The second day of "InterACT-IN!" followed its formal calendar of activities and offered to partner organisations of the project a framework of dialogue and work to show the participants their entities, activities and best practices on theatre, education and social inclusion.
MTÜ Kultuur aitab hingata (Estonia) was the responsible of opening the day. Its staff run different pyshical and contact games focused on the exchange of points of view and related to the discussion of global issues, improvisation and conflict management. The delegation of this organisation also introduced to participants their main practices on the work with children and youth but also some initiatives related with target groups with fewer opportunities (Ex. Performances for deaf people using sign language as a dance).
Rēzeknes pilsētas Nacionālo biedrību kultūras nams (Latvia) was the second entity on taking the leading role on this day. Its representatives not only introduced to the group their country, enviroment of their projects and structure of the organisation, but also carried out different drama exercises that aimed to teach participants how to express emotions, warming up before a drama exercise or simulate human reactions.
Rēzeknes pilsētas Nacionālo biedrību kultūras nams (Latvia) was the second entity on taking the leading role on this day. Its representatives not only introduced to the group their country, enviroment of their projects and structure of the organisation, but also carried out different drama exercises that aimed to teach participants how to express emotions, warming up before a drama exercise or simulate human reactions.
After a lovely meal, Kobiety.lodz.pl (Poland) was the responsible of implementing with the cooperation of the project participants different dynamics dealing with body balance, physical expression and emphatic communication. It was also a time on which the representatives of the entity could share with the others the history of the organisation and offer to participants practices with a great impact at local level such as the "Flying grandmas" (a project which main goal is to train elderly as storytellers for children or people in needs).
The day was closed by SHAFT (Selim Halki Azeri Folklor Toplulugu) (Turkey), whose members developed different exercises related to team decission making and group discussions. The activities did not only help to participants to design strategies of communication, but also made them reflect about global values such as love, equality, peace, justice, etc.
The day was closed with a tasty dinner and some live music under the stars of Ezcaray. All the photos of this day can be seen on the Facebook page of the project.
