Cultural Heritage - Action 2 Title: IN SITU, PLATEFORME DE CREATION INTERNATIONALE DE SPECTACLES INNOVANTS EN TERRITOIRE URBAIN Country: FRANCE Project Dates: 01/05/2006 – 30/04/2009 Description : Rencontres à huis clos d'artistes choisis par chaque co-organisateur et partenaire, assorties d'aide à l'écriture; aides à la création de spectacles de grande qualité, répondant aux critères artistiques du réseau multiculturalisme et référence à l'espace, aux sociétés, cultures et langues d'Europe. Développement des compagnies européennes pour adapter leur spectacle à la langue et au contexte du pays visité. Les Rendez-vous: rencontre professionnelle entre diffuseurs pour poser les jalons de la coopération politique des Arts de la Rue en Europe et initier des tournées à l'échelle européenne. Objectives: Sensibiliser le public à des oeuvres innovantes, intégrant les nouvelles technologies. Aide aux artistes à travailler en Europe. Etre la vitrine européenne des Arts de la Rue dans le monde. PROJECT LEADER : LIEUX PUBLICS, CENTRE NATIONAL DE CRÉATION DES ARTS DE LA RUE (FR) GRANT: 898.676,00 € COORGANISERS: - ARGE LA STRADA (AT) - ATELIER 231 (FR) - UZ LTD (UK) 1 Title: CONNECTING EUROPEAN CULTURE THROUGH NEW TECHNOLOGY Country: ITALY Project Dates: 01/09/2006 – 31/08/2009 Description: Archaeological experts will work on providing 3 cultural scenarios, based on Italian, German and polish ancient societies, and in finding on cultural interconnections, economic, cultural and artistic links between the scenarios. Customisation of new technologies to support reproduction and fruition of cultural scenarios: 3D reconstruction based on material from real sites; cultural heritage reconstructions will be visualised based on cheap Virtual Reality technology; mobile and GIS technology will allow fruition of onsite archaeological findings using location based services; testing on technological effectiveness spreading cultural scenarios; international network on new technologies for fruition reproduction and conservation of cultural heritage in Europe. Objectives: Sharing and highlighting the common cultural heritage; the use of state-of-the-art technology to make European heritage more visible/accessible; improving access and participation in culture and in new technologies; initiatives and cooperation activities between cultural operators. PROJECT LEADER: - UNIVERSITY OF CALABRIA (IT) GRANT : 520.467,99 € COORGANISERS: - DIPUTACION DE ALICANTE (IT) - FONDAZIONE GRAPHITECH (IT) - FRAUNHOFER GESELLSCHAFT, INSTITUT F. MEDIENKOMMUNIKATION (DE) - FUNDACION MUNICIPAL DE CULTURA (ES) - ROMAN GERMANIC COMMISSION OF THE GERMAN ARCHAEOLOGIC INSTITUTE (DE) - STICHTING TERSCHELLING OEROL FESTIVAL (NL) - WARSAW UNIVERSITY (PL) 2 Title: THERMAE EUROPAE Country: CZECK REPUBLIC Project Dates: 01/10/2006 – 30/09/2009 Description : Preparation of an analytical study on European Thermal heritage and publication of the study; preparation of a book concerning the history of thermal sites and its architectural heritage; photo reportage of thermal historical sites in Europe; preparation of a quarterly cultural magazine; preparation of a series of artistic events based on the theme of water and thermal culture; travelling exhibition; presentation to the public the cultural network, and promotional tools; scientific and dissemination products will be published in 8 European languages. Objectives: Studying common approaches in the preservation of the architectural heritage and new methods for the valorisation of the cultural heritage; enhancing the spas as cultural centres and historical sites. PROJECT LEADER : CITY OF KARLOVY VARY (CZ) GRANT: 618.000,00 € COORGANISERS: - CITY OF PIESTANY (SI) - COMUNE DI ACQUI TERME (IT) - THE AGENCY FOR REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT- CITY OF VELINGRAD (BG) - WEST SWEDEN (SE) OTHER PARTICIPANTS: - EUROTEC CONSULTING (BE) 3 Title: CULTI-RURAL/ PROMOTION OF A CULTURAL AREA COMMON TO EUROPEAN RURAL COMMUNITIES Country: SWEDEN Project Dates: 01/10/2006 – 30/09/2009 Description: The project activities will include four transnational workshops with ethnographers, museum staff, cultural managers, historians and rural development animators from all 7 participating countries. The project will also include comparative research and documentation on several vertical themes of European rural heritage including food, architecture, music, utensils, artefacts, tales linking rural heritage to sustainable social and economic development of rural communities, a Summer school for cultural operators to improve their technical and theoretical knowledge and raise their awareness of the value of rural heritage as a factor of sustainable rural development and organisation of rural heritage exhibitions. Objectives: To promote cooperation and networking between ethnographic/rural heritage museums and other public or private organisations who share an active interest in preserving and enhancing the European rural heritage; encourage ethnographic/rural heritage museums to "open their doors" to transnational joint activities, especially joint exhibitions; highlight and document common and unique cultural heritage of European rural regions, from the pre-industrial era till the present. PROJECT LEADER: SVERIGE HEMBYGDSFORBUND (SWEDISH LOCAL HERITAGE FEDERATION) (SE) GRANT: 762.402,00 € COORGANISERS: - "EURACADEMY ASSOCIATION": THE EUROPEAN ACADEMY FOR SUSTAINABLE RURAL DEVELOPMENT (GR) - ASSOCIATION FRANCAISE DES MUSEES D'AGRICULTURE ET DU PATRIMOINE RURAL (AFMA) (FR) - COMUNITA MONTANA MUGELLO (IT) - HUNGARIAN OPEN AIR MUSEUM (HU) - MUZEUM KRESOW (PL) - NATIONAL HISTORY MUSEUM (BG) - PRISMA (GR) 4 Title: Country: MANAGING CULTURAL HERITAGE UNDERWATER (MACHU) NETHERLANDS Project Dates: 01/08/2006 – 31/07/2009 Description: Spatial delineation of research areas and working strategy; building a GIS with applications for use by the research community, policy makers and public; collecting data with desktop research; on-site sampling and measurements; developing sedimentation-erosion model; assessment threats at site level & regional level; dissemination of information. Objectives: The project aims to develop, implement and combine techniques to locate, monitor and protect underwater cultural heritage and making it accessible to the people. PROJECT LEADER: RACM (RIJKSDIENST VOOR ARCHEOLOGIE, CULTUURLANDSCHAP EN MONUMENTEN) (NL) GRANT : 886.503,14 € COORGANISERS: - CENTRALNE MUZEUM MORSKIE (PL) - ENGLISH HERITAGE (UK) - INSTITUTO PORTUGUES DE ARQUEOLOGIA-CENTRO NACIONAL DE ARQUEOLOGIA NAUTICA E SUBAQUATICA (PT) - LANDESAMT FUR BODENDENKMALPFLEGE MECKLENBURG-VORPOMMERN (DE) - NATIONAL MARITIME MUSEUMS (SE) - RIJKSWATERSTAAT (RWS) (NL) - VLAAMS INSTITUUT VOOR HET ONROEREND ERFGOED (FLEMISH HERITAGE INSTITUTE) (BE) 5 Title: Country: SMALL SIZE, THE NET ITALY Project Dates: 01/09/2006 – 31/08/2009 Description: To develop the network "Small size"; to organise festivals; production of theatrical performances for the early childhood (children aged 0-3); training and update activities for teachers and educators and common theory researches; theatrical and artistic workshops for children (aged 0-6); publications: paper "small size", "small size annual book", videos, DVD. Objectives: Promote political awareness of the importance of performing arts for the early childhood; widen the opportunities for children to develop their creative potential through the experience of performing arts and comparison with different European cultural traditions; to establish performing arts activity as a fundamental meeting point between adults and early childhood. To create a particular focus for a new contemporary dramaturgy research. PROJECT LEADER: LA BARACCA S.C.A.R.L (IT) GRANT: 752.499,32 € COORGANISERS: - ACCION EDUCATIVA (ES) - GLEDALISCE ZA OTROKE IN MLADE LJUBLJANA (SI) - HELIOS 6 LIVE ART PRODUCTION E.V. (DE) - POLKA THEATRE (UK) - TEATRUL ION CREANGA (RO) - THEATRE DE LA GUIMBARDE (BE) 6 Title: Country: EUROPEAN CONCERT HALL ORGANISATION BELGIUM Project Dates: 01/09/2006 – 31/08/2009 Description: To launch q new programme of commissions to composers associated to other artists in the fields of video, cinema, choreography and visual art; to present in every hall of the ECHO network those commissions as well as other significant new contemporary works; to go on with the promotion of young artists within the framework of the Rising Stars programme. Objectives: Creation of new works of contemporary music; performances of these works in a dozen of major concert halls in Europe; interdisciplinary aspects: including not only music, but also film and/or dance and/or literature. PROJECT LEADER: EUROPEAN CONCERT HALL ORGANISATION (ECHO) (BE) GRANT : 900.000,00 € COORGANISERS: - CITE DE LA MUSIQUE (FR) - KOLNER PHILHARMONIE (DE) - PALAIS DES BEAUX-ARTS (BE) - STICHTING COMITE VOOR HET CONCERTGEBOUW (NL) - STOCKHOLM CONCERT HALL FOUNDATION (SE) - SYMPHONY HALL, BIRMINGHAM (UK) - THE ATHENS CONCERT HALL ORGANIZATION (GR) - WIENER KONZERTHAUSGESELLSCHAFT (AT) 7 Title: Country: README.CC – THE VIRTUAL LIBRARY AUSTRIA Project Dates: 01/07/2006 – 30/06/2009 Description: Digital forum focusing on books that help to understand the future. In a playful interactive manner, it creates a virtual book community and gathers together a chorus voices for a Europe-wide exchange of good reads beyond all boundaries of language and culture. Activities planned: geographic expansion, expansion in real world, expansion of the archives. Objectives: To build a database and online archives; to launch a European communication platform for discussions on books in different languages; to create an interactive meeting point of intimate reading spheres and the literary public domain; to open a discussion on the topic "reading and writing in changing media environment"; to gain wide ranging publicity in the different countries. PROJECT LEADER: PILGERN & SURFEN MELK - P&SM (AT) GRANT : 471.340,00 € COORGANISERS: - INSTITUT D'ALLEMAND D'ASNIÈRES / SORBONNE NOUVELLE PARIS (FR) - KODOLANYI JANOS FÖOISKOLA (HU) - LITERATURHAUS EV (DE) - OVERSAETTELSESCENTRET- KOBENHAVNS UNIVERSITET (DK) - STREDOEVROPSKY DIALOG, O.S. (CZ) OTHER PARTICIPANTS: - EUROPEAN UNIVERSITY FLORENCE (IT) - MAISON DES SCIENCES DE L'HOMME (FR) - QUEEN MARY COLLEGE, UNIVERSITY OF LONDON (UK) - UNIVERSITY OF MARIBOR (SI) - UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE L'OUEST, ANGERS (FR) 8 Title: Country: MULTIMEDIA4ALL (MM4ALL) UNITED KINGDOM Project Dates: 12/06/2006 – 08/08/2008 Description: The project will develop an easy–to use multimedia authoring tools for cultural operators and to provide training programmes for the use of this new technology in cultural sectors. The project will promote the project with exhibitions of making culture-focused multimedia titles. Objectives To expand 'Conveyor' multimedia-tool initiative / to engage young people with European cultural heritage / to promote cultural dialogue and highlight issues such as cultural diversity / to encourage cultural operators to embrace conveyor technology and make more multimedia titles about issues of importance to their museums and visitors. PROJECT LEADER: THE BRUNSWICK TOWN CHARITABLE TRUST - BTCT (UK) GRANT: 291.898,00 € COORGANISERS - AKADEMIA EKONOMICZNA W POZNANIU (PL) - CROSS CZECH (CZ) - HERITAGE MALTA (MT) - MEDIA INTEGRATION AND COMMUNICATION CENTER (MICC) (IT) 9 Title: OVERCOMING DICTATORSHIP – A GATHERING OF POETS, ARTISTS AND WRITERS Country: GERMANY Project Dates: 01/10/2006 – 30/03/2009 Description: Dialogue and exchange of experiences between artists, poets and writers from various European countries. Poets and writers will read selected passages of their works. Poems and narratives will be gathered for a publication and distributed in each participating country. Artists will work together on a travelling exhibition that will be taken on the road in Eastern and Western Europe. Objectives: To introduce foreign cultures to a wide audience and to bring about a cultural exchange. It is in this way that ever-reoccurring stereotypes and prejudices within Europe can be overcome. PROJECT LEADER: HANNAH-ARENDT-INSTITUT FUR TOTALITARISMUSFORSCHUNG, DRESDEN (DE) GRANT : 272.553,92 € COORGANISERS: - FUNDATIA PENTRU DEMOCRATIE SI EDUCATIE POLITICA ROMANIA (RO) - KSIAZANSKI INSTYTUT NAUKOWO BADAWCY (PL) - OPEN SOCIETY ARCHIVES AT CENTRAL EUROPEAN UNIVERSITY (HU) - UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI TRENTO -DIPARTIMENTO DI SCIENZE UMANE E SOCIALI (IT) - UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM (UK) - UNIVERZITA J.E. PURKYNE V. USTI NAD LABEM (CZ) 10 Title: Country: CONTOUR/PASSAGE BELGIUM Project Dates: 15/05/2006 – 14/05/2008 Description: CONTOUR: collaboration in talent scouting; the opportunity to produce and co-finance, with different partners, new works of art pertaining to the moving image; the presentation of approx. 15 works of European artists at the next international biennial for video art Contour 2007, in 10 large venues in Mechemen, BE, from mid August to mid October 2007; the possibility to exhibit these works in other centers. PASSAGE: collaboration with partner colleges, academies, universities. To perform research on a theme in contemporary practice of art; to give a selection of students the opportunity to elaborate concepts in studios; to give a selection of students the opportunity to present their work at three locations and to excel to be involved in the international biennials and other exhibitions of the coorganisers. Objectives: A central platform for artists; specialised exhibiting place for artists; possibilities to young artists. PROJECT LEADER: CONTOUR MECHELEN (BE) GRANT: 466.780,62 € COORGANISERS: - ARTE CONTINUA (IT) - CENTER FOR CONTEMPORARY ART, AUSTRIA (AT) - EUROPEAN MEDIA ART FESTIVAL (DE) - VIDEOFORMES (FR) OTHER PARTICIPANTS: - FLACC (BE) - STUK KUNSTENCENTRUM (BE) 11 Title: Country: DEPARTS : INVESTING IN A NEW DANCE GENERATION BELGIUM Project Dates: 01/09/2006 – 31/08/2009 Description: Develop an online environment, where users will live challenging and compelling game experiences by interacting with virtual representations of European heritage; exploit the concept of travel, which is both engaging by itself and also supports geographic contextualization. A player of "Travel in Europe" will move in a 3D space representing the map of Europe. Through visiting some cities, where trials will be faced, a player will obtain scores. Trial games will concern the local artistic heritage and will be contextualized. Education and entertainment approach. Exhibitions (on per co-organizer) and user impact evaluation. Objectives: To divulgate heritage to European people. To promote and enhance the understanding and safeguard of important European cultural heritage. International exchange will provide an additional stimulus to engage young people and will create cooperation between cultural operators from different countries. PROJECT LEADER: P.A.R.T.S (BE) GRANT: 900.000,00 € COORGANISERS: - ALKANTARA (PT) - HEBBEL -THEATRE BERLIN GMB (DE) - PACT ZOLLVEREIN (DE) - SPRINGDANCE (NL) - TRAFO (HU) - VOORUIT (BE) 12 Title: Country: GUILD FOR REALITY INTEGRATORS AND GENERATORS BELGIUM Project Dates: 01/11/2006 – 31/10/2009 Description: The project aims at researching and creating meaningful situations in hybrid (or mixed) reality, where digital media and physical materials , objects and spaces are strongly intertwined Complementary collaborations in this context will result into hybrid forms of creative expression which combine artistic interventions and scientific experiments, responsive installations and audiovisual performances. Objectives: To create Network and infrastructure; research and creation (to investigate, create and generate hybrid art forms, on the edges of artistic & scientific, cultural & technological, biological & artificial. Presentation and dissemination of results. PROJECT LEADER: FOAM VZW (BE) GRANT: 872.101,00 € COORGANISERS: - INTERMEDIA, UNIVERSITY OF OSLO (NO) - KIBLA (SI) - KV TIME'S UP (AT) - NADINE (BE) - THE INTERACTIVE INSTITUTE (SE) 13 Title: Country: TRAVEL IN EUROPE ITALY Project Dates: 01/09/2006 – 31/08/2009 Description: The project will develop an innovative virtual travel website where users will live challenging and compelling game experiences by interacting with virtual representations of European heritage. Workshops with young people and cultural managers as well as exhibitions of the final results (by each co-organiser) are among the main activities. . Objectives: To promote and enhance the understanding and safeguard of important European cultural heritage. International exchange will provide an additional stimulus to engage young people and will create cooperation between cultural operators from different countries. PROJECT LEADER: DIBE OF THE UNIVERSITY OF GENOA (IT) GRANT: 761.157,56 € COORGANISERS: - ADEC (FR) - CIANT - INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR ART AND NEW TECHNOLOGIES (CZ) CIDA – CULTURAL INDUSTRIES DEVELOPMENT AGENCY (UK) - INSTITUTO POLITECHNICO DE TOMAR (PT) - KIBLA ASSOCIATION FOR CULTURE AND EDUCATION, MULTIMEDIA CENTER (SI) - MANCOMUNIDADE DE MUNICIIOS AROUSA NORTE (ES) - NATIONAL FORUM ALTERNATIVES PRACTICE INITIATIVES / NF API/ (BG) 14 Title: Country: EXTRA! – EXCHANGE TRADITIONS GERMANY Project Dates: 01/07/2006 – 30/06/2009 Description: The aim of the project is to stimulate exchange between different music traditions present in today's multicultural Europe. The main focus is on the integration of musical tradition of immigrants and cultural minorities in Europe with those already existing in the European countries. Planned activities: artistic production, collaborative and creative workshops, summer academy, encounters for information exchange, research, dissemination and evaluation, implementation and administration. Objectives: To increase and enhance cultural dialogue between different musical traditions; to actively involve general public; to identify music traditions that form a part of day-to-day life of European citizens and of the minority of the cultures present; to reach a high level of awareness and visibility in Europe and beyond. PROJECT LEADER: EUROPEAN MUSIC COUNCIL (DE) GRANT : 270.735,40 € COORGANISERS: - ASSOCIATION NATIONALE CULTURES ET TRADITIONS (FR) - CITÉ DE LA MUSIQUE (FR) - EN CHORDAIS (GR) - FONDAZIONE ADKINS CHITI - DONNE IN MUSICA (IT) - INTERNATIONAL YEHUDI MENUHIN FOUNDATION (BE) - MICA (AT 15 Title: Country: LIVE ARCH NETHERLANDS Project Dates : 01/06/2006 – 31/05/2009 Description: Network focusing on living history to disseminate historic knowledge. Planned activities: 4 training workshops, around 56 staff exchanges, joint exhibition, workshops and web. Objectives: to further pan European interest in history by promoting and improving dissemination of history through living history, to encourage "people to people" dialogues between presenters an visitors, to enhance the quality of living history museums through an exchange of experience, best practice. PROJECT LEADER: STICHTING HISTORISCH OPENLUCHTMUSEUM EINDHOVEN – HOME (NL) GRANT : 816.213,12 € COORGANISERS: - ARAISU EZERPILS FONDS (LV) - FOTEVIKENS MARITIMA CENTRUM (SE) - LOFOTR AS - VIKINGMUSEET PA BORG (NO) - MATRICA MUZEUM (HU) - MUSEO ARCHEOLOGICO ETNOLOGICO, COMUNE DI MODENA (IT) - PFAHLBAUMUSEUM UNTERUHLDINGEN (DE) - THE SCOTTISH CRANNOG CENTRE (UK) OTHER PARTICIPANTS: - ARCHEOLOGISCH CENTRUM EINDHOVEN (NL) - ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY (TR) - NIEDERSACHSISCHES LANDESMUSEUM HANNOVER (DE) - RIJKSDIENST VOOR HET OUDHEIDKUNDIG BODEMONDERZOEK (NL) - TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITEIT EINDHOVEN (NL) - TRONDARNES DISTRIKTSMUSEUM (NO) - UNIVERSITA DI MODENA I REGGIO EMILIA (IT) - UNIVERSITEIT LEIDEN (NL) - VITENSKAPSMUSEET NTNU (NO) - VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT AMSTERDAM (NL) 16 Title: Country : RESEAU VARESE FRANCE Project Dates : 01/07/2006 – 30/06/2009 Description : « Réseau Varèse, Réseau européen pour la création et la diffusion musicales » Project based on 13 musical programmes that are emblematic, of the objectives of the Association in order to develop, encourage and consolidate European cooperation with regard to musical creation. Objectives: To contribute, through "Réseau Varèse" label, to the emergence of European awareness of the creativity potential of this zone and to encourage European creativity in a multilateral manner; to extend public interest in musical creation; to enable the cultural operators to share their experiences and harmonise their methods and working practices. PROJECT LEADER : RESEAU VARESE - RÉSEAU POUR LA CRÉATION ET LA DIFFUSION MUSICALE (FR) GRANT : 858.200,00 € COORGANISERS: - ATELIER THEATRE ET MUSIQUE (ATEM) (FR) - CASA DA MUSICA (PT) - KONZERTHAUS BERLIN (DE) - MUSICA DE HOY (ES) - MUSICA FESTIVAL INTERNATIONAL DES MUSIQUES D'AUJOURD'HUI DE STRASBOURG (FR) - WIEN MODERN (AT) 17 Title: Country: ARTVENTURE, VISUAL ART NETWORK FRANCE Project Dates: 01/09/2006 – 31/08/2009 Description: Journeys seeking to discover new artistic expressions, discussions and exchanges concerning the situation and role of art in Europe (conferences, Forum of European Artistic Exchange), presentation of exhibitions and residences for artists, circulation of artworks through new media. Objectives: To strengthen a European network of partners specialised in visual arts; to identify new forms of artistic expression; to promote the mobility of artists; to conduct dialogues and debates with the general public; to become aware and to bring into view the cultural diversity of Europe. PROJECT LEADER : APOLLONIA (FR) GRANT : 858.879,64 € COORGANISERS - ART BOX (GR) - LA CHATAIGNERAIE, CENTRE WALLON D'ART CONTEMPORAIN (BE) - MULTUM IN PARVO LTD (CY) - MUZEUM NARODOWE (PL) 18 Title: Country : LANDSCAPES OF WAR ITALY Project Dates : 01/06/2006 – 31/05/ 2009 Description : Suite aux différentes guerres du 20ième siècle en Europe, le projet vise à faire une étude dans le but de conserver les sites où restent certaines traces de ces conflits afin de les classer et d'en faire l'inventaire grâce notamment à des moyens numériques. Objectives: Faire un inventaire des manifestations du patrimoine des conflits du 20ième siècle dans l'Union européenne; garantir la redécouverte des vestiges et examiner les moyens d'évaluation du patrimoine des conflits dans la société; visualiser au niveau européen les vestiges et leurs manifestations comme lieux historiques des conflits; fournir des outils à des initiatives de développement local (durabilité, responsabilité); faire face à tous type de guerre et de violence. PROJECT LEADER : REGIONE CALABRIA (IT) GRANT : 405.815,12 € COORGANISERS - BLUIMAGE VIDEO UNDERWATER PRODUCTION (IT) - CENTRE DE CONSERVATION DU LIVRE (FR) - COMUNE DI POVIGLIO-REGGIO EMILIA (IT) - CONISMA (CONSORZIO NAZIONALE INTERUNIVERSITARIO PER LE SCIENZE DEL MARE) (IT) - CONSELL VALENCIA DE CULTURA (ES) - COVENTRY UNIVERSITY (UK) - FEDERACION VALENCIANA DE MUNICIPOS Y PROVINCIAS (ES) - PATTERN RECOGNITION LABORATORY, UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS (GR) 19 Title: Country: D.A.N.C.E FRANCE Project Dates : 01/07/2006 – 30/06/2009 Description: The apprentices are already selected and working into 2 groups. Phase 1: creation of choreographic works involving new media forms and will finish in performances. Phase 2: creation of a new group of apprentices: auditions, recruitment, training. Diffusion will also continue. Phase 3: Transfer of knowledge and of best practices in public development, artistic creation and diffusion. Objectives: D.A.N.C.E. Dance Apprenticeship Network across Europe has been conceived to enable both the general public, performing artists and European group of apprentices a complete programme of creative, educative and public activities placing the accent on an interdisciplinary approach in dealing with the contemporary world. PROJECT LEADER : BALLET PRELJOCAJ (FR) GRANT : 882.000,00 € COORGANISERS - CHARLEROI / DANSES LA RAFFINERIE (BE) - CIANT (CZ) - ECOLE NATIONALE SUPERIEURE DE DANSE DE MARSEILLE (FR) - FONDAZIONE TEATRO DUE (IT) - RANDOM DANCE COMPANY (UK) - THE FORSYTHE COMPANY (DE) 20 Title: SPECIALISING IN TRADITIONAL CRAFTSMANSHIP FOR PRESERVING OUR EUROPEAN WOODEN HERITAGE Country: NORVEGE Project Date: 13/11/2006 - 10/05/2009 Description: New restoration guidelines putting strong emphasis on the use of traditional materials, craftsmanship and techniques will be applied on the World Heritage site of Bryggen, an ancient wharf on the east side of Bergen's central harbour. The project aims at establishing an international network with exchange of experience and practical skills within the field of traditional craftsmanship. There will be held two meetings and five workshops in the different participating institutions as well as research in situ, analyses of building structures. Objectives: To establish a network with a high level of competence in the field of traditional craftsmanship in relation to old wooden buildings, to recruit young craftsmen as well as experienced craftsmen who want to educate themselves in traditional craft skills, to help to secure our wooden European cultural heritage by practical implementation (restoration and work on historic wooden buildings) PROJECT LEADER : BRYGGEN FOUNDATION (STIFTELSEN BRYGGEN) (NO) GRANT : 102.544,80€ COORGANISERS - ACADEMIA ISTROPOLITANA NOVA (SK) - FIRMA ZAJACZKOWSKA KLODA CONSERVATION – RESTAURATION (PL) GORLITZER FORTBILDUNGSZENTRUM FUR HANDWERK UND - DENKMALPFLEGE (DE) - OPEN AIR MUSEUM OF LITHUANIA (LT) 21 Title: THEATRE ARCHITECTURE IN CENTRAL EUROPE (TACE) Country: REPUBLIQUE TCHEQUE Project Date: 15/10/2006 – 10/10/2009 Description: The project aims at presenting existing knowledge and information about the development of theatre architecture in central Europe. Partial development tendencies in individual regions will be put into context and wider European perspective. Activities: Creation of a database of theatre architecture, two architecture workshops, a specialist seminar, two publications, two exhibitions (a touring exhibition and an experimental exhibition), a multimedia CD/DVD, a website. Objectives: Creation of a system for registration and presentation of buildings (theatre architecture); register, description and collection of information about theatre architecture in a database; presentation of European cultural heritage in an attractive and varied way; increase knowledge about European cultural heritage; support of communication between specialist on an European level. PROJECT LEADER : THEATRE INSTITUTE PRAGUE GRANT : 758.500,00€ COORGANISERS THEATRE INSTITUTE BRATISLAVA (SK) THEATRE INSTITUTEZBIGNIE RASZEWSKI, WARSAW (PL) HUNGARIAN THEATRE MUSEUM AND INSTITUTE BUDAPEST (HU) NATIONAL THEATRE MUSEUM OF SLOVENIA (SI) 22