S·PLOT Festival for Delegates

„Moko Moko Moko”

The first thing sprouts out and grows. The second thing sprouts out and grows. The first thing eats the second thing. Later, a second thing sprouts out on the first thing. It grows and grows, until it bursts. Nothing appears. The first thing sprouts out and grows… And so on…<br/><br/>

„Moko Moko Moko”

The first thing sprouts out and grows. The second thing sprouts out and grows. The first thing eats the second thing. Later, a second thing sprouts out on the first thing. It grows and grows, until it bursts. Nothing appears. The first thing sprouts out and grows… And so on…<br/><br/>

Opening of the festival and the conference

Keynote speech

Cechą charakterystyczną teatru dla młodej widowni – w odróżnieniu od teatru dla dorosłych – jest to, że widzowie rzadko sami wybierają oglądany repertuar. Stanowi to punkt wyjścia do charakterystyki teatru dziecięcego, która zostanie przedstawiona podczas wykładu.

„TRASHedy”

„TRASHedy” is neither moralistic, nor didactic. On the contrary — its creators betray a kind of helplessness towards ecological mechanisms which make environmental disasters commonplace.

„*of… @h / OH!”

Three friends. Two tickets. One concert. İpek, Fırat, and Aylin – a group of high school peers – embark on a night that will transform their relationship. As secrets, dreams, and fears come to light, they must learn anew to listen, communicate, and experience the most beautiful moments.

„TRASHedy”

„TRASHedy” is neither moralistic, nor didactic. On the contrary — its creators betray a kind of helplessness towards ecological mechanisms which make environmental disasters commonplace.

„*of… @h / OH!”

Three friends. Two tickets. One concert. İpek, Fırat, and Aylin – a group of high school peers – embark on a night that will transform their relationship. As secrets, dreams, and fears come to light, they must learn anew to listen, communicate, and experience the most beautiful moments.

Coffee to Get to Know Each Other

How many people can you meet over a single cup of coffee? On the second day of the S·PLOT festival, we are hosting a dynamic networking session designed to break the ice and make all participants feel like old friends.

Keynote speech

The study involves an analysis of cultural similarities and differences from historical, political, and philosophical perspectives, with particular emphasis on the functioning of theatre in the face of turning points and social transformations. <br/>

Session 1:  Facing Challenges of our times I: Institutional Frameworks & Aesthetic Encounters

Once again, S·PLOT is accompanied by an international academic conference about performing arts for children and young people. This year, the subtitle of the conference is: „Performing Arts for Children and Young People: Current Challenges”. As part of the conference, we invite participants to consider the following issues: How does art respond to crises, including political violence, war, migration and catastrophe? How does art (re)present diversity and multiculturalism? When do performing arts for children and young people become political acts?

Session 2: Theatre for the Very Young in a Relational Perspective

Once again, S·PLOT is accompanied by an international academic conference about performing arts for children and young people. This year, the subtitle of the conference is: „Performing Arts for Children and Young People: Current Challenges”. As part of the conference, we invite participants to consider the following issues: How does art respond to crises, including political violence, war, migration and catastrophe? How does art (re)present diversity and multiculturalism? When do performing arts for children and young people become political acts?

„Boys”

‘Boys’ is a performance about the radicalization of young men – its script was written by them themselves, through posts, stories, and comments on social media. The authors include leaders of political organizations, pickup artists, celebrities, and anonymous users.

„Boys”

‘Boys’ is a performance about the radicalization of young men – its script was written by them themselves, through posts, stories, and comments on social media. The authors include leaders of political organizations, pickup artists, celebrities, and anonymous users.

Session 3: Inclusion, Partnership and Agency I: Music Practices and Pedagogy

Once again, S·PLOT is accompanied by an international academic conference about performing arts for children and young people. This year, the subtitle of the conference is: „Performing Arts for Children and Young People: Current Challenges”. As part of the conference, we invite participants to consider the following issues: How does art respond to crises, including political violence, war, migration and catastrophe? How does art (re)present diversity and multiculturalism? When do performing arts for children and young people become political acts?

Session 4: Engagement Practices: Somatics, Movement & Visual Arts

Once again, S·PLOT is accompanied by an international academic conference about performing arts for children and young people. This year, the subtitle of the conference is: „Performing Arts for Children and Young People: Current Challenges”. As part of the conference, we invite participants to consider the following issues: How does art respond to crises, including political violence, war, migration and catastrophe? How does art (re)present diversity and multiculturalism? When do performing arts for children and young people become political acts?

Session 5: Facing Challenges of Our Time II: Responses of Puppetry

Once again, S·PLOT is accompanied by an international academic conference about performing arts for children and young people. This year, the subtitle of the conference is: „Performing Arts for Children and Young People: Current Challenges”. As part of the conference, we invite participants to consider the following issues: How does art respond to crises, including political violence, war, migration and catastrophe? How does art (re)present diversity and multiculturalism? When do performing arts for children and young people become political acts?

„BAAACH!”

The play BAAACH! is about building relationships in a dynamically changing world that sometimes falls apart: baaach! How to put it back together? How to build a sense of security? And how to settle into a completely new reality? BAAACH! says that everything is possible… thanks to closeness, love, and trust.

„To Copy”

Can copying be creative? Absolutely! Especially if a group of audience members and guests invited onto the stage copies the performer – they develop choreographies without preparation, co-creating a unique performance.

„BAAACH!”

The play BAAACH! is about building relationships in a dynamically changing world that sometimes falls apart: baaach! How to put it back together? How to build a sense of security? And how to settle into a completely new reality? BAAACH! says that everything is possible… thanks to closeness, love, and trust.

„To Copy”

Can copying be creative? Absolutely! Especially if a group of audience members and guests invited onto the stage copies the performer – they develop choreographies without preparation, co-creating a unique performance.

Session 6: Inclusion, Partnership, and Agency II: The Voice of Youth Audiences

Once again, S·PLOT is accompanied by an international academic conference about performing arts for children and young people. This year, the subtitle of the conference is: „Performing Arts for Children and Young People: Current Challenges”. As part of the conference, we invite participants to consider the following issues: How does art respond to crises, including political violence, war, migration and catastrophe? How does art (re)present diversity and multiculturalism? When do performing arts for children and young people become political acts?

Session 7: Inclusion, Partnership, and Agency III: Relationship and Memory

Once again, S·PLOT is accompanied by an international academic conference about performing arts for children and young people. This year, the subtitle of the conference is: „Performing Arts for Children and Young People: Current Challenges”. As part of the conference, we invite participants to consider the following issues: How does art respond to crises, including political violence, war, migration and catastrophe? How does art (re)present diversity and multiculturalism? When do performing arts for children and young people become political acts?

Grants and the Production of Performances and Festivals for Children and Young People

We invite participants to discuss the topics of financing, organising and producing events for children and young people.

A City of Shadows

Together we will build a city! A city full of lights. A city full of shadows. We will paint it with color. We will vibrate it with movement. In our city, everyone will find a peaceful place, their own home. It will be like a dream – safe, friendly, and clean. Will you join us?

A City of Shadows

Together we will build a city! A city full of lights. A city full of shadows. We will paint it with color. We will vibrate it with movement. In our city, everyone will find a peaceful place, their own home. It will be like a dream – safe, friendly, and clean. Will you join us?

Coffee to Know How

How many cups of coffee can you drink during a single conversation? Fridays are the perfect time for discussion—so we invite you to explore shared topics and share your unique experiences.

Session 8: Inclusion, Partnership, and Agency IV: Alternative Pedagogical practices

Once again, S·PLOT is accompanied by an international academic conference about performing arts for children and young people. This year, the subtitle of the conference is: „Performing Arts for Children and Young People: Current Challenges”. As part of the conference, we invite participants to consider the following issues: How does art respond to crises, including political violence, war, migration and catastrophe? How does art (re)present diversity and multiculturalism? When do performing arts for children and young people become political acts?

Session 9: Facing Challenges of Our Time III: Multilingualism & Cultural Diversity

Once again, S·PLOT is accompanied by an international academic conference about performing arts for children and young people. This year, the subtitle of the conference is: „Performing Arts for Children and Young People: Current Challenges”. As part of the conference, we invite participants to consider the following issues: How does art respond to crises, including political violence, war, migration and catastrophe? How does art (re)present diversity and multiculturalism? When do performing arts for children and young people become political acts?

„Emotional First Aid” Part 1 two-day workshop for delegates

„The Lair of the Senses”

The elPetit & Imaginart Collective invites you to a small village. Here you will find houses built – much like animal dwellings – from various materials: pleasant and unpleasant, shimmering and grey, sounding and fragrant. You can explore these habitats on your own or with the help of guide-performers who will lead you through their nooks and crannies and reveal the village's secrets.

„The Lair of the Senses”

The elPetit & Imaginart Collective invites you to a small village. Here you will find houses built – much like animal dwellings – from various materials: pleasant and unpleasant, shimmering and grey, sounding and fragrant. You can explore these habitats on your own or with the help of guide-performers who will lead you through their nooks and crannies and reveal the village's secrets.

„The Lair of the Senses”

The elPetit & Imaginart Collective invites you to a small village. Here you will find houses built – much like animal dwellings – from various materials: pleasant and unpleasant, shimmering and grey, sounding and fragrant. You can explore these habitats on your own or with the help of guide-performers who will lead you through their nooks and crannies and reveal the village's secrets.

„The Lair of the Senses”

The elPetit & Imaginart Collective invites you to a small village. Here you will find houses built – much like animal dwellings – from various materials: pleasant and unpleasant, shimmering and grey, sounding and fragrant. You can explore these habitats on your own or with the help of guide-performers who will lead you through their nooks and crannies and reveal the village's secrets.

„The Lair of the Senses”

The elPetit & Imaginart Collective invites you to a small village. Here you will find houses built – much like animal dwellings – from various materials: pleasant and unpleasant, shimmering and grey, sounding and fragrant. You can explore these habitats on your own or with the help of guide-performers who will lead you through their nooks and crannies and reveal the village's secrets.

„The Lair of the Senses”

The elPetit & Imaginart Collective invites you to a small village. Here you will find houses built – much like animal dwellings – from various materials: pleasant and unpleasant, shimmering and grey, sounding and fragrant. You can explore these habitats on your own or with the help of guide-performers who will lead you through their nooks and crannies and reveal the village's secrets.

United in the face of the child and youth mental health crisis

As part of the thematic block "United in the Face of the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Crisis," we invite you to a discussion on the use of theatre and the performing arts as tools to support mental well-being.

United in the face of the child and youth mental health crisis

Networking within the thematic block "United in the Face of the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Crisis" will take the form of a poster session. We encourage you to present examples of good practices (including smaller-scale initiatives) implemented by your organization in response to the child and adolescent mental health crisis; please prepare a poster using the template available later in this folder. How can we support each other in our efforts?

Rave after Rave

We invite you to join us after the staging of the „Rave Lucid” production by the MazelFreten group (French Republic) at the Rave after Rave – an energising music and dance experience set in the post-industrial space of The Pinokio Theatre in Łódź.

„Emotional First Aid” Part 2 two-day workshop for delegates

„The Lair of the Senses”

The elPetit & Imaginart Collective invites you to a small village. Here you will find houses built—much like animal dwellings—from a variety of materials: pleasant and unpleasant, shiny and grey, musical and fragrant. You can explore these habitats on your own or with the help of performer-guides who will lead you through their nooks and crannies and reveal the village's secrets.

„The Lair of the Senses”

The elPetit & Imaginart Collective invites you to a small village. Here you will find houses built—much like animal dwellings—from a variety of materials: pleasant and unpleasant, shiny and grey, musical and fragrant. You can explore these habitats on your own or with the help of performer-guides who will lead you through their nooks and crannies and reveal the village's secrets.

„The Lair of the Senses”

The elPetit & Imaginart Collective invites you to a small village. Here you will find houses built—much like animal dwellings—from a variety of materials: pleasant and unpleasant, shiny and grey, musical and fragrant. You can explore these habitats on your own or with the help of performer-guides who will lead you through their nooks and crannies and reveal the village's secrets.

„The Lair of the Senses”

The elPetit & Imaginart Collective invites you to a small village. Here you will find houses built—much like animal dwellings—from a variety of materials: pleasant and unpleasant, shiny and grey, musical and fragrant. You can explore these habitats on your own or with the help of performer-guides who will lead you through their nooks and crannies and reveal the village's secrets.

„The Lair of the Senses”

The elPetit & Imaginart Collective invites you to a small village. Here you will find houses built—much like animal dwellings—from a variety of materials: pleasant and unpleasant, shiny and grey, musical and fragrant. You can explore these habitats on your own or with the help of performer-guides who will lead you through their nooks and crannies and reveal the village's secrets.

„The Lair of the Senses”

The elPetit & Imaginart Collective invites you to a small village. Here you will find houses built—much like animal dwellings—from a variety of materials: pleasant and unpleasant, shiny and grey, musical and fragrant. You can explore these habitats on your own or with the help of performer-guides who will lead you through their nooks and crannies and reveal the village's secrets.

Open Dialogue

We invite all S·PLOT participants to the festival wrap-up session; its format—an Open Dialogue—is rooted in a method developed in Finland in the 1980s that situates the treatment process within a community context.