Highlight on training and accessibility at the second conference of the annual meeting for educational concert organisers
The Auditorio de Tenerife provided details on its Educational and Social Area at the 16th ROCE conference (Network of Organisers of Educational and Social Initiatives). It concluded on Friday, April 25, with a summary from Italian musicologist Dinko Fabris. This second day of the conference also included discussing two main issues underpinning this year’s programme -training and accessibility- under the slogan Tenemos un plan, ¿y ahora qué? La música como derecho cultural (We have a plan, so what now? Music as a cultural right).
The Artistic Director of the Auditorio de Tenerife, José Luis Rivero, and the Coordinator of the Educational and Social Area, Desirée González, shared information on the projects underway with those in attendance, such as how they are being undertaken and the criteria considered. ‘The Educational and Social Area correspond to the Auditorio’s artistic department, and they are just as important as any other’, Rivero said. González explained that ‘our cross-departmental approach is of great importance, as the organisers of other theatres usually prepare their programming independently’.
Details were also provided on preparing in-house educational resources adapted to meet the needs of different levels and audiences. This is made possible by holding meetings with teaching staff to obtain feedback on the said needs before, during, and after the department’s activities. Special mention was made for programmes such as ‘Teatro en la Escuela’ (Theatre at School), which takes shows to classrooms, and the programming of the Auditorio’s shows for schoolchildren, which are always presented beforehand to allow the students to understand better and appreciate each initiative.
The day’s events continued with El retablo de maese Pedro (Master Peter’s Puppet Show), this year’s offering of the programme ‘Ópera en Familia’ (Family Opera), shown in four performances for schoolchildren and two for families, the latter taking place on Saturday (26th) at 6 p.m. and Sunday (27th) at noon. The tickets can be purchased at a single price of €10 and €5 for audiences under 30 years.
Afterwards, there was a performance of a string quintet of the Tenerife Youth Philharmonic Orchestra, Miguel Jaubert, a speech by Juan Pablo Soler, a member of the Redescena Music Commission, and a discussion regarding new paradigms for musicians and cultural authorities among RESEO representatives, Vania Cauzillo—the president of the European network—Sarah Théry, Alice Nardelli, and Vanessa Gasztowtt.
The events programmed for the afternoon and evening dealt with inclusive tendencies and new aesthetic forms. There was a showing of the documentary Lo imposible se hará’ (The Impossible Shall Be Done), hosted by ROCE Deputy Chairman Mikel Cañada, Plena Inclusión España Chairwoman Carmen Laucirica and singer and project participant María Europa Luis.
This second day of the ROCE meeting concluded with a dynamic activity involving inclusive cards and a workshop on inclusive music and dance hosted by Tenerife Symphonic Orchestra, in which Daniel Broncano, Ana Hernández Sanchiz, Antonio Quiles, and several orchestra members participated.