DANCE AGAINST BULLYING AT SCHOOL
OBJECTIVES
- Using a prevention method to combat bullying and harassment among young people;
- Make young people aware of the roles involved in a bullying situation;
- Make them aware of the emotions involved in each role;
- Encourage them to express their emotions, first non-verbally and then verbally (when possible);
- Promote non-stigmatisation of the bully;
- Promote the use of dance as a tool in the fight against bullying;
- Promote the values of inclusion, non-discrimination and equity;
- Promote non-formal education methods;
- Strengthen cooperation between educational institutions and artists.
WE CAN OFFER 2 FORMATS
FORMAT 1 - a series of workshops in various days
- PREPARATION WORKSHOP (optional)
- WORKSHOP ON THE PASSIVE OBSERVER
- WORKSHOP ON THE PERSON BULLIED
- WORKSHOP ON THE ACTIVE OBSERVER
- WORKSHOP ON THE BULLY
- WORKSHOP ON CREATING A CHOREOGRAPHY TO RESOLVE A BULLYING SCENE

Establishments that have taken part in the programme to date
2021-2022
Collège Sacre Cœur
Collège Marseilleveyre
2023-2024
École maternelle Saint Sébastien, Marseille
Collège Coin Joli Sévigné, Marseille
Collège Longchamps, Marseille
Lycée Marseilleveyre, Marseille
Collège Grande Bastide, Marseille
2024-2025
Collège César Frank, Paris
Simplified Financing
For Secondary Schools, the project is offered through the PASS CULTURE scheme

FORMAT 2 - one day of 6h
In partnership with the REGION SUD & Fondation Groupe EDF
- WORKSHOP – cycle of the 4 roles of a harassment scene: a dance workshop addressing the following roles: harasser; passive observer; harassed; active observer (2h30)
- TRANSMISSION: volunteer students (who participated in the workshop) will learn part of the creation of the Essevesse Company (1h30) – non-volunteers will participate in creative awareness-raising activities.
- FEEDBACK: restitutions of the work of the students who participated in the 2 sessions + dance performance by two professional dancers from the Essevesse Company – Creation: If the mirror could talk, do you think it would accept me? (45 min in total)
- EXCHANGE: creative evaluation with all the young people participating in the project + final exchange/debate (1h)

© Maria SPERA (association APERTURA)
Short movie/documentary & Photos Exhibition
Involved Artists
High Schools involved
1.Lycée professionnel A. Hutinel – Cannes, Alpes-Maritimes
2.Lycée Jean Perrin – Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône
3.Lycée Général P. Mélizan- Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône
4.Lycée A. Daudet – Tarascon, Bouches-du-Rhône
5.Lycée Léon Blum – Draguignan, Var
6.Lycée professionnel G. Cisson – Toulon, Var
7.Lycée A. Benoit – L’Isle-sur-la-Sorgue, Vaucluse
8.Lycée professionnel de l’Argensol – Orange, Vaucluse
9.Lycée Pierre Le Roy de Boiseaumarié – Orange, Vaucluse
10.Lycée Honoré Romane – Embrun – Hautes-Alpes
11.Lycée Altitude – Briançon – Hautes-Alpes
12.Lycée Agricole Carmejane – Le Chaffaut-Saint-Jurson – Alpes-de-Haute-Provence
Free Training
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