Containers to the World FESTIVAL
Not new to the world but a world premier in Prague May 10 - June 1, 2013. How to breathe new life into a thousand-year old city, The Containers to the World Festival has been happening around the world for years. This year The Cultural Compass Institute has partnered with the Czech non-profit k svetu (To the World!) to add another great metropolis to the list. Utilizing simple shipping containers installed in multiple locations around our great city, we will offer a rich program of arts, culture and hopefully even make history ! The containers not only provide a platform but also symbolize everything we love and want to show off that's contained in our city. . . . Have a look at the super promo video made by our Containers to the World Prague team.
CONTAINERS TO THE WORLD – ABSTRACT
(May 10-June 1, 2013)
- Containers to the world is a unique project that links the periphery to the center and center with peripheries through site-specific activities, technologies of the 21st century and eco-friendly means of transport - scooter. The title itself and concept symbolizes the city, the neighborhood and all that it contains. All this is placed inside shipping containers for 3 weeks in multiple locations around the city.
- We want to support the chosen area with a range of leisure, cultural and sports activities.
- In Prague we are deploying ISO containers filled with diverse cultural activities that will support local communities.
- We want to give space for local people to actively or passively participate in the planned program in containers.
- Uniquely utilized shipping containers will become the platform and meeting place for three weeks. Their raw appearance will attract the attention of passers-by and lure them to discover their contents. The final appearance will be completed by invited artists and citizens themselves.
- We have selected sites in Prague 1,2,3, 4, 6 and 10a. We have actively negotiated with the city district authorities for permits and inclusion in the program. Our main priority was to choose places that are still slumbering or have untapped potential.
- The program will extend to more areas and will reflect the character of the place. We are working with local civic and civil society organizations and active individuals. Apart from the cultural performances we also plan mediation discussions and public debates. In addition, we have prepared workshops, Round Table Discussions and a number of fun and unusual other activities for young and old such as juggling or cooking etc. We have agreed upon the presentation of student projects on public space.
- The main topic of our project is to support local communities in the different neighborhoods. We would like to open a space for dialogue not only about urban issues but also social problem areas.
- The container will be a place of inter-generational and cross-cultural encounters. Our diverse program has something for everyone.
- We are involving local organizations, associations and area businesses in the program, which would enable them to present themselves among their neighbors and make itself visible. At the same time it will help us to better understand each other.
- World-renown documentary film maker, Roy MacGregor, will be coming to Prague for the duration of the Festival to film and document the atmosphere and activities for a new film. We are very honored to have him on board for this project.
Folimanka Park Program
Containers of Sunshine – Arts, Culture, Film, Songwriters, Music, Neighbors & MORE -
Container #35 Folimanka Park Praha 2 May 10 – June 1, 2013
Friday May 10, 2013: START
Kolobezky - SCOOTERS for hire. Ride between festival sites
1830 - 1900 - Ernest Voltr and Friends from the marshy quarter on the right bank of the Vltava River
1900 - 1930 - Emozpev – out of tune songwriter from Nusle
2000 - 2040 Jana Šteflicková - Indie Folk from Vršovice
Saturday May 11, 2013
Kolobezky - SCOOTERS for hire. Ride between festival sites
1600 - 1900 Circus TeTy vs. Cirrqueon - two bodied new circus works,
workshops - pairs, groundwork, feats of balance, dance acrobatics, aerial acrobatics
1900 - 1930 Circus TeTy – High flying aerial acrobatics with live music + band Strong Coffee: funk/rock from Ceské Budejovice
Sunday May 12, 2013
Kolobezky - SCOOTERS for hire. Ride between festival sites
1200 – FREE SWAP – Kids & Adult Clothing, household items + Bring something, take something
12 – 1500 Good News, Good Neighbors – LIVE Art in the Park ; Activities, Games & ArtSY fUN 4 Little people and Big
13 - 1400 Good News, Good Neighbors - a place where I live through the eyes of children (literary contest)
14 - 1500 Good News, Meet the Neighbors – meet friends, media, entrepreneurs and artists from around the world and in the neighborhood of Prague.
15 - 1600 Good News, Good Neighbors Discussion Roundtable –distinguished guests & neighbors, artists, minority and majority, employees in the city/state authorities - Community Planning, crime prevention, media,
16 - 1700 Good News, Good BLUES Workshop hosted by the Compass Cultural Institute,o.s. & Pulling Strings with Mike McNulty Dar Hudby (Gift of Music) Program.
Tuesday May 14 Tuesday Evening Film @ Folimaka
Kolobezky - SCOOTERS for hire. Ride between festival sites
til 2100 - New World / by Jaan Tootsen / document / Estonia 2011
Wednesday May 15, 2013
Kolobezky - SCOOTERS for hire. Ride between festival sites
18 - 2000 Open Mic @ Kontejner Fest Main Music Hub / Folimanka Park I - Krystyna Skalická, Craig Denham, Horan & Son (musical series: "Open Mic " Jan Repky for two evenings @ Folimanka)
motto: Who is coming to play? He who seeks, finds.
Thursday May 16, 2013
Kolobezky - SCOOTERS for hire. Ride between festival sites
18 - 1900 Mike McNulty - Irish Songwriter living in Prague 4
19- 2000 OTK - progressive rock-hard Praha
Friday May 17, 2013
Kolobezky - SCOOTERS for hire. Ride between festival sites
18 - 1900 Tabula Rasa - punk /rock from Dìèína in dívèím submission
19 - 2000 Joking Gun - enjoyable alternative-rock Lovosice
20 - 2030 Tom 77 - star of North Bohemia folk punk
Saturday May 18, 2013
Kolobezky - SCOOTERS for hire. Ride between festival sites
16 - 2000 Open Stage – afternoon of music @Folimanka 4 all who come, and? alone or with a band can for 20-30 minutes show what he can do
SUNDAY May 19, 2013
Kolobezky - SCOOTERS for hire. Ride between festival sites
1200 – FREE SWAP – Kids & Adult Clothing, household items + Bring something, take something
12 – 1500 Good News, Good Neighbors – LIVE Art in the Park ; Activities, Games & ArtSY fUN 4 Little people and Big
13 - 1400 Good News, Good Neighbors - a place where I live through the eyes of children (literary contest)
14 - 1500 Good News, Meet the Neighbors – 2nd Neighborhood Meet & Greet - present media, entrepreneurs and artists from around the world and in the neighborhood of Prague.
15 - 1600 Good News, Good Neighbors 2nd Roundtable –distinguished guests & neighbors, artists, minority and majority, employees in the city/state authorities - Community Planning, crime prevention, media,
16 - 1700 Good News, Good Folk/Celtic Workshop hosted by the Compass Cultural Institute,o.s. & Pulling Strings with Mike McNulty Dar Hudby (Gift of Music) Program.
Monday May 20, 2013 – Spotlight: Vietnam
Kolobezky - SCOOTERS for hire. Ride between festival sites
1000 - 1200 - Vietnamese fairy tales. Vietnamese singing and games, peach tree surprise, Mini course: How to Use Chopsticks Hosted by IC Praha
1430 - 1630 – Mini Language Course – Basic Vietnamese, - Discussion about Vietnam. Hosted by IC Praha
1745 - 1845 – Viet Sampler - hosted by IC Praha
1630 - 2000 Hosted by IC Praha - traditional Vietnamese music. Film about Vietnam and Vietnamese in the Czech Republic. Projecting images from VN and the life of Vietnamese in the Czech Republic. Basic Course in Vietnamese
Tuesday May 21, 2013 - Spotlight: Indians
Kolobezky - SCOOTERS for hire. Ride between festival sites
10 – 12am - Indian Stories , Hosted by IC Praha – Make an Indian Head Dress, DrawSouth American pix
1430 - 1630 IC Praha - Sample S. American Dishes (Chile, Peru, Brazil, Mexico), travelers circle, photos
1745 - 1845 IC Praha - Sampler
1830 – 2000 – Atares concert hosted by IC Praha
Wednesday May 22, 2013 – Spotlight: Arabia
Kolobezky - SCOOTERS for hire. Ride between festival sites
1000 - 1200 – Reading 1001 Arabian Nights, painting, art workshop. Hosted by IC Praha
1430 - 1630 – How to Write Arabic Letters, Belly Dancing, Real Arabic Tea. Hosted by IC Praha
1745 - 1845 - Sampler Hosted by IC Praha
1830 - 2000 – Foto & film documentaties Hosted by IC Praha
Thursday May 23, 2013 – Spotlight: Russia & Eastern Bloc
Kolobezky - SCOOTERS for hire. Ride between festival sites
1000 - 1200 - Reading Russian / Ukrainian fairy tales, Make you own paper traditional Russian kokošíkù (cepec) paper, paint your own Matryoshka dolls. Hosted by IC Praha
1430 - 1630 - Mini Language Course, Travel Photos, Travel Talk about the Eastern Bloc. Hosted by IC Praha
1745 - 1845 - Sample rate EJ. Hosted by IC Praha
1830 - 2000 - Concert, Russian pop music + acoustic guitar & vocals. Hosted by IC Praha
Friday May 24, 2013 – Spotlight: Africa
Kolobezky - SCOOTERS for hire. Ride between festival sites
1000 - 1200 - African Fairy Tales, IC Praha hosts pictures with African motifs drawing contest for children.
1430 - 1630 - African Taste Test - IC Praha hosts Milipap and Chacalaca, screening of the documentary about Africa, African Knowledge Quiz for adults, African music.
1745 - 1845 - Sampler Hosted by IC Praha
1630 - 2000 – Documentary Film Screening Hosted by IC Praha
Saturday May 25, 2013 – Folimanka Featured Music
Kolobezky - SCOOTERS for hire. Ride between festival sites
1500 - 1700 Sex Kulomets -Litomerice punk theater from the distant future with Svindl band LIVE
1800 - 1900 - First Last - indie/garage/poetry Prague
1900 - 2000 - April in Pest - undying dark / pop from Litomerice
SUNDAY May 26, 2013 – Good News, Good Neighbors
Kolobezky - SCOOTERS for hire. Ride between festival sites
1200 FREE SWAP – Clothing, toys, household items, bring something, take something
12 – 1500 Good News, Good Neighbors – LIVE Art in the Park ; Activities, Games & ArtSY fUN 4 Little people and Big
13 - 1400 Good News, Good Neighbors - A place where I live through the eyes of children (literary contest)
14 - 1500 Good News, Meet the Neighbors – Part III - present media neighbors, entrepreneurs and artists from around the world and in the neighborhood of Prague.
15 - 1600 Good News, Good Neighbors 3rd Roundtable –distinguished guests & neighbors, artists, minority and majority, employees in the city/state authorities - Community Planning, crime prevention, media,
16 - 1700 Good News, Good Gypsy Music Workshop hosted by the Compass Cultural Institute,o.s. & Pulling Strings with Mike McNulty Dar Hudby (Gift of Music) Program & Friends
Tuesday May 28, 2013 -
Kolobezky - SCOOTERS for hire. Ride between festival sites
17:00 - 20:00 Lucien Zell - young songwriter from California + guests
Wednesday May 29, 2013
Kolobezky - SCOOTERS for hire. Ride between festival sites
6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Open Mic at Folimance II - Vitek Elijah, Dominica Frièová, Santry music series
"Open Mic will take" Jana Øepky the two evening moves to Folimanka) motto: Who plays coming. He who seeks, finds.
5.30 5:30 p.m. to 6:45 - YMO Mihai - (acoustic project members Announced markers)
1900 - 2000 - Michaels Uncle - heroes of Czech post-punk and noise
2100 Film evening - short films FAMU
Friday May 31, 2013
Kolobezky - SCOOTERS for hire. Ride between festival sites
5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. 21 minutes of fame for Everyone - Jam session or All are Welcome
Evening accompanied by band Lajky - flights from Tøešti provìøená band playing alternative pop
Saturday June 1, 2013
Festive endings container for Enlightened Prague
1700 - 1900 - Yakim Pirogof - acoustic songs - the deepest of dark souls from Ukraine
1900 - 2000 - Fuck Next Door - acoustic rock / punk
Container #35 Folimanka Park Praha 2 May 10 – June 1, 2013
Friday May 10, 2013: START
Kolobezky - SCOOTERS for hire. Ride between festival sites
1830 - 1900 - Ernest Voltr and Friends from the marshy quarter on the right bank of the Vltava River
1900 - 1930 - Emozpev – out of tune songwriter from Nusle
2000 - 2040 Jana Šteflicková - Indie Folk from Vršovice
Saturday May 11, 2013
Kolobezky - SCOOTERS for hire. Ride between festival sites
1600 - 1900 Circus TeTy vs. Cirrqueon - two bodied new circus works,
workshops - pairs, groundwork, feats of balance, dance acrobatics, aerial acrobatics
1900 - 1930 Circus TeTy – High flying aerial acrobatics with live music + band Strong Coffee: funk/rock from Ceské Budejovice
Sunday May 12, 2013
Kolobezky - SCOOTERS for hire. Ride between festival sites
1200 – FREE SWAP – Kids & Adult Clothing, household items + Bring something, take something
12 – 1500 Good News, Good Neighbors – LIVE Art in the Park ; Activities, Games & ArtSY fUN 4 Little people and Big
13 - 1400 Good News, Good Neighbors - a place where I live through the eyes of children (literary contest)
14 - 1500 Good News, Meet the Neighbors – meet friends, media, entrepreneurs and artists from around the world and in the neighborhood of Prague.
15 - 1600 Good News, Good Neighbors Discussion Roundtable –distinguished guests & neighbors, artists, minority and majority, employees in the city/state authorities - Community Planning, crime prevention, media,
16 - 1700 Good News, Good BLUES Workshop hosted by the Compass Cultural Institute,o.s. & Pulling Strings with Mike McNulty Dar Hudby (Gift of Music) Program.
Tuesday May 14 Tuesday Evening Film @ Folimaka
Kolobezky - SCOOTERS for hire. Ride between festival sites
til 2100 - New World / by Jaan Tootsen / document / Estonia 2011
Wednesday May 15, 2013
Kolobezky - SCOOTERS for hire. Ride between festival sites
18 - 2000 Open Mic @ Kontejner Fest Main Music Hub / Folimanka Park I - Krystyna Skalická, Craig Denham, Horan & Son (musical series: "Open Mic " Jan Repky for two evenings @ Folimanka)
motto: Who is coming to play? He who seeks, finds.
Thursday May 16, 2013
Kolobezky - SCOOTERS for hire. Ride between festival sites
18 - 1900 Mike McNulty - Irish Songwriter living in Prague 4
19- 2000 OTK - progressive rock-hard Praha
Friday May 17, 2013
Kolobezky - SCOOTERS for hire. Ride between festival sites
18 - 1900 Tabula Rasa - punk /rock from Dìèína in dívèím submission
19 - 2000 Joking Gun - enjoyable alternative-rock Lovosice
20 - 2030 Tom 77 - star of North Bohemia folk punk
Saturday May 18, 2013
Kolobezky - SCOOTERS for hire. Ride between festival sites
16 - 2000 Open Stage – afternoon of music @Folimanka 4 all who come, and? alone or with a band can for 20-30 minutes show what he can do
SUNDAY May 19, 2013
Kolobezky - SCOOTERS for hire. Ride between festival sites
1200 – FREE SWAP – Kids & Adult Clothing, household items + Bring something, take something
12 – 1500 Good News, Good Neighbors – LIVE Art in the Park ; Activities, Games & ArtSY fUN 4 Little people and Big
13 - 1400 Good News, Good Neighbors - a place where I live through the eyes of children (literary contest)
14 - 1500 Good News, Meet the Neighbors – 2nd Neighborhood Meet & Greet - present media, entrepreneurs and artists from around the world and in the neighborhood of Prague.
15 - 1600 Good News, Good Neighbors 2nd Roundtable –distinguished guests & neighbors, artists, minority and majority, employees in the city/state authorities - Community Planning, crime prevention, media,
16 - 1700 Good News, Good Folk/Celtic Workshop hosted by the Compass Cultural Institute,o.s. & Pulling Strings with Mike McNulty Dar Hudby (Gift of Music) Program.
Monday May 20, 2013 – Spotlight: Vietnam
Kolobezky - SCOOTERS for hire. Ride between festival sites
1000 - 1200 - Vietnamese fairy tales. Vietnamese singing and games, peach tree surprise, Mini course: How to Use Chopsticks Hosted by IC Praha
1430 - 1630 – Mini Language Course – Basic Vietnamese, - Discussion about Vietnam. Hosted by IC Praha
1745 - 1845 – Viet Sampler - hosted by IC Praha
1630 - 2000 Hosted by IC Praha - traditional Vietnamese music. Film about Vietnam and Vietnamese in the Czech Republic. Projecting images from VN and the life of Vietnamese in the Czech Republic. Basic Course in Vietnamese
Tuesday May 21, 2013 - Spotlight: Indians
Kolobezky - SCOOTERS for hire. Ride between festival sites
10 – 12am - Indian Stories , Hosted by IC Praha – Make an Indian Head Dress, DrawSouth American pix
1430 - 1630 IC Praha - Sample S. American Dishes (Chile, Peru, Brazil, Mexico), travelers circle, photos
1745 - 1845 IC Praha - Sampler
1830 – 2000 – Atares concert hosted by IC Praha
Wednesday May 22, 2013 – Spotlight: Arabia
Kolobezky - SCOOTERS for hire. Ride between festival sites
1000 - 1200 – Reading 1001 Arabian Nights, painting, art workshop. Hosted by IC Praha
1430 - 1630 – How to Write Arabic Letters, Belly Dancing, Real Arabic Tea. Hosted by IC Praha
1745 - 1845 - Sampler Hosted by IC Praha
1830 - 2000 – Foto & film documentaties Hosted by IC Praha
Thursday May 23, 2013 – Spotlight: Russia & Eastern Bloc
Kolobezky - SCOOTERS for hire. Ride between festival sites
1000 - 1200 - Reading Russian / Ukrainian fairy tales, Make you own paper traditional Russian kokošíkù (cepec) paper, paint your own Matryoshka dolls. Hosted by IC Praha
1430 - 1630 - Mini Language Course, Travel Photos, Travel Talk about the Eastern Bloc. Hosted by IC Praha
1745 - 1845 - Sample rate EJ. Hosted by IC Praha
1830 - 2000 - Concert, Russian pop music + acoustic guitar & vocals. Hosted by IC Praha
Friday May 24, 2013 – Spotlight: Africa
Kolobezky - SCOOTERS for hire. Ride between festival sites
1000 - 1200 - African Fairy Tales, IC Praha hosts pictures with African motifs drawing contest for children.
1430 - 1630 - African Taste Test - IC Praha hosts Milipap and Chacalaca, screening of the documentary about Africa, African Knowledge Quiz for adults, African music.
1745 - 1845 - Sampler Hosted by IC Praha
1630 - 2000 – Documentary Film Screening Hosted by IC Praha
Saturday May 25, 2013 – Folimanka Featured Music
Kolobezky - SCOOTERS for hire. Ride between festival sites
1500 - 1700 Sex Kulomets -Litomerice punk theater from the distant future with Svindl band LIVE
1800 - 1900 - First Last - indie/garage/poetry Prague
1900 - 2000 - April in Pest - undying dark / pop from Litomerice
SUNDAY May 26, 2013 – Good News, Good Neighbors
Kolobezky - SCOOTERS for hire. Ride between festival sites
1200 FREE SWAP – Clothing, toys, household items, bring something, take something
12 – 1500 Good News, Good Neighbors – LIVE Art in the Park ; Activities, Games & ArtSY fUN 4 Little people and Big
13 - 1400 Good News, Good Neighbors - A place where I live through the eyes of children (literary contest)
14 - 1500 Good News, Meet the Neighbors – Part III - present media neighbors, entrepreneurs and artists from around the world and in the neighborhood of Prague.
15 - 1600 Good News, Good Neighbors 3rd Roundtable –distinguished guests & neighbors, artists, minority and majority, employees in the city/state authorities - Community Planning, crime prevention, media,
16 - 1700 Good News, Good Gypsy Music Workshop hosted by the Compass Cultural Institute,o.s. & Pulling Strings with Mike McNulty Dar Hudby (Gift of Music) Program & Friends
Tuesday May 28, 2013 -
Kolobezky - SCOOTERS for hire. Ride between festival sites
17:00 - 20:00 Lucien Zell - young songwriter from California + guests
Wednesday May 29, 2013
Kolobezky - SCOOTERS for hire. Ride between festival sites
6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Open Mic at Folimance II - Vitek Elijah, Dominica Frièová, Santry music series
"Open Mic will take" Jana Øepky the two evening moves to Folimanka) motto: Who plays coming. He who seeks, finds.
5.30 5:30 p.m. to 6:45 - YMO Mihai - (acoustic project members Announced markers)
1900 - 2000 - Michaels Uncle - heroes of Czech post-punk and noise
2100 Film evening - short films FAMU
Friday May 31, 2013
Kolobezky - SCOOTERS for hire. Ride between festival sites
5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. 21 minutes of fame for Everyone - Jam session or All are Welcome
Evening accompanied by band Lajky - flights from Tøešti provìøená band playing alternative pop
Saturday June 1, 2013
Festive endings container for Enlightened Prague
1700 - 1900 - Yakim Pirogof - acoustic songs - the deepest of dark souls from Ukraine
1900 - 2000 - Fuck Next Door - acoustic rock / punk
Photo gallery of the Containers to the World Festival - Prague
First week of the Containers to the World Fest is now behind us. It's been a wild weather ride and an action-packed program. Enjoy the first part of our documentary film in the making about the Gift of Music program by The Cultural Compass Institute's featured artist: Roy MacGregor. . It's in the container at the Festival, the neighborhood and in the city of Prague . . .
Containers to the World continues . . .not wind or rain or mud or MIA cameramen could dampen the spirits of festival goers at 5 locations in Praha !
The beat goes on . . .This week we battled the weather again, slept overnight in Container #35 at Folimanka park, fielded a few complaints from neighbors, celebrated some birthdays and scrambled to replace stolen electrical equipment to keep the juice on! We are really beginning to feel like we are making a love connection in this neighborhood. We've met so many new neighbors who have showed up, shared some wonderful stories, enjoyed the theater & concert performances. Kids are having a blast and everyone's riding Scooters ! Also see a sampling of entries from the Cultural Compass Institute's Student Essay Contest about their Neighborhood . . . .
