22 February, 2022, at noon
Madrid, Spain

As part of the ROMHERITAGE project, the Association EPEKA, Soc. Ent., is co-organising a kick-off meeting with a concert by Roma musicians, Alexian Duo from Italy and Lela Soto “sordera” from Spain (Assembly Hall of the Instituto Cervantes in Madrid).

Information about the event:
The presentation consists of the kick-off event of the “European Itineraries of Roma Cultural Heritage (ROMHERITAGE)”, a two-year pilot project cofunded by the European Commission that aims at the knowledge, recognition and preservation of Roma cultural heritage in Spain, Italy and Slovenia, as the first step for the establishment of a growing number of national itineraries throughout our continent. The European Itineraries of Roma Cultural Heritage will give visibility to the most significant Roma cultural expressions, and will connect neighborhoods, monuments, museums, festivals, cultural, educational, documentation centers, etc.

The consortium that will carry out the project is made up of the Asociación Nacional Presencia Gitana (Spain), ERIAC (European Roma Institute for Arts and Culture), EPEKA (Slovenia) and Associazione Thèm Romano (Italy), as well as associated entities such as the Instituto Cervantes, whose headquarters will host the launch of the program. In addition, the project will involve a significant number of institutions, as well as social, cultural, tourist and economic agents, at a local, regional, national and European level, and will carry out different activities and events (presentations, concerts, exhibitions, conferences, workshops…).

Event agenda:

  • Welcome by a representative of the Instituto Cervantes
  • ROMHERITAGE Presentation round table:
    Fabián Sánchez (President of Asociación Nacional Presencia Gitana)
    Eladio Fernández-Galiano (Member of the Board of Directors of the European Institute of Cultural Routes)
    Robert Krmelj (Ambassador of Slovenia in Spain)
    Timea Junghaus (Executive Director of ERIAC)
    Daniela de Rentiis (Coordinator of Associazione Thèm Romano)
    Gonzalo Montaño (Project manager of Asociación Nacional Presencia Gitana)
  • Live musical performance by ALEXIAN DUO: Alexian Santino Spinelli (accordion), Gennaro Spinelli (violin) (Romani artists from Italy)
  • Live musical performance by Lela Soto “Sordera” (flamenco singer), accompanied by Antonio Malena (guitar) (Romani artists from Spain)

Information about the event on the Instituto Cervantes website:
https://cultura.cervantes.es/espanya/es/Itinerarios-Europeos-del-Patrimonio-Cultural-Gitano–ROMHERITAGE-/157803

The Association EPEKA, Soc. Ent., is supported by: