September at La Xixa: Youth, Theater, and Creativity to Transform Our Realities
- La Xixa
- Oct 1
- 6 min read
Updated: Oct 16
This month was full of meetings, art, and collective action! đâ¨
September brought us great news: the launch of Escola La Xixa, our new specialization program in social theater and critical cultural practices. The first module, Actuar per transformar, allowed us to explore how performance can become a driving force for social change and open dialogues toward alternative futures. đąâ¨
We also shared inspiring experiences through the Youth in Action Camp, the Open Laboratory: Inèdits Viables, and the Fem Veu workshop with young Roma participants, which reminded us of the power of art, youth, and collaboration in building more inclusive realities.
In this newsletter, we share a summary of recent activities, upcoming performances, and new educational resources that continue to support our commitment to social change through theater. đđ
RECENT ACTIVITIES
The first edition of Escola La Xixa has kicked off!
September marked the launch of a new specialization initiative from our organization: Escola La Xixa. This program aims to train professionals in social theater and critical cultural practices, offering a dynamic space for learning and exchange where artists, educators, and cultural facilitators can share experiences and gain skills to create projects with real and transformative impact.
From September 26 to 28, together with participants from various fields of art and social sciences, we ran the first module, Actuar per transformar, where we delved into the art of performance as a tool for social change. It was not just about playing a role, but about bringing the body, voice, and presence to life to tell real stories that challenged us. It was a space to explore, play, and take risks together, discovering how theater can open dialogues and invite us to imagine alternatives for possible futures.
You can still register for modules two and three of this program!
YSI-ACT Project
Youth in Action: Creativity, Theater, and Solidarity in Barcelona
From September 15 to 19, young people from Spain, Cyprus, Finland, and Bulgaria took part in the Youth in Action Camp of the European project YSI-ACT, held in Barcelona. The initiative, led by La Xixa Teatre, YEU Cyprus, Active Bulgarian Society, amb Laurea UAS, aims to foster creativity, youth participation, and intercultural exchange, promoting values of solidarity and inclusion.
Throughout the week, participants explored these themes through theater exercises, sociometric activities, and sessions of Playback Theatre, Image Theatre, and Theatre Forum, methodologies that encourage critical thinking, empathy, and collaborative work.
In the afternoons, they also visited the Centre CĂvic Drassanes, where they got a close look at the work of participants in the Rassif a Escena project, as well as the Institute of Marine Sciences (ICM), where they watched rehearsals of productions from Italy, Germany, and Poland developed as part of the Viable Unknowns project, in which La Xixa Teatre is also involved.
The week culminated with the final presentation of the Theatre Forum pieces co-created by the young participants themselves, reflecting their ideas, concerns, and proposals on the topics explored, leaving attendees and participants with new perspectives and motivation to continue driving the field forward.
Viable Unknowns Project
Inèdits Viables: Theater in Progress to Collectively Create Alternative Futures
On September 18, Barcelona hosted the Open Laboratory: Inèdits Viables, part of the European project Viable Unknowns, co-funded by the European Union through Creative Europe.
More than 30 people actively participated in this theater-in-progress session, providing valuable feedback that will help enrich and improve the theatrical works presented by the four participating companies from Poland (Instytut Im, Jerzego Grotowskiego), Italy (Cantieri Meticci), Germany (Gruppe Tag E.V.) and Catalonia (Universidad AutĂłnoma de Barcelona and La Xixa Teatre).
The event was organized in collaboration with the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona and the Institut of Marine Sciences (ICM), who opened their doors to explore, through theatrical language, issues of sustainability, urban planning, and the role of art as a driver for action and collective awareness.
Thanks to this exchange, the creative theater processes continue to be enriched by the audienceâs ideas and perspectives, reaffirming theaterâs potential as a space for research and intercultural dialogue.
Discover more about this project and its creative process
AsĚun me Project
Fem Veu Workshop: Roma Youth and Youth Sector Professionals Meet in Trinitat Nova
On September 22 and 29, we held the Fem Veu workshop at the Casal de Barri de Trinitat Nova SomLaPera, in collaboration with the Associació Nou Barris Conviu.
The activity, aimed at Roma youth and professionals in the youth sector, provided a space for exchange and reflection that successfully achieved its main goals: fostering cooperation and strengthening the participantsâ skills in political advocacy.
Thanks to the active involvement of all attendees, a shared learning space was created that reinforces the role of Roma youth as key agents in driving social change.
UPCOMING ACTIVITIES
Rassif a Escena
We invite you to pause, take a deep breath, and join the actors sharing their real-life stories through social theater!
How did you get here? What does it really mean to belong here? Who are your roommates? And your landlord?
Explore the methods used to empower migrant youth through theater, which theoretically culminate in the Empatheatry project manual and practically through Rassif a Escena.
đď¸ October 4, 2025
đ From 6:00 PM
đ Centre CĂvic Drassanes (Carrer Nou de la Rambla, 43, Ciutat Vella, Barcelona)
đď¸ Free activity, registration required
Viable Unknowns project
Performance of the Play What World Will We Leave Our Dogs
As part of the Viable Unknowns, project, during October, La Xixa Lab will present this play twice, with both performances being free and held in open community spaces.
Synopsis:Â In an increasingly fractured world, shaped by hostile policies and so-called âmigration crises,â this piece questions how technology, industry, and the media have transformed the way we live and relate to one another.
It delves into how factors such as origin, language, gender, and economic status shape individual freedom.
As human value becomes conditional, bodies are turned into exploitable objects.
Through Theatre Forum and other performative tools, the play creates a space for collective reflectionâone that challenges this dehumanization and opens pathways to alternative futures.
đď¸ October 18, 2025
đ 5:30â6:30 PM
đ Espai Josep MÂŞ TatchĂŠ
đď¸ Free and open to the public. Organized in collaboration with the Xarxa de EconomĂa Solidaria, as part of the Fira de EconomĂa Solidaria de Catalunya.Â
đď¸ October 25, 2025
đ 12:30â13:30
đ Outdoor cement plaza, Avda. Rio de Janeiro, 100, La Prosperitat, Barcelona
đď¸ Free and open to the public. Part of the anniversary celebrations of Date Una Huerta - AsociaciĂłn del Barrio de La Prosperitat.
UPCOMING PERFORMANCES BY LA XIXA LAB
Rodolfo Pagès Showcooking
đď¸ Saturday, October 4, 2025
đ 11:00 AM
đ Mercat de Pagès de Vilassar de Dalt (Can Nolla, in front of Sorli Emocions)
đď¸ Free activity
Rodolfo Pagès Showcooking
đď¸ Saturday, October 11, 2025
đ 11:00 AM
đ Mercat de Pagès de Sants (Rambla del Brasil, Av. de Madrid, Barcelona)
đď¸ Free activity
Intervention in Valencia â Manos Unidas
đď¸ Wednesday, October 15, 2025
đ From 3:00 PM
đ Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV)
đď¸ Free activity
Performance of the play Onades de dones
đď¸ Friday, October 17, 2025
đ 8:00 PM
đ Sala Maremar, Centre CĂvic la Casa del Rellotge
đď¸ Free activity, registration required: https://ajuntament.barcelona.cat/ccivics/casadelrellotge/p/61345/onades-de-dones.Â
Rodolfo Pagès Showcooking
đď¸ Saturday, October 18, 2025
đ 11:00 AM
đ Mercat de Pagès de Mirasol (CamĂ Sant Cugat al Papiol, Barcelona)
đď¸ Free activity.
EDUCATIONAL AND AUDIOVISUAL RESOURCES
Priscila project
You can now download the PRISCILA Guide for a quality educational offer and its recognition through micro-credentials! đđ
We have launched the official PRISCILA project guide in Spanish, a practical tool aimed at educators in non-formal settings who wish to provide accessible and meaningful learning, as well as facilitate the recognition of skills acquired through micro-credentials.
In the guide, you will find:
A clear explanation of the PRISCILA Method, which integrates methodologies such as Theatre of the Oppressed, Deep Democracy, Spatial Assembly, and Critical Incident, adapted for the empowerment of migrant people.
Self-assessment tools and criteria for recognizing personal, intercultural, social, and civic competencies through European digital micro-credentials.
Practical recommendations, challenges, and opportunities based on the learnings from local pilots carried out in Spain, Italy, Germany, and Turkey, involving migrants, asylum seekers, and refugees.
đĽ Download the guide in Spanish here:
đ Help us expand the PRISCILA method and inspire more transformative educational practices.
đ The guide will also be freely and openly available in the institutional repository of the University of Bologna: đ https://hdl.handle.net/11585/1013531.
đĄ Stay tuned! Very soon we will share more news and events from the PRISCILA project, including its Final Conference in Barcelona. Donât miss it!s!
Empatheatry project
The Empatheatry project is revealing its secrets through the Empatheatry Manual: The Stage Is Ours!
Theatrical work can be diverse, tell real stories with accuracy, and give a megaphone to the most silenced voices.
The manual brings together all the experiences, advice, and knowledge from experts in inclusive theatre on how to empower marginalized voices and speak out alongside them on stage.
And what can you find in this educational tool? Challenges! What are the difficulties of working with young people from different countries and contexts who want to share their stories? And how can these challenges be overcome in a theatre workshop?
Emotional self-regulation and self-awareness, the development of empathy, and social skills.
How to support young people on their path to empowerment?
Tips, examples, and much more!
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