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Festival of Gypsy Culture in Venice
Venice-Budapest, September 2007 -- Paradise Lost - The First Roma Pavilion and the
Cultural Councilor of the City of Venice partnered to organize a festival of
Roma Culture in Venice this autumn. The festival Cultural Cont@mination 2007
will feature concerts, fashion shows, literary events and discussions.
The events at the festival will include three concerts
of world-known Gypsy bands from the Balkans, a fashion show by a Roma creator
from Romania, a literary event by a Gypsy author from Italy, a Roma DJ party, a
Roma culinary fiesta and much more.
Each event will be organized under the banner of The
First Roma Pavilion at the Venice Biennale, and will invite citizens of Venice
and their Italian and foreign guests to visit the Pavilion and learn about
contemporary Roma art.
“The Cultural Authority of the City of Venice strongly
supports multiculturalism and diversity. Culture builds bridges among people. If people know more about each
others’ music, literature, art, cuisine, folklore and even fashion, they will
accept each other better and build more productive and livable society” –
says Calogero
Lo Giudice, spokesperson for the Cultural Councilor of the City of Venice.
“It is our belief that the identity of the Roma serves as a
model for a modern European transnational identity that is capable of cultural
fusion and adaptation to changing circumstances,” says Tímea Junghaus, the curator
of The First Roma Pavilion. “We are extremely satisfied with the collaboration
with the Cultural Authority of the City of Venice and are looking forward to
sending a positive message of mutual respect among people and against racism
and discrimination,” added Junghaus.
The festival Cultural Cont@miantion established this year by The First Roma Pavilion and the Cultural Councilor of
the City of Venice, will be continued in the future. Each year, a culture of a
different minority living in Venice will be introduced by the festival.
The full program of the Cultural Cont@mination, this
year entitled Yes Roma!, will be announced on September 14 at a press
conference in Venice. At the same press conference the No Roma! project –
an installation of racist films in the Roma Pavilion that was also co-organized
by The First Roma Pavilion and the Cultural Councilor of the City of Venice
– will be closed.
For more information: press.romapavilion@osi.hu
Roma Pavilion: www.romapavilion.org
Cultural Council of the City of Venice: www.culturaspettacolovenezia.it
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