The “Rhythm of Youth” youth exchange will gather youth from Slovenia, Croatia, Romania, Italy, UK and Greece, from August26th to September 3rd 2015 by the river Kolpa in the Bela krajina region. Music workshops combined with generally beneficial content tied to music and performance is aimed at stimulating youth participation in society and personal development.
Participants will learn vocal technique, choir singing and harmonization, composing lyrics and performance skills; additionally the basics of self-presentation as well as proper use of Youthpass and Europass. Through engaged music they will learn how to critically analyse issues and express themselves creatively. They will also be exposed to the visual side of performing arts. They will be presented with basics of project organisation and promotion, in line with the possibilities for the young by the Erazmus+ programme. The public performance workshop will build on acquired musical performance skills enabling the participants to leave a strong impression in personal interactions as well as public appearances.
The final night of the exchange will feature a public performance, where participants will present their new skills and knowledge. The training and concluding event will be filmed and edited to serve as promotional presentation of the entire exchange and the multicultural interactions therein.
The project participants will be selected primarily based on their affinity for music. They will have to show an interest in planning and implementing parts of the programme. Additional considerations are gender equality and affording the less privileged the opportunity to participate. The participants will be between 18 and 26.
The project is co-funded by the European Union.
PROJECT DURATION: 1.8. – 31.10.2015
PROJECT PARTNERS: Institute APIS (Slovenia), Urbana mladež (Croatia), ADIS (Romania), Associazione TDM 2000 (Italy), The Inside Out Programme (UK), United Societies of Balkans (Greece)
PROJECT COORDINATOR: Institute APIS, Nataša Kotar, natasa@zavodapis.si
