as well on tour from North to South of Portugal. Positioning it self as an itinerant group Teatro do Elefante also develops educational and social projects with the aim of promoting awareness on civic and environmental matters, such as equality opportunities and multicultural exchange – directed, mainly to young people. Nowadays, is working with local partners, as the City Hall and cultural organisations, on a programme for the formation of new audiences in Setúbal. This programme intend to develop a series of activities promoted by and for the youth - performances and workshops – and is based on the idea that the artistic expressions, as well as all cultural activities in general, contribute to the identification with/of a community, promoting the social involvement of minority groups in the society, specially ethnical and social-economical excluded groups.
Twelve years after its formation, Teatro do Elefante announces a new training program in the field of Performative Arts, taking place in Setúbal. Performative Arts Scholl aims to provide diversified training experiences, which globalize several artistic disciplines as Physical Theater, Theatrical Dance, Circus and Music, among others. This initiative is pioneer in Setúbal Region in the field of non-formal education. The experience of training is complemented with participation in artistic projects. In the wake of the apprenticeships, trainees have the opportunity to integrate the creation and production of performances. Participation in projects will happen in partnership with artistic structures, museums, libraries and cultural centers. The project began in the towns of Setúbal e Montijo, in partnership with secondary schools integrated on neighborhoods with social and economical disadvantage, and the financial support of the City Halls. The project includes artistic residences and international exchanges, with the main objective of promoting the multicultural awareness.