Theatre Peace Building Academy

Programme 2014 - 2020 Ireland - United Kingdom (PEACE IV)

Date of latest update: 2021-12-15

Description

Description (EN):

NWPRC will work in partnership with HT, TD and QU to programme a range of internationally based artists, with significant experience of using arts activity in conflict areas / areas of social breakdown throughout the world. These artists will use theatre to promote healing and reconciliation, over a 2.5 year period, throughout N Ireland / Border Counties. Outputs are: 4 x scoping / research & development studies. 4 x six month National / International Residencies. 8 x three week Local Projects. 1 x concluding Arts & Peace Building Public Conference. The project will target those people and communities most affected by the conflict. Scoping studies are proposed with representatives from interface & highly segregated areas (e.g. Tigers Bay, Belfast), historical atrocities (e.g. Monaghan Bombings), victims and survivors (e.g. relatives of The Disappeared) and public sector (e.g. PSNI). Partner HT has significant experience in delivering community relations work throughout Ireland / Border Counties and will assist with participants identification and selection, and advise on community relations issues. The project will reach 8 local artists and estimated 76 cross community participants, and deliver an estimated 2,200 hours of collaborative working time. 4 touring Multi Media Theatre productions will be created (through the National / International Residencies) and 8 non-touring Multi Media Theatre productions (through the Local Projects). The project will use Theatre as a tool to explore community relations issues in a safe, accessible environment. It will facilitate significant cross community interaction amongst participants from diverse backgrounds who will work collaboratively towards common goals. The project will result in meaningful, purposeful and sustained contact between persons from different communities that will promote positive community relations attitudinal and behavioural change. The project contributes to the creation of a positive shared future. We will facilitate art that allows reflection, active dialogue on consequences of conflict, and techniques to engage with painful memories in a liberating, healing and transformative way. The project draws on previous work delivered by NWPRC; in particular the Theatre of Witness project, funded by EU Peace III, that demonstrated that the type of theatre techniques proposed by this application are a catalyst for the formation of close working relationships and the development of enduring friendships amongst people from significantly diverse backgrounds. “It’s unbelievable for me that I’ve sat in the room with, worked with, laughed with, had fun with, cried with, been emotional with a Presbyterian, a Protestant from the Shankhill and a cop...” An estimated 4,000 people will attend the Multi Media Theatre productions created by the project.

Achievements (EN):

The Theatre and Peace-building Academy project aimed to use theatre as a vessel to allow individuals, whose lives had been deeply affected by the Troubles, to share their stories with audiences. The project targeted individuals and communities most affected by the conflict, including representatives from interface and segregated areas, historical atrocities, victims and survivors and public sector workers who were significantly involved/impacted upon. Over the project lifetime it delivered: - Four Scoping/Research & Development Studies, where national/international artists met with a wide range of victims and survivors, statutory and community groups throughout Northern Ireland and the border counties of Ireland. - Four National/International Residencies throughout Northern Ireland and the border counties of Ireland. Residencies lasted approximately six months, reaching 28 cross-community participants from one or more communities. Each residency created a multi-media theatre production that was performed within its originating community/area and at The Playhouse. With the impact of COVID-19 some were performed and screened digitally. - Eight local projects throughout Northern Ireland and the border counties of Ireland, facilitated by Local Artists mentored in the National/ International Residencies. Each local project lasted approximately eightten weeks, reaching 48 community participants from one or more communities. Each local project created mini multi-media theatre productions that were performed within their originating community/area. - A concluding Arts and Peace Building Conference.

Website: https://www.seupb.eu/piv-overview

Expected Results (EN): 4.1: The percentage of people who think relations between protestants and catholics are better than they were 5 years ago;

Thematic information

Cultural heritage and arts Community integration and common identity

Specific Objective: The promotion of positive relations characterised by respect, and where cultural diversity is celebrated and people can live, learn and socialise together, free from prejudice, hate and intolerance

Thematic Objective: (09) promoting social inclusion, combating poverty and any discrimination, by:

Investment Priority: (09f) promoting social and economic stability in the regions concerned, notably by actions to promote cohesion between communities (ETC-PC)

Partners (4)

Lead Partner: NW Play Resource Centre

Address: 5-7 Artillery Street, Derry, BT48 6RG Londonderry, United Kingdom

Legal status: private

Website: www.derryplayhouse.co.uk

Total budget: EUR 812 499.73

Holywell Trust

Name: Holywell Trust

Address: 10-12 Bishop Street, Derry, BT48 6PR Londonderry, United Kingdom

Legal status: private

Website: http://www.holywelltrust.com/

Total budget: EUR 28 286.42

Thomas D’Arcy McGee Foundation

Name: Thomas D’Arcy McGee Foundation

Address: Liberties of Carlingford, A91 CV06 Carlingford, Ireland

Legal status: private

Website: http://thomasdarcymcgee.com/

Total budget: EUR 13 800.00

Queens University

Name: Queens University

Department: George Mitchell Institute

Address: University Road, BT7 1NN Belfast, United Kingdom

Legal status: private

Website: https://www.qub.ac.uk/

Total budget: EUR 29 532.39

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Summary

Project name (EN): Theatre Peace Building Academy

Project acronym: Theatre Peace Building Academy

Project start date: 2018-01-01

Project end date: 2020-06-30

Project status: closed

Total budget/expenditure: EUR 884 118.54

Total EU funding (amount): EUR 730 132.02

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Financing programme

2014 - 2020 Ireland - United Kingdom (PEACE IV)

Last month that data in keep.eu was retrieved from the Programme's website or received from the Programme

2023-09-12

No. of projects in keep.eu / Total no. of projects (% of projects in keep.eu)

96 / 96 (100%)

No. of project partnerships in keep.eu / Total no. of project partnerships (% of project partnerships in keep.eu)

190 / 235 (80.85%)

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Information provided by the Programme. Part of the data was retrieved by Interact from the programme´s website on the 2023-09-11. Achievements were retrieved by Interact from the Programme website (https://www.seupb.eu/piv-overview), or a website directly linked from it, on 2021-11-17, 2023-02-01 and 2024-03-20.

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