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Premiere of “Taller de Migrantes: A New Musical ” – Theater of the Institut Français de Madrid!
The Summer School is about to begin, with the objective of transmitting the scientific findings achieved during the course of five years of the TransMigrARTS project. It also seeks to train people interested in collaborating with migrant communities through art. Fourteen partners, including universities, cultural companies, researchers and artists from five countries in Europe and Latin America, have been involved in a pioneering scientific experience: to demonstrate that the performing arts can play a key role in transforming and improving the living conditions of migrants living in at-risk situations in their new environments. Live arts workshops have been designed, using a methodology of applied research and creation, to facilitate the integration of migrant communities. From July 3 to 21, various activities will be carried out to offer a complete certified training and allow the exchange of experiences between artists and researchers.
In addition, during the Summer School, a documentary musical will be performed under the direction of Mexican playwright and theater director Omar Olvera, with music by Hugo Morales Zendejas.
Migrant Workshop
A documentary musical about how difficult – and how wonderful – it is to become a community.
A group of migrants is about to present a play they have created collectively in an artistic workshop. The stage is almost set, but the coexistence is far from ready: personal stories, cultural differences, open wounds, doubts and affections intertwine, threatening to collapse the process. While rehearsing, discussing and facing their own limits, the group discovers that the most complex thing is not to get to the premiere… but to sustain each other.
About the musical "Taller de Migrantes: un nuevo musical".
Based on an actual workshop developed within the framework of the European program TransMigrARTS. Over the course of approximately one hour, the cast sings, confronts, embraces and exposes itself through original songs, scenes of collective creation and choreographic fragments arising from play, improvisation and conflict. The work takes place in real time, as if the audience were spying on a workshop session from start to finish: the warm-up, the exercises, the internal friction and the rehearsal of the work they are about to present. Everything takes place in an empty space that simulates a rehearsal room or workshop classroom, with a simple, everyday aesthetic, charged with humanity. Eight uneven chairs, a roll of kraft paper, scattered scripts, a portable speaker and an improvised table are enough to give life to the scenic universe. Taller de Migrantes is an intimate, emotional and deeply human piece that combines humor, emotion and music to portray the strength -and fragility- of creating something together. A show where art is not the goal, but the path. And where what is at stake is not just a performance… but the real possibility of transformation.
Co-organized by the TAI School and the TransMigrARTS program, the Institut français hosts “Taller de Migrantes” on July 16 and 17 at 8:00 p.m. at the Institut français Theater in Madrid.
Important information:
Confirm your attendance in the following form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/12eCabnI9Dn45xfzGLmwoxZpXfrCHRXoDHkNcYqEGs-w/viewform?edit_requested=true
If you are unable to attend, please let us know in advance so that we can fill the waiting list.
Thank you! We look forward to seeing you at the Theater of the Institut Français in Madrid.
This summer, turn art into an avenue to connect and empower!
This summer, turn art into an avenue to connect and empower!
From July 3-22, 2025, we are pleased to invite you to the TransMigrARTS Summer School at TAI University School in Madrid. It will be an exceptional environment to learn and share how art can be a tool to work with migrant communities, fostering inclusion and social development.
The program will include practical workshops, lectures and discussions on the implementation of creative workshops with migrant groups. We also provide scholarships and the option to receive certificates of attendance and training. Registration is open until June, don’t miss this opportunity!
We look forward to seeing you this summer to build a more inclusive future together through art!
In addition, we would like to share news about the most recent workshops that are taking place in Colombia and will soon be held in Grenada. The prototypes are taking final shape, although at the Summer School they will continue to be refined, incorporating new information, etc., in the innovation platform that is also ongoing.
The Grenada team continues to assess the transformation of individuals, using the instrument that has already been created and validated.
The book is in its final stages, currently being edited in Spanish and with plans for two additional publications in French and English.
The TMA 7 magazine is also in the editing phase, and the musical comedy is almost ready.
Seminars and meetings continue to be held in various countries.
Starting in September, these will be held in several closed venues in the program countries, with dates scheduled for November 21 in TAI and December 3 in Toulouse.
So there is no more to say, this vessel will soon reach port.
– TransMigrARTS NEWS –
Premiere of “Taller de Migrantes: A New Musical ” – Theater of the Institut Français de Madrid!
This summer, turn art into an avenue to connect and empower.
From July 3-22, 2025, we are pleased to invite you to the TransMigrARTS Summer School at TAI University School in Madrid. It will be an exceptional environment to learn and share how art can be a tool to work with migrant communities, fostering inclusion and social development.
The program will include practical workshops, lectures and discussions on the implementation of creative workshops with migrant groups. We also provide scholarships and the option to receive certificates of attendance and training. Registration is open until June, don’t miss this opportunity!
We look forward to seeing you this summer to build a more inclusive future together through art!
In addition, we would like to share news about the most recent workshops that are taking place in Colombia and will soon be held in Grenada. The prototypes are taking final shape, although at the Summer School they will continue to be refined, incorporating new information, etc., in the innovation platform that is also ongoing.
The Grenada team continues to assess the transformation of individuals, using the instrument that has already been created and validated.
The book is in its final stages, currently being edited in Spanish and with plans for two additional publications in French and English.
The TMA 7 magazine is also in the editing phase, and the musical comedy is almost ready.
Seminars and meetings continue to be held in various countries.
Starting in September, these will be held in several closed venues in the program countries, with dates scheduled for November 21 in TAI and December 3 in Toulouse.
So there is nothing more to say, we have worked excellently and this vessel will soon reach port.
This summer, turn art into an avenue to connect and empower!
This summer, turn art into an avenue to connect and empower.
From July 3-22, 2025, we are pleased to invite you to the TransMigrARTS Summer School at TAI University School in Madrid. It will be an exceptional environment to learn and share how art can be a tool to work with migrant communities, fostering inclusion and social development.
The program will include practical workshops, lectures and discussions on the implementation of creative workshops with migrant groups. We also provide scholarships and the option to receive certificates of attendance and training. Registration is open until June, don’t miss this opportunity!
We look forward to seeing you this summer to build a more inclusive future together through art!
In addition, we would like to share news about the most recent workshops that are taking place in Colombia and will soon be held in Grenada. The prototypes are taking final shape, although at the Summer School they will continue to be refined, incorporating new information, etc., in the innovation platform that is also ongoing.
The Grenada team continues to assess the transformation of individuals, using the instrument that has already been created and validated.
The book is in its final stages, currently being edited in Spanish and with plans for two additional publications in French and English.
The TMA 7 magazine is also in the editing phase, and the musical comedy is almost ready.
Seminars and meetings continue to be held in various countries.
Starting in September, these will be held in several closed venues in the program countries, with dates scheduled for November 21 in TAI and December 3 in Toulouse.
So there is nothing more to say, we have worked excellently and this vessel will soon reach port.
TMA Magazine 6 is now available!
Yes, TMA Magazine Nº 6 is now available. Like the previous publications you can read it online or download it in pdf and enjoy it for free. Remember that it is loaded with content related to articles, experiences and interviews that further deepen the transformative power of the arts and Applied Creative Research.
As they will surely inspire you, we have good news for you: The call for submissions for Magazine No. 7 is still open until March 17, 2025.
This is the penultimate publication of the program, so don’t miss it. We look forward to reading it. Come on, let’s get to work.
– Armand McClown –
Episodio 28 de la novela de Armand McClown
28. El taller de migrantes de Omar Olvera Visité el taller de Migrantes que dirige Omar Olvera en la Ciudad de México. ¡Acompáñenme! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=60GinZPHFd4
Episodio 27 de la novela de Armand McClown
27. Armand en el Teatro de la Ciudad Armand está en México platicando con Ángel Ancona, una de las figuras más importantes del teatro mexicano actual. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4OVm7pkO6o4
Episodio 26 de la novela de Armand McClown
26. Armand está en Londres con su amiga Pola Pola nos cuenta en Londres, su experiencia como migrante.¡Acompáñenme! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Iy7P4YPhiU
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