Chi siamo e cosa facciamo
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Who we are and what we do as a company
Information about La Baracca - Testoni Ragazzi as a theatrical companyDownload file
The company: La Baracca – Testoni Ragazzi
Since 2005 they are project leader ofthe “Small size“ project, funded by the European Commission - Culture 2000 programme (2005-2006 / 2006-2009 / 2009-2014).
In May 2008, during the “16th World Congress of ASSITEJ International” in Adelaide – Australia, La Baracca wins the ASSITEJ Award for Artistic Excellence 2008.
In February 2010 La Baracca becomes a social cooperative.
In February 2011, "The Charter of children's rights to art and culture" was awarded the Medal by the President of the Italian Republic.
In August 2014 starts “Small size, Performing Arts for Early Years”, funded by the European Commission - Creative Europe programme, for the period 2014-2018. The project involves 17 partners in 15 different countries: Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Poland, Romania, Spain, Slovenia, Sweden and United Kingdom.
Since 2014 the Testoni Ragazzi Theatre is home to Assitej International, the association that promotes the development of theater for children and youth in the world and has more than 90 national and international partner centers, and Assitej Italia, the Italian National Center.
In July 2018 the project "Mapping - A Map on the aesthetics of performing arts for early years" was selected and financed by the European Commission - Creative Europe programme, for the period December 2018 - November 2022. The project commits 18 partners from 17 countries.
Theatrical workshops and training activities
Along with the production of shows, La Baracca – Testoni Ragazzi organises workshops for children and young people. The theatrical workshops are conceived for being carried out at school or with the children’s family, and they represent a place of free expression. They are a place where the participants can tell the others something about themselves, and where they can explore different ways of listening to themselves and the others.
It was thanks to such activities that they could realise projects such as “Cantamaggio”, a three-day workshop for 100 young boys and girls who share a theatrical and artistic experience.
The company also organises training courses for teachers and educators, which include workshops, conferences and round tables.
Institutional relationships
Along with the Municipality of Bologna, the work of La Baracca - Testoni Ragazzi has been recognised and acknowledged by the Ministry of Culture since 1979 and by the Emilia-Romagna Region since 1982.
Since 2005, thanks to the Small size project, it has been supported by the European Commission.
Tours
Since its foundation, the company presented its shows not only in Italy, but also in many international festivals in Argentine, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Cameroon, Canada, China, South Korea, Croatia, Czech Republic, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Guatemala, Hungary, India, Ireland, Japan, Mexico, Mozambique, the Netherlands, Nicaragua, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Rwanda, Russia, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, Taiwan, Turkey, United Kingdom, USA, Uzbekistan and Zambia.
Many of the scripts written by La Baracca – Testoni Ragazzi’s authors have been translated and staged by other companies in Austria, France, Germany, The Netherlands, Spain and Switzerland.
