24.July – 6.August 2023
Prenčov, Slovakia
The River is a 14 days solidarity project focused on topics of climate changes, active citizenship and creativity and culture. 25young people from whole Europe will meet together for local action – strenghtening theriver banks for prevention of floodings. Decades of changes in the surrounding country has changed the regime of local small river. In the summer the water often disappear from the surface, while during wet seasson and stronger rains the riverbed is full of later, commiting floodings from time to time. During this project, young people will strenghten the river banks by river stones, deepen the riverbed and build few small damms upstream in the forest, where eventual flooding makes no damage. By this and following educational and artistic activities young people will foster resilience of local community. Artistic activities will be focused on site specific theatre and landart. Result of the project is better protected iverbanks, small artistic gathering/perfomance with educational elements included and video, which will be shared online or international audience.
