Description
The project aim is the proper presentation of various forms of contemporary art to a young audience consisting of both Bulgarian and foreign visitors, including people of ethnic minorities in Bulgaria, by using multiple types of art. This will establish effective multicultural dialogue and a deep understanding of the variety of art and different ways to present it. The project is in line with the objectives of the programme, including contemporary art and culture reaching a broader audience and decreasing social and economic disparities by overcoming local boundaries and shaping European identity with active multi-cultural dialogue. The project activities are planned and organized to ensure access to the events for all people interested in the various forms of contemporary art and creative methods of presentation. The purpose of the project is to establish several sections as part of the major festival which will take place in Ohoden, Lozenets, Pernik, Vratzata, Vratsa. There will be active participation of young people, including those from minorities, who will demonstrate their abilities and ways of interpreting art in front of an audience. Roma people will present their culture and traditions. The sections involve an opportunity for self-expression in various forms of art – singing, music, dancing, literature, cinematography, performances on different topics. The project addresses the need of presenting contemporary art and culture to a broader audience in smaller cities and regions. It is targeted at students, youngsters, undergraduates, minorities who live in a multicultural environment, the public, the institutions and foreign visitors. The Norwegian partner Larvik Barne- og Ungdomsteater will contribute to the project by sharing best practices for presenting contemporary art and multicultural dialogue.
Summary of project results
The activities of the project are planned and organized in a way which ensures access to the events for people interested in the various forms of contemporary art and the creative methods of its presentation to an audience. The purpose of the project proposal was to establish several festival sections which are part of the major festival: “International traveling art-festival of young people “Modern times”. All of its sections were participated actively of young people, including representatives of the ethnical minorities, who were be able to demonstrate their abilities and ways of interpretation of art in front of an audience. The sections involved an opportunity for self-expression in the various forms of art – singing, music, dancing, literature, cinematography, performances on different topics. Workshops with a purpose to discuss the problems of contemporary art and the options of its presentation to the public were organized. Furthermore the students had the opportunity to interact with the fundaments of their own history. The accomplishment of the project resulted in the creation of several cultural products, the establishment of positive practices in terms of presenting contemporary art to the public and the conduction of a multicultural dialogue. The project gave a chance to all of the target groups to show their talents, to participate in many multicultural activities, to present their point of view and their ways of interpreting the different forms of art. It also gave many opportunities to the target groups to participate in many innovative art-forms, to show to the public their own way of understanding the cultural variety, using different art-performances in a new way. But the main purpose of the project was to present the contemporary art and culture to a broader audience by using many types of art and to establish an effective multicultural dialogue and a deep understanding of the multicultural variety and the different ways of its presentation. The project addressed the need of presenting the contemporary art and culture to a broader audience in the smaller cities and regions. That opportunity for the people in the smaller cities to participate effectively in the cultural life of the country was warm welcomed. 5 festivals were held in 5 different cities in Bulgaria. All of them were visited by more than 16500 and about 770 participants took part in the event.
Summary of bilateral results
The main reason for choosing a project partner is the activities of the Norway organization related to the magic of theater and the art of creating a field for the performance of amateur artists of all ages (5-90), which is fully in line with that of the candidate. This is an extremely favorable prerequisite for realizing the differences in the ways of acting and presenting different forms of art. This fully contributes to the establishment of good and sustainable practices and exchange of experience, and the implementation of effective multicultural dialogue based on differences and their understanding and acceptance. The partner from Norway has proven experience in the field of presenting contemporary art and its forms and this in turn guarantees the successful implementation of the joint project activities and the establishment of a positive tradition in this aspect in the future.