Through the KA2 Erasmus+ program, Maturing Korai, women aged 50+, from different socio-economic backgrounds, can reinvent themselves by exploring and developing their performing skills. Maturing Korai is a Erasmus+ program in the field of Adult Education designed by Kinitiras, held in collaboration with 2 more organisations, Fresh Target from Cyprus and Calypso from Italy.

Here you can see the results of the whole process. We hope they make our society richer and more colorful, and also they are seen as an antidote to negative stereotypes and ageism.

The groups from the 3 partner organisations started working in their countries with their coordinators on the theme of the aging body and its role in the society. From 22 to 29 March 2024 they all met in Northern Italy, at the Artemista Cultural Centre, to get to know each other and exchange knowledge and good practices. They participated in joint workshops, with trainers from all three organisations and presented short performances. After the meeting, online, they created jointly the manifesto of the ageing female body and its place in society.

You can see here photos from the whole program

You can see here the trailer from the meeting in Italy

You can see here the whole documentary from Italy

You can read here the manifest for the aging body

The program

Participants:

Souzy Arkouli, Ntepy Aslanidou, Pia Avdelopoulou, Sofia Kalantzopoulou, Maria Kanellopoulou, Pinelopi Pyrrou, Efrosini Vasilopoulou, Froso Andreou, Christina Pitsillou, Fytoula Georgiou, Danae Elia, Irma Tsikouri, Sofronia Stylianou, Maria Panayiotou Kazepi, Giovanna Alessandrini, Francesca Bonelli, Sabrina Cavestro, Maria Elisa Calderoni, Roberta Crubellati, Katia Di Garbo, Lucia Dorigo, Lina Fortunato, Caterina Mamini, Silvia Petrella, Marilù Paladino, Livia Sguben

Facilitators/trainers/artists-educators: Antigone Gyra, Ioanna Kampylafka, Christos Polymenakos, Maria Philippou, Eleftheria Sokratous, Elisa Sarchi, Francesca Colli,Alice Bescapé

Artistic coordination: Antigone Gyra

Duration 20 November 2023 – 19 May 2024

Participant organisations: Kinitiras (Greece), Fresh Target Theatre Ensemble (Cyprus), Calypso – il teatro per il sociale (Italy)