IMPACT

The project promoted multiculturalism in Beiuș area and included the most expected local festival that presented to the public musical performances and visual arts, craftsmanship displays, educational contests for children, and workshops with information on a large variety of traditions.

ProEtnica is an instrument which promotes the rights of cultural expression of the national minorities and, at the same time, strengthens cultural dialogue. Thus, ProEtnica contributes to the preservation and creation of the intercultural peace in a pluralistic and democratic society.

“Only 20 km away from Bucharest you will find Brăneşti. Here, the people celebrate each year an ancient tradition that they call Cuckoo’s Day, marking the end of spring. Thus, the project aimed at strengthening local cultural identity and highlighting Romanian traditions, arts and crafts”.

Theatre Dialog Box was more than a sequence of joyful happenings, it was also an amalgam of experiences and constructive emotions. (…) We started with a handful of extraordinary youngsters, some of them with a disordered background, coming from disturbed families, students who had not been to a theatre play ever before, be it either ad-hoc or unconventional.

“In Oltenia, though minorities have, throughout decades, contributed to the development of the regional cultural heritage (architecture, music, crafts etc.), the documentation of such enormous contribution has remained available only to specialists and almost inexistent to the large public. Throughout the project, several soirées were organised aiming at the promotion of the ethnic minority history

“Canine Manifest in the Moldavian Reading Room, a project dedicated entirely to children aged between 8 and 16, travelled to 10 Romanian cities in order to perform the theatre play The Confessions of a Dog, by Ioana Macarie and Mihaela Rădescu. Children also participated to civic education workshops about the relation between humans and dogs, (…) about tolerance, responsibility, empathy, civic participation, respect for nature and life.”

The performance in Oslo of the theatre play SAY IT NOW was a great opportunity for multicultural interaction. Discussions focused on the impact of such a project, with a close eye to the delicate theme that it touched upon, as well as on the impressions of the spectators and the show-makers.

“The rites of passage help the individual prepare for the newly acquired social status. (…) The rites of passage are irrelevant without the particularities of the social context, as well as the involvement of the community. The ceremonials contribute to the defining of the individual (…) throughout the passing through 3 most important moments: the baptism, the wedding and the funeral.”

“Deliberately called Intercommunity, the exhibition was organised by Iași Municipality and the Union of Fine Artists from Iași, the theme being centred on the life, places and traditions of minority communities as filtered through the creative perspectives of fine artists. (…) 29 paintings and 7 sculptures were exhibited, some of them publicly displayed for the first time like the copper and wooden sculpture Poetic Condition of Ukrainian artist Dan Covătaru, or the last piece of The Guard sculptured in copper by George Sorin Purcaru ”.

“The Untold Stories – Poveşti Nespuse project aimed to document and promote Roma culture and identity, thus supporting an increased awareness of the cultural and social history of the Roma population in Romania through artistic events and research”.

“In Oltenia, though minorities have, throughout decades, contributed to the development of the regional cultural heritage (architecture, music, crafts etc.), the documentation of such enormous contribution has remained available only to specialists and almost inexistent to the large public. Therefore, the project promoted the cultural diversity of the South-West part of Romania

“What would the story of the socăcițe and of the art of socăcit be without the essence of traditions pertaining to the village communities? And what would the villages be without the memories of the people, the lessons learned and passed onto generations, the tales listened to around the table or on the benches next to the house gates?”.

“The <> project proposed a public awareness campaign and affirmative measures to enhance the capacity of the vulnerable group of Roma children to express their ethnic origin openly and without fear of being labeled or marginalized and to access inclusive education and a dignified life through the recognition of their potential to reach high-performance levels in the educational domains of choice”.

“Only 20 km away from Bucharest you will find Brăneşti. Here, the people celebrate each year an ancient tradition that they call Cuckoo’s Day, marking the end of spring. Thus, the project aimed at strengthening local cultural identity and highlighting Romanian traditions, arts and crafts”.

“The project aims to artistically counterpart the challenges of the less than perfect educational system (the high rate of unemployment among young graduates reflects the rupture between a theoretical system of education and the social realities of everyday life) and those of a society indifferent to the issues of tomorrow’s adults. Teenagers of today’s Romania are unable to freely expose their opinions and problems; they don’t know who to turn to and how to address their most fundamental questions”.

“One of the most renowned and appreciated classical music competitions over the last 50 years, the International Conducting Competition Jeunesses Musicales Bucharest creates opportunities for young musicians from all over the world, promoting music and young talents and contributing to a significant circulation of the artistic works and cultural products.”

“Over the two years, Hotspot.art’s main objective was to strengthen and promote a cohesive programme of contemporary arts and culture and audience development, on a local, national and international level. This objective continues the long-term strategy of the Paintbrush Factory Federation, focused on supporting, promoting and developing the creation and dissemination of culture, contributing to the professionalizing of the cultural sector and facilitating open access to culture.”

“Brãila is a city with an impressive history. It passed through centuries resisting to aggressive incursions that have targeted it, incursions performed both by Romanian rulers (it was burned by Stephen the Great), but also by foreigners.