Culture on the Edge - street arts festival, Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina, July 23 (deadline: May 15)
Call for applications: Kultur auf dem Drahtseil / Culture on the Edge - a multimedia intercultural street art festival Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina 23rd July 2008 4th anniversary of the re-opening of the Old Bridge Project Description Mostar is a beautiful city which since the war has remained divided in two different parts based on ethnic and religious affiliation of the people. During the war from 1992 to 1995 the bridge the town´s landmark was destroyed. On the 23rd of July 2004, UNESCO organized the re-opening of the restored Old Bridge (Stari Most). The bridge connects the eastern Muslim and Bosniak part of the town with the Catholic and Croat western part in an architectural way. The daily life of the two ethnic groups, however, is going on in different areas. Exchange between them takes place very rarely. The ensemble of the bridge and the houses of the old-town are extraordinarily beautiful. Under the bridge a little river comes down and flows into the Neretva. In the very near surroundings there is also a little amphitheatre. It is hard to find something comparable to this ambience on the Balkans. To organize intercultural exchange and joint action in Mostar is a difficult matter. In most of the cases the efforts reach just one side of the two denominations. To shake up the wall of prejudices is the most urgent question at hand and what is more, by which means. Children and adolescents are thought to be the most open-minded and less prejudiced groups of society. Therefore an event prepared for this target group could be a great beginning. Children and, of course, their parents could be caught by a fascinating, colourful and exciting performance that consists of e.g. clownery and magic, acrobatics, mime and juggling. The setting around the Old Bridge looks like it was made for a medieval circus and magical programme. The event is going to be another attraction of the region within the summer festival in Mostar. Circus as a topic does not mean a simple spate of performances. Light, video and sound installation, theatre and a colourful art spectacle belong to such an event, as well as fire-eaters and bridge jumpers. Stages for the different kinds of performances will be the terraces or roof areas around the river valley. The project Kultur auf dem Drahtseil is a joint initiative of the German and French embassies, the Centre Malraux, the Goethe-Institut and tanzelarija, organisation for the promotion of contemporary dance in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It sees itself as the kick-off event for a festival which is to connect the eastern and western parts of Mostar, becoming an annual tradition in the city. If you are interested in becoming part of this event, please send your promotional material and dvd to: tanzelarija Tina Ujevica 15 71000 Sarajevo Bosnia and Herzegovina For further information please contact: [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.tanzelarija.org sursa:onthemove -- Moldova Young Artists Association "Oberliht" http://www.oberliht.org.md . . . . . . . . . . . http://idash.org/mailman/listinfo/oberlist portal informational pentru arta si cultura din Moldova information gateway for arts and culture from Moldova _______________________________________________ oberlist mailing list [email protected] http://idash.org/mailman/listinfo/oberlist
