"R-Lab"

R-Lab
Refugee Laboratory

 

 

R-Lab (Refugee Lab) is an Erasmus+,  project KA210-ADU - Small-scale partnerships in adult education (KA210-ADU)

Duration: 1/10/2025-30/9/2026

The objectives:

- Facilitate the access of refugees (newcomers) to non-formal education via artistic methodologies, designed for the work with vulnerable groups in multicultural contexts.

- Stimulate an interdisciplinary exchange between social work and art,

- Develop an intercultural exchange about artistic methods used in the work with refugees between four institutions, representing three European countries.

Target groups
The main target group of R-Lab are the refugees (newcomers) and the local communities living in the surroundings of the partner institutions.  All partner organisations are either directly working with refugees in their respective cities or are collaborating with newcomers associations or schools whose student body also includes young new comers.

What to do

In Paris, Berlin in Athens the project will offer free workshops developed by the training course participants

Partners

SINGA Paris, France (Coordinator)
La Transplanisphere France
Hellenic Theatre/Drama & Education Network (TENet-Gr), Greece
Sur Mesure Germany

Coordinantion in Greece: Nikos Govas
+30 210 6541600, info@theatroedu.gr
Advisory team: Christina Zoniou, Giorgos Bekiaris, Antigoni Tsarbopoulou
Management: Vassia Kossiva
 

Actions

R-Lab Festival

R-Lab Festival

Thessaloniki 17-20/9/2026 Festival

Ημ/νίες Εκδήλωσης: 17/9/2026 9:30 πμ - 20/9/2026 6:30 μμ Export event

R-Lab Refugee Laboratory

R-Lab FESTIVAL

THESSALONIKI GREECE, 17-20/9/2026 

Erasmus + Project KA210-ADU

 

Partners

SINGA Paris, France (Coordinator)
La Transplanisphere France
Hellenic Theatre/Drama & Education Network (TENet-Gr), Greece
Sur Mesure Germany

TIMETABLE
 


Thursday 17 September 2026

17:30-18:15  Welcome meeting

18:30 -21:00 Workshop by  SINGA France

Friday 18 September 2026 

10:00-12:30  Workshop by La Transplanisphere 

18:30-21:00   Workshop by Sur Mesure


Saturday, 19 September 2026 

10:30 –12:30 Open Day 'TOGETHER'  children's workshops 

12:30–13:00 Reflection - Light Lunch

19:00–21:00  'Tracing Refugee Histories in Thessaloniki’ – a walking tour 
A guided walking tour in English to  four refugee heritage landmarks in Thessaloniki, by Kostas Tziaras, a distinguished historian with extensive expertise in the city's history and refugee heritage. Meeting place: (to be confirmed)

 

Sunday, 20 September 2026

10:30 –12:30   Creative Writing Workshop 
Title: Writing in Wartime: Memory, Imagination, and Survival. Storytelling as a Memory Archive
Facilitator: Fidaa Ziad Abu Mariam, Palestinian writer and facilitator of storytelling workshops (Gaza) 
Language: Greek/English/Arabic 
Short description:  An interactive creative writing workshop exploring storytelling as a means of expression, memory, and dialogue. Through guided writing exercises and collaborative activities, participants will develop short texts inspired by personal experiences, collective memory, and intercultural encounters. The workshop will encourage creativity, reflection, and the sharing of diverse perspectives in a supportive and inclusive environment. (Live online Zoom connection with Gaza)

12:30-13:00 Light lunch
13:00-14:00 Reflection. Closing