A Professional Journey into Theatre, Learning and Culture

Between October and December 2025, Domingo Ferrandis, member of the SOLIS SRLS team, took part in a professional job-shadowing mobility at Teatro Olympia – Olympia Metropolitana S.A., in Valencia (Spain), one of the most emblematic theatres in the Spanish cultural landscape.

This experience was developed within Erasmus+ Key Action 1 – Adult Education and formally recognised through a Europass Mobility Certificate, ensuring European validation of the learning outcomes achieved.

Learning by Being Inside the Process

Rather than a short visit, the mobility was designed as a full immersion in a professional theatre environment.Day by day, Domingo followed the complete production cycle of a theatre performance: from rehearsals and creative decisions to technical preparation, coordination meetings and the premiere itself.

Observing rehearsals meant understanding how artistic direction, timing, staging and teamwork come together on stage. Being present during production meetings offered insight into how complex decisions are taken, how roles are distributed and how collaboration works under real professional pressure.

At the same time, the experience opened space for reflection and mediation: how can professional theatre practices become meaningful learning tools in adult education? How can artistic processes support inclusion, participation and community engagement?

From Theatre Practice to Educational Competences

Throughout the mobility, learning unfolded naturally through observation, practice and reflection.According to the European Key Competence Framework for Lifelong Learning, the experience strengthened a wide range of competences:

Writing notes, reports and reflections improved literacy skills and the ability to document complex processes clearly.Working with audiovisual tools and AI-assisted applications enhanced digital competence, especially in creative documentation and communication.

Living the experience in a multicultural and multidisciplinary environment fostered autonomy, adaptability and learning-to-learn, reinforcing teamwork and reflective practice.Engagement with a historic cultural institution deepened citizenship competence, highlighting the role of culture in social cohesion and European values.

The mobility also nurtured entrepreneurial competence, encouraging initiative, problem-solving and innovation within artistic and educational contexts, while strengthening cultural awareness and expression through direct contact with professional theatre production.

Impact Beyond the Individual

While this journey was deeply personal, its impact goes far beyond one participant.This first mobility strengthens SOLIS SRLS as an organisation, reinforcing our capacity to integrate professional artistic methodologies into adult education, social inclusion and European cooperation projects.

The knowledge, practices and reflections developed during this experience will be transferred into future training activities, workshops and international projects, multiplying its value.

A First Step in a Long-Term Path

This job-shadowing marks the beginning of a broader Erasmus+ journey for SOLIS SRLS.In the coming years, our accreditation will allow us to expand learning mobilities, deepen European partnerships and continue exploring how art, digital creativity and education can work together to foster inclusion and lifelong learning.

  Learning across borders. Culture as education. Mobility with impact.

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