TRACTION

Opera co-creation for a social transformation

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The main objectives of TRACTION were as follows

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To use new ideas of co-creation and participatory art to involve citizens in the creative process of opera.

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To empower people and communities in three trials: inner-city Barcelona, a youth prison in Leiria and rural communities in Ireland.

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To embrace new technologies in order to establish an effective participatory production workflow and to explore novel audio-visual art representation formats.

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To provoke an impact on the relationship between opera and digital technology.

Exploratory Operas

La Gata Perduda/The Lost Cat

Community opera co-created with 300 local residents from Raval

Liceu Opera Barcelona |Barcelona, Catalonia

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O Tempo (Somós Nós) /Time (As we are)

Community opera co-created with a youth prison community in Leiria

Sociedade Artística Musical dos Pousos | Leiria, Portugal

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Out of the Ordinary /As a nGnách

The world’s first opera in Virtual Reality co-created with rural communities

Irish National opera | Ireland

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Recommended resources

Co-creating Opera

Guidance from the Traction project

(Book)

Co-creation and Cultural Policy in Europe

Policy recommendations from the Traction Project

(Document)

Co-creating Opera Infographic

Some results of the Traction project

(Infographic)

Blogposts

The Traction Legacy

February 27th, 2023|0 Comments

The Traction Legacy Social and cultural diversity is manifest in all our lives, our food, our media, our literature, ever more in each generation. The world is changed. Enriched. At this time of [...]

Co-creating Opera

February 22nd, 2023|0 Comments

Co-creating Opera 22 February 2023 Next Monday, 27 February at 15:00 (CET), the presentation of  'Co-creating Opera: presenting the learning of the Traction project', will take place at the Gran Teatre del Liceu. Attendees [...]

There is another way

February 1st, 2023|0 Comments

There is another way Richard Willacy – Birmingham Opera Company I’m arriving at a foyer buzzing with excitement; youth, experience, love, pride, selfies, chat, insta, a full house. Hundreds thrill thousands. I’m [...]

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