Unique French Creative Team for Imaginative Projects

PROJECT NUMBER: 2020-1-IT02-KA227-ADU-095146 Think diverse, be Think diverse, be creative! creative! A French team with complementary competences Iriv & LIRAC, February 2022

A creative team : experience & expertise A creative team : experience & expertise PROJECT NUMBER: 2020-1-IT02-KA227-ADU-095146 IRIV experience since 1997in the European field (European Commission)mainly Lifelong Learning with main issues tackled- volunteering since 1997, migration since 2003 and diversity since 2013 ; workshops on the ground among a diverse audience since 2000 (youngsters & adults, migrant audience since 2003, educators in a broad sense) LIRAC experience since 2003 in the innovative field of Improvisation Theater, pioneer association in France with the organisation of matches (sport theater), shows (cabaret and stand ups) with improvisation as the creative process at stake among a diverse audience (youngsters, adults, families, disabled people )

A Creative team : comptences gathered A Creative team : comp tences gathered PROJECT NUMBER: 2020-1-IT02-KA227-ADU-095146 IRIV B n dicte Halba, founding president of the iriv, doctor in Economics (1996) with a European experience since 30 years (Council of Europe then European Commission), specialising in a first place in Economics of Sport, many conferences, workshops and clubs (iriv s one since 2012 at the Cit des M tiers) LIRAC Bassam Hamadi, founding president of the Lirac, pionner in France for Improvisation Theater, Champion of France, Champion of the French speaking World in team, relevant experience in shows (on stage, on TV ), trainings among diverse audiences (all ages, all profiles) & Brigitte Goubin, volunteer, coach for the Hira-Kiri, the team of the Lirac, also volunteers for other associations (including for disabled people)

Creativity at stake Creativity at stake PROJECT NUMBER: 2020-1-IT02-KA227-ADU-095146 Aim: using resources designed for the improvisation in pactise Theoretical Ressources of creativity A pedagogy combining theory & practice Main characteristics of the Improvisation Theater 1- belonging to the Hip Hop culture- addressing youngsters living in urban sensitive areas , the fun spirit 2- specific codes combining highly talented artists respecting their rules - disruptive approach with a fighting spirit (battles) 3- a diversity of arts- breakdance for the dance, rap or slam for the music & texts, street arts for the scenery... 4- added value of the Improvisation theatre: humour Definition of The issue Association of creative ideas Innovative Solution

Improvisation: 4 characteristics Improvisation: 4 characteristics PROJECT NUMBER: 2020-1-IT02-KA227-ADU-095146 1. Belonging to the Hip Hop culture Born in the 1970s in the Bronx ( a borough in NYC, USA) gathering youngsters with a disadvantaged backgrounds in times of social and economic crisis , after a decade of struggle for civic rights Youngsters willing to express themselves in a different and positive way, creating their own culture, expressing violent feelings in a constructive and creative way A special space (urban areas usually very poor) they have adopted and transformed in their artistic territory - street art for the scenery, rap for the music, breakdance with highly difficult figures Key leaders - the DJ for the show, Rappers for the battles , special clothes (under ground in a first place, mainstream in a second place...)

Improvisation: 4 characteristics Improvisation: 4 characteristics PROJECT NUMBER: 2020-1-IT02-KA227-ADU-095146 2. Improvisation theater and its contribution to the cultural capital Culture is usually a social indicator as it is often elitist Reference is made to Pierre Bourdieu, a French sociologist, who initiated this approach of a special elite gathering all capitals- cash capital (money), social capital (relationship), human capital (diploma and education) and cultural capital (cultural references) The Hip Hop culture in general and Improvisation theater in particular are part of the education & culture for all, an inclusive approach as opposed to an exclusive approach of culture or education The so-called codes are not imposed from outside but come from inside , they are naturally adopted by youngsters themselves as they belong to this culture, they have created this culture and enriched it continuously in the past 40 years

Improvisation: 4 characteristics Improvisation: 4 characteristics PROJECT NUMBER: 2020-1-IT02-KA227-ADU-095146 3. Improvisation theater as a show In the first place, it was created in Canada by teachers in theatre inspired by the Forum theater, based on creativity and inspiration ; actors could be amateur or professional In a second place, this show was so popular that is was broadcasted and so an amateur practice became a professional one (same process with sport on TV) The main characteristic of this specific show was to offer a high freedom, mixing many kinds of theatre (classical, modern ), with the only common point to be based on a master of language (words have to be convincing) The impression of amateur is just an attitude as this kind of theater requires a high capacity of concentration, a significant memory and a careful attention paid to others

Improvisation: 4 characteristics Improvisation: 4 characteristics PROJECT NUMBER: 2020-1-IT02-KA227-ADU-095146 4. Improvisation theater as a sport A specific part of the Improvisation theater is very linked to sport- match of improvisation theater (MIT) Very special rules are to be respected-number of players, format of the improvisation (in time), dedicated categories, fair play attitude among participants, evaluation of the players As a result penalties are suggested if the rules are broken a referee assisted by two people gives the floor, reminds of the rules, provides a feedback to the players The scenery is also very codified reminding of ice hockey (first times of Improvisation in Canada): sport teeshirt , the skating rink,

Improvisation theatre: a creative pegagogy Improvisation theatre: a creative pegagogy PROJECT NUMBER: 2020-1-IT02-KA227-ADU-095146 Adefinition forimprovisationtheater ? .a game of improvisation with participants A scenery A dispatching of roles Master of the Ceremony (like the DJ for the Hip Hop), a referee and his/her 2 assistants, a coach for the teams A training (a concentration and physical preparation before the game) A creative exercise a match with rules to be applied by two teams 2x4=8 or 2 x 6 = 12 participants A ryhtm - format: 5 to 10 minutes

Application to the Think Diverse Application to the Think Diverse PROJECT NUMBER: 2020-1-IT02-KA227-ADU-095146 Creativesets to beapplied The professionals working with youngsters will be trained to the creative approach Epstein inventory & articles on creativity Improvisation theater has been used as a training process for its pedagocial values Speaking in public Finding the relevant words in a short time to answer a question or to provide a pertinent feedback Listening carefully to others to be able to do so Respecting common rules and a fair play spirit enhancing a team spirit (supporting his/her coplayers)

Application to the Think Diverse Application to the Think Diverse PROJECT NUMBER: 2020-1-IT02-KA227-ADU-095146 Creativesets to beapplied Videos will be designed among youngsters illustrating different examples of discriminations linked to religion and culture in order to denounce the clich s & stereotypes and therefore to enhance intercultural and interreligious diversity Improvisation theater is a neutral practice but with some values behind such as solidarity, equality of chances, freedom of speech and expression Educators in a broad sense trained in 3 workshops delivered online as they belong to different cities in Val d Oise Youngsters will be involved in a special show delivered and registered

PROJECT NUMBER: 2020-1-IT02-KA227-ADU-095146 To go a step further Explanation of the Improvisation theater https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S4A5Wo2u Low Lirac in picture https://www.dailymotion.com/video/xbim9d Lirac in a special exercise https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zcpO24nXw fo