Today the group moved to Logroño (capital city of La Rioja) in order to implement the final performance of the exchange that was prepared by all the group during the previous days.
Once the group arrived to Logroño, all the participants visited the city centre of Logroño in order to be hosted on the Instituto Riojano de la Juventud (government delegation of the Erasmus+ programme of the region). There, the local authorities and media welcome them through an official reception that was also used to introduce the public performance of the afternoon.
After some time to discover the city and a lunch on its centre, the group move the the theatre schools of ON&OFF in order to continue with the rehearsals and be prepared for the performance. After a couple of hours of exercises and meetings to check all the logistics, the group left the school to run the most important activity of the project. The event took place on the biggest street of Logroño (Gran Vía Juan Carlos I) and cover a distance of 600 metres. On this space, and walking in a line, participants simulate intercultural encounters using umbrellas and their own bodies to symboilize what happens when two different cultures crash.
The event had the expected impact on the pedestrians who admired and enjoyed surprised how participants developed their encounters and attracted them to the main square of the city (El Espolón) by singing “Imagine” (John Lennon), on which the whole group made a small concert for the local population. The success of the day was celebrated back in Ezcaray through a relaxing night with all the participants in the hostel.
You can see all the photos of the performance in our Facebook group.
