Child Protection Germany Project #36616

Peace-making residence for 50 refugee teenagers

by ANO Upsala-Zirk

Project Report | May 15, 2019
Latest news of peace-making residence in Zeitz

By Anna Sagalchik | Project Leader of the project Rebels for Peace

Dear Friend,

Let’s go to Upsala-Circus!

You’ve supported our project -- the international peace-making residence for teenagers in Zeitz a few months ago.

We would like to share with you cool news about the project!

Upsala-Circus showed the performance DoMiNo in St.Petersburg, which is based on real stories of teenagers from Germany, Syria, Afghanistan and Russia, told by the means of new circus,documentary theater, media and sound installations.

10 German participants of the last residence arrived to St. Petersburg for 1 week to continue work on the play. It was great to show DoMiNo in Russia, because half of the participants from St. Petersburg and for us were very important to present our performance for Russian audience. We will see other participants of the residence in Zeitz very soon to finalize work and show the performance in Germany.

The play DoMiNo will be shown on the 7th and 8th of July in Leipzig and on 9th of July in Zeitz. In case you will be in Germany in that dates we would be happy to see you on our performance!

We will come to Zeitz very soon in July to make the second residence.

The second residence will be devoted to building a dialogue between teenagers from Germany, Syria, Afghanistan and Russia and local residents. By the end of three weeks of joint work the festival "Rebels for peace - a Parade of Carriages" will take place, where the Upsala-Circus along with the townspeople will look at the city in a new way. The residence will host workshops from an international team of artists from Russia, Germany and France.

At the moment, we continue looking for funding for the project from corporate donors and European foundations and continue developing the program of the residence.

Thank you so much for your support! We will be happy to meet in Zeitz in July.

In case you would like to take part in the residence as a volunteer, please e-mail me.

Best wishes,

Anna Sagalchik

Project Manager of the project «Rebels for Peace»

For any questions:
WhatsApp +7 911 722 94 73

e-mail: a.sagalchik@upsalacircus.ru

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Feb 25, 2019
Progress report "Peace-making residence for 50 refugee teenagers"

By Olesya Radilova | Head of Fundraising Department

Since the project will take place only in July 2019, we have not had any financial costs yet. At the moment, we continue looking for funding for the project from corporate donors and European funds and continue developing the prorgram of the residence.
In April 2019, based on last year's art-residence for at-risk teenagers in Zeitz, we plan to stage the DOMINO play, which will be shown in Germany as part of the art residence of 2019.
The creative collaboration and making arts together is very effective in building bridges between individuals and communities. The experience of migration, losing family, difficulties of being a stranger are universal for all countries.

Our main activities within the international peace-making residence for teenagers in Zeitz in 2019 will include:

Investigate the programs implemented in Germany relevant to these topics: social circus and theatre, adaptation of refugees and migrants, working with teenagers at risk;
Make a network of allies working in the same field and interested in collaboration in Germany, Russia and beyond;
Change the attitude towards teenagers from refugee families and help them to show their uniqueness and talents, establish better relations with their peers;
Create a platform where teenagers in different life situations can exchange their ideas, express themselves and their opinion;
Summarize the experience to be able to make a regular project that will grow into an annual creative peace-making residence for children and teenagers from all over the world on the territory of Zeitz.

The main difference of our approach is the combination of creativity and humanistic values. We bring together professionals from different countries, each of them uses the unique experience of working with children and teenagers (including refugees and migrants) in their home country. Thus, we make the program more universal, going beyond the problems of only one country. The main tool of our work is the circus. Circus allows everyone show their talent and to interact with others as peers. By synthesizing the circus with other instruments we get a creative product or work-in-progress and show it in the region for citizens. The residence will change the attitude towards teenagers from refugee families and help them to show their uniqueness and talents, establish relations with their peers. In the residence children get important experience in communication, interaction and collaboration under the guidance of psychologists and teachers.

Thank you so much for your support! We will be happy to meet in Zietz in July.

In case you would like to take part in the residence as a volonteer, please e-mail us.

Regards, Olesya Radilova

For any questions:
WhatsApp +7 953 147 77 01

e-mail: partner@upsalacircus.ru

Links:

https://youtu.be/YGEsWU80cjE

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