The main objectives of the project:

to create, rehearse and present new play that reflects a process of creation during the last ten years of existence of our theatre

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to involve into the rehearsal process as actors / actresses also homeless people, people with disabilities and other socially excluded people 

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to incorporate into the play performance, movement, sound and music elements

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to premiere this new play

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to rerun the play in Slovakia and abroad

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The most important activities of the project: 

creation of actors team, creation of new special method “Elevator” by which the actors and actresses wrote their own and personal theatre script

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rehearsals, preparation of scripts and work with them, artistic creation of performance components, costume test, stage designing 

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design and production of bulletins and posters

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PR activities

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premiere of the play in Pisztory Palace in Bratislava

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The results of the project:

we rehearsed and premiered unconventional performance that reflects artistic creation in our theatre

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we showed to our audience how homeless people and people with disability  internally experience theatric work 

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we created a play that shows why artistic work is so important for homeless people and people with disability 

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we teached actors / actresses to write their own theatrical monologue 

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we brought to the stage a ritual that our actors /actresses perform before each performance

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we have actively included into the play 8 homeless people and 4 people with severe disability 

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we have emotionally engaged audience towards people threatened by poverty and social exclusion 

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actors / actresses that took part in the performance have raised their social status 

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we brought unusual artistic experience to the audience 

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we have contributed to the cultural events in our capital city 

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The most important activities of the project:

intensive 7 day training conducted in the theater space in Pisztory Palace in Bratislava 

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active participation of partners from the Czech republic, Hungary, Island, Italy, Spain, Slovenia and Slovakia 

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sharing and implementation of acquired skills into domestic work with youth and presentation of created artistic outputs at festival ERROR 2016

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The results of the project:

during the seven-day international training, 20 workers that work with young people threatened by social exclusion from 7 European countries acquired working methods resulting from dramatherapy, artetherapy, theater of oppressed or the Hero’s journey. They acquired theretical and practical basis for working with a group and for active stimulation of the youth to the positive change, personal development and growth

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we shared our know-how on the successful functioning of homeless theater, the interconnection of social work and art, the involment  of clients in the functioning of the theater and their direction to mutual help, respect and tolerance

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the content of the training accompanied the participants throughout the process of dramatherapic and arteterapeutic work with the youth - in order to create a complete artistic form with such a group

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the participants of the training created short performance, which they presented to the public in Bratislava

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we suggested to the participants creating a work of art with their youth group (photos, art works, theater, film, video, clip, music, etc.) to attend the  International Festival of Homeless Theatres ERROR and the MEDART Conference in Bratislava in November 2016

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the training participants from Spain, Slovenia and Hungary with their youth groups participated in the International Festival of Homeless Theatres ERROR 2016 in Bratislava presenting the results of their work

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the training participant from Iceland actively participated in the MEDART Conference in Bratislava, where she conducted a workshop on creative writing with homeless people

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The main objectives of the project: 

to involve at least 10 actors / actresses - homeless people, disabled people or otherwise underprivileged people in regular rehearsals and performances

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to contribute to the diversity of alternative cultural life in Bratislava and in the region

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to fully participate in the cultural life of Pisztory Palace

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to highlight the unique and untraditional artistic work of socially excluded or underprivileged groups and individuals

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to offer art that is accessible to the general public - regardless of social or financial situation

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to tear down and eliminate stereotypes, prejudices, xenophobia and racism

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to create a platform for meeting of social underprivileged peoples with the majority, wiping out borders that often exist among them, and sensitizing the public

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to ensure functioning of the unique theater, to realise 8 performances and 50 rehearsals

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to prevent cultural and social exclusion of homeless people and people with disability

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to create safe and stimulating environment for the actors

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to increase self-confidence and social skills of actors

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to informaly and artistically educate actors and viewers

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to provide space for meaningful time spending and personal development for people without home and for people with disability

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to promote the idea “also theater is work”

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The most important activities of the project:

two-hour theater rehearsal, at least 2 times per week

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dramatherapeutic rehearsals

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costume tests

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regular playing of theater performances for the public, at least once a month

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organizational and technical activities

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PR activities

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production of posters and bulletins

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premiere of the new theater play Flashback

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The results of the project:

we have played 9 theater plays/performances of the theater group Franta Project for the public in Bratislava

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we have completed 50 theater rehearsals in which we have created a safe and stimulating environment for the actors / actresses, we have increased their self-confidence, social skills, educated them artistically and informally

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we have engaged 13 actors / actresses in the process of regular rehearsals and performances of stage plays, who were financially rewarded for their theatre work

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through free entry to our performances, we offered art to the general public

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we fully participated in the alternative cultural life in Bratislava and in the region and promoted the artistic work of socially underprivileged or excluded people

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The most important activities of the project:

creating space for the presentation of artistic activities to theater groups that work with marginalized population groups

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highlighting social themes that commercial art often overlooks

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connecting various nationalities in joint artistic activities

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creating alternative art events

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removing stereotypes that exist against marginalized groups in society 

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promoting various homeless and community theaters 

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organizing festival with international participation

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organizing international conference

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The main objectives of the project:

to prevent cultural-social exclusion of people without home and people with disability through drama-therapeutical rehearsals

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to increase their social status, self-confidence and social standard with regular performing of stage plays for public. Performances are performed by people without home and youth with disability

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to informally educate people without home and disabled people during rehearsal of new play

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The most important activities of the project in 2016:

regular rehearsals: 2 hours long drama-therapeutical rehearsals in which we create, rehearse and repeat plays with actors/ actresses, we educate them informally and work with them in an artistic way

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public display of theater plays that are in our repertory: regarding regular performances of already existing plays that we rehearsed in the past for public in Pisztory palace in Bratislava.

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The results of the project:

through artistic work during drama-therapeutical rehearsals, we helped resocialize actors and actresses, we educated them informally and improved their financial situation with regular rewards.

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andmotivation

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for performing theaterplays we financially rewarded our actors/actresses, men and women equally as we follow the principles of gender equality

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during the performances of theater plays, zero alcohol tolerance rule is applied, motivating the actors to work with their addiction.

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by performing theater plays we made the public more sensitive to approach and attitudes towards the topic of homelessness, we contributed to the alternative art events in Bratislava, we highlighted social themes and wiped out prejudices, xenophobia and racism.

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during rehearsals of new theater plays, actors and actresses were informally educated and they increased their skills and competencies. Same principle of zero alcohol tolerance and following the group rules was applied here. By informal education we raised the chances of our actors and actresses to find an employment /part time job, maybe also in the art industry.

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The new theater play Flashback was created and it will be played in our future seasons.

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The project “Filip – theatre as a tool against social-cultural exclusion of people without home” is extended by project “PM 2017” which will end during 2017

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The main objectives of the project:

to create a strategic partnership with the Norwegian theater organization Vardeteatret which creates artistically with inmates 

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to exchange experience and know-how

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to develop and strengthen the existing bilateral relations among the Slovak Republic and the contributing countries

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The most important activities of the project:

Study-work trip of 3 experts of DBD to Norway, which was focused on mutual understanding of activities, ways of work, exchange of experience, know-how and broadening of the cooperation of our DBD with the Vardeteatret partner organization

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working meetings with experts from the Norwegian theater organization Vardeteatret whose subject was mutual cooperation and planning of further common activities

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meeting with actors / actresses of Vardeteatret - people after serving a sentence of imprisonment

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visit to the Vardeteatrets Prison birdies "Väzenskí vtáčkovia" theatre performance followed by a discussion with viewers (convicted people, students) in a Norwegian prison facility and at a secondary school

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attending the theater rehearsal before the performance

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meeting of representatives of Vardeteatret and DBD with the Ambassador and members of the diplomatic mission of the Slovak Republic in the Kingdom of Norway

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visit to the organizations that work with socially excluded groups and individuals - especially working with homeless people, people in or after serving custodial sentences or people with addiction

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informing the relevant institutions, organizations and individuals on the project results through direct emails with the attached Summary Report from the realized trip

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PR activities

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The results of the project:

we learned about specific activities and the way Vardeteatret theater works in Norway and the Republic of South Africa

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we gained new experience, know-how and inspiration

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we shared our experience with the Vardeteatret theatre 

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we presented, together with representatives of Vardeteatret, the activities of our organizations to the Ambassador and to members of the diplomatic mission of the Slovak Republic in the Kingdom of Norway

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we expanded cooperation and created a strategic partnership with the Norwegian Vardeteatret theater

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at the Embassy of the Slovak Republic in Oslo, we signed a Partnership and Cooperation Agreement with the Norwegian partner Vardeteatret that included agreement on the participation of Vardeteatret at festival ERROR 2016 in Bratislava

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8 experts (3 for Theater with no home and 5 for Vardeteatret) were actively involved in realization of activities during the study-work trip

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together with the Norwegian partner we support tolerance, social inclusion, a dialogue between different social and ethnic groups, multicultural and intercultural dialogue and understanding in the long run, as well as we are acting against all forms of discrimination, hatred and violence

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we informed the relevant institutions, organizations and individuals on the project results through direct emails with the attached Summary Report from the realized trip

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we have started a communication with one of the custodial institutions, which mainly concerns the possibility of playing our performance at this facility

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the Norwegian Vardeteatret theater performed the theatre play Prison birdies "Väzenskí vtáčkovia" in front of domestic and foreign audience at the ERROR 2016 Festival in Bratislava twice 

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at festival ERROR 2016 we screened the film about the theatrical integration work of Vardeteatret Trying freedom " Skúšanie slobody "

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the members of the Vardeteatret theatre had a workshop at the MEDART International Conference in Bratislava, where they presented their work with people in and after serving a custodial sentence for domestic and foreign participants of the conference

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in 2017, 3 Vardeteatret representatives will take part in the international training for workers with youth “Theater - Infinite Inclusion Possibilities" (within the Erasmus+ program), which will be organized and co-ordinated by DBD. During the training, we will informally educate participants about the use of different theatrical techniques, methods and procedures, building on our own experience

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we have contributed to the development and strengthening of existing bilateral relations between Slovakia and Norway

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The most important activities of the project in 2016:

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we participated in the 2nd transnational project meeting in Bielsko-Biała, Poland, organized by the partner organization Teatr Grodzki (February 2016)

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we took part in short-term training for employees - workshop on the practical implementation of the prepared theater methods organized by the Acunagua partner organization in La Vegueta (Tinajo) on the Spanish island Lanzarote (July 2016)

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preparation, organization and managing of the 3rd transnational project meeting in Pisztory Palace in Bratislava (November 2016)

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preparation, organization, management and hosting of MEDART Conference in Pisztory Palace in Bratislava (November 2016)

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informal education of underprivileged adults - theatrical and dramatherapy work with DBD actors and actresses, which are homeless people, disabled people and  a refugee

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preparing theater-learning methods based on our own work that will form a part in the intellectual output of the project - methodological guide

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project coordination and administration

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financial management of the project

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dissemination and PR activities

The results of the project in 2016:

we created and described 4 theatrical-educational methods that were developed and implemented in our rehearsals and which will be part of the intellectual output - methodological guide (this also applies to another 6 partner theater-integration-educational organizations)

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during our practical workshop on Lanzarote, we presented and tested our theatrical-educational methods. Experts from other partner organizations found themselves "in the shoes" of our actors and actresses on our rehearsal (this also applies for another 6 partner theatrical-integration-educational organizations, where we were again in the position of participants)

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we also brought inspiration and experience from the Lanzarote workshop into our theater-educational activity

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we prepared, organized and led the 3rd transnational project meeting at Pisztory Palace in Bratislava (November 2016)

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we prepared, organized, led and hosted the all-day international MEDART Conference in Pisztory Palace in Bratislava, at which we presented, together with partners from England, Poland, Spain, Italy, Slovenia and Hungary, the MEDART project, the proces of creation of theatrical-educational methods and practically presented several specific methods. The conference included a number of lectures, workshops, discussions and performance art that focused on the interconnection of art and informal education of socially underprivileged people. The conferences were actively attended by more than 100 foreign and domestic professionals, enthusiasts and socially underprivileged people

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socially underprivileged adults (actors and actresses of DBD) have increased their social skills and competences through our theatrical and dramatherapeutical exercises during our rehearsals.

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The main objectives of the project:

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to involve at least 13 actors / actresses in regular theatre performances

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to play once a month 1 theater performance for the public for free (together 10 performances)

to increase self-confidence and social skills of actors / actresses of DBD

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to initiate and realize, either immediately after a theater performance or as a part of the performance, a short interaction (interview / discussion / debate) of actors and actresses with the audience

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to improve the financial situation of performing actors and actresses

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to positively promote the artistic work of homeless people and people with disability 

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to provide assistance to actors and acresses with disability

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The results of the project:

we have engaged 13 actors / actresses into regular theatre performances and rehearsals 

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in 2016, we played 20 theater performances for the public, and our theater group "Franta Project" played 4 short concerts - together we performed 24 times. In each calendar month, except July, we played at least 1 theatre performance for the public for free

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through our rehearsals, performances and interactions with the audience, we created a safe and stimulating environment for our actors / actresses, we increased their self-confidence, social skills, we educated them artistically and informally

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after theatre performances, a short discussion of viewers with actors / actresses of DBD took place

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through financial remuneration of actors and actresses for their theatre work in rehearsals and performances we have improved their financial situation

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by regularly playing our performances, we have positively promoted the artistic work of homeless people and people with disability

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homeless people who are actors and actresses in our theatre provided assistance to actors and actresses with disability

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Play tours outside Bratislava: 

play Puppet, Integra, Kranj, Slovenia

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play Kuca Paca + music perfomance Franta project, festival Kremnické gagy, Kremnica, Slovakia

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play Kuca Paca, Philipp Pinel’s hospital, Pezinok, Slovakia

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play Puppet, Music theatre, Olomouc, the Czech Republic

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play Kuca Paca, hospic for homeless people, Kopřivnice, the Czech Republic

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