Creative Europe
Desk UK
for Culture

‘Heaven On Earth?’ is a performing arts project engaging artists from Greece, Spain, Turkey, the UK, France and Italy, inspired by famous
novelist, playwright and activist Jean Genet. It focuses on the artistic interpretation and research of Genet’s works and philosophy as well as
the exploration of issues stemming from his cultural legacy. The proposed Project Coordinator and Co-organisers believe that Jean Genet, as
a major figure of the 20th century European cultural history whose challenges to art, culture and politics remain relevant today, is an ideal
focus a European Union Culture Programme co-operation measures proposal. Each one of the partners will respond individually and
collaboratively on specific aspects of Genet’s stage craft, politics and humanity in order to understand them more deeply and to promote
trans-European research and skills development in the performing arts. Through this artistic and social quest through theatre, all project
participants will direct their efforts toward joint activities, exchange ideas and co-operate creatively, engaging in the following tasks: intensive
seminars/workshops, short film production, playwriting, exhibition of photographs, site-responsive performance production, conferences,
development of a website, production of a project DVD. Our mutual objective is to produce a range of outcomes that research, explore, help
to understand, demonstrate and reflect artistically upon issues that concern people across Europe and globally. These issues, stimulated by
Jean Genet, resonate powerfully in the values and ideals of our contemporary world. The project addresses to artists, performing arts experts
and students, cultural workers, vulnerable and minority community groups, as well as members of the general public internationally. The
‘Heaven on Earth?’ project is expected to have a lasting impact, as results will be communicated and disseminated on European populations,
supporting cultural interchange.