This online session is dedicated to the launch of two Creative Europe projects:

Tele-Encounters: Beyond the Human 

Tele-encouters: Beyond the Human (Teatrul "George Ciprian" Buzău - RO, UCAM - ES, and Industria Scenica - IT) will explore the impact of the Internet, robots, and AI on human relationships, as well as the meaningful integration of these technologies in the arts. 

Thematically, we will look at the emergence of social robots as companions for the elderly in relation to migration and loneliness. Our project seeks to extend the notion of what it means to be human and to understand how theatre practice can change as a result. The project will be framed by researcher Constantin Vică's presentation, "Roboethics for Posthumans".

Festival of Love

Festival of Love (RO partner: Centrul Replika) is an interdisciplinary project involving activities within the fields of music, theatre and dance, linked by the theme of “love”. The music-centred activities will explore a selection of  songs and musical pieces about love in Polish traditions (e.g. Midsummer Night). The theatre activities will focus on Romanian amorous legends, dramas and folk stories. The choreographic performance will explore the Spanish understanding of love – solidarity and unity symbolized in the Sardana dance.

As part of the session, Bianca Floarea from the Romanian Creative Europe Desk will give a presentation on the future of the programme.

Connect to the session

Note that this session will be live-streamed on Facebook (speaker view only), so if you do not want to be seen, please switch off your camera before entering the session.

Participants: Teatrul “George Ciprian” (RO), the Creative Europe Desk (RO), Centrul Replika (RO).

This session will be held online in English on Zoom and live-streamed on Facebook as part of the online IETM Multi-location in Buzău, Romania. For any questions about this session or in the event of a technical issue, please contact directly Marina Hanganu at marina.hanganu@gmail.com.