The garden culture within the theatre

Nowadays we have more sources of information and more opportunities to learn than before but the risk for a lack of understanding or misunderstanding is greater. Fortunately there are also new ways of education developed to complete or to replace the formal and informal education and so to support a wide and critical reflection of the themes studied thus favouring a better understanding. We know from experience that people (and especially youngsters) learn more and better if they experience what they study. ‘To do’ accompanies our pathway and supports our reflection, understanding and growth.

Nowadays, also, we have become more aware of the important role that nature plays in our lives. The earth provides the most of the energy we need for living.

Our initiative to connect the experience of the garden and the theatre finds its place under this light. At the base of the workshop developed by us stays the idea that the earth is at a metaphorical level a basket containing culture, traditions, history, family that can be put into value in an interesting way through theatre. Moreover, what we had in mind from the beginning was to offer youngsters a new way of learning about the earth, the plants and the healthy food, a way that would have truly involved them, body and mind, given them the chance to experiment the garden and to reflect about it in a creative way.