(in English below)
Om World Wide Words:
Kulturforeningen WoWiWo a.k.a. WorldWide Words blev grundlagt i 2009 som en multi-kunst platform for kunstneriske aktiviteter med klare sociale og kulturelle perspektiver af den nuværende kunstneriske leder Peter Campbell Bensted. WoWiWo's arbejde har fra starten været lokalt, regionalt, nationalt og internationalt. WoWiWo har base i universitetsbyen Roski
lde, tæt på den danske hovedstad København. Foreningen består af en stærk blanding af unge frivillige og socialt engagerede kunstnere, der alle brænder for ord og verden - herunder talte, skrevne og digitale ord, performance-poesi samt augmented reality poesi, noveller og multimedieord-værker, der kan opleves i både offentlige og private rum via smartphones og tablets. Lige så vigtigt for WoWiWo er vores interesse i at udvikle en forståelse af den arena, hvor disse ord-kunst-former kan mødes med andre kunstneriske discipliner – for eksempel rap, street art, video/film og digital kunst. Vi brænder også for at udforske ikke kun hvordan, men hvor vi arbejder. Dette har ført os til at arbejde i mange usædvanlige områder – fra tunneller til campingvogne, gadehjørner, cyberspaces, folks lejligheder og asylcentre, hospitals-tage og mange andre usædvanlige rum! World Wide Words er også dybt optaget af at ”lade skjulte stemmer tale”, samt at træne det kunstneriske talent og styrke de unges sociale kapacitet. Vi tror på, at arbejdet med ord som kunstart kan hjælpe børn og unge til at udvikle og forstå deres rettigheder og pligter i forhold til deltagelse og udvikling, og at det at lære at bruge deres stemmer er med til at forbedre den overordnede livskvalitet og styrker selvværd og selvtillid.
År 2012-2019:
1. Et ord-udvekslingsprojekt for unge fra hele regionen Sjælland/Roskilde og unge flygtninge fra Røde Kors Centret, Avnstrup - med en afsluttende mini-festival i Roskilde for alle workshopdeltagere.
2. Burning Baobab. Et samarbejdsprojekt mellem Barefeet Theatre og WoWiWo. Projektet blev skabt i Lusaka og præsenteret i Danmark som en del af Dansk Center for Kultur og Udvikling Ungdomsprogram 2013 (Udenrigsministeriets kulturafdeling).
3. Art@Work. Et 2-årigt pilotprojekt (20124/2015) finansieret af Udlændingestyrelsen, der bruger kunst og kunstnere til at facilitere møder mellem asylansøgere og det danske samfund.
4. Landai Project 2014. Et samarbejdsprojekt mellem WoWiWo og digtere fra Mirman Baheer (Womens Wave) Poetry Association, Kabul, Afghanistan. Projektet involverede seks digtere og forfattere fra Storbritannien, DK, Zambia og Afghanistan og var en del af Dansk Center for Kultur og Udvikling Youth Program 2014.
5. Dansk International Visiting Artist residency (3 måneder) efteråret 2014 med performer og koreograf Mercy Kambulu fra Barefeet Theatre, Zambia besøgte os i Roskilde (og Herlev).
6. Art@Work Project anden fase - 2016/2017. Se mere om projektet ovenfor.
7. Dansk international gæstekunstner Zukiswa Wanner besøgte os i Roskilde/Danmark i 3 måneder i efteråret 2016.
8. Caravan Project - et interaktivt multi-kunstprojekt med 8 internationale kunstnere, der samskaber historier med unge fra Roskilde med titlen "Shared Futures" i foråret 2017.
9. Det internationale performance-projekt "Crime of Silence" baseret på Bertrand Russell War Crimes Tribunal afholdt i Roskilde i 1967. Se mere via vores Facebook-opdateringer. Forestillingen var i efteråret 2017/foråret 2018.
10. "100% Foreign" - international udstilling i Roskildes offentlige rum med historier om flygtninge, der er kommet til Danmark gennem de sidste 70 år. Produceret med KIT og støttet af Nordea Fonden, Statens Kunstråd og Roskilde Kommune
10. "Yes/No" udstilling - Øst/Vest efter anden verdenskrig med historier om samarbejde. Produceret i 2018 sammen med Postbellum (CZ), med EU-støtte, og Kunstsmedjen.
11. "Crime of Silence" symposium afholdt i Byens Hus i 2018 med internationale bidragydere og produceret sammen med Connie Minami fra Kobe University (Japan).
12. Lysfest 2018 - WoWiWo stod for det afsluttende arrangement med tre store Burning Words installationer skabt af unge fra Roskilde i samarbejde med WoWiWo kunstnere. Støttet af Roskilde Kommune.
13. SULA 2018/2019 - udviklingsarbejde på et større skotsk/skandinavisk udvekslings- og udviklingsprojekt startet med støtte fra Nordisk Kulturfond.
14. Krydsfelt Festival - WoWiWi deltog i den helt nye Krydsfelt (Crossfire) Festival i 2019 med et augmented reality poesi-projekt.
15. WoWiWo var stolte over at have været medvirkende til at bringe den fantastiske WorldWideWords YouthWing - også kendt som WoWiWo YoWi - til verden. I 2019 drev YoWi'erne selvstændigt en række fremragende værksteder og spændende installationer.
År 2020: I det udfordrende Covid-år 2020 gik WoWiWo online i foråret med regelmæssige online storytelling-sessioner. Vi også afviklede i sommeren/sensommeren en meget succesfuld serie af live face-to-face Augmented Reality workshops for unge (375 deltagere) både i centrum af Roskilde (Byens Hus) og i et mere landligt område (Sct. Hans, Roskilde). Da samfundet lukkede ned igen i efteråret, gik disse workshops med succes online. Disse projekter var finansieret af Statens Kunstråd og Roskilde Kommune. "Svævende skulptur og lysende poesi"-arrangement til Roskilde Lysfestival 2020 og Karens Minde Kulturhus (København).
År 2021: På trods af (igen) en Covid lockdown-situation, da vi gik ind i det nye år, så udviklet WoWiWo den næste fase af vores augmented reality ord-arbejde for/med unge i Roskilde (med fortsat støtte fra Statens Kunstråd) - samt begyndt på et væld af nye lokale og globale ord-handlinger.
År 2022:
Augmented Reality Poetry event med BGK til Roskilde Lysfest 2022. Augmented reality-bogen "Ukraine. War Words" blev produceret i marts med 4 ukrainske digtere med her-og-nu poesi om krigen, og præsenteret på Literaturhaus (København). Augmented reality-skriveprojekter "CARPe-Verbum" (Citizens Augmented Reality Public e-Words) og "Secret Windows" om kvinder i det psykiatriske system fandt sted i Sct. Hans område af Roskilde.
År 2023:
Augmented reality poesibogen "Ukraine. War Words" blev præsenteret på blandt andet Nationalmuseet, Roskilde Festivalhøjskole, Kulturministeriet og Folketinget - med digteren Pavlo Korubchuk (UA) og Peter Bensted. Arbejdet begyndt, med støtte fra Creative Europe, på det 2-årige projekt "Augmented Reality Tales of War and Peace (ARTWP)", der involveret 25 kunstnere fra 4 lande (UKR/IT/FR/DK) og lokale borgere/unge i hvert land. Tolv "Haiku Howlers" optrådte på Roskilde Lysfest.
År 2024:
Fortsat arbejde og afsluttende præsentation af ARTWP-projektet om DK, UA, FR og IT. Roskilde Light Festival 2024. "I dreamed me a dream" - lys og poesi-arrangement til Roskilde Lysfest 2024.
År 2025:
ARTWP-udstillingen kan opleves i Roskilde og vores tre partnerlande frem til sommeren 2026. Arbejd sammen med unge fra Roskilde om at producere "UNION" - 12 glødende haikuer til Roskilde Lysfest 2025. Skriveworkshop til Roskilde Lit.Fest 2025 med Peter Bensted
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Kulturforeningen (Kulturforeningen) WoWoWo (WordWideWords) er registreret som non-profit organisation i det danske selskabsregister. IN ENGLISH:
The Cultural Association WoWiWo a.k.a. WorldWide Words was founded in 2009 as a multi-arts platform for artistic activities with clear social and cultural perspectives by the current artistic director Peter Campbell Bensted. WoWiWo's work has from the start been local, regional, national and international. WoWiWo is based in the university city of Roskilde, close to the Danish capital Copenhagen. The association consists of a strong mix of young volunteers and socially engaged artists who are all passionate about words and the world - including spoken, written and digital words, performance poetry as well as augmented reality poetry, short stories and multi-media word-works that can be experienced in both public and private spaces via on smart-phones and tablets. Equally importantly for WoWiWo is our interest in developing an understanding of the arena where these word art forms can meet with other artistic disciplines – for example rap, street art, video/film and digital art. We are also passionate about exploring not only how, but where we work. This has lead us to work in many unusual areas – from tunnels to caravans, street corners, cyberspaces, peoples apartments and asylum centres, hospital rooftops and many other unusual spaces! World Wide Words are also deeply concerned with “letting hidden voices speak”, as well as training the artistic talent and strengthening the social capacity of young people. We believe that working with words as an art form can help children and young people develop and understand their rights and obligations in relation to participation and development, and that learning to use their voices helps to improve overall life quality and strengthens self-esteem and self-confidence. Recent activities include:
Years 2012-2019:
1. A word- exchange project for young people from across the region Sjælland/ Roskilde and young refugees from the Red Cross Centre, Avnstrup - with a final mini - festival in Roskilde for all workshop participants.
2. A collaborative project between Barefeet Theatre and WoWiWo . The project was created in Lusaka and presented in Denmark as part of the Danish Centre for Culture and Development Youth Programme 2013 (the cultural department of the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs).
3. A 2 year pilot-project (20124/2015) funded by the Danish Immigration Service using the arts and artists in the facilitation of meetings between asylum seekers and Danish society.
4. A collaborative project between WoWiWo and poets from Mirman Baheer (Womens Wave) Poetry Association, Kabul, Afghanistan. The project involved six poets and writers from UK, DK, Zambia and Afghanistan and was part of the Danish Centre for Culture and Development Youth Programme 2014.
5. Danish International Visiting Artist residency (3 months) autumn 2014 with performer and choreographer Mercy Kambulu from Barefeet Theatre, Zambia is our guest in Roskilde (and Herlev).
6. The Art@Work Project second stage - 2016/2017. See more about the project above.
7. Danish International Visiting Artist Zukiswa Wanner visited us in Roskilde/Denmark for 3 months in the autumn 2016.
8. The Caravan Project - an interactive multi arts project with 8 international artists co-creating stories in Roskilde with the title "Shared Futures" will take place in the spring 2017.
9. The international performance project "Crime of Silence" based on the Bertrand Russell War Crimes Tribunal held in Roskilde in 1967. See more via our Facebook updates. The performance will take place in autumn 2017/spring 2018.
10. 100% Foreign - international exhibition in Roskilde's public spaces with stories of refugees coming to Denmark over the last 70 years. Produced with KIT and supported by Nordea Fund, Danish Arts Council and Roskilde Kommune
10. Yes/No Exhibition - East/West post-second world war 2 stories of collaboration. Produced in 2018 together with Postbellum (CZ), with EU support, in cooperation with Kunstsmedjen.
11. Crime of Silence Symposium held at Byens Hus in 2018 with international contributors and produced together with Connie Minami from Kobe University (Japan).
12. Lysfest 2018 - WoWiWo were responsible for the final event with three large Burning Words installations created by young people from Roskilde in cooperation with WoWiWo artists. Supported by Roskilde Municipality.
13. SULA 2018/2019 - development work on a major Scottish/ Scandinavian exchange and development project started with the support of the Nordic Culture Fund.
14. Krydsfelt Festival - WoWiWi took part in the brand-new Krydsfelt (Crossfire) Festival in 2019 with an augmented reality poetry project.
15. WoWiWo were proud to have been instrumental in bringing the amazing WorldWideWords YouthWing - aka WoWiWo YoWi - to the world. In 2019 the YoWi's independently ran a number of excellent workshops and exciting installations. Year 2020:
In the challenging Covid year 2020 WoWiWo went online in the spring with regular online storytelling sessions, as well as in the summer/late summer running a very succesful series of live face-to-face Augmented Reality workshops for young people (375 participants) both in the centre of Roskilde (Byens Hus) and in a more rural area just outside Roskilde (Skt. Hans Have). When society locked down again in the autumn these workshops successfully went online. Thes projects were funded by the Danish Arts Council and Roskilde Municipality. "Floating sculpture and luminous poetry" event for Roskilde Light Festival 2020 and Karens Minde Culture House (Copenhagen). Year 2021:
Despite (again) a lock down situation as we entered the new year, WoWiWo looked forward to the next phase of our augmented reality word-work sessions for young people (with continued funding from the Danish Arts Council), and to a wealth of new local and global word actions. Year 2022: augmented reality writing projects "CARPe-Verbum" (Citizens Augmented Reality Public E-Words) and "Secret Windows" about women in the psychiatric system took place in the Sct. Hans area of Roskilde. Augmented Reality Poetry event with BGK for Roskilde Light Festival 2022. The augmented reality book "Ukraine. War Words" was produced with 4 Ukrainian poets with here-and-now poetry about the war in March and presented at Literaturhaus (Copenhagen). Year 2023: the augmented reality poetry book"Ukraine. War Words" was presented at amongst others the Danish National Museum, Roskilde Festival High School, the Danish Ministry of Culture and the Danish Parliament - with poet Pavlo Korubchuk (UA) and Peter Bensted. Work begins, with the support of Creative Europe, on the 2 year project "Augmented Reality Tales of War and Peace (ARTWP)", working with 25 artists from 4 countries (UKR/IT/FR/DK) and local citizens/young people in each country. Haiku Howlers performed at Roskilde Light Festival. Year 2024: continued work and final presentation of the ARTWP project on DK, UA, FR, and IT. "I dreamed me a dream" - light and poetry event for Roskilde Light Festival 2024. Year 2025: the ARTWP exhibition is available to be experienced in Roskilde and our three partner countries until the summer 2026. Work with youth from Roskilde to produce "UNION" - 12 glow-in-the-dark haikus for Roskilde Light Festival 2025. Writing workshop for Roskilde Lit.Fest 2025 with Peter Bensted
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The Cultural Association (Kulturforeningen) WoWoWo (WordWideWords) is registered as not-for-profit organization with the Danish Companies Register.
