International Festival in Erivan

Gemeinsame Sprache finden – Find a common language –  Ընդհանուր լեզու գտնել – Знайти спiльну мову – საერთო ენის პოვნა – Найти общий язык 

When: September 22th to 24th, 2023 

Where: Goethe-Institut Centre, Mher Mkrtchyan 1, 0010, Yerevan and School N 17, Nor Nork 2nd Block, Moldovakan St., 41 Building

 

Programm: 

September 22th, Friday from 5 p.m. Get-together:

  • Official welcome
  • Video and reports from the first festivals in Munich and Zeitz
  • Film viewing “IN C – Tbilisi” and discussion with the film director Maka Chkaidze (Tbilisi). Moderated by Hasmik Tangyan, Performer, Choreographer. 
  • Performance of the inclusive choir “Paros” (Conductor: Raffi Mikaelian)
  • Joint dinner

 

September the 23th, Saturday

10:00 a.m. – 13:00 p.m. Interactive stations: Team “Unison” and partners offer various activities for interactive and fun interaction – anyone can participate! Try it.

  • Fun competition “Blind Train” 
  • Circus tricks with Upsala Circus 
  • Darts and Boccia
  • Wheelchair Basketball with RBB Iguanas Munich
  • Dance and movement with Christina Danielyan
  • Inclusion in action (try riding a wheelchair, moving blindfolded, etc.)

1:00 p.m. lunch break

2:00 p.m. Interactive stations:

  • Circus tricks with Upsala Circus 
  • Darts and Boccia
  • Wheelchair Basketball with RBB Iguanas Munich
  • Dance and movement with Christina Danielyan
  • First Aid with Red Cross instructors
  • Basics of the Sign Language with Anna Berberyan

17:00 An evening of Armenian music (Artak Khachatryan /duduk/, Rasmila Alaverdyan and Lilit Talanchyan /piano/) and dinner

 

September the 24th, Sunday

10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Interactive stations:

  • Circus tricks with Upsala Circus
  • Workshop on making animals of paper with Aghasi Melkonyan
  • Darts and Boccia
  • Wheelchair Basketball with RBB Iguanas Munich
  • Dance and movement with Christina Danielyan
  • Basics of the Sign Language with Anna Berberyan

1:00 p.m. Lunch break and preparation for a joint workshop

2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Workshop with all trainers and participants and presentation of the festival outcomes

4:00 p.m. Barbecue 

Catering is provided throughout the festival.

Please note that video and photography will be conducted throughout the event.