Festival Plein la Bobine 2014 = cinema + children + circus+ carnival ! You like one of these themes ? You are interested by all of them ? So, this workcamp is for you! The AFFE (local organisation for a film festival for children) organises every year the festival Plein la Bobine for children from 3 to 12 years old with the aim to develop programs of visual education in connection with cinema. Every year has a different theme. This is the 12th anniversary of the festival!! Cinema-addicts, come to discover the festival Plein la Bobine ! You will find more information on the web site of the festival www.pleinlabobine.com Web address http www.pleinlabobine.com
Work:
You will fully participate in the setting up of the festival installation of the scenery, the exhibitions, the equipment, preparation of badges, posters, signposting. One part of your work will be linked to the young public welcome, seating, etc.
Accomodation & food:
In a leisure center with facilities and a kitchen. There will be beds. Bring your sleeping bag. The group will organise teams so that everybody can participate in the cleaning, tidying up, and preparation of the meals do not forget your recipes! During the 5 days of the festival, you will share all your dinners with the local volunteers.
Location & leisure:
On your arrival, leaders will propose several activities. Your ideas are welcomed and everything can be discussed. So be imaginative, the workcamp is a place for having fun! We don't expect you to do activities on your own, you will live an experience in a group and things are planned within the group.
Requirements:
Caution! French speaking camp ! - Knowledge in activities is very welcome. - The life in a festival is often hectic and days could be long. This workcamp is different from the others! You have to be available and to know how to react facing emergency situations.- - French speaking camp because you will be in contact with the public
PROJECT: It will be, this year, the 11th time that Concordia will organise a camp with the Youth Department of the City of Frontignan. The international volunteers will work with a team of 8 young people from Frontignan who will guide them to discover the region during leisure time. The purpose of the workcamp is to help organising a festival called FIRN which is an international literary festival about crime novels and thrillers.
WORK:
You will help organizing the festival: working on the set design for the artists, greeting the public, helping with public relations/marketing…
ACCOMMODATION:
In tents (if you have one, you can bring it).
LANGUAGES:
English, French.
LOCATION:
Frontignan is located 20 km south-west of Montpellier. It's possible to visit the vineyards and the hilly backcountry.
TERMINAL:
Frontignan train station.
SPECIAL REMARKS:
For more information have a look at http://www.polar-frontignan.org/.
For the fifth consecutive year, the association Vir'Volt and its partners organize the Vir'Volt Festival (28-29 June). This is a local intercultural and artistic event aimed at livening up the community, by proposing concerts and animations to trigger meetings and exchanges among people, local and international volunteers and artists.
Work:
For two weeks, volunteers will alternate between a workshop fitting out and making the decorations for the venue with workshops on musical creation in a studio. Thus, volunteers will create together a musical show to be played out during the festival, as well as communicating and promoting the festival in the city through music and theater. They will also be involved in hosting and informing the public during the festival.
Leisure activities :
Volunteers will have the chance to take advantage of the association's camping, of discovering the cultural and natural heritage from the country of the Brie and of the Champagne, as well as being able to attend different entertainment events in the area, such as the concerts in the kiosk, which take place in the town every Sunday throughout the month of June.
Accommodation:
In collective tents (yurts, tipis), on the camping of the association. Participants need to bring along a sleeping bag.
Location:
The town of La Ferté-sous-Jouarre, 60 km East of Paris, in the Seine-et-Marne region.
Terminal:
La Ferté-sous-Jouarre
Note:
this project should not be seen as a touristic stay close to Paris. If participants wish to visit Paris, they should arrive some days before or leave some days after the dates of the summer camp.
For several years, the city of Riom has organized the festival « My summer in Cerey » every July. The main aim of this event is to offer free activities for those who don't go out on vacations. The organization is very family-friendly, keeping in mind the non-formal education movement values: "meeting" and "sharing". For ten days, sport, recreational and cultural activities will be held by the city of Riom and the local associations. This year, "My summer in Cerey" will take place from July 7th to July 18th. The animations will spread between 2pm and 7pm, followed by a show every two nights. You will fully enjoy this fair and share plenty of meals with the local population.
WORK:
You will start before the festival to help set up the place. You will build wooden sunshades, dry toilets, solar showers and a mini pool. You will also construct pergolas, from kits provided by the carpentry workshop. The decoration, safety signs and information panels will be yours to make. During the festival, you will be in charge of the reception and information desk, and the animation of activities like the zip line, waterball or inflatable attractions, but you don't have to worry, you will be taught how to handle these responsibilities. Lastly, you will help deconstruct the structures after the end of the fair.
ACCOMODATION:
Hard wall accommodation in the boarding school of Riom's high school.
LANGUAGE:
English and French.
LOCATION:
Located 16 kilometers north of Clermont-Ferrand, regional capital of Auvergne, Riom is situated at the foot of the volcano chain. It is a very dynamic city, and offers a preserved historic center and many shows and animations during summer.
TERMINAL:
Riom train station. Airport: Paris or Lyon.
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:
Bring working gloves, clothes and shoes, plus hiking shoes, a mat, a backpack and your swimsuit.
SPECIAL REMARKS:
For more information have a look at: http://www.ville-riom.fr
To all people, artists, musicians, dancers and people full of energy and imagination, meet us in the Reve de foin festival! This year again, the team will welcome international volunteers in order to assist in the smooth running of the festival. You will participate to the activities, and you will be fully integrated within the life of this young and dynamic organization. You will have the opportunity to meet the guest artists and a lot of very interesting people. And what if we created a small funfair together?
Work:
You will participate in the organisation of the festival. The programme includes clearing the place from vegetation, setting up and dismantling of stages, reception of the public, making cakes with inhabitants...
Accomodation & food:
In tents, in a place just near the farm of the association where you can also find the toilettes. The group will organise teams so that everybody can participate in the cleaning, tidying up, and preparation of the meals do not forget your recipes!
Location & leisure:
You will be able to see all the shows during the festival but of course your ideas for activities are welcomed and every suggestion can be discussed. So be imaginative! We expected that you participate in the activities which are decided together with the volunteers and the camp leaders. You will live an experience in a group and things are planned within the group. This year, we prepared some activities that you will have together with the youngsters also working at the festival. (hiking, cooking, some sports).
Requirements:
French speaking Camp. Caution! Life during a festival is often hectic and days may be long. It is a workcamp different from the others! You will have to be always available and be able to face emergency situations.You will cook with the youngsters of the nearby villages. So don t forget the recipe for your favorite meal and some ingredients for whom it could be difficulte to find them in the local supermarket.
Verdelais is a small village situated in the Gironde department, in the heart of the vineyards, where Concordia and its local partner are organizing a workcamp every summer since several years. This year, volunteers will participate to the festivities of Verdelais and Langon:The kermestival "La Vallée" (festival for children and young people). Created in the mid-90s from a few passionate leaders of the community center "La Vallée" of Verdelais, this festival is a crossroad of different projects. Thanks to the contribution and commitment of several networks of artists, professionals and volunteers from around the world (including volunteers from Concordia), "La Vallée" has become a popular meeting appreciated for its quality, its originality, its commitments and especially its human approach.The Atypical Nights. Created in 1992, the Atypical Nights in Langon - festival of international renown - plans to promote cultural diversity by discovering "world music", modern or traditional, rural or urban, acoustic or electric, vocal or instrumental, profane or ritual. Through these songs and their multiple aesthetics, the challenge is the discovery of otherness, awareness of differences, the rejection of racism and intolerance, civic awareness.In Verdelais, living place of the camp, volunteers will have the opportunity to meet very warm and welcoming local people and discover the life in a town of this region, its traditions, customs and history.
WORK:
You will participate to the implementation of these two festivals in logistics (assembly and disassembly: tents, installation of safety barriers, decoration ...) and facilitate workshops on intercultural learning (workshops whose form and content are largely determined during the camp).
ACCOMODATION:
Under tents, cooking in a special room, basic living conditions but charming !
LANGUAGE:
English and French.
LOCATION:
Verdelais is located in Gironde department, 40 kilometers south-east of Bordeaux and a few kilometers from Langon.
TERMINAL:
Langon train station. Airport : Bordeaux or Paris
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:
It is strongly recommended to have affinities with the intercultural learning process and aptitude in animation for this workcamp since you will be asked to facilitate meetings between festival population and international audience. Knowledge of French is an asset.
SPECIAL REMARKS:
Camp for lovers of meetings and artistic discovery. Bring a sleeping bag, working clothes, sport shoes, warm clothes ...For more information, please visit the following website:http://www.cvlv-verdelais.com/la-vallee-kermestival.php
Plunge into the World Cultures!< b>You will take part in the organization of the 41th edition of the festival Les Cultures du Monde during 10 days around 400 musicians and dancers from all over the world will share their performances in a multicultural context. The National Association Cultures et Traditions is the organizer of the festival and attracts every year a large number of local volunteers before (for the preparation of the project) and during the 10 days of the festival. They will welcome you and be your guide. This workcamp is a great opportunity for you to meet new people and new cultures. More informations on the festival web site http www.gannat.com Web address http www.gannat.com
Work:
You will be fully involved in the organization of the festival Cultures du Monde (taking place from 18th to 28th of July) creation and installation of decorations, putting up stands and stages, working at bars and catering, welcoming the public, tidying up and cleaning the festival sites. You also will certainly be involved in the design and faciliation of an electronic log book with some local youth. Professionals will help you on this. You will arrive a week before the beginning of the festival in order to discover the site, to meet the numerous local volunteers, and to help to the preparation of this festival. Your ideas and experiences are of course very welcome. Caution, during 3 weeks, you have to be available and adapt yourself to possible updates of the festival. Long days full of happenings !
Accomodation & food:
You will sleep in tents nearby the House of Folklore (which hosts the national association Cultures and Traditions and Youth Hostel). During the 10 days of the festival, meals will be taken in a school in Gannat. You will cook by yourself during the rest of the workcamp. The group will organise teams so that everybody can participate in the cleaning, tidying up, and preparation of the meals do not forget your recipes!
Location & leisure:
On your arrival, leaders and the Cultures et Traditions association will propose several activities; but your ideas are welcomed and everything can be discussed. So be imaginative, the workcamp is a place for having fun! We dont expect you to do activities on your own, you will live an experience in a group and things are planned within the group.
Requirements:
- French speaking camp. A motivation letter in French is needed and a self evaluation according to the Europass language levels. - Caution! Life in a festival is often hectic and days could be long. This workcamp is different from the others! You have to be available and to know how to react facing emergency situations.Moving by bike
PROJECT: The annual music festival in Blesle celebrates its 13th year of existence. In a welcoming and family-friendly atmosphere, about 30 groups and more than 100 artists will be invited to perform in several places for 3 days (from August 15th to 17th). The program is eclectic and open to a wider public: concert, jam-sessions, "musical hiking" and workshops. The volunteers will arrive in advance in order to help with the festival organization and also to reinforce the international dimension of this event. The festival will take place in a particularly charming environment (Blesle is one of the most beautiful villages in France), and one of its objectives will be to raise awareness on issues of sustainable development the visitors.
WORK:
You will participate in different activities together with a group of over local volunteers. You will help with the logistics before and after the festival: setting up and dismantling the stages, welcoming the visitors... You will raise awareness on sustainable development issues like recycling and the use of dry toilets.
ACCOMODATION:
In two-persons tents in a camp. Group life will be under a big tent or in a municipal room.
LANGUAGE:
English and French. Some bases in French are necessary.
LOCATION:
Blesle is a village with 600 habitants and is situated in the Haute-Loire Department (Auvergne region). It is 70km away from Clermont-Ferrand, in a very beautiful valley called Allagnon, with a rich natural and architectural heritage.
TERMINAL:
Brioude train station. Airport: Paris or Lyon.
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:
Nights can be cold. Bring your sleeping bag and warm clothes, as well as a sleeping mat.
SPECIAL REMARKS:
For more information, you can take a look at: http://aperos-musique-blesle.com http://www.tourismeblesle.fr/
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