Project
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The Giufà Project is a result of the collaboration between artists, young people and creative organizations from all over Europe in order to explore the subjects of intercultural dialogue and human migration, trying to give an artistic answer to the questions raised by the complexity of our society.
The project was born thanks to The Complete Freedom of Truth (TCFT) team – a youth program created by Opera Circus which offers cultural exchanges, residencies, skills and leadership development to a growing number of young people across Europe – and it was commissioned by Glyndebourne as part of an ongoing process which mainly aims to provide access to opera to as many people as possible.
The Nuova Accademia degli Arrischianti from Sarteano, Italy, joins these partners and contributes to the project with the production of the show “Nelle scarpe di Giufà”, community theatre workshops, meetings and initiatives to make the project known. Having brought workshops and performances all around Europe.
Our visual identity has been built by Irina Maria Ganescu
Our web designer and IT has been built by Marko Stankovic
Follow our steps:
2015 – The first steps
- Orizzonti Festival – Chiusi (IT) — Laura Fatini starts to work on Giufà
- Sarteano (IT) — Children play / early stories / Orizzonti Festival
2016
- Bournemouth (UK) — International encounter, TCFT
2017
- Sarteano (IT) — TCFT Italy
- Brighton (UK) — Project foundation with Glyndebourne and Opera Circus
- Glyndebourne (UK) — Belongings / opera
- Cetona (IT) — School / integration
2018 – The birth of The Giufà Project
- Setúbal (PT) — Soundtrack premiere
- Sarteano (IT) — Giufà at the Cantiere Internazionale d’Arte
- Battle (UK) — Artistic residency and pilot project
- Salve (IT) — Community theatre workshop
- Rondine Cittadella della Pace (IT) — Dialogue / conflict workshop and performance
- Brighton (UK) — Project development
- Glyndebourne (UK) — Artists’ day of experimentation on Giufà
- Monticchiello (IT) — Theatre encounter
2019
- Arona (IT) — BRACT / community workshop
- Brussels (BE) — Reseo Conference presenting the results
2020
- Campiglia d’Orcia (IT) — Alba e Tramonto Festival touring with the show
2021
- Rio Marina, Isola d’Elba (IT) — Community residency and workshop
- Fano (IT) — New version premiere of the three-actors-performance
- Korçë (AL) — Theatre collaboration – first meetings and establishment of the cooperation.
2022
- Turin (IT) — Intercultural dialogue and peace workshop – Erasmus+ with Centro Studi per la Pace “Sereno Regis”
- Aachen (DE) — Charlemagne Youth Prize – Italian winner
- Korçë (AL) — Theatre collaboration – performance with the local theatre
2023
- Le Beausset (FR) — Workshop and performance with the Ecole Secondaire Jean Giono and with the participants from the Cominté du Jumelage Cetona-Le Beausset
- Greve in Chianti (IT) — Workshop and performance with the Municipality and schools
- Korçë (AL) — Theatre collaboration – working with the schools and the library
- Rabka-Zdroj (PL) — Training Course on Social Community Theatre – Erasmus+ with Europe4Youth
2024
- Marzamemi, Sicily (IT) — School workshop / Bookfest
- Pyhtää (FIN) — Workshop and performance with the Municipality and schools
2025
- Aachen (DE) — Charlemagne Youth Prize Alumni gatherin
- Strasbourg (FR) — workshop at the European Youth Event
- Korçë (AL) — Multilingui – Erasmus+ project with MultiPerspectives