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The CROWD OMNIBUS is a literary tour from the Arctic Circle to the Mediterranean Sea
· over 100 writers from 37 countries
· 12 weeks on a bus (May to August)
· through 14 European countries with over 50 stops
· over 30 local partners
· dozens of readings, performances, discussions, meetings, workshops
· intermingling, interacting, sharing
MISSION STATEMENT OMNIBUS READING TOUR
Imagine: if around a hundred authors originating from all European countries were able to get together to undertake a bus tour across the continent, simultaneously overcoming the boundaries and borders that others are striving to rebuild, as well as creating a text together, then that would surely be a start.
At a time when division and separatism are being preached all around us and people are starting to live in fear of one another, it becomes even more important that we come together to celebrate and uphold the freedom and solidarity that the arts can offer.
CROWD shows us that the world can be different, and that such a world does not merely exist as a figment of the imagination, but that it can be made a reality that we can all be a part of.
Literature knows no limits!
Itinerary
LEG 1, week 1-3, 02.-21.05.2016: Finland, Norway, Sweden, Denmark
Helsinki, Tampere, Jyväskylä, Vaasa, Hailuoto, Rovaniemi, Kittilä, Tromsö, Luleå, Trondheim, Lillehammer, Ulvik, Oslo, Stockholm, Visby, Göteborg, Malmö, Aarhus, Odense, Kobenhavn
LEG 2, week 4-6, 22.05.-12.06.2016: Germany, Poland, Czech Republic
Hamburg, Kiel, Greifswald, Berlin, Wiesenburg (Mark), Frankfurt Oder, Slubice, Krakow, Prague, Usti nad Labem, Sulzbach-Rosenberg, München
LEG 3, week 7-9, 13.06.-04.07.2016: Austria, Slovenia, Serbia, Bulgaria
Altaussee, Mürzzuschlag, Graz, Laafeld (Bad Radkersburg), Jurovski Dol, Belgrade, Niš, Sofia, Burgas
LEG 4, week 10-12, 05.-24.07.2016: Turkey, Greece, Cyprus Istanbul, Tekirdag, Kavala, Thessaloniki, Volos, Lechonia, Delphi, Athens, Larnaca, Famagusta, Kyrenia, Bellapais, Nicosia, Lemithou, Platres, Kourion, Limassol
Authors
LEG 1, 02.-21.05.2016: Finland, Norway, Sweden, Denmark
Satu Taskinen (FI), Marko Tomaš (BA), Peter Højrup (DK), Ricardo Domeneck (DE), Fiston Mwanza Mujila (AT), Andrea Inglese (IT), Alev Adil (CY), Katarzyna Fetlińska (PL), Eino Santanen (FI), Aase Berg (SE), Ondřej Budeus (CZ), Odile Kennel (DE), Barbi Marković (RS), Markus Köhle (AT), Maxime Coton (BE), Teemu Manninen (FI), Ervina Halili (KO), Martin Jankowski (DE), Lilly Jäckl (AT), Kinga Toth (HU), John Holten (IE), Eftychia Panayiotou (CY), Jan Kaus (EE)
LEG 2, 22.05.-12.06.2016: Germany, Poland, Czech Republic
JK Ihalainen (FI), Harri Hertell (FI), Katariina Vuorinen (FI), Olga Pek (CZ), Pambos Kouzalis (CY), Maria Siakalli (CY), Gur Genc (CY), Ilse Kilic (AT), Thomas Antonic (AT), Johannes Schrettle (AT), Maria Cecilia Barbetta (DE), Artur Becker (DE), Elias Knörr (IS), Judith Keller (CH), Anja Golob (SI), Ian de Toffoli (LU), Alen Mešković (DK), Rufus Mufasa (UK), Tsvetanka Elenkova (BG), Kätlin Kaldmaa (EE), Vladimir Đurišić (ME), Birger Emanuelsen (NO), Roland Reichen (CH), Nadia Mifsud (MT)
LEG 3, 13.06.-04.07.2016: Austria, Slovenia, Serbia, Bulgaria
Stefanie Sargnagel (AT), Alexander Micheuz (AT), Daniela Seel (DE), Clemens Schittko (DE), Ulrich Schlotmann (DE), Jenan Selcuk (CY), Constantinos Papageorgiou (CY), Andreas Timotheou (CY), Hannele Mikaela Taivassalo (FI), Henriikka Tavi (FI), Suvi Valli (FI), Ruzanna Voskanyan (AM), Kristina Posilovic (HR), Erinie Margariti (GR), Benediktas Janusvidius (LT), MARGENTO (RO), Mathias Traxler (CH), Steven J. Fowler (UK), Álvaro Seiça (PT), Ingamara Balode (LV), The Geminiis (FR), Jaap Blonk (NL)
LEG 4, 05.-24.07.2016: Turkey, Greece, Cyprus
Avgi Lilli (CY), Nora Nadjarian (CY), Yiorgos Christodoulides (CY), Crauss (DE), Alexander Filyuta (DE), Jörg Piringer (AT), Christoph Szalay (AT), Florian Neuner (AT), Alexandra Salmela (FI), Pauliina Haasjoki (FI), Marjo Niemi (FI), Martin Glaz Serup (DK), Alexis Stamatis (GR), Erikur Örn Norddahl (IS), Ailbhe Darcy (IE), Tone Hodnebo (NO), Josep Pedrals (ES), Mira Tuci (AL), Mikael Vogel (DE), Zeynep Köylü (TR), Gabriel Itkes Sznap (SE), Vakis Loizides (CY)
Associated Patrners
Randnummer Magazin, Literaturhaus Hamburg, Hansa48, Literaturhaus Schleswig-Holstein, Koeppenhaus, Nachbarschaftsheim Schöneberg, Casa e.V., ufaFabrik, Berliner Literarische Aktion, Hochroth Publisher, Mal’s Multimedia Scheune, Kleist-Museum, Ha!Art, Psi Vino Journal for contemporary poetry, h_aluze Magazine, Literaturarchiv Sulzbach-Rosenberg, Meine drei lyrischen ichs (reading series), Lyrikkabinett, Kunsthaus Mürz, Pavelhaus, Zelena Centrala, Krokodil, Bulgarian Book Association, Mesut Senol, Beyoglu Municipality, Lions Club Tekirdag, Entefktirio Literary Magazine, Giorgos Kordomenides, Thessaloniki Municipality, Dimitris Papastergiou, Thomas Korovinis, Society of Dekata, Dinos Siotis, Andreas Timotheou, Parakentro Cultural Centre, Pambos Kouzalis, Local Authority of Platres, Anber Onar, Limassol Municipality, Cyprus Union of Writers, Cyprus PEN Centre.
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