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 March 24, 2012 at 20:04: Dear Elez Bislim,

This new group requires a lot of logistical support. We need to get organized well. Your experience in working with young Roma is very precious. Roma youth are bridge builders, the best ambassadors there are. We try to contact R.Point (GRUBB) in Serbia. Refika Mustafa knows them. Maybe both of you can help the young Serbian Roma to enter this site. Also with the languages you can help us a lot! Our focus is on young artists, but the famous elder artists can also play an important role. If you can help us establishing contacts with Esma Rexhepova, that will be great too. I (Els) know her personally. I met her 3-5 times, but her manager seems to hide her these days ;)...

Many thanks for your being so cooperative!

Comment by TABOR Gypsymusic on April 10, 2012 at 10:45: you can get more info about us at the web sit www.tabor-music.nl or Facebook tabor-gypsy

gr janusch

Comment by Els on April 10, 2012 at 12:50: Many thanks for joining, Janusch! With its music, songs, language and theatre programme, TABOR is warmly welcomed here.

I have read about your theatre and school visists. It sounds very interesting! Can you also do it in German?

Els

Comment by Armelle et Peppo / Cie Audigane on April 10, 2012 at 22:34: OK ! Je continue la discussion..

Nous allons au Canada :

Le 05 Mai au 14 Mai au festival contes et légendes en l'Abitibi Témiscamingue.

Puis nous retournerons encore plus longtemps en Septembre et Octobre 2012 Montréal, Québec, Iles de la Magdeleine ....

Nous rentrons du Liban... Les réfugiés sont dans des campements comme les roms ...

Comment by Viola Hinz-Hassan Pour Razavi on April 16, 2012 at 21:25: I am with you in spirit - but baht!!!

Comment by Qristina Cummings on April 16, 2012 at 21:39: but but baxt~!

Comment by Glenda Bailey-Mershon on April 16, 2012 at 21:56: Baxt!

Comment by Els on April 16, 2012 at 22:07: This seems to be characteristic: exclusion in policy! Today I figured out that Khetanes has members from 48 countries. We are over 700, in practice double or far more. High time they contact us :)

Comment by Armelle et Peppo / Cie Audigane on April 16, 2012 at 22:12: Salut tous ! Vendredi nous commençons une mise en résidence à roche la Molière ( vers Lyon) avec Peter Chand, un conteur Penjabi qui vit à Londres. Nous allons travailler sur le thème de nos origines : L'Inde et la migration en Europe. Et la question: Pourquoi , personne ne veut de nous ? Et l'autre question : Qu'est ce qui fait que nous nous reconnaissons Roms, les uns les autres ?

Que sans terre, nous gardons des traditions et que nous ne nous perdons pas chez les autres....

Nous gardons notre identité, malgré nos grandes différences suivant où nous vivons.

Travail avec les Contes et la Musique.

Nous serons 3 :

Peter Chand

Peppo Audigane

Armelle Audigane

Si vous avez envie de recevoir notre création et de continuer chez vous la mise en résidence , n'hésitez pas en parler.

Ash Devlesa !