How does the new generation understand the concept of marriage? What does it mean to be bound together for life with someone you met once? Are there any remnants of the traditions of our ancestors in how we choose partners? Where were women positioned in such a context? Is marriage just an economic proposition, a prospect of prosperity, a way out of poverty, or salvation from criticism, ridicule, and gossip? We are interested in the concept of ‘virginity,’ a woman’s most ‘treasured possession,’ and how people used to celebrate a woman’s ‘purity’ by displaying blood-stained sheets as a trophy—a relieving breath for the parents of the daughter and a ‘security stamp’ for marital bliss.
ECHO III: For Memory’s Sake explores how Balkan cultures integrate and diverge from each other, highlighting our similarities and differences to piece together a puzzle of our collective experiences.
As ECHO III: For Memory’s Sake comes to an end very soon, we decided to bring together all the moments we experienced in an audiovisual presentation to show the cohesion and bonds created by the artists and teams, as well as the extent of the project in the media at local and European levels.
The presentation has been divided by the arts but could also be divided into the program phases. More specifically, ECHO III: For Memory’s Sake involves four arts: theatre, music, visual arts, and poetry, while the phases of the program are: ethnographic research, art residencies, and the wandering arts caravan.
Take a look on the moements we created the past two years:
Project 101056213 — ECHO III