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WHAT IS A MANUAL ON
WORK AND HAPPINESS?

A Manual on Work and Happiness is an international collaborative project coordinated by Artemrede (in association with the municipalities of Alcobaça and Montijo – Portugal), with Pergine Spettacolo Aperto (Italy), L’arboreto (Italy) and the Municipal and Regional Theatre of Patras (Greece) as partners, under the artistic direction of mala voadora and in collaboration with catalan playwriter Pablo Gisbert. It will ultimately give origin to a performance by mala voadora involving the communities from the cities of Alcobaça, Montijo, Patras and Pergine. These performances will premiere in the first half of 2018.

This digital platform is a core element of the project. It will be updated throughout the time. It will portray the work-in-progress and the outcome of the project while searching for a constructive and creative interaction with the audiences.


A Manual on Work and Happiness in Portuguese

A Manual on Work and Happiness é um projeto internacional colaborativo que reúne a Artemrede (municípios de Alcobaça e Montijo – Portugal), o festival Pergine Spettacolo Aperto (Itália), o centro de residências artísticas L’Arboreto (Itália) e o Teatro Municipal e Regional de Patras (Grécia). Centrando-se na relação entre o trabalho e a felicidade, o projeto dará a origem a um espetáculo da companhia portuguesa mala voadora, criado a partir de um texto original do autor catalão Pablo Gisbert. O processo de criação desse espetáculo envolverá as comunidades das cidades de Alcobaça, Montijo, Patras e Pergine. A estreia terá lugar no primeiro semestre de 2018.

Esta plataforma digital é um elemento central do projeto. Em permanente atualização, ela pretende documentar a evolução e o resultado final do projeto, ao mesmo tempo que pretende instigar uma interação criativa e construtiva com o público.


A Manual on Work and Happiness in Italian

A Manual on Work and Happiness è un progetto internazionale nato dalla collaborazione tra sei organizzazioni: Artemrede e le municipalità di Alcobaça e Montijo sue associate (Portogallo), Pergine Spettacolo Aperto e L’Arboreto (Italia) e il teatro municipale e regionale di Patrasso (Grecia).

Il progetto riguarda un tema che tocca tutti da vicino: la relazione tra lavoro e felicità; e che verrà approfondito mediante un seminario internazionale organizzato a Pergine nel 2017.

Dalla questa riflessione nascerà una nuova produzione della compagnia teatrale portoghese mala voadora, basata su un testo originale dell’autore catalano Pablo Gisbert. mala voadora lavorerà quindi con le comunità locali delle città di Alcobaça, Montijo, Patras e Pergine per dare vita a quattro performance, che verranno presentate nel 2018.

Questa piattaforma rappresenta un elemento fondante del progetto. Verrà infatti aggiornata nel tempo per rispecchiare il processo creativo in atto e permettere al pubblico di interagire in modo diretto e immediato.


A Manual on Work and Happiness in Greek

Το διακρατικό σχέδιο συνεργασίας A Manual on Work and Happiness εστιάζει σε ένα θέμα που αφορά όλους μας, τη σχέση εργασίας και ευτυχίας. Το εταιρικό σχήμα του έργου συνθέτουν από την Πορτογαλία το δίκτυο θεάτρων Artemrede και οι δήμοι Alcobaça και Montijo, από την Ιταλία το φεστιβάλ παραστατικών τεχνών Pergine Spettacolo Aperto και ο οργανισμός L’Arboreto, που ειδικεύεται σε καλλιτεχνικές φιλοξενίες, και από την Ελλάδα το Δημοτικό Περιφερειακό Θέατρο Πάτρας. Τελικό προϊόν αυτής της συνέργειας θα είναι μια θεατρική παράσταση που θα βασίζεται σε ένα πρωτότυπο κείμενο του Καταλανού συγγραφέα Pablo Gisbert, η οποία θα προκύψει από την αλληλεπίδραση της Πορτογαλικής εταιρίας θεάτρου  mala voadora με τις τοπικές κοινότητες των πόλεων Alcobaça, Montijo, Πάτρα και Pergine. Οι παραστάσεις θα δοθούν το 2018.

Αυτή η πλατφόρμα αποτελεί βασικό πυλώνα του έργου. Θα ενημερώνεται τακτικά και θα παρουσιάζει τις τρέχουσες δράσεις, αναζητώντας την εποικοδομητική και δημιουργική αλληλεπίδραση με το κοινό.

 

 

A Manual on Work and Happiness includes several activities:

– the organization of a multidisciplinary International Seminar on Work and Happiness, during the 2017 edition of Pergine Spettacolo Aperto, which will be the artistic start point of the project;

– the launch of a capacity-building network named Southern Coalition, in order to strengthen the operational capacity of the cultural agents of the three participating countries through the organization of a series of training sessions;

– the writing of a theatre play in the form of an ‘Instruction Manual’ by Pablo Gisbert on how to be happy at work or through work. The text aims for the kind of universality associated to furniture manuals;

– participatory work with local communities in each country during four artistic residencies – each one of them leading to four performances of the manual;

– this online platform where interaction on the theme is encouraged to happen and where all the content of the project is openly accessible.

 

A Manual on Work and Happiness is co-financed by the Creative Europe programme of the European Union.

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