""Burgas - exciting and artistic, improved access to culture and art as a catalyst for local social and economic development""

Project facts

Project promoter:
Burgas Municipality(BG)
Project Number:
BG-CULTURE-0036
Status:
In implementation
Initial project cost:
€171,768
Donor Project Partners:
Pars pro toto(IS)
Other Project Partners
''Theatre in a Suitcase'' Foundation(BG)

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Description

The project "Burgas, exciting and artistic" aims to improve access to cultural content in the municipality of Burgas for children and youth from ethnic and cultural minorities, people with a low socio-economic profile and disadvantaged people. The organization of new cultural events, creative workshops and theater tours in neighborhoods outside the city center and in the constituent settlements of the municipality will provide opportunities for marginalized or excluded from access to cultural events children and youth to develop social and cultural ties, to stimulate creative demand, to consolidate the community and build an inclusive culture. The target groups of the project are minorities of Roma and Turkish ethnicity, the Russian immigrant community, disadvantaged youth and people with low social status. The project envisages measures and policies for the integration of cultural and ethnic minorities and a positive perception of the migration experience, promotes bilateral cooperation and exchange in the field of performing arts. The project proposal also includes activities to improve the tools and expertise of local authorities in exercising their powers in the field of culture to plan and organize cultural events, to attract the widest range and diverse audiences. The implementation of the project activities will attract new audiences, increase interest and cultural consumption, by removing physical or financial barriers to access to culture, will optimize the approach of local authorities in offering cultural products to meet the needs and interests. of different communities and audience segments.

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