The Roma are the largest and most disadvantaged ethnic
minority in the region and also the most hated one – proved by the
Eurobarometer. Their perception by the majority and themselves should be
improved.
Although the Roma theater has century long history and
there is current active Roma theaters it doesn’t have relevant visibility in
the cultural and education main stream and the initiatives are quite
isolated.
We realized the world’s only international Roma theater
festival in 2017 and 2018 in Budapest. We and the Czech partner also realized
numerous professional theater performances but didn’t perform in each other
countries. The Slovakian partner has the richest - but hardly known -
collection regarding Roma culture in the region, and also dramatized some
literature work.
The experiences of the main applicant proved that showing
the potential of active citizens, who react on challenges by making responsible
decisions, being active and initiate some changes in their own life and the
ones in their surroundings – which are relevant in the case of dramatic heroes
– can foster the empowerment of Roma communities – as it happened parallel in
the cases of different national and ethnic groups in history (e.g.: Ancient
Greece, the England of Elisabeth or the 19th century of the Visegrad country
nations).
The highlighting of the values of active Roma dramatic
characters can develop the perception of the majority on Roma communities and
empower the community members themselves.
Partners:
ARA Art: https://www.araart.cz
The State Scientific Library in Prešov: http://www.svkpo.sk
Visegrad Fund:
