Technology Penetrates Tradition

Experimental mix of acoustic and electronic music! On the 14 days informal congregation of 20 young talented musicians in Ohrid, Macedonia, organizers try to squeeze the very best of talents and present it to international audience.  

The traditional ways v.s. the advantages of technology, Technology Penetrates Tradition - NL/MK is the first of a series of projects that will offer a platform for young people to promote and propagate their culture, learn about other cultures in Europe, propagate cultural diversity and create a network of intercultural dialogue. The youngsters will explore the differences in each others culture, the different way of life, different perceptions of the cultures surrounding them, embrace those differences and communicate with each other by creating and playing music.

Multinational music group, supervised by high professionals, will experiment, compose and perform in front of international audience in the period 9th – 23th July on a various locations in Ohrid.

This very casual way of interacting and learning is seen as the most productive way

 when it comes to expression and creativity, especially when putting together two very distinctive

 groups of young musicians who do not know each other and have different cultural backgrounds. 

The musicians are stimulated to communicate among themselves throughout their most common language – Music. 

As the project evolves on open locations, the daily work will be open to the audience throughout concerts/try-outs every evening.

The pieces created as a result of this experimental project will be presented in the evening session to the international audience in Ohrid and beyond.

Coordinators: Katerina Pejoska & Aleksandar Velinovski

PROJECT BY: ZOEY FONDATION FOR ARTS AND CULTURE www.zfac.org  and  PUBLIC ROOM  www.publicroom.org 

PROJECT PARTNER: OHRID SUMMER FESTIVAL  www.ohridsummer.com.mk  and  COMPOSERS ASSOCIATION MACEDONIA www.socom.com.mk 

SUPPORTED BY THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION: YOUTH IN ACTION PROGRAM www.youthinaction.nl