when Miguel Gil and a group of volunteers took LÓVA to the therapeutic module of the Madrid III prison in Valdemoro
a educational project
LÓVA (The opera, Learning a vehicle) is a educational project que se realiza, a vehicle of Learning, en centros de primaria donde una tutora o tutor convierte su aula en una compañía de ópera. La clase dedica un curso completo a formar la compañía en la que las alumnas y alumnos se organizan por equipos profesionales: dramaturgy, characterization, locker room, interpretation, public relations, a vehicle of Learning, illumination, rulership, scenography, a vehicle of Learning. La compañía crea y estrena su propia ópera en funciones en las que no cuenta con ayuda de adultos.
a vehicle of Learning Intensive course a vehicle of Learning 2009 en el Teatro Real y actualmente en cinco ciudades en colaboración con las respectivas Consejerías de Educación. The European Commission chose LÓVA as one of the Spanish educational projects of reference to develop cultural awareness and expression (Cultural Awareness and Expression Handbook).
LÓVA is integrated into the curriculum and aims to develop key skills. In addition, he has received premio de Buenas prácticas para el fomento de la convivencia escolar del Ministerio de Educación en 2018.
LÓVA se hace siempre en horario lectivo, se inscribe en el horario de diferentes áreas y ocupa un curso escolar completo, sometimes it extends two. Although primarily it implemented in public primary schools, its methodology has been adapted to different educational levels, childish, THAT, special education, high school, and various social environments and cultural associations, day centers or jail.
That case Lova in jail, That was born in 2012, when Miguel Gil and a group of volunteers took LÓVA to the therapeutic module of the Madrid III prison in Valdemoro. In 2021 the ninth opera of this project was premiered.
LÓVA- The documentary
Lova history
LÓVA has its origins in an educational project that Bruce Taylor and JoAnn Forman created for the Seattle Opera in the years 70 and that in the 80 expanded the Metropolitan Opera Guild of New York. You can find a detailed story on the thesis Sharon Joy, Original Student Opera: History, Theory and Practice of a Multi-Disciplinary Arts Education Program (University of Houston).
Lova joins the thousands of building projects in classrooms operas created more than twenty countries and for more than three decades from programs like Creating Original Opera (Metropolitan Opera Guild), Write an Opera (Royal Opera House), Opera by Children (Utah Opera), Create and Produce (Opera America), etc.
La idea de utilizar la creación de una ópera original como un vehículo de aprendizaje en el aula fue creada por Mary Ruth McGinn y llegó a España en 2006 Hand Mary Ruth McGinn Y Pedro Sarmiento, musician and pedagogue. Fulbright scholarship and later by SaludArte, Mary Ruth formó y guió desde el Royal Theatre a un grupo de docentes entre ellos los responsables de tres óperas creadas por alumnos en tres colegios públicos de la Comunidad de Madrid (Our. Lady of Victory, Enrique Tierno Galvan and El Quijote): Mercedes, Beatriz, Maria Jose, Vicente, Tamara and Miguel. Given the success of the initiative, in 2008 Lova as creating joint educational project between SaludArte and formalized Teatro Real, coordinated by Pedro Sarmiento. Later, se han sumado nuevas instituciones culturales e instituciones públicas y en 2022 se integra en la estructura del Teatro Real. Since 2023 tiene como base de actividades el nuevo Royal Retirement Theater.
Lova extends thanks to teachers who make it their teaching and are an example of professionalism and pedagogical commitment.
People Lova
The LÓVA project has an innovative and participatory management model. Integrated from 2022 como proyecto educativo del Teatro Real desde el que se coordina el proyecto a nivel nacional, has the collaboration of excellent professionals in the training and development of the project.
The pedagogical committee is made up of a group of expert teachers in the project who, from different parts of Spain they co-design and advise the training actions of the project.