LifeLine: Achieving The Impossible

good practices

good practices

LOCATION:

Belgium, Czechia, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Romania, Sweden, United Kingdom


AREA OF WORK:

Funambulism (wirewalking using a balancing pole) as a powerful tool for improving mental health.


TYPE OF PARTNERSHIP:

Erasmus+, Creative Europe, and the Galway 2020 European Capital of Culture.


TYPE OF ACTIONS IMPLEMENTED:

Performances, methodology development. People of all ages, backgrounds and nationalities from across Europe learned the dynamic art of funambulism as a way to improve physical and mental wellbeing. The project culminated in a spectacular highwire event over the River Corrib and Claddagh Basin in Galway City (IE) on 16th July 2022 – a cast of 130 community participants and professional highwire artists came together to perform a stunning display of hope, strength and resilience over one of Ireland’s most iconic waterways.


LEVEL OF COOPERATION AMONG ACTORS INVOLVED:

International


WHAT INSPIRES US?:

The way attention to the physical body and focus on a physical activity connects to mental health and wellbeing.