Activate Tourism Training Resources for Accessible Cities and Towns

1. LIFELONG LEARNING PROGRAMME Leonardo Learning Partnership “ATTRACT – Activate Tourism Training Resources for Accessible Cities and Towns” “BEST PRACTICES” Activate Tourism Training Resources for Accessible Cities and Towns This project has been funded with support from the European Commission. This document reflects the views only of the author, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.

2. TECHNICAL SCHOOL CENTRE NOVA GORICA „Red shoes“ ( „Rdeči čeveljčki“) Dance performance AN INITIATIVE BY CENTRE FOR EDUCATION, REHABILITATION AND TRAINING VIPAVA – CIRIUS Activate Tourism Training Resources for Accessible Cities and Towns

3. Basicinformation • Centre foreducation, rehabilitationandtraining Vipava - CIRIUS, (http://www.center-jpv.si/) Short descriptionof thepromoter: CIRIUS is publicinstitution, which is for 40 yearssuccessfullyworking in thefield of educationandtrainingforchildrenwithspecialneeds. Our centre cooperateswiththe CIRIUS formanyyears. Ourstudents of thirdandfourthyearhavealsotheopportunity to performpracticalworkexperiencethere. Thisyearourstudentswillalsoparticipateas volunteersin thepreparationandexecution of the 16th StateGamesSpecialOlympics of Slovenia. • Thepromoter

4. Basicinformation Name of initiative: “Red shoes” danceperformance • Theauthor of theproject: Katja Bucik • Conceptualdesign: Katja Bucik, Andreja Č. Gantar • Choreography: Katja Bucik, Nastja Bremec, MichalRynia • Music: Instrumentalgroup CIRIUS Vipava, mentor - Loredana Sajovic • Shootingandeditingvideos: Andreja Č. Gantar, Matjaž Nabergoj • Dancingandperforming: Dance group “VRTILJAK” (“CAROUSEL”) - http://www.center-jpv.si/vrtiljak.htm Terpsihora plesni center Šempeter http://www.klub-terpsihora.si/ M&N Dance Company http://www.michalnastja.com/ Instrumental Group Cirius Vipava http://www.center-jpv.si/pevski.htm Technicalschool centre Nova Gorica http://www.tsc.si/intro/index.php • Organizationsinvolved in theproject

5. Description of theinitiative The “Red shoes” projecthasoccurred at 10 anniversary of thedancegroup VRTILJAK (English: CAROUSEL), operating in the Vipava centre. Thedancers are childrenwithdisturbance in thesensory motor development. Theidea of theprojectwas to connectchildrenandyouthwithspecialneeds in a jointdanceprojectwith a group of youngdancers in thegroup Terpsihora anddancers of the M & N Dance Company, andemphasizedtheintegrativedimension of dance. • What it is?

6. Description of theinitiative Dance workshop is divided into two groups in which children and adolescents are divided by age. It is included ambulatory children (children who walk independently), and children and young people in wheelchairs, »Carousel« consistsof 18 dancers and 5 fellowdancers. Each dancer in a wheelchair has his fellow dancer. Children havechosenthe name for the group themselves. The carousel is a playful name, indicating that children and young people dancing, but derived from the operation of rotation. Rotation and the rotation of the wheels of children in wheelchairs, all part of the infinite movement and expression of dance. • How it works?

7. Description of theinitiative • The theatre is a very powerful medium to create a culture of thinking and as such allows us to approach the idea of taking diversity more widely. • Art is a powerful social communication’s tool, which offers us a safe expressive medium and free enough means of communicating our thoughts, experiences and emotions. Adolescents and children in wheelchairs open their stories already by entering the stage. It is worth to try and dare. • Themission of theproject

8. Description of theinitiative • Red shoes in the dance performance are a metaphor for vitality which each of us has and which enables us to start creative work and search for new paths. • They are given as a possibility which an individual can take advantage of by themselves or they need someone or something to help them dare a peek in a dance chest … and find their red shoes. • They represent patience, curiosity and trust, which we need to realize new ideas. It is really a great experience to see the performance and this children working and preform together. • Greatexperience

9. Relevanceforthe ATTRACT project • In our center we try to include in the normal educational process also disabled people– we have to accept their uniqueness and they have to become part of us.   • Wechosethisperformance as a goodpracticeandwe enable our students and teachers who work in this fields on daily basis to see the performancewith a goal to sensitize pupils to accept people with disabilities– to involve the disabled in every days live as equals – either in education, culture, tourism. • "Red shoes" performance gives birth to new initiatives and new insight to the topic – through the culture performance reinforcing the awareness …. • Awareness