We are united by dance

Beneficiary: Youth Community Center in Rzeszów

Slovak partner: Municipal House of Culture in Vranov nad Topl'ou

Implementation period: 01/06/2017 - 31/12/2017

Realized project value: € 88,383.55 , including ERDF co-financing: € 75,126.01

The project served to improve the integration of the inhabitants of the Preszów and Podkarpackie voivodeships living on both sides of the Carpathians. As part of the project, dance workshops were organized on both sides of the border, thanks to which young people had the opportunity to learn dances from Rzeszów and from the vicinity of Zemplín. The workshop resulted in a joint program of Polish and Slovak dances. Both folklore groups have incorporated their neighbors' dances into their regular repertoire. The Slovak audience had the opportunity to watch the joint program during the concert presented in Vranov nad Topl'ou during the Festival "Hornozemplinské slávnosti 2017". In Poland, on the other hand, a joint concert of folk dances from Rzeszów and Zemplín was presented in the hall of the Subcarpathian Philharmonic. For the purposes of further cooperation, an electronic catalog of artistic groups cultivating traditions in the province was created. Subcarpathian and in the Preszów region.

The main activities carried out under the project:

• Folk dance workshops and a concert of Polish and Slovak youth in Rzeszów - as part of the task, a 7-day workshop led by specialists was organized, during which Slovak youth (20 people) with the participation of Polish youth (20 people) learned Rzeszów dances and learned about traditional crafts from around Rzeszów. The result of the workshops was a joint concert of Slovak and Polish youth presenting the acquired skills and own programs. The concert took place at the Subcarpathian Philharmonic and it was very popular.
• Folk dance workshops and a concert of Polish and Slovak youth in Vrana nad Topl'ou - the aim of the task was to teach Slovak (20 people) and Polish (20 people) dances in the vicinity of Zemplín and familiarize them with traditional crafts during 7 days of workshops. At the end of the workshop in Vranov nad Topl'ou, a concert of all workshop participants took place on the stage in the square in front of the House of Culture, during which the young people presented the skills acquired during the workshop.
• Creation of an open electronic catalog of artistic groups cultivating traditions in the Prešov region and the Podkarpackie voivodship . Information about artists related to folk culture is posted on the created internet portal. A database of bands, singing groups, soloists etc. in the Polish-Slovak border area was created.

We encourage you to visit catalog of artistic groups