The Lotus Project Workshop in Paris has come to an end. The team was really lucky to be able to spend these 3 weeks in the House of Refugees, a newly opened space dedicated to fostering community and support. In partnership with Singa Paris and Emmaüs Solidarté, they have set up a safe place for those seeking refuge (migrants, asylum seekers, people with legal status), for residents and committed citizens seeking solidarity, and for associations and institutions specialising in or dealing with the issue of migration. During the workshop Fotini
On 6 and 7 July, we met at Le Sample, a creative third space in Bagnolet, near Paris. It hosted the Festival of Ecological Stories, organised by Alter Ego X, coordinator of the Gresys project (Green Stories From Youth to Stage, supported by Erasmus+). Greysis aims to raise young people’s awareness of the goals of the UN’s 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. During the festival, Bruno Freyssinet (La Transplanisphère) led a theatre workshop with French and Italian artists. The workshop focused on using theatre to question ecological issues and express
From 17 to 24 June, La Transplanisphère organised a group workshop for students from the Lycée Albert Schweitzer. They had the opportunity to gain an insight into our work through workshops on a range of topics, from the climate crisis and its possible solutions to the concept of collaboration. Our intern Finn Zappel shared his knowledge of queer issues in one of the workshops. Let’s have a look at his session! What does ‘queer’ mean? Part of society turns a blind eye to this word and lumps it in with
In the brand new place of the House of Refugees, Mondays, Thursdays and Fridays at 14.30-17.00, till 9th ofAugust 2024, join us in a celebration where Yoga meets Poetry. In an environment that you feel welcomed in a minimal space and gentle people who are welcoming you with a smile (10b rue Henri Ribiere, Paris 19). We are inviting you to these workshops full of gentle yoga (yoga postures, breathing techniques and mindfulness) in a combination with poetry for wellness and harmony. In this workshop you will experience the benefits of yoga
From the 3rd to the 7th of June, the LeCAKE partners finally gathered in sunny Athens, Greece for a week-long workshop, hosted by the UrbanDig project / Ohi Pezoume. Now we are back home and eager to share what we experienced, learned and witnessed during our five-week adventure. The highlight of being in Athens was the opportunity for all the LeCake partners to reunite, come together and have in-depth discussions about the project, its outcomes and the next steps. We are already preparing for the conclusion of the project in
It is time for the third LeCAKE workshop. Next week, 2-7th June our team will spend in sunny Athens together with our partners from Hungary, Italy, France, Greece, Germany and Portugal. This workshop, which will take place from 2-7 June, promises to be a great opportunity to connect, learn and strategize the next steps for our project. A lot of exciting challenges to explore! The programme is divided into two parts: Inspiration Sessions and Working Sessions. During the Inspiration Sessions we will have the opportunity to learn from other cultural
With the conclusion of Oratio Mix, we’re wrapping up the project on a high note thanks to positive updates from Erasmus+!We are honoured to receive the Quality Label which serves as a certification process, affirming our capability and dedication to executing solidarity activities at a high standard. It shows that we follow the principles, objectives, and quality benchmarks set forth by the Erasmus+ programme. Oratio Mix is a project that aired in 2021, supported by Erasmus+ Partnership for Creativity. It has specific offers for every age at school from Primary
Teaming up with Ladder (Hungary) and Hybadu (Poland), we’re kicking off a new project called 2084. Its aim is to cultivate sustainable creativity in the performing arts through international collaboration. Sustainability in artistic practice is at the heart of this project, with a focus on producing environmentally responsible productions. The team of artists from each country will work on establishing the methodological and conceptual structure of the creation. These are professionals from the fields of theatre, dance, visual arts and music. Stage direction, story writing, costume design, photography, set design,
Erasmus Young Entrepreneurs keeps bringing new talented people to La Transplanisphère to exchange ideas and engage in exciting projects! We are glad to welcome Máté Tenke in Paris, a freelance project manager and facilitator for sustainable cultural projects and workshops. Máté was previously a project manager and the head of the Sustainability Team at Pro Progressione, a facilitator at various conferences as the coordinator of the Environmental Working Group at IETM and a co-founder of Creative Degrowth Network Scotland. Máté will spend four months with us from April – July,
La Transplanisphère heads to Brussels again! This time, Bruno Freyssinet, the artistic director of the company, took part in the seminar organised by François Forêt: “Narrating Europe” at the Université libre de Bruxelles, funded by Erasmus+.The event brought together different stories about how Europe is coming together, including politics, ideas and art. Drawing on his own experience with La Transplanisphère, he talked about the journey, the challenges, and the things that are changing and haven’t changed since the beginning. The main focus of his presentation was on the New