Association of Performing Artists, Altteatar, was founded by a group of theater and drama artists in 2004 with the intention of using culture and art to empower youth to act proactively in their local communities. Through its projects and activities, Altteatar works on creating safe surroundings for youth to be able to express themselves freely, advance their communication skills and learn to think critically to actively take part in solving challenges they are facing in their local communities. Altteatar welcomes young people regardless of their formal education and helps their voices to be heard and spread, through theater, further in other communities in Bosnia and Herzegovina and in the region. Young artivists equally take part in creating activities based on culture and art which helps them to improve their professional skills, collaborate with other artivists on national and international level and find their place in the world of art. In the last few years, Altteatar has enriched the theater and drama scene in Bosnia and Herzegovina, as well as non-formal education designed to encourage young people to learn through theater and art and to understand the importance and power of creative expression. By raising awareness of the importance of culture and art in general, young people, artists and activists, stand for creating dialogue as well as developing tolerance and empathy.
"Create open and fair societies where individuals and communities are empowered to express themselves and exercise their rights."
"Our mission is to use the transformative power of art and culture to inspire young people, marginalised and vulnerable groups to become drivers of positive change in society hange in society."
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We use theatre education to equip (young) people with a set of different tools and skills they can use to better re-think, act and react on their own position and rights in society
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They engage in community life and encourage their peers to take a stand for more cultural space in their communities As civic artivists they become a leading voice for positive community change
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Together we catalyse a culture of tolerance and peace in our beautiful Bosnia and Herzegovina
Design and implementation of theatre plays to promote civic activism
Creation and delivery of non-formal education – advocacy-drama and applied theatre educations
Awareness-raising using theatre to initiate public discourse (on GBV, women’s empowerment, civic engagement, etc.)
Build and strengthen strong advocacy networks through peer exchange, networking and dialogue
Contribute to raising awarness of the comprehensive role of art and its significance in socially engaged projects
PREDSJEDNIK SKUPŠTINE
PREDSJEDNIK UDRUŽENJA
GENERALNI SEKRETAR
