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Programme: Europe for Citizens
Identifier: 609333-CITIZ-1-2019-1-BG-CITIZ-REMEM
Title: REsearch and Music CommEMorating the Victims of Totalitarian Regimes in Bulgaria and Eastern EuRope
Summary
The main result of REMEMBER project is that it managed to emotionally engage young generations through the language of art, and in particular the language of music, to learn more about the tragic events of our recent past so that the mistakes of communism are remembered and never repeated. The project achieved that through 5 dedicated events - music contest, concert, conference, mobile exhibition and stage performance, gathering more than 6080 people and attracting significant media attention, with its impact expected to spread far beyond its initial scope and duration.The project received wide public support and many well-known people took part in the different events. Here are some of the names:•Politicians: Petar Stoyanov – BG President 1997-2002, Rosen Plevneliev - BG President 2012-2017, Andrey Kovachev – MEP, Malina Edreva - Deputy Sofia Mayor, Mihail Gruev - director of the Archives, Georgi Lozanov - chairman of the Electronic Media Council, Bogdan Patashev - ambassador of the Vatican, Bishop Hristo Proikov - Chairman of the Catholic Church in Bulgaria, Ivan Anchev - ex-ambassador of BG in USA, Borislav Sandov – MP and others•Musicians: Prof. Petar Tsankov, Prof. Yosif Radionov, Prof. Angel Stankov, Prof. Vladimir Radulov, Stefan Valdobrev, Kiril Marichkov, Borislav Yotsov, Vasko the Patch and others•Actors - Silvia Lulcheva, Vasil Binev and others•Writers: Zahari Karabashliev, Vladimir Levchev, Teodora Dimova and others•Jurnalists: Vasil Varbanov -music journalist in BNT, Svetoslav Nikolov – director of Jazz FM and B-radio, Goran Blagoev –Eurocom TV , Daniela Gorcheva-editor of Dialog magazine and othersThe project also received strong institutional support of the Bulgarian Ministry of Education and Science, Ministry of Culture, Sofia Municipality and Belene Municipality. Professors and students at New Bulgarian University, American University in Bulgaria, South-West University in Blagoevgrad and others participated in the exhibitions, conferences and discussions. REMEMBER project managed to involve multiple schools and universities in its activities. Young musicians and students in History, Psychology, Literature, Graphic design, Photography could openly discuss the theme with the experts - historians, psychologists, writers, musicians, politicians. Finding interlinks and cross points between them made the start for the future development of the theme and its spreading outside of the closed professional societies to the wide number of people.More than 130 young musicians took part in Music Contest and Concert. 25 new songs were created. The winning songs were recorded in professional studio and a REMEMBER disk, with all songs, text and translations in English was issued in 7000 copies and is spreading on the events in the 5 partner countries.The REMEMBER Mobile Exhibition is visiting universities, conferences, municipalities, state administration buildings and different events in the 5 partner countries. The exhibition is accompanied by presentation of the project and performance of well-known musicians and artists. The 10 films from the REMEMBER Virtual exhibition are taking part in different events and are broadcasted online via FACEBOOK and YouTube.Two performances were inspired and presented on the stage of REMEMBER project: "The Forbidden"- of the young artists and „Honour the graves“-with the well-known artists. These performances will be furtherly shown on different stages. REMEMBER project managed to inspire the work of young musicians, actors, graphic designers, photographers and these themes will become part of their future artistic expressions.
Start Date: 01-09-2019
End Date: 28-02-2023
Duration in months: 42
Total Budget: 166320
Details
Year (Call): 2019
Country: 20000841 20000873 20000994 20000911 20000825
Activity: Strand1: European Remembrance
Coordinator
Organisation: BELENE ISLAND FOUNDATION
Address: MILAN VASILEV STR 4
Postal Code: 5930
City: BELENE
Country:
Region: Bulgaria Extra-Regio NUTS 3
Organisation type: Non-governmental organisation/association/social enterprise
PIC: 902618078
GOLI OTOK "ANTE ZEMLJAR"
Address: ANTUNA JAKICA 4
Postal Code: 10000
Region: Grad Zagreb
City: ZAGREB
PIC: 930998241
MAXIMILIAN-KOLBE-STIFTUNG
Address: KAISERSTRASSE 161
Postal Code: 53113
Region: NORDRHEIN-WESTFALEN
City: BONN
PIC: 901945771
FUNDATIA MEMORIALUL INCHISOAREA PITESTI
Address: NEGRU VODA NR. 30
Postal Code: 110069
Region: Sud - Muntenia
City: PITESTI
PIC: 901986608
JUSTICE AND PEACE ALBANIA
Address: SHESHI PAPA GJON PALI II
Postal Code: 4001
Region: Albania
City: SHKODER
PIC: 934991634
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