Evaluation of Open-gate kick–off meeting program

For "Creative Factory" in Legnica – Poland

Activities• Meeting with all OpenGate project partners and work together on administrative issues• Workshops interactive dance and theater, cultural and artistic activities• Support in all our activities and movements by the organizers• Meals (in common)

Cultural Program• Museum (Copper Museum - Legnica, Museum of Art - Wroclaw) • Arts (exhibition - design, theater) • History (visit of Wroclaw-city and presentation of the panoramic picture)

Traditions• Dance and culinary traditions Krotoszyce

Evaluation of workshops by IoanaDance workshop

• The dance workshop was interactive and gave the opportunity for the group to

• participate (almost in its entirety) and the various partners to get to know, have fun. This

• workshop was a "good introduction" to the next stage of the program; meeting with the

• association “Our Krotoszyce" and preceded the evening happily dancing around the

• traditional meal and then held up by the very active members of this organization

Drama workshop

• Regarding the proposal to an evaluation by the theatrical method, we appreciated the interactive side while lamenting the lack of time for a real entry "in the field" of theater. • This "non-verbal" method has been a fun, well suited to collect impressions of each other through images and interpretations assets. • We found it a sensible way, since a large part of the group could not speak English. Another mode of assessment would necessarily have involved translations (too long) and contrarily to the chosen method, would have been less direct or spontaneous. • The method has proved effective, first by the success obtained by the short representation (active participation of the whole group). It has been also a good way to close the program.

EVALUATION par KANEL" J'ai été particulièrement touchée par l'histoire de ce pays : Quel sens patriotique ! Cela m'a beaucoup touchée puisqu'en France cette notion se perd et ne se revendique plus. J'ai été aussi impressionnée par la force, l'énergie et la présence des femmes polonaises. J'ai trouvé que le programme était bien ficelé, bien construit mais il est vrai que je regrette un peu la manque de training le matin (afin de pouvoir créer une réelle osmose du groupe). De plus, je regrette aussi de ne pas avoir pu visiter Wroclaw la journée. Enfin, j'ai passé d'excellents moments à Legnica, dans ce projet très bien encadré par des personnes très accueillantes. Merci « EVALUATION by YING YANThe Association for Cultural and Artistic Events of Legnica - Creative Factory is a very energetic and friendly group. The Open-gate meeting program was well organized. I was glad to learn some Polish traditional music and dance. Hopefully the coming program won't be as tight as this one. More options for partners are welcomed.