RESEO members are invited to take part, free of charge, in Parthenope Lab, a three-day training on participatory and community opera based on mermaid myths at the Auditorio de Tenerife on 10-12 November 2026. The training is hosted by the Auditorio de Tenerife and led by Compagnia teatrale L’Albero.
The Lab is designed for musicians and for professionals working in participation and community engagement in music institutions, educators, opera/learning departments, artists working with communities, who will work alongside musicians and members of the local community in Tenerife and canarias island. Please note that the training will be held mainly in Spanish, so a working knowledge of Spanish is recommended. Support in English/Italian will be available where possible.Travel and accommodation are at participants’ own expense.
RESEO is offering one member aged under 40 a travel grant of €300. To apply, please email vania@reseo.org with your name, organisation, role and a few lines on your interest in the Lab.
Draft programme
Tuesday 10 November – Opening and encounters
- 10:00–13:00 Welcome and introduction to Community Opera: principles, methods and European practices of co-creation (Vania Cauzillo, Alessandra Maltempo)
- 13:00–14:30 Lunch break
- 14:30–16:30 Meeting the communities of Canarian musicians: sharing experiences and expectations
- 16:30–18:30 RESEO workshop: international perspectives on participatory classical music
Wednesday 11 November – Masterclass
- 10:00–13:00 Masterclass: sirens and co-creation with communities, part I. Voice, body and collective listening (Graziana Palazzo, Alessandra Maltempo)
- 13:00–14:30 Lunch break
- 14:30–18:00 Masterclass, part II: composing with communities, from personal stories to musical material (Matteo Manzitti, Vania Cauzillo)
Thursday 12 November – Community Opera Lab
- 10:00–13:00 Lecture: the musical myth of the sirens, from Parthenope to the islands (Dinko Fabris)
- 13:00–14:30 Lunch break
- 14:30–18:00 Community Opera Lab: musicians and local communities co-create the first dramaturgical and musical lines of Parthenope
- 18:00–18:30 Closing and next steps
Parthenope Lab is the pilot project of “Parténope – Sirenas de Europa y de Ultramar”, a project included in the bid of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria for European Capital of Culture 2031, “Rebelión de la Geografía” (rebeliondelageografia.com), within section 4 of the “Futuros compartidos” strand.
