ROMANO THEM TRANSMISSION

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ROMANO THEM TRANSMISSION

Last deadline for application was 15 October 2012;

Those who want to add proposals or add or change some details, are requested to send this information asap to Artists_Initiative@ziggo.nl

Call for projects for :

- Artists offering live shows (music, theater, dance and other performances),

- Visual artists (photography, painting, video arts, exhibitions, etc.);

- Craftsmen who can demonstrate their know-how in e.g. workshops;

- Scholars ready to give lectures on the current situation of Roma and to develop educational programs and workshops on the Romani language, culture, history and traditions;

- Engineers/researchers/architects who forward innovative solutions in new technologies for a better social, economical and ecological environment.

Thus we realize an artistic creation in the midst of the mise en scène of arts and crafts and the contribution of the Romani culture to European civilizations.

Our project will promote the integration of Romani culture through this artistic creation and information aimed at social inclusion and intercultural dialog.

The Project Romano Them Transmission develops on three axes

Axe 1

Romano Them: The collective creation for 2013

Search for European cultural structures for transverse partnerships, in order to establish a collective creation residence, where artists, scholars and artisans, focusing on the Romani heritage, can cooperate.

Contents of the creation residence:

We want to create a visual and musical repertoire, that brings together traditional art, contemporary art and avant-garde of todays Romani creation, in view of future events/performances in European universities/schools, as well as audio/video recording (CD/DVD Romano Them) involving in sound and image the claims and quest for recognition of the Roma people in Europe.

Axe 2

Collection of platelets with an overview of projects and performances, "turnkey" in the categories mentioned in order to organize several tours and interventions in the universities/schools in Europe.

Axe 3

Contact and consult the regions and cities where the performances, exhibitions and possible interventions will take place.

Invite Roma and artists living on site to participate and exchange views live, in order to spread the message of Romani Them and to demonstrate the interactivity, the ability of intercultural dialog and the genius of improvisation in the Romani culture.

Location: E.U.
Members: 69
Latest Activity: Feb 5

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ROMANO THEM TRANSMISSION

ROMANO THEM

There are peoples, all different but all equal.

There are Roma, us. There are non-Roma, them… All equal but all different.

The latter, do they know us? They have heard rumors and stories

But they have not heard our stories, they do not know us.

We want to reveal who we are, we want to share our culture, our poetry, our prose. We want to share our music and show the mastery that is ours in so many areas...

A thousand years ago, we left old India to head for young Europe. These were bad times. We had to leave without carrying a lot of luggage with us...

In our hearts, we carried our way of life and our traditions of storytelling and singing...

When we made a stop, our hands created our crafts

We are born artists.

In Europe, we have become Austrians, Germans, Serbians, Spaniards, French, Swedes, Poles, Belgians, Romanians… We know Cyrillic, Latin, Greek, Arabic… Our families are Orthodox, Muslims, Catholics, Protestants, Buddhists, Humanists and Hindus…

But our language knows only one word for God: O Devel.

Our language, Romanes, has its roots in Sanskrit and it is our one and only country.

Our country is called Romano Them. It cannot be found on the map because it has no borders. Yet, it is the most European country, with all its beliefs, all its languages, all its alphabets.

It is also the most artistic country: visual arts, music, dance, theater, film, literature, architecture and crafts.

We want to share this treasure with you, because art is the only language we all know. It allows you and us to understand beauty, it helps you and us to find the essence, it helps you and us to follow a new avenue and thus it brings together you and us.

After all, we are all human beings, all Europeans, all equal.

Els de Groen

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ROMANO THEM

Da sind Völker. Alle verschieden, aber alle gleichwertig.

Da sind Roma, wir. Da sind Nicht-Roma, sie ……. Alle gleich, aber alle auch verschieden.

Die letzteren, kennen sie uns? Sie haben Gerüchte gehört und Geschichten.

Aber sie haben nicht unsere Geschichten gehört, sie kennen uns nicht.

Wir wollen enthüllen, wer wir sind, wir möchten unsere Kultur teilen, unsere Gedichte, unsere Prosa. Wir möchten unsere Musik teilen und unsere Meisterschaft zeigen, über die wir verfügen auf so vielen Gebieten …..

Vor gut tausend Jahren haben wir das alte Indien verlassen und uns aufgemacht in Richtung des jungen Europa. Das waren schlimme Zeiten. Wir mussten aufbrechen, ohne großes Gepäck mitnehmen zu können ….

Aber in unseren Herzen trugen wir unsere Art zu Leben, unsere Tradition des Geschichtenerzählens und Singens …

Wenn wir anhielten, übten wir Handwerk oder Kunst aus – wir sind geborene Künstler.

In Europa sind wir Österreicher, Deutsche, Serben, Spanier, Franzosen, Schweden, Polen, Belgier, Rumänen ….. wir schreiben kyrillisch, griechisch, latein, arabisch … unsere Familien sind Othodoxe, Muslime, Katholiken, Protestanten, Buddisten, Humanisten und Hindus …

Aber unsere Sprache kennt nur ein Wort für Gott: O Devel.

Unsere Sprache, Romanes, hat seine Wurzeln im Sanskrit und sie ist unsere einzige Heimat.

Unser Land heißt Romano Them. Es kann nicht auf einer Landkarte gefunden werden, denn es hat keine Grenzen. Es ist das europäischste aller Länder, mit all seinen Glauben, all seinen Sprachen, all seinen Alphabeten. Es ist auch das künstlerischste Land: visuelle Kunst, Musik, Tanz, Theater, Film, Literatur, Architektur und Kunsthandwerk.

Wir möchten diesen Reichtum mit Ihnen teilen, denn Kunst ist die einzige Sprache, die wir alle gut kennen. Sie ermöglicht Ihnen und uns Schönheit zu verstehen, sie hilft Ihnen und uns, das Wesentliche zu finden, sie hilft Ihnen und uns, neuen Wegen zu folgen und dies bringt Sie und uns zusammen.

Schließlich sind wir alle Menschen, alle Europäer, alle gleich.

Viola Razavi

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Comment by Els on May 3, 2012 at 12:13: Hello Ionut,

If you have a concrete proposal, for example performing with talented youth from Clejani (music, or maybe also dance, singing, storytelling), then send this proposal to Ema cc to Artists_Initiative@ziggo.nl

This summer we will see what can be realized. Much depends on the available funds.

We do our utmost.

Good luck, but baxt!

Els

Comment by Els on May 7, 2012 at 15:01: Bonjour Alexandra,

Je te souhaite la bienvenue! Il y a une 2me page dans ce groupe avec un texte en français. Grand merci que Nadara soit là!

Bonne tournée à tous!

Els

Comment by Viola Hinz-Hassan Pour Razavi on May 7, 2012 at 17:32: Welcome Nadara, welcome Alexandra, great to have you here!!!

Comment by Qristina Cummings on May 9, 2012 at 0:17: Welcome Patrizia~ :) Great to see you here!

Comment by Qristina Cummings on May 9, 2012 at 16:24: Najis tuke for all your hard work Ema! Glad I that I can help here.

Comment by Els on May 9, 2012 at 17:10: Dear Qristina and Viola,

I just spoke with Ema who is on tour in Mexico. Yesterday I was in Amsterdam to discuss interesting programmes for us. There are many more options, in which universities can play an important role, and also media are very important. I will soon send a mail, in which I give more information.

Many thanks for the support!

Comment by Qristina Cummings on May 9, 2012 at 17:13: I am definitely interested in programmes for universities... I think there is definitely a place for that kind of education and research. I've tried to get things going in my own university here, but it's hard having no affiliation with an outside group. I'm hopeful as things continue to develop that I can institute some kind of programme or something here.

Comment by Viola Hinz-Hassan Pour Razavi on May 9, 2012 at 17:34: First of all thank you Jeannette for joining and welcome here!!!!

Thank you Ema, but anyway we miss you here!!!!!

And last but not least, thanks Els and Qristina!!!

We will make it!!

Comment by Els on May 11, 2012 at 13:23: Warm welcome, Gusztáv, hartelijk welkom! Jullie mogelijkheden voor optredens in scholen en elders kun je ons al toesturen, liefst met tarieven (voor 30, 60, 90 minuten). Deze zomer startten we met het maken van programma's, waaraan steeds meerdere artiesten deelnemen. Voertaal Engels Stuur voorstellen aan Artists_Initiative@ziggo.nl.

Bij voorbaat hartelijk dank!

Comment by Els on May 14, 2012 at 21:35: Welcome Marion!

Great you are there! We are sure that you can pay a precious and enthusiastic contibution with your singing!

Also on behalf of Viola,

Els