Over 20,000 People Benefit from Educational and Social Programme at Tenerife Auditorium
More than 20,000 individuals participated in various activities organised by the Educational and Social Area of Tenerife Auditorium during the 2025-2026 season. These activities, which ran from September 2025 to June 2026, included performances for schools and community centres, classroom sessions, online meetings with teachers, educational resources, and guided tours.
José Carlos Acha, the Culture Councillor of Cabildo, expressed his pride in the department’s impact. “It’s rewarding to see the results of the Tenerife Auditorium’s initiatives,” he remarked, noting that these programmes successfully engage audiences of all ages, from infants in the innovative Coro Canguro programme to a 78-year-old student in the Theatre Schools.
Acha highlighted the diverse offerings from the Educational and Social Area, which extend beyond the auditorium’s premises to various locations across the island. He also praised the DISA Foundation for its role in connecting young people with cultural activities through the Prevenidos programme.
Reflecting on the previous season, Acha mentioned the XVII Workshops on Inclusion in the Performing Arts, which took place at Tenerife, making the auditorium a key venue for national events, boosting its visibility.
The auditorium provided 19 educational concerts and performances to schools and community organisations, attracting over 13,400 attendees. These included initiatives with the Tenerife Symphony Orchestra and a production of Béla Bartók’s opera, Bluebeard’s Castle.
The inaugural Coro Canguro involved 40 adults, including expectant mothers, and 24 babies from various municipalities. This initiative aims to foster early childhood development through musical and vocal activities, following a method established by the Grandes Oyentes organisation, which recently collaborated with families from Tenerife in New York.
The Theatre in Schools programme facilitated a call for theatre, dance, and music groups, resulting in a catalogue featuring 15 companies. This led to 81 performances and 121 creative sessions at 99 centres across 23 municipalities, benefitting 6,591 spectators.
The Theatre Schools programme spanned ten municipalities, training 131 students aged between 7 and 78. Additionally, the Amateur Theatre initiative supported 42 performances by ten cultural associations.
Educational guided tours offered informative sessions to 777 school students, complemented by workshops tailored to various educational levels. Technical tours also engaged 190 specialised students and included mediation activities with local student groups and organisations like the ONCE Foundation and AFES Salud Mental.
The Educational and Social Area is linked with RESEO (European Network for Opera, Dance and Music Education) and the National Network of Organisers of Educational Concerts (ROCE). Its mission is to make arts and creative processes accessible to all, especially targeting students and socially excluded individuals.
One of its core objectives is to strengthen the connection between artistic activities and societal engagement, fostering spaces for interaction between art and the community. Its ultimate goal is to ensure that art contributes significantly to social well-being, identity recognition, and the development of critical thinking essential for a mature democratic society.
