Culture met culture in Hamm

Eleven students from Kalisz schools participated in the youth art project in Hamm. Young dancers, musicians and artists from seven cities, a total of almost a hundred people, participated in the European Erasmus + project called "Culture meets culture".

Participants came from the partner cities of Hamm: Turkey, Italy, France, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Great Britain and of course Kalisz. From August 1, for several days, they practiced choreographies, pieces and painted a mural together on one of the buildings on the promenade.

The inhabitants of Hamm and guests could admire the effects of their work on Saturday and Sunday, August 4 and 5. On Saturday, the performances took place in the Allee-Center shopping center, and on Sundays in the Spa Park as part of the Culture Market.

A lasting effect of young people's work is a mural painted for many hours by a group of several people working at high temperatures outside. The author of the mural project is Tanja Prill, an artist living in Hamm. Dozens of people were involved in the preparation and ongoing organization of the project, and the classes were led by the best instructors.

The program of the stay was very tight, because in addition to daily work and training, the organizers also planned trips, sports competitions, integration meetings, discussions and city tours.

On Saturday and Sunday during the project summary and presentation of its effects, official delegations of partner cities were also present. Kalisz was represented by Barbara Gmerek, vice president of Kalisz and Magdalena Spychalska, councilor of the city council.

Kalisz residents participated in the project:

Jagoda Kopij - High School of Arts T. Kulisiewicz in Kalisz - mural

Kajetan Kałwa, Paweł Niemiec, Jakub Urbański from the Technical School of Piano Construction - a music band

Hanna Domaradzka, Julia Rott, Aleksandra Nowak, Nadia Mistrzak, Maria Kamańczyk, Zuzanna Dutkiewicz, Adam Paczkowski - dance group from the Youth Culture Center

Guardians: Ewa Ratajczyk and Ewa Paczkowska

Text by Agnieszka Tomaszewska, photos by Ewa Ratajczyk, Ewa Paczkowska, City of Hamm/Thorsten Hübner
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