🇧🇬 ESC Volunteering in Bulgaria 🎭 Fire Theatre Community Art and Cultural Heritage 🌿

Description

THE ACTIVITIES IN THIS PROJECT ARE IN THE FIELD OF:

• Development of culture and art, including the art of fire mime drama, community art and theatrical art for children and family audiences.

Development of the local art (theatre and related arts) audiences

Informal education and personal development through art.

Building the community through artistic and cultural activities.

Popularization of Bulgarian art and cultural values.

Popularization and socialization of intangible cultural heritage (Bulgarian, European, World). Transmission of the knowledge encoded in it, its richness and diversity through the generations.

Care for the Nature, personal and community health, environmental protection, introduction of sustainable eco-practices in personal, family and community life.

Intercultural exchange and understanding

Development of the Art-Eco Center in the town of Yablanitsa and the FT’s work base in the village of Osikovitsa

Accommodation, food and transport arrangements

Travel – covered in the program rules (see distance calculator),

Food and pocket money provided, accommodation in Sofia/Botevgrad - double room- provided by our organization.

for more information contact us on

firefoundationoffice@gmail.com

Training during the activity

We will take care for your needed artistic and/or technical support and training for the activities

Previous special education and background are very welcome – but not needed for you to apply.

Participant profile

The tasks of the volunteers will be related to assistance (as part of our team) in the

preparation and implementation of the art projects and all activities of the organization

dissemination of information about and popularization of the art projects and all activities of the organization

registration (photo, video, surveys, etc.)

and/or

direct involvement as part of the creative team (scenographer-performer, costume designer, hairdresser, makeup artist, performer or actor on stage, etc.) and/or the technical and support team (assembly and disassembly of the stage space and decor, lighting, sound, multimedia, backstage assistance, etc.) in organized by our organization public art events, such as:

performances, art actions and performances, master classes and workshops, creative laboratories

trainings, exchanges, open for the non-specialized public workshops, discussions, education, art actions and events

artistic and cultural activities for community building

workshops and actions, promoting traditional crafts and cultural practices threatened with extinction.

outdoor activities held in natural environment, educational art-eco activities aiming to introduce sustainable eco practices into personal, family and community life

Besides, the volunteer will be engaged (as part of a team or if he/she prefers - independently) also with

Maintaining order and hygiene in the spaces where we carry out our activities (warehouses, workshop spaces, office, etc.), relocation and organization of the organization's warehouse

Maintaining the good condition and technical serviceability of the equipment, costumes, props, puppets, masks, etc.

Preparing before and bringing back in their place after use everything necessary for the specific spectacles, performances, actions, etc., as well as loading and unloading them into the vehicles we use in these cases

Activities related to the development of the infrastructure and the conditions for work and implementation of the necessary activities in the Art-eco Center - Yablanitsa and the FT’s working base “Volina” in the village of Osikovitsa

Office activities, archive maintenance, photo and video processing, preparation of promotional materials, etc.

Activity details

Activity type

Individual volunteering

Activity dates

A total of 20 week(s) during the period 01/01/2027 to 31/05/2027

Location

ул. Г. С. Раковски № 191, вх. Б, ет. 1, ап. 10 / G. S. Rakovski str. 191 B, ap. 10, София / Sofia, Bulgaria

Deadline

15/01/2027

Project code

2025-1-BG01-ESC51-VTJ-000346503

Topics

Looking for participants from

24 countries can apply. The activity takes place in 🇧🇬 Bulgaria.