Project Programme (link)
The aims of the project:
- the presentation of the Czech Republic in Europe
- support for cultural projects in the European regions
- support for partnerships between European cities and regions
- the creation of new cooperation between top Czech and international artists
- the presentation and support for the phenomenon of the arts primary schools
- the strengthening of cultural cooperation in the Visegrad countries
A description of the project:
- The second year of the Czech Dreams European cultural project is oriented towards cultural cooperation between European cities and regions and towards cooperation between top Czech and international artists.
- Thanks to the project, the Czech Republic will be presented in the form of an attractive and inspirational cultural project. "Czech Weeks" will be held in towns in several selected countries.
- The project contributes to the solution of the current problem of the cultural development of the European regions by initiating a long series of regional cooperation in the area of culture within the framework of the European Union.
- A further ambition of the project is to deepen the partnerships between European towns and regions or the enrichment thereof by contributing to the partnership activities.
- A significant benefit of the project is the initiation of cooperation between top Czech and international artists and support for new concert opportunities for top young Czech performers.
- A no less significant part of the presentation of the Czech Republic during the course of the Czech Dreams will also be a closer presentation of the phenomenon of the arts primary school which is unique in Europe.
- By means of the "Visegrad Dreams" sub-project, special attention will be paid to the aforementioned activities in the Visegrad countries; one of the many goals of the project within the framework of the EU is therefore also to make a fundamental contribution to increasing the visibility of the exceptionally strong and functional cultural links between the Visegrad countries.
The course of the project:
- Approximately 120 concerts will be held in 19 European countries in the period from 31st May 2007 to 8th December 2007. The Czech Dreams concerts will be held in ca 80 cities, towns and villages (outside the metropolises of the host countries).
- 5 presentations of the Czech Dreams project will take place in the form of so-called Czech Weeks or Czech Weekends -Izegem in Belgium (Zlín), Yvetot in France (Kyjov), Hoorn in Holland (Příbram), Modra in Slovakia (Hustopeče) and Constance in Germany (Tábor). In such cases, the Czech Dreams concerts will be performed over a week or a weekend, during the course of which the inhabitants will have the opportunity to become acquainted with Czech art, film, theatre or dance, Czech cuisine and Czech customs and faces, to take part in sports events and to have the opportunity of buying traditional Czech products, etc. all at venues they are used to (halls, cinemas, galleries, theatres, restaurants and so on).
- Half of the concerts will take place in partner towns or regions, while the second half will included in selected European festivals or concert cycles and series.
- The musical dramaturgy of the project will present 29 concert programmes of predominantly classical music, but there will also be some jazz and folk music concerts.
Musical cooperation across Europe – a list of the cooperation:
- The Visegrad Baroque Orchestra (Slovakia, Poland, Hungary, Czech Republic),
- Capella Apollinis + Sergio Azollini – bassoon (Italy, Germany, Czech Republic),
- Jana Boušková – harp + Milan Radič – viola (Slovakia) + Ana Ioana Oltean – flute (Romania)
- The Akademia Quartet (Hungary) + Karel Košárek – piano
- Roman Janál – baritone + Waclaw Golonka – organ (Poland)
- Martina Janková – soprano + Barbara Maria Willi – hammer piano (Germany)
- The Škampa Quartet + Laurene Durantel – double bass (France)
- Chloë Hanslip – violin (United Kingdom) + Jiří Bárta – violoncello
- Capilla Flamenca (Belgium) + Schola Gregoriana Pragensis
- Monika Knoblochová – cembalo + Adéla Štajnochrová – violin + Carlo Jans – flute (Luxembourg)
- Šárka Čurdová-Trompé – flute + Martin Opršál – marimba + Fedor Teunisse – percussion (Netherlands)
- The Prague Philharmonia + Jiří Bárta – violoncello + Kaspar Zehnder – conductor (Switzerland)
- The Talich Quartet + Lars Anders Tomter – viola (Norway)
- Ensemble Paul Klee (Switzerland, Czech Republic)
- Ludmila Peterková – clarinet + Sharon Kam – clarinet (Israel)
Project partners:
The South Moravian Region
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic
The Ministry of Culture of the Czech Republic
The embassies and general and honorary consulates in the participating countries
The Czech Centres in the participating countries
The International Visegrad Fund
The Czech-German Fund for the Future
The Bohuslav Martinu Foundation
The main media partner:
Czech Radio (Český rozhlas)