My City My Culture

Project Partner:
Graffiti Theatre Company

Date: 20 September – 3 December 2004
Venue: Cork primary schools

Project Description:
“What is it about Cork that is special? What is it about its culture that is distinct? What is it about young people’s culture that is especially theirs? How can they claim their passport to local, national and international culture in the European Capital of Culture of 2005?”

Drawing on the company’s national and international expertise, Graffiti Theatre devised a workshop aimed to empower children to recognise the validity of their culture and their crucial place in the future of culture in Cork city. In a drama workshop designed for 4th and 5th class, Graffiti facilitators helped pupils and Captain Culture navigate between the past and the future, exploring their culture, the cultural resources around them and their wishes for access to resources in the future.