Moria – the largest refugee camp in Europe
2019
In March 2019 Bettina Castaño (Flamenco), Catherine Habasque (Ballet and Contemporary), Coşkun Erdoğandan and Alexander Hartmann (Logistics) travelled to Lesbos to work with severely traumatised refugees in the largest European camp, Moria. The preparation of the work on site took place in cooperation with “One Happy Family”, and with yoga and sports for refugees. These intensive days were captured by a team from Swiss television in a programme for SRF1, which was also bought by the Italian RSI.
SRF report Flüchtlinge – Tanztherapie gegen erlebtes Leid
Dancers for the world is a humanitarian project initiated by Catherine Habasque, dancer, choreographer and artistic director. It pursues the overarching goal of making the art of dance in very different styles and forms of expression fruitful for positive development in order to bring about lasting changes on an individual and institutional level in the worst crisis regions. The main aim is to promote exchange, innovation, creativity and artistic creation through dance in order to contribute to conflict resolution, respect for human rights and the promotion of peace, as well as to enable, on an individual level, the cognitive, spiritual and physical integrity of the individual with respect for local culture and infrastructure.
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