Performances for school and social centres, educational visits and mediation activities make up the actions
Over 20,000 people took part in the activities organised by the Auditorio de Tenerife’s Education and Social Area during the 2025–2026 season. From September 2025 to June 2026, the initiative brought together school and community performances, classroom-based actions, mediation projects, online meetings with teachers, educational materials, and guided educational and technical tours.
José Carlos Acha, Councillor for Cultural Affairs of the Tenerife Island Council, stated that “it is extremely rewarding to see the results achieved by this department at the Auditorio de Tenerife.” He added, “I am very proud of the commitment we have made to developing this area and are now seeing tangible results.” He also noted that the programme’s success lies in its capacity to engage people of all ages, “from babies participating in the new ‘Kangaroo Choir’ initiative to a 78-year-old student attending our Theatre Schools.”
Acha pointed out that “the programme reflects the diversity of the Auditorio de Tenerife’s artistic offer.” The Councillor also highlighted that the activities promoted by the Education and Social Area are delivered not only at the Auditorio itself, but are also delivered across the island. Finally, José Carlos Acha underscored “the commitment of Fundación DISA in helping young people engage with cultural activity through the Prevenidos programme.”
The Councillor also took the opportunity to highlight Tenerife’s hosting of the 17th Conference on Inclusion in the Performing Arts, organised by INAEM. “The previous season featured the ROCE Meeting, and on this occasion the Auditorio de Tenerife served as the main venue for these national conferences—two initiatives that have given us significant visibility beyond the island.”
A total of 19 educational concerts and performances were offered to schools and social centres across the island at the Auditorio de Tenerife, attracting more than 13,400 attendees. The programme featured collaborations with the Sinfónica de Tenerife —Cuatro cuerdas y pico for early years pupils, Allegro for primary schools, and Fetén Sinfónico for secondary education—alongside a performance of Béla Bartók’s opera Bluebeard’s Castle.
The first edition of the Coro Canguro (Kangaroo Choir) brought together 40 adults—including expectant mothers—and 24 babies from ten municipalities across the island. This early year’s initiative is delivered through sessions combining instrumental music with movement and vocal activities. The Kangaroo Choir follows a methodology developed by the organisation Grandes Oyentes, which brings together families, artists and musicians from a range of genres. The organisation was invited to take part in activities held in New York, where several families from Tenerife actively participated last May.
The Teatro en la Escuela (Theatre at School) initiative operates through an open call inviting theatre and dance companies and musical groups to participate. Following assessment by a panel of experts, a catalogue is produced; this year it included 15 companies presenting both performances and creative projects to schools and social organisations across the island. Altogether, the programme resulted in 81 performances and 121 creative sessions across 99 centres in 23 municipalities, attended by 6,591 people.
Theatre at School was delivered in ten municipalities across the island, training 131 participants aged between 7 and 78. Additionally, the Teatro Aficionado (Amateur Theatre) scheme, which supports theatre practice among cultural associations, delivered 42 performances by ten local collectives.
Educational visits form a cross-cutting strand of the programme, promoting audience development and engagement during the school day. Alongside the tours, participants attend workshops adapted to different educational stages in a space specifically designed for this purpose, involving 777 students. Technical backstage tours were also organised, introducing 190 vocational and students to different production processes, in which they participated actively. In addition, mediation activities were conducted with students across the island and with organisations such as Fundación ONCE and AFES Mental Health.
The Auditorio de Tenerife’s Education and Social Area is a member of RESEO (the European Network for Opera, Dance and Music Education) and the Spanish Network of Educational Concert Organisers (ROCE). The department was created to promote access to the arts and creative processes for the wider public, with a special focus on school communities and individuals at risk of social exclusion.
Among the department’s core aims is to strengthen the connection between artistic and cultural activities and the ways in which they are communicated to the audiences, as well as to foster spaces where people can engage directly with artistic practice. It is grounded in the belief that art contributes decisively to social wellbeing, to the recognition of both individual and collective identities, and to the cultivation of critical thinking essential to a mature democratic society.