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Project/initiative|Spain, Argentina|International

L'Altre International Performing Arts and Mental Health Festival

Project title

L'Altre Festival Internacional d'Arts Escèniques i Salut Mental

Description of initiative

L’Altre Festival is the culmination of a social and cultural project initiated twenty-two years ago. The theatrical group “La Trifulga dels Futils” was then created and today is seen the culmination of a methodology aimed at helping and accompanying the rehabilitation of persons suffering, or not, from mental issues by means of the scenic arts. The festival was born in 2015 in Barcelona and three years later it started to expand, first to Manresa (Catalunya). In 2018 a group of persons in Argentina decided to organize “El Otro Festival_Rosario” and together they started to work on “The Other Festivals”, a festival of festivals, a community of communities.

Further information on the initiative

Themes: Culture and...

Individual well-being
Community well-being
Mental health
Quality of social relations

Keywords

performing arts, mental health, international festival

Target group

Adults | Children | Not targeted to a specific group | Youth

Cultural field

Dance | Music | Theatre, opera

Budget

€130.000

Timeframe

2015 - present

Sources of funding

local and EU funding

Results, benefits, impact and lessons learnt

More than 4.000 participants every year with 25 performing shows related to mental health.

Organizer(s)

Associació Socio Cultural l'Altre Festival
Spain
NGO / Non-profit | Culture