Roots & Routes International Association

National Network
Germany
Address

Official Address:
Pieter de Hoochweg 125
3024 BG Rotterdam
Secretariat office:
c/o
jfc Medienzentrum
Hansaring 84-86
50670 Köln
Rotterdam
Netherlands

Telephone
0049(0)221 - 130 56 150
E-Mail
kern@rootsnroutes.eu
Website
http://www.rootsnroutes.eu
Organisation Type
Non-Governmental Organization
Year of Establishment
2008
Fields of Activity
  1. Arts
  2. International/Cultural relations
  3. Media
  4. Youth and education
General Information
ROOTS & ROUTES International is the umbrella organization of the international R&R network. We have 17 organizational members in 12 EU countries and 150 individual members in 17 EU countries, 7 voluntary board members (from 6 countries) and as staff a part time secretary general (located in Cologne, Germany). ROOTS & ROUTES International is in charge of coordinating the network's international structure, setting quality standards for transnational cooperation projects and sharing news and best practices. Transnational R&R projects are jointly carried out by our members and are mostly funded by the EU programs Culture and Youth in Action and Life Long Learning programs. Budget: As non-profit organization or annual budget is in balance. ROOTS & ROUTES initiatives empower creative youths by helping and coaching them to improve their singing, dancing and media skills: Arts and media as tools for their artistic career and integration in the social and cultural life.
Mission and Objectives

The ROOTS & ROUTES International Association is a non profit organisation seeking to create a platform for the promotion of cultural and social diversity in arts and media.

Main Projects / Activities

The project Art'n'Go, running from 2009 till 2011, gives young artists from across Europe the opportunity to develop sustainable productions and present and promote them in mainstream festivals between May and August 2011.
The project EUtropia is a Culture cooperation project with partners in 9 EU countries running from 2011 till 2013. The project’s aim is the collective creation of a multidisciplinary performance that journeys around Europe and collects new stimuli and widening the horizons of expressions.
National ROOTS & ROUTES Summer Courses empower creative youths in approaching their professional career: training modules in diverse urban music and dance styles, theory and practice of the creative industry and light, sound and media technique.
ROOTS & ROUTES Academy projects train young talents to become Junior Coaches. ROOTS & ROUTES Junior Coaches are young dance, music and media talents who are educated to coach other students of similar or younger age.

Contact (1) Full Name
Andreas Kern