Europe's Capital of Culture Chemnitz is putting out feelers across the border to the Czech Republic. As a partner, the German-Czech Future Fund is supporting more than 30 joint projects, according to a spokeswoman for the foundation in Prague. The spectrum ranges from photo exhibitions, readings and theater performances to concerts and conferences.
Exciting reading and theater experiences
The German-Czech theater project "Chemnitz Utopia" focuses on the Karl Marx Monument in the former GDR district city. It is to be used as a starting point for the question of what remains of the utopias of the past. A conference on the current state of inclusive theater in Europe is then planned for May. Several showcase projects from the Czech Republic will be presented, in which people with physical and mental challenges are artistically active.
One topic that has connected both sides of the Ore Mountains for decades is the former uranium mining in the region with its environmental damage. A traveling exhibition is dedicated to this and will be on display in Chemnitz and the Czech mining town of Jachymov. The "Girls on bikes" project, which aims to promote sustainable mobility in Chemnitz and in Broumov, 250 kilometers to the east, will get people moving.
