The fourth study visit of our PerFare project in Cluj-Napoca, Romania was a truly transformative experience. This journey provided our partnership with invaluable insights and unforgettable memories, contributing significantly to our understanding of the pivotal role that Performing Arts can play in promoting social welfare access throughout Europe.
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Weaving the first threads of the SPARSE Plus Rural Touring Tapestry: Kick Off Meeting in Marche, Italy October 2-6
Between October 2-6, all the partners of the SPARSE Plus Project and their local promoters travelled by train, plane, bus, and car from all corners of Europe to converge in the charming little village of Ascoli Piceno in Marche, Italy, which set the scene for us to collectively kickoff the exciting 4-year journey that lies ahead of us! Coming all the way from Sweden, Poland, Estonia, Lithuania, Czech Republic, Germany, Romania, Hungary, and other parts of Italy, we got the chance finally meet each other in the physical world and build bonds that will come to form the cornerstone of this remarkable project!
“The Balkan:MOST Showcase Festival was more than just a celebration; it was a testament to the resilience, creativity, and boundless potential of the Balkan music industry.”
Our MOST project has come to an end with an amazing three-day-long music festival. Dóra Badics from our Sound Pillar went to the city of Veszprém to represent us at the BALKAN:MOST Festival. Now she talks about the event and her unique experience in detail.
Art residency in Lepenski Vir – First Europe
FIRST EUROPE aims to promote and celebrate Europe’s archaeological heritage, with a focus on the captivating site of Lepenski Vir in Serbia. A team of Máté Czakó, Pier Lorenzo Pisano and Ljubomir Nikolic has been working on the artistic concept of the project. Recently, they selected two artists (Alice Norma Lombardi and Patryk Matela) to join the residency. The artistic team and the project partners started working together between July 10 and 22. Mátyás Marofka, the coordinator of the residency, reports on the event.
MANIFEST Art Residency in Zsennye
Within the framework of our MANIFEST project, 12 artists and artistic groups were given the opportunity to participate in the program’s residency in Hungary. The project is dedicated to cultivating collective memory on the topic of the transatlantic slave trade through art projects.
“Environmental protection, ecological transition, cultural sector, green communities” – Dezdemóna Kovács about LeCAKE
Between May 1 and 6, the LeCAKE consortium (consisting of 8 senior professionals and 16 young ambassadors) met in Italy, more specifically in Rieti and Rocca Sinibalda, to work together on local strategic cultural projects. One of the Hungarian participants, Dezdemóna Kovács, reports on the days spent together.
“…there are two reasons why people start working in the cultural sector: they are either artists or would like to support the arts…”
Under our PP Cult pillar, we are launching a new project called ECHO Academies. Our colleague Bianka Faddi travelled to the kick-off meeting and wrote a personal blogpost about the event:
“… it was very comforting, like meeting an old friend”
Our colleague Juli Mihályfy recently joined us to take over the leadership of the PP Sound pillar. Juli was recently at WOMEX, where she not only met the partners involved in the MOST project, but also surprised us with report illustrated by many photos:
“European creativity will shine through the digital world” – Interview with Alexandre Leforestier
Panodyssey is the only social media platform dedicated to writing that helps authors share their creations with as many people as possible in a secure and ethical way. But how the Panodyssey story began? We asked Alexandre Leforestier, CEO of the platform:
What’SAP – local work of the Hungarian team
After last summer’s Academy, the trainees started their months-long local work – the Hungarian team (Heléna Ménesi, Szilvia Markos, Viktória Csaba, Zsófia Kozma and Zalán Haragonics) with Indahouse Hungary in Hernádszentandrás. But how is the joint work going? We asked the trainees about this: