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September 11, 2012 3:30 p.m. until September 21, 2012 5:00 p.m. (EDT)
Where
Poland, Slovakia, Hungary, Ukraine
A group of 16 young Roma and non-Roma artists from Poland, Slovakia, Hungary, and Ukraine meet in Nowy Sacz, Poland from September 8 to 12 where, together with the help of professional artists such as Mariusz “Mors” Brodowski, Marcin Fornal, Waclaw “Wacek” Wawrzyniak, and Oleg Kuznetsov Kuzya, they aim to create a work of art that illustrates their everyday life. The work of art will draw from modern forms of expression: street-art, graffiti, hip-hop, break-dance.
After the preparation of this work of art, the group will travel to their respective countries and undertake performances together in their native towns. The aim is to show others how the time spent together by these young artists has inspired them.
The performances will be (all local times):
In Poland
September 11: Nowy Sącz, PTTK, 7:30 p.m.
September 13: Krynica, Deptak, 2:00 p.m.
September 14: Nowy Sącz, Rynek, 11:00 a.m.
September 14: Żywiec, Rynek, 5:00 p.m.
September 15: Kraków, Rynek, 1:00 p.m.
In Slovakia
September 16: Snina, námestie, 3:00 p.m.
In Hungary
September 18: Szikszó, Pázmány Péter tér, 4:00 p.m.
In Ukraine
September 20: Ivano-Frankivsk, kawiarnia, Marmulada, 5:00 p.m.
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