The Pariahs mobility program began in Armenia where the artistic teams representing each of the partner cities gathered in Yerevan with a goal to meet, co-create, exchange skills and practices, discuss about the research that took place, and integrate new learnings, skills and materials in their performances, while connecting with the local Armenian artists, communities, and cultures.
During their stay in Armenia, a lacemaking co-creation workshop organised with local artists and community members will take place.
The residency scheme began with a week in Armenia, in Yerevan and Ayntab village, where project artists from all partner countries participated in workshops, networking sessions, field trips to get to know the local communities and culture, and meeting local artists.
The first residency programme acted as a means to get to know each other, to share practices, thoughts and ideas about the overall concept of what it means to be a Pariah and how this is perceived in each location. 2 dancers – choreographers, 1 performance artist, 2 literary artists, 2 musicians and 2 visual artists participated in the Armenian residency.
13 artists in total from all four partner countries – Armenia, France, Greece, Slovenia – travelled to other partner countries to attend an artist mobility programme aiming to network, connect with each other, exchange skills and practices, integrate new learnings, skills and materials in their final artistic outputs and connect with the local communities.
Artists were asked to log their days at the residency, collecting any types of multimedia material as a means of self- documenting their artistic process. Such material could be photos taken with their phones, videos, texts, posters, mages, sounds, excerpts, etc. The logs will be presented digitally and will have the form of audiovisual material.