Partner

Accademia 56 | Italy

Accademia56 is a Performing Arts Training Centre in Ancona, founded in 2016 by Teatro Terra di Nessuno (TTDN) to train young actors. More than just a school, it serves as a collaborative space for professionals to address the lack of a true performing arts academy in the Marche Region. Accademia56 offers high-quality training through courses, workshops, and seminars led by renowned local, national, and international instructors. It also functions as a centre for theatrical and cinematographic productions, event organisation, and scenography. All courses are co-organised with TTDN, home to the National School of Improvisation Theatre, ensuring a professional standard in line with European Qualification Framework (EQF) criteria.
Accademia56 promotes socio-environmental awareness through social and physical theatre, contact improvisation, mime, and comedy therapy, engaging different audience groups. It collaborates with regional partners like the University of Macerata and the Esserci Centre, contributing to projects in clown therapy and mental health. Besides, the Accademia’s artists are co-organiser of Green Camps for children and adolescents and work with Baule dei Sogni to improve the well-being of disadvantaged groups through comic therapy. With a strong regional network, Accademia56 is a leading force in both artistic training and social impact.

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Las Cosas que Hacemos | Spain

Founded in 2010, Las Cosas Que Hacemos (LCQH) is a dynamic socio-cultural association, theatre company, and training centre. Known for its eclectic improv actors, LCQH engages diverse audience through tailored video content and an active social media presence.
The team includes experts in improv, blind, and sensorial theatre, inspired by the Argentinian school, as well as skilled sound and video professionals. They work with various groups, including children, youth, adults, people with intellectual disabilities, and convicted people.
LCQH encompasses Impro Impar, a prominent theatre company and school, delivering both online and offline activities that mix audio-visual experimentation and a variety of pedagogical methods, and the newly renovated Espacio Fray, a cultural hub in Madrid’s Hortaleza neighbourhood, where the district population is given the opportunity to access content that usually stays out of reach.

The association regularly collaborates with organisations such as ADISLI (Association for Care of People with Mild Intellectual Disability and Borderline Intelligence) and leads initiatives like ‘Impro Memory’ targeting dementia patients and ‘Enrédate en la Escuela’ intended to foster school-community cohesion. LCQH also supports the ‘España vaciada’ movement, advocating for geodemographic inclusion.

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Shoshin Theatre Association | Romania

Established 8 years ago, Shoshin Theatre Association derives its name from the Zen Buddhist concept of ‘beginner’s mind,’ embracing a humble, open approach even when working at advanced levels. Shoshin focuses on enhancing personal and social well-being through physical, devised, and participatory theatre, particularly in rural areas.
Over the years, it has cooperated with notable artists and groups like Milos Kecman, Odin Teatret, and Teatro Tascabile di Bergamo. Shoshin has been involved in several European projects, including the RIOTE3 project under Erasmus+, where it produced innovative outputs for adult education in rural settings. One of these, consisted of a performance co-created with locals in Mera, based on community myths and stories, thus exemplifying its commitment to blending art with local culture. As a partner in the SPARSE and SPARSE+ projects, funded by Creative Europe, the association developed three toolkits on organising cultural activities in rural areas, overcoming challenges like remoteness and language barriers through physical theatre. Its team also authored the SPARSE project’s final evaluation report, which assessed the impact on communities, artists, and audiences throught the project duration.

Smouth | Greece

SMouTh is the longest-running and most active Music Theatre company in Greece, boasting a multidisciplinary team of musicians, composers, choreographers, photographers, videomakers, and actors. Since 2001, it has been organising creative workshops for children, youth, adults, and disadvantaged groups, using various performing arts to foster active citizenship, self-awareness, social and professional integration.
Starting from 2008, SMouTh has been a partner in numerous EU-funded projects, pivoted on cultural awareness, art education, and social inclusion, and has trained over 1,500 individuals. Its long-standing collaboration with public and private organisations has established the association as a leader in cultural and social development in Larissa and Thessaly.
Its team of researchers and trainers has developed a vast collection of adaptable educational tools for diverse communities and settings. Since 2015, the organisation has teamed up with the Centre of Prevention of Addictions and Psychosocial Health, Larissa – OKANA, creating methodologies and coordinating workshops that employ art in primary prevention.
Seeking to connect artistic improvisation with mental health sectors, SMouTh is well-positioned to develop practices and methodologies whose social impact extends beyond its geographical area of operation.