... discover the other
People in Sofia/Bulgaria, Marseille/France, Belgrade/Serbia and Berlin/Germany exchange ideas on these and more questions . The aim of the cooperation is to become more aware of our own “walls in the mind” with regard to images, stereotypes, prejudices, ideological charges, lack of knowledge in our own environment and the different societies in Europe. This does not exclude looking at ambivalences: “walls” can protect. They can also symbolise overlooked opportunities and/or promote feelings of powerlessness and resignation. Discovering the other helps to broaden one’s own horizons, to understand better, to open oneself up more and to make positive experiences. The exchange allows a dialogue across visible and invisible boundaries.
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Transnational workshop in Belgrade, 15-18/05/2025
Experiencing the power of the body, movement and voice, trying out new things, overcoming blockages and learning from each other: 16 participants from four countries were able to do this and could thus climb over their inner walls. They also worked on the joint performance consisting of theatre scenes, video collages and paintings.
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Transnational workshop in Marseille, 26-29/09/2024
Human Dignity, solidarity, democracy: That was the unspoken title of our second European encounter in Marseille. The guests were given an unusually warm welcome. The programme was varied, the exchange lively and intensive.
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Transnational workshop in Sofia, 10-13/06/2024
Citizens from Sofia, Berlin, Belgrade and Marseille met in the Bulgarian capital to discuss “Walls in the mind – discover the other”. There were young and old, dancers, actors, people involved in a district centre or a language café, deaf people and their sign language interpretor – almost everyone was multilingual. Initial ideas for the joint performance and photos for the exhibition were created. Both will be shown in October 2025.
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What we do
The cooperation encompasses local activities at each partner organisation and transnational meetings in Sofia (June 2024), Marseille (September 2024), Belgrade (June 2025) and Berlin (September 2025). The partners invite citizens from its organisations to take part in the transnational encounters abroad and focus in particular on those who would not be able to afford a trip in another country.
The impressions from the various explorations and reflections will be processed into a joint performance with theatre scenes, readings of own texts and audiovisual elements. It will be performed in public at the final meeting in Berlin.
Who we are
weltgewandt e.V.
Berlin / Germany
Walktogether
Sofia / Bulgaria
Centre social la Garde
Marseille / France
Plavo Theatre
Belgrade / Serbia
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