Bàrkeno School + Mercat de les Flors, dance and movement + El Graner
The school specialises in dance and artistic movement, and will participate in the tandem with Mercat de les Flors and El Graner.
Dance and artistic movement are included as an interdisciplinary pillar within the skill set taught in primary and elementary education, in the tandem arrangement between Bàrkeno School + Mercat de les Flors-El Graner.
This is an educational innovation project that creates spacious and sensitive spaces, in which the language of dance and artistic movement are vehicles for learning different subjects, while acting as another means for discovery and experience. Work is being carried out to ensure the project is sustainable over the long term, which consists of:
- Specific training for school teachers and on how to prepare teaching materials.
- Masterclasses run experts from Mercat de les Flors for students at the school.
- School activities in the Mercat de les Flors facilities.
Leading centres and institutions
Bàrkeno School, located in the Marina neighbourhood of Zona Franca in Barcelona, is a nursery and primary school that is part of the Barcelona Education Consortium. The school has a total of 189 students and 18 teachers.
Mercat de les Flors is a meeting point and driving force for proposals that encourage the movement and dance, supporting the consolidation of high-quality companies for dance and other performing arts. Since Mercat de les Flors was founded in 1983, the theatre has been a leading organisation for all kinds of creative expression. The involvement of directors from the world of dance, theatre and music have made Mercat de les Flors a benchmark for contemporary dance and creation in Catalonia.
El Graner it is a creative centre for deepening body language and movement. Within the framework of the Creation Factories programme at Barcelona City Council, it is managed by Mercat de les Flors with collaboration from the APDC and the ACPDC. El Graner focuses on different areas to have an impact on creativity from different contexts. The main focus points of El Graner are: creation, internationalisation, thought, education and proximity.