Esperanzah! An alternative way of making a World music festival (Tạo bản sao)

CODE: BE-SCI W12.12

Description

The festival lasts a weekend and is held in the enchanting setting of Chiny village. It offers the public several storytelling performances in French, played by international storytellers (Belgium, Niger, Canada, Italy, Japan). http://www.mjcf.be and http://www.conte.be.

Type of Work

Volunteers work with the region's local youth and the festival professional staff (about 40 volunteers) to set up the performance halls, ensure stewardship during the festival, help with the organization, and finally re-arrange the site at the end of the festival. The festival will take place over the weekend of July 11–12 so the volunteers will work on the installation and on the dismantling for 7 days, having 2 days of activities and rest at the beginning and 2 others at the end of the project.

Volunteers are allowed one free ticket to a performance during the festival.

Chiny is a small town located in the Gaume region, near the French border (South of Belgium). Various outdoor activities are possible (kayaking on the Semois River, hiking, visiting the Bouillon Castle, and the Abbey of Orval).

Study Theme: Manual work, storytelling, youth, and socio-cultural work focused on rural areas.

Accommodation

Volunteers will sleep in a cottage in Chiny (sleeping bags are needed). Transportation to the workplace is provided by the festival's organization. The Youth House staff is does the shopping. Every day, volunteers will choose and cook their own morning and evening meals. At lunchtime, meals will be prepared and shared with the staff and other festival volunteers. If the volunteers have specific diets (halal, vegetarian), it is important to specify this when registering for the project.

Language: The language for communicating within the group is English. Be aware that the festival's local team mostly speaks French.

Requirements: Speaking proficiency in French is compulsory. An interest in cultural and artistic activities is also required. During the installation and dismantling of the festival, the work will not be too harsh, as the heaviest tents are set up by professionals.

Approximate Location: Chiny is a town located in Wallonia, in the province of Luxembourg (French-speaking region of Belgium).