Organisations from 4 countries and 3 continents have gathered in the framework of the AESOP project in Topos Allou theatre in Athens between 11 and 15 February 2019 in order to share their own oral traditions and discuss how these could be used by young people in their countries in order to support local development.
The participants coming from Greece, Spain, Vietnam and Brazil have discussed about oral tradition and storytelling and have made performances on the basis of their own traditions. Specific attention was provided to the importance and the potential of intangible cultural heritage for local development and youth empowerment.
On the third day of the training a field trip was organised in the ancient theatre of Epidaurus.
In the framework of the training, there were also discussed specific issues related with storytelling such as:
- Convert narrative material into theatre,
- How a fairytale intended to be told without additional elements acquires a three-dimensional form by adding small scenery costumes, accessories, musical song etc
- From the monologue of a story teller to the dialogue of persons / heroes / roles
- How a fairytale intended to be said by a person can be presented by more story tellers
