IMAGINE MDVI
— An Inclusive forum to develop Movement, Action, Gesture, Improvisation, Negotiation and Expression of Multiple Disability Visual Impairment adults
1st Meeting in Munich 20. Nov. – 22. Nov. 2012
Southern Bavarian living accommodations and workshops for blind and visually impaired people (SWW)
Participating countries:
Scotland, Italy, France, Germany
Organizations points:
What we will do during the Project:
- Setting clear what the approved project is about.
- What is the project plan, explanations, ideas and questions?
As a reminder of our agreements in the application
The aims of the project are
- explore and (develop) look at the difference concepts of Theatre for MDVI
adults.
look at the principal basics and the cultural influences
look at the difference ideas of theatre to achieve similar outcome
- develop the potential and talent of these clients so that they can be
actively involved in public performance.
the way to learn skills that they are important (social skills) - we will explore the meaning of theatre across each culture and the place for MDVI within it.
- We will share good practice and knowledge across our institutions by hosting seminars, workshops and performances for all member countries
The partnership will address ways to overcome barriers and help to implement the UN Declaration of Rights for People with Disabilities in all our member countries on the way of transnational collaboration
How will we execute what we have decided to do?
- Guidelines
- We will analyze this and create a set of guidelines to be used by any professionals working with MDVI in the area of theatre.
- These guidelines will promote inclusion within the theatre on a basic of a structure agreed
it should be send on e-mail
- Project webpage
- We will disseminate our findings on the Website which will be create for the project.
- All the difference concepts of guidelines should be insert and published in the website
- Logo
- A proposal from SWW will be send to all the partner
- Involvement of our clients
- Working from one classic script, each participant will create an adaptation suitable for their client group.
- to compare and describe the realisation the classic script (midnight summer dream) in regard of the individual capacity of the clients and on the cultural conditions of each country
- Working from one classic script, each participant will create an adaptation suitable for their client group.
- Dissemination plan
- In this project this will be performed in our member countries across Europe. (all Partners)
- We will produce a DVD containing performances, interviews and evaluations of participants, clients and parents to show how involvement in a theatre project has enhanced the life and well being of the clients (all Partners)
- Performance during the final meeting in Osimo
- In the public theatre perhaps we also organise a live performance on the beach
(Indicated to the point “Involvement or our clients) - Draw a poster to published the overall aims of the project during the congress in Istambul
- Evaluation
- Standard frame will be change and adapt for the title an Logo of Imagine project
- Scotland will be responsible for every meetings
Our experience has shown us that MDVI individuals become expressive, happy, vocal and that they enjoy performing in front of an audience.
However they need the right training and support
In many cases, we need to change our perceptions of what theatre is and who can be involved.
- Next meetings:
Italy, Osimo 4th – 8th March 2013
France, Clermont-Ferrand 6th – 10th May 2013
Scotland, Edinburgh 23rd – 27th September 2013
France, Clermont-Ferrand 31ST March – 5th April 2014
Italy, Osimo 12th – 16th May 2014
- For next meeting:
Evaluations
Discussion on ‘Guidelines’
Response to all participants writings on their practice and vision, discuss how to join different ideas together.
For the coordinating institution
Michael Lohner