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RECONNECT

“Re-connect”: When Theatre Becomes the Best Medicine for Young People

Plàudite Teatre, in collaboration with a research team from Primary Care at the Catalan Institute of Health (ICS) and with financial support from the Department of Health of the Government of Catalonia, is launching the Re-connect project. Its aim is to investigate how regular theatre practice can positively impact the emotional well-being and development of children and young people.

Running until 2028, Re-connect is a project that combines science, education, and art to address one of society’s most pressing issues: youth mental health. It also fosters an interdisciplinary collaboration between healthcare researchers and performing arts professionals, bringing theatre closer to healthcare culture and paving the way for future social and cultural innovation projects. This initiative positions theatre not only as a form of artistic expression but also as a key tool for health.

The project arises in response to the psychological consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic, which severely affected mental health, particularly among children and young people.

It is part of Plàudite’s Art Salut programme.

The Power of Theatre

With its potential to explore emotions and situations from a creative perspective, theatre has long been regarded as a promising means of improving physical, emotional, and mental health. With over two decades of experience in the performing arts, Plàudite Teatre has empirically observed the emotional benefits of theatre practice. However, until now, rigorous scientific studies demonstrating the specific impact of theatre on mental health have been scarce—particularly in multicultural urban environments such as L’Hospitalet de llobreagt, Barcelona.

This project aims to bridge that gap. Over four years, a research team will assess the impact of theatre on Year 4 primary school students from two schools in the city. The results will be compared with a control group of students who will not receive the intervention.

Re-connecta't amb l'Art en Salut

PRESS REVIEW

Aula L’H, A fons.09/04/2025 – El programa Reconnecta’t de Plàudite Teatre a l’escola Sant Josep el Pi

Diari LH 10/03/2025 El teatre pot incidir en l benestar emocional d’infants i joves?

LH Digital 18/02/2025 Plàudite Teatre i l’ICS Investiguen l’impacte positiu del teatre en el benestar emocional dels infants

Polièdrica, 30/01/2025 Re-connecta’t | Projecte

Interacció, Diputació de Barcelona 17/12/2024 “Re-connecta’t”: Quan el teatre es converteix en la millor medicina per als joves”

Intergenerational Art in Health Barcelona

INTERGENERATIONAL ART IN HEALTH BARCELONA: these are projects that provide innovative responses to the new challenges of society in the 21st century.

These are projects created by Plàudite Teatre, which it promotes in the territory together with Primary Care Centers and Educational Centers. They are part of the ARTS HEALTH program that Plàudite Teatre carries out through several projects aimed at the emotional, physical and mental health of diverse groups and people. In the intergenerational projects, children, young people and the elderly relate through the scenic practice that generates well-being and health.

WE CARRY OUT PROJECTS IN:

PRIMARY CARE CENTER CAP ROGER / CAP SANTS – CAVALL BERNAT SCHOOL (SANTS)
SANT ANTONI PRIMARY CARE CENTER CAP MANSO – ALDANA SCHOOL – (SANT ANTONI)
CAP MARINA PRIMARY CARE CENTER – SEAT SCHOOL – (MARINA DE PORT)
CAPSBE PRIMARY CARE CENTER – LONDON SCHOOL – (EXAMPLE)
PRIMARY CARE TEAM EAP SARDINIA – LES AIGÜES SCHOOL (BAIX GUINARDÓ)
PRIMARY CARE TEAM EAP VILA DE GRÀCIA-CIBELES – PATRONAT DOMÈNECH SCHOOL (GRÀCIA)

PRESS NOTE (català)

SOME EXAMPLES :

LETTERS FOR THE MEMORY

2023-2024 edition students of the Cavall Bernat school and seniors linked to CAP Sants de Barcelona

A THEATRE CITY

In the 2022-2023 edition, we decided to connect three neighborhoods of Barcelona through the neighborhood: we link students from three public schools and elderly people linked to the Health Center.

the Sants neighborhood: Cavall Bernat school and Sants CAP,
the Sant Antoni neighborhood: Aldana school and CAP Sant Antoni – Manso,
the La Marina neighborhood of Port: SEAT school and CAP La Marina.

The project concludes with the staging of a joint show: “La Maleta”, full of emotion from the neighborhoods in the Paral·lel 62 room

Art Health Intergenerational

WE CELEBRATE THE WORLD THEATER DAY INTERGENERATIONAL 2023

Within the Art Salut Intergenerational project created and carried out by Plaudite Teatre, we celebrate World Theater Day and enjoy moments enjoying the great theater party. On the stage of Cotxeras Borrell. Children from the Barcelona schools: Cavall Bernat, Seat and Aldana, and elderly people linked to the CAP Sants, Marina and Sant Antoni-Manso participate. Together we build neighborhood in Barcelona!! The theater is Culture of Peace!

INTERGENERATIONAL ART IN HEALTH IN SANTS NEIRBOURHOOD :

Elderly people linked to CAP Roger i Sants, and students from Cavall Bernat public school participate from the 2019 academic year.

” Open the Curtain ” Bardiri Award 2020 and Barcelona Scholarship Award 2020

Intergenerational theater to improve coexistence and comprehensive health

Participants del projecte #intergeneracional "Obrim el Teló" expliquen les seves experiències al #Mutare21 @FundacioCarulla @Naubostik @CavallBernatAFA @vicente_holgado #laCulturaTransforma #ArtenSalut #ElsBaldiri pic.twitter.com/zKCALc8OHG

— Plàudite Teatre – Espai d'Arts Escèniques (@PlauditeTeatre) July 7, 2021

THE MEMORY OF THE NEIGHBORHOODS:

We interrelate projects and neighborhoods: Sant Antoni and Sants. What are the neighborhoods like now and how were they before? Why is it important to have a Theater nearby?