The European project "Musiques Migratoires" has started in Thessaloniki with a drama workshop in which the boys and girls of the 5th grade of the 3rd Primary School of Intercultural Education of Menemeni participated. The school is located in Dendropotamos, an unprivileged area of Thessaloniki with low income and high unemployment, a neighbourhood where mostly Roma people live. To motivate them participate in the project we designed a drama workshop as a first approach to the theme. The drama work was based on the book "The magic pillows", written by the famous greek writer of children's books Eugene Trivizas. We played and talked about dreams and nightmares, things that protect and help us in order to sleep better. Maybe a fairytale? Maybe a song? Let's work on that and collect them !!! Koldo, Synkoino Coop  _  2018 03 02

Musiques de Nuit & Maison de la Création exchange about the way to produce the Output O2 : "Sound  Creation". This sound creation will take form of podcast. Maybe ten per country, short one (1 to 2 minutes only), with interviews of participants & musical ambiance during school's workshops. It could be nice. We will can download or listen them in few months, on the next Mooc (O4). Hervé, LABA _ 2018 03 08

Musical Workshop in Athenée Royal School goes on. " When a child comes from Soudan sing in Ukrainian with a young girl, amazing duo ". Next session : 2 in March, 2 in April & 1 in May, just before recording studio (14 & 15). Also, the Belgian Partners organized a first meeting to evaluate this workshop and special session with parents. At least, a Scientific Workshop is programmed (March 9, April 20 & 23) in the Athenée Royal School to share practices & methodology. It sounds great ! Mathieu, Maison de la Création _ 2018 02 23

En direct de Bruxelles : "Lors des 3 premiers ateliers menés à l’Ecole Bruxelles 2, nous avons rencontré 16 enfants de 8 nationalités différentes : syriens, albanais, ukrainiens, moldave, portugais, brésilien, éthiopien, soudanais. Kawthar, l’institutrice, suite à notre rencontre à Bordeaux, avait pris l’initiative de commencer le travail de récolte de chansons dans sa classe avant le premier atelier. Nous avons pu travailler dès la première séance sur une première approche de l’interprétation. Au gré des séances, les voix se délient, nous faisons plus ample connaissance. Nous invitons les autres enfants à accompagner rythmiquement le/ la « chanteuse » principale. Les enfants commencent à faire spontanément des « chœurs » dans la langue maternelle d’un autre camarade, nous organisons l’arrangement de ces choeurs. Nous aborderons en mars de manière plus approfondie le travail de traduction, entre autres lors d’une séance intermédiaire de restitution pour les par...

"Me too, I know ... this song ! My mummy was singing it to my sister". Around twenty children, living in Bègles, talk with an writer (Aurelia), sing with musicians (Anne, Adele, Nico) and exchange with their teacher (Zohra) about their story. Where they come from ? Where their parents come from ? Wich lullaby songs, wich rhymes, do they know ? This workshop takes place in Marcel Sembat school, every 3 weeks, till november 2017 to june 2018. It will start the same adventure in Brussells and in Thessalonique ... also in a school, also with children (6-10 years), also with artists & teachers. Hervé, LABA _ 2017 12 12

First meeting, first (good) vibrations ! We talked about the spirit & the philosophy about this beautifil european project. We learn a lot of things about the activity & the creativity of each partners coming from Athenes (EDRA), Thessalonique (Synkoino Coop), Bruxelles (Maison de la Création, Ecole Fondamentale de l'Athénée Royale), Bègles (Centre Social et culturel de l'Estey, Ecole Marcel Sembat, INSUP) and Cenon (Rocher de Palmer, Le LABA). We feel a great atmosphere beetween us to start a strong partnership during this next 2 years. See U soon. Hervé, LABA  _2017 11 17