Train(in) course: Forum Theatre for Rural Areas

19 May 2025

Program: Erasmus+, KA152
Project Leader: Spain; ARAM
Duration: 5 – 13 May 2025

Partners:
Cyprus
Portugal
Poland
Italy
Ireland
Greece
France
Estonia
Spain

Project progress:

We had the extraordinary opportunity to participate in the Train (in) course: Forum Theatre for Rural Areas training, which took place in picturesque Cirat, in the Alto Mijares region of Spain.

This unique training course, part of the Erasmus+ program, brought together 18 young leaders and educators from different parts of Europe. Together, we explored how theater, body expression, and storytelling can be used to counteract rural depopulation, build social bonds, and support local communities.

During these intensive days of work, we participated in workshops on the Theater of the Oppressed, improvisation, and Biodanza, conducted field research, and prepared a forum theater performance, which we presented in several nearby towns. All this, with the help of a local tourist train, allowed us to get closer to the people and their stories.

We would like to thank everyone for their tremendous commitment, creative energy, and willingness to work for change. This experience will stay with us for a long time—both in our hearts and in the work we take back with us to our countries.