In partnership with

The festival lasts a weekend and is held in the enchanting setting of Chiny village. It offers the public several storytelling performances in French, played by international storytellers (Belgium, Niger, Canada, Italy, Japan). http://www.mjcf.be and http://www.conte.be.

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Description of the Work

Volunteers work with the region's local youth and the festival professional staff (about 40 volunteers) to set up the performance halls, ensure stewardship during the festival, help with the organization, and finally re-arrange the site at the end of the festival. The festival will take place over the weekend of July 11–12 so the volunteers will work on the installation and on the dismantling for 7 days, having 2 days of activities and rest at the beginning and 2 others at the end of the project.

Volunteers are allowed one free ticket to a performance during the festival.

Chiny is a small town located in the Gaume region, near the French border (South of Belgium). Various outdoor activities are possible (kayaking on the Semois River, hiking, visiting the Bouillon Castle, and the Abbey of Orval).

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Location & Leisure

The festival takes place on the weekend, and the volunteers will work for 8 days, having 3 days off at the beginning and at the end of the project.

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Study themes of the project

Manual work, storytelling, youth, and socio-cultural work focused on rural areas.

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Requirements

Speaking proficiency in French is compulsory. An interest in cultural and artistic activities is also required. During the installation and dismantling of the festival, the work will not be too harsh, as the heaviest tents are set up by professionals.

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Host Organization