ANNUAL LESELENZ IN HAUSACH

Project initiator:

Stadt Hausach, Verein zur Förderung des Hausacher LeseLenzes e.V.

Hausacher LeseLenz is a renowned literary festival that has been held in Hausach, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, for 23 years. Every year more than 50 public readings are given in front of now between four and five thousand literature enthusiasts. The festival draws hundreds of first-class international authors to Hausach. Writing, drawing and storytelling workshops, as well as an extensive supporting programme encourage visitors to experience and discover language in a whole new way.

The series of events for children entitled „kinderleicht & lesejung“ is an important part of the literary festival. Every year, it encourages over 2,000 pupils from the region to take part in Hausacher LeseLenz.

Hausacher LeseLenz therefore brings together people who are interested in language and literature with people who otherwise have little access to literature and poetry. The main focus of attention is obviously on children and young people whose entire life can be positively influenced by improved access to literature.

Hausacher LeseLenz also supports authors with scholarships and prizes. The three „Stadtschreiber*innen“ scholarships give winners a three-month stay in Hausach. The „Amanda-Neumayer-Stipendium“ scholarship awarded by NEUMAYER STIFTUNG gives further support to the festival in the sphere of children’s and young adults’ literature.

Project description:

As one of the main patrons, NEUMAYER STIFTUNG facilitates events and public readings as part of Hausacher LeseLenz. Workshops in schools and kindergartens are offered as part of the „kinderleicht & lesejung“ series, and the results are recorded and presented in the printed publication “Wortwerk”. Authors are supported by their own scholarships.

Project aims:

Language work is social work. Making literature accessible should encourage reading and therefore improve complex thinking and participation in society. Young people and adults get access to first-class, nationally and internationally renowned literature.

An easily accessible offer gives them the opportunity to broaden their horizons, and they can enjoy learning how to use language creatively in the workshops. There is support for authors and people engaged in culture, who can form international networks. The town benefits from the international cultural exchange.

Project location:

Hausach, Baden-Württemberg

Project start:

1998

Project target group(s):

Children and young people from the region and talented up-and-coming authors

MUSETHICA – PILOT PROGRAMME

Project initiator:

Musethica e.V., Berlin

Musethica enables young musicians and their teachers to experience the effect their art has on people through regular live performances.

People whose circumstances make going to concerts difficult have the opportunity to experience classical music of the highest standard.

Musethica enables people with mental and physical disabilities, homeless people, refugees, prisoners, senior citizens, school pupils and many others to experience concerts in schools, hospitals, hospices, women’s refuges and other places where people are otherwise not able to enjoy the arts. The majority of the concerts are free.

Musethica’s philosophy is that everybody has the right and the ability to access culture and music. This philosophy is backed up by experiences from 1,900 concerts.

Musethica was founded in 2012 by Carmen Marcuello (professor of social economy) and Avri Levitan (musician and professor of viola and chamber music) in Zargoza, Spain. Levitan experienced a lack of concerts as a student himself.

Branches of the project initiator:

Musethica is now active in 10 countries: Germany, Spain, France, Israel, Poland, China, Austria, Finland, Holland and Sweden. There are currently independent Musethica associations in Germany, Israel, Spain and Sweden.

Musethica collaborates with the mdw – University of Music and Performing Arts, Vienna, in Austria, and with the CNSMD – Conservatoire National Superieur de Musique et Danse, Lyon, in France. An annual Musethica week is held in China in collaboration with the Forbidden City Concert Hall in Peking. In Poland, Musethica works together with the Sinfonia Varsovia Academy in Warsaw. In Holland and Finland, Musethica concerts are staged as part of collaborations with music festivals such as Zeist Music Days and Korsholm Festival.

Project description:

NEUMAYER STIFTUNG supports a Pilotprogramm [Pilot Programme]. The aim is for the course to become an integral part of study at international academies of music.

The project is currently running in cooperation with the University of Music and Performing Arts, Vienna. The pilot project is the first step towards integrating the Musethica training method into the higher education system. The training concept is based on two pillars: artistic and social skills.

Project aims:

The aims of the Pilot Programme are 1. To promote official integration of the Musethica method into master’s and postgraduate programmes at academies of music – the pilot should be the first step. And 2. Development of an accreditation system for participation in Musethica activities at the University of Music and Performing Arts, Vienna.

Project location:

University of Music and Performing Arts, Vienna

Project start:

Summer semester 2020

Project target group(s):

Music teachers and students and people whose circumstances make it difficult for them to access art and culture.