MusicGenerations

National Network
Netherlands
Address

Mauritskade 53 huis, 1092 AC Amsterdam
Mauritsweg 35
3021 JT Rotterdam
Netherlands

Telephone
+31207372532
E-Mail
info@musicgenerations.nl
E-Mail (2)
conny@musicgenerations.nl
E-Mail (3)
kevin@musicgenerations.nl
Mobile Phone
+31629183491
Website
http://www.musicgenerations.nl
Organisation Type
Public/Private Non-Profit Foundation
Year of Establishment
2001
Fields of Activity
  1. Arts
  2. Democracy and community development
  3. Heritage
  4. Human rights
  5. International/Cultural relations
  6. Youth and education
General Information
Our program builds bridges between the different generations en cultural backgrounds of our talented participants. They are aged between 14-25 yrs and then 50 tot 87yrs. In workshops and masterclasses they are educated by well known singers, rappers, hiphoppers en others to be the best they can and while doing it, interact with the other generations ie cultural background. Thus preparing them for cocreating with musical director Paul Mayer in staging concerts en theatreproductions. Talentdevelopment and -presentations are directed to a reciprocal interaction with society. All our programs have a theme that relates to the urgency of giving back in return for the support me recieve. Last year our theme was and still is TALENT FOR FREEDOM, celebrating 70 yrs of freedom from the German occupation while giving a lot of attention to other oppressive parts in history: slavehistory, colonialism and human rights. From 2011 till 2014 we were active in the Kurdish parts of Turkey, bringing dialogue through music.
Mission and Objectives

Our mission is to bring people together through the arts, intergenerational talentdevelopment while we feel that the intercultural part should speak for itself. After the development part we aim at working with local talents in combination with refugees in the Netherlands as wel a abroad. Human rights promotion through a lived and musical example of a singing society.

Main Projects / Activities

2001 Rotterdam Cultural Capital of Europe, start together with Porto 2001
2005 Fever, intergenerational program with rappers and singers of Rotterdam and seniors. Membership Age-Culture Net
2006 First Grundtvig EU exchange with 8 countries
2008 Government support for 4 years to be prolongued to this day
2009-2010 Cooperation in Ruhr area coaching NGO's on intercultural communication through Music with IBK in Remscheid
2010 Exchange with Ruhr and istanbul, cultural capitals (Grundtvig support)
2011- 2014 celebration of 400 yrs friendship with Turkey, Kurdish program and EU exchange
2014-15 TALENT FOR FREEDOM, working together with refugees

How can you contribute to the Network in your country?

International exchange en a reciprocal approach to intergenerational, intercultural and international dialogue is in our DNA. Our friends of cultuurenco (www.cultuurenco.nl) a longtime member of your network, advised us to seek membership as well. Especially since my last visit to the Palestinian territories, Palestine, returning with ful vigor and wanting to make a contribution there to the seniors that have been in the refugees camps for so long, and the children who need a break from the daily trauma inflicting situation.
 
The Anna Lindh Palestinian network is looking for partners and this seems a good opportunity to continue our research for making a difference in this troubled area.
 
Kind regards,
Conny Groot
+31629183491

Why do you want to join the ALF Network?

Please as described above, we gladly contribute through the arts to international dialogue in troubled areas as we do in hotel while working with seniors, young people and bringing them together with refugees.

Contact (1) Full Name
Conny Groot
Job Title
programdeveloper/director
Head of the organisation
Conny Groot
Contact (2) Full Name
Kevin Hoogenboezem
Job Title (2)
office management