The participants are invited to take part in everyday music workshops in order to exchange knowledge and experience and work together on music skills: arrangements, harmony, songwriting, structure of songs, characteristics of various genres, improvement of instrumental or vocal abilities, performance. The workshops will be centred around the most popular and widespread genres of modern Italian and international music: pop, rock, soul, blues. All the activities will be collective, in fact there will be no frontal individual lessons but depending on the topics each class will involve all participants or divide them into small groups. The musicians and singers with their backgrounds and skills will be protagonists of the work and the teachers will help to put them together. The aim of the workshop is to combine a unique musical experience and intercultural peer exchange based on sharing at all levels. As a result, the participants will perform at the final concert for the local inhabitants of Carignano. The daily activities will include music classes from 9 am to 12 and from 2.30 pm to 20.30 with a break. There will be one free afternoon to organize together with all the participants.
Accomodation & food:
In a building with beds, communal bathrooms with showers and hot water and a kitchen. Bedrooms are provided with 4 to 6 beds per room. The participants are responsible for the cleaning and cooking. Participants must be equipped with a sleeping bag (or sheets), pillowcase and towels.
Location & leisure:
The town of Carignano (8700 inhabitants) is situated on the left bank of the river Po approximately 20 Km from Torino and within the Regional Parco Fluviale ( park of the river ). Its centre is of typical piemontese style, characterized by an ancient core with medieval archways and a baroque cathedral. The town s surroundings offer sites of architectural and naturalistic interest, it is also possible to reach Torino easily, as there are frequent coaches to the city.
Requirements:
The workshop is open for all musicians and singers who are able to play a musical instrument / sing. We don t require any certificate of your previous music training but you have to send a short record or a short video where you play an instrument or sing.
You want to meet the local culture and the local population and support the developement of cultural activities on local and rural level? In the authentic city of Casarano, in the Puglia region in the south of Italy, you will have the opportinuties to meet and to be involve actively on the culural promotion! #Culture#StreetArt#Creativity#
Work:
The volunteers will be involved in the creation of an artistic scenography, the work of a local set designer who will coordinate it. This setting will be installed in the central Garibaldi square in Casarano. This set design will be the backdrop to cultural events that will take place in the city during the summer. Volunteers will also be asked to create some "social" activites in local territory. The working hours will be as follows, morning: 8.30 - 12.30; afternoon: 5.30pm - 7.30pm. Free days: Saturday afternoon and Sunday
Accomodation & food:
The volunteers will be host in the school of the city, wich will provide shared room with beds, bathroom, shower and toilet as well as an equipped kitchen.
Location & leisure:
LOCATION AND LEISURES: During free time the volunteers will have the opportunity to visit the Salento and its coasts characterized by its crystalline sea. On July 6th we will visit the "Festa delle Luminarie" in Scorrano (LE), and we will also visit the main art cities of the area.
Let's work together: stimulate and support the Stella Cilento team in the preservation of the environment and the natural resources. Enjoy artistic and agricultural activities and don't miss the traditional celebration "Cuntaria" of Cilento. #Environment #Art# Traditions #Agriculture
Work:
WORK:The volunteers group will be involved in the following activities:
-Manual work:
mow grass, repair and secure the fence, wood and stone steps, rid the path of trees and greenery obstructing the walk, fix dry small stone walls and pave paths with local natural stones, set signage.-Agricultural work like hoeing open field, weeding, watering and planting.-Forest work like clean undergrowth and forest floor, prune brunches and plants. Volunteers will also participate at the popular celebration "Cuntaria" at the beginning of august (a festival dedicated to the narration of Cilento fairy tales).
Accomodation & food:
ACCOMMODATION AND FOOD: All volunteers will be accommodated at the school building, located in the center of the town and equipped with mattresses, toilet and kitchen, where they will prepare meals, arranged according to a Mediterranean cuisine. For this reason, volunteers will be assisted by a typical Cilento inhabitant and will be able to picking genuine products from a vegetable garden. Meals will be consumed at the eating room or at the workplace
It's recommended to bring:
sunscreen, work clothes (included gloves, shoes), swimsuit but also warm clothes and K-way, sleeping bug, video-camera.
Location & leisure:
LOCATION: Stella Cilento is a town and comune in the province of Salerno, in Campania, region of south-western Italy. It's located in the middle of Cilento, the subregion which is home of the Mediterranean Diet and rich in biodiversity. Its name means Star of Cilento in the Italian language. It counts the hamlets of Amalafede, Droro, Guarrazzano and San Giovanni. Stella, named after the neighbouring mountain, Mount of the Stella, which represents one of the oldest settlements in Cilento, preserving, on its top, ancient ruins and a Sanctuary dedicated to the Virgin. It's situated in the hills, but not far from the Cilento coast… so don't forget to bring your swimming suit! With only 700 inhabitants and its breath-taking panoramas, it is very exotic and unusual place to visit. The area is rural and inner, far from urban centers, but people are very hospitable and always ready for conversation… in a very nice dialect! But once you are here you can't miss a great cappuccino at Bar of Park, where the bar-owner will wish you "buon giorno"... definitely a jump into traditions and folklore!The closest airports are Napoli, Amalfi Coast/Salerno and Roma, so you can spend a couple of extra days visiting this beautiful italian city out of the project dates.
Requirements:
SPECIFICS REQUIREMENT: open minded, attitude to outdoor manual activities, positive artistic attitude, flexible to eat local food, ready to interact with other people of different cultural background, willing to share own experiences, flexible to live in simple living conditions.
« I would recommend participating in a workcamp, especially with VAP, who ensured that I found a project to suit me and provided essential training for me in preparation for my trip. Being part of a workcamp really is a life-changing experience, oh, and it looks great on your CV! »
