The partnership of the project create 6 institutions from 5 countries:
Miejska Strefa Kultury (MSK), Poland- co-ordinator – www.msk.lodz.pl
Instytut Tolerancji, Poland - https://www.instytuttolerancji.org/wordpress/
Norrköpings stadsmuseum, Sweden - www.norrkopingsstadsmuseum.se
Theater van A tot Z, Belgium - www.theateraz.be
ARBOS - Geserllschaft für Musik und Theater, Austria- https://www.arbos.at
Nalagaat, Israel - www.nalagaat.org.il
Possible World, Germany - https://www.possibleworld.eu/
Miejska Strefa Kultury w Łodzi
“Miejska Strefa Kultury w Łodzi” (MSK) is a public cultural centre co-financed by Municipality of Łódź. It consists of 15 branches located in different districts of the city. The branches work under one brand, combining their experience and achievements.
Main aim of MSK is to respond to the needs of local community in the area of non-formal and informal education. The mission of MSK is to educate adults and youth, to propagate culture, animate and integrate the local community.
MSK`s branches organize activities related to music, dance, theater, folklore and visual arts offering various forms of artistic, social and cultural education in different forms: classes, workshops, picnics, festival, conferences, seminars, trainings, art exhibitions, meetings with artists, lectures, interest clubs, etc.
Instytut Tolerancji
Instytut Tolerancji ( Poland) was born in Łódź in 2001. The mission of the Institute is to spread the principles of tolerance and respect for the dignity of other people, dialogue across divisions and erasing hatred from public space.
The Institute organizes meetings, workshops and exhibitions that break down barriers and expand knowledge about various religions, denominations and views. It publishes information brochures and invites people to discussion. International co-operation is extremely important to them.
The Institute implements projects raising awareness of the need to combat xenophobia and racist behavior, raising awareness of the consequences of fanaticism, respecting human rights and problems related to refugees and national minorities.
The Institute received Pro Publico Bono distinction Sabina Nowicka. Since 2018, he has been cooperating with Caritas and the Ethnos Association, engaging in helping refugees.
Norrköping Stadsmuseum
The Norrköping Museum is a historical museum by the Norrköping City Council. It employs 15 employees. The main story of the activity is a story of The Norrköping, it focuses on the city's past, a textile marketing center, but the museum also focuses on the current workday issues and having competencies in the field of anthropology and ethnology.
The museum has its archive and photo archive. Department of teaching work, in the framework of the services of adult education programs, organized tours and lectures as well. Also, organize other user visitor programs in which it use the personal stories of site visitors as part of your community history. The museum has methods for auxiliary methods in L programs over the years as well as pedagogical programs focused on notional points of value and awareness of the value of behavioral groups. The Norrköping Museum has a long pedagogical collaboration with seniors. It is one of the main groups, and the museum offers service and pedagogical programs for seniors, such as historical themes, city walks, hand workshops, as well as programs for association activities in Norrki for seniors, makeshift programs with historical film and photos. Over the years, employee workshops have also been organized for the elderly, which currently exist, currently preparing autobiographical workshops for older students about the old times, mentioning their work in the textile industry.
Theater van A tot Z
Theater van A tot Z (Belgium) creates theater performances that aim to remove barriers in culture; creates theater suitable for a wide audience, trying to attract sensitive target groups. The main goal is to combine theater with educational activities.
The Theater performances go to schools, cultural centers and other theaters, mainly throughout Belgium, but also abroad.
This institution wants people of all ages, from different backgrounds and cultures to have contact with professional theater and with each other. For Theater van A tot Z, empowerment and inclusion are very important.
Since 2016, the Theater has staged over 650 performances in Belgium and abroad, reaching over 100,000 viewers.
ARBOS - Geserllschaft für Musik und Theater
ARBOS - Geserllschaft für Musik und Theater (Austria) specializes in the implementation of new forms of theater, especially projects for contemporary new musical theater, stage concerts, theaters for youth, theater for the deaf, director's space, theater exhibitions and other forms of art.
ARBOS works on new forms of theater that include new music, new theater arts, including sign language of the deaf as an artistic expression that enriches visual theater with new forms of expression.
ARBOS creates integrative theater for young people with young people, including the deaf, hard of hearing, deaf-blind, as well as many disabled students and students, CoDA (= Children of Deaf Adult). The artistic goal of ARBOS is to present the world of dialogue combined with culture and education, bringing art to education that includes everyone and allows everyone to participate.
ARBOS also conducts research on disabled artists and musicians and on the deaf-blind in war.
Since 2000, ARBOS has been organizing the European and International Deaf Theater Festival in Vienna, which is now called called VISUAL (https://www.arbos.at/visual_festival_21/), there are professional deaf artists and deaf theaters that present their work.
The Nalaga'at Theater
The Nalaga'at Theater (Israel) was established in 2002 by Adina Tal and Eran Gur, to help integrate deaf, blind and deaf-blind individuals into mainstream society, using culture as a platform to promote their rights, talents, and aspirations. This marks the uniqueness of the Nalaga'at Theater, being the first theater in the world to integrate deaf-blind actors into the cultural scene. Performances of Nalaga'at make the audience realize that there is no difference between a blind, deaf or sighted person. Nothing stands in the way of expressing yourself, your needs and being creative. According to Nalagaat employees, everyone has something to give to the other person. Art makes this particularly easy. But Nalagaat is not only a theater, but also a center of culture and art. It is also the Kapish Kafe Event Center and the Black Out restaurant, immersed in complete darkness and operated by the blind.
The Center aims to solve two main problems:
- Improve employment and economic independence among deaf and/or blind people
- Promotion and integration of deaf and/or blind people in society through art.
In addition to creating unique employment opportunities, the center provides Deaf, blind and deaf-blind individuals with professional training to develop their own talents, skills, and abilities in order to assist them in becoming self-sufficient.
Possible World
Possible World (Germany) is a platform for the development of inclusive theater and media projects.
They have been developing inclusive performative formats and working techniques since 2009. They work, rehearse and play in German sign language and spoken language. The team and ensemble are deaf, hard of hearing and hearing people. Their vision is the construction of an international network, whose aim it is, that deaf, hard of hearing and hearing people from different countries work together on performative formats in sign language, body language and spoken language and develop inclusive working techniques and establish it in different countries. In the hearing world we want to empower the awareness for deafness and sign language.