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OH-A 1 Manor of Wolterslage 21/04–04/05
8 PART RENO
Spring workcamp Manor of Wolterslage
Restoration of a manor house as accommodation
for youth groups
Project: The manor house of Wolterslage
is situated in mid-Altmark region, on half-way between Berlin and Hannover,
it is a typical example of manor house architecture from the second half
of the 19th century.
Though the architectural design is
simple, the brick walls are delightfully detailed. The windows, shutters,
doors and mountings are all pieces of rare craftsmanship and despite having
not been used as intended and having been abandoned for several years,
remain unchanged.
After renovation, the manor will
be put at the disposal of groups who wish to carry out particular projects
fitting to the peacefulness of the surroundings. Participants will renovate
and paint the house's interior.
Work: Renovation works, painting,
working with clay, work in the garden
Accommodation: Simple. Accommodation
on mattresses. Cold water, one warm shower.
Location: Next town: Stendal (40
km), Region: Sachsen-Anhalt
Terminal: Next railway station: Osterburg
(10 km).Next airports: Hannover, Berlin
Special requirements: –
Fee: –
OH-A 2 Manor of Wolterslage 05/05–20/05
8 PART RENO
Spring workcamp Manor of Wolterslage
Restoration of a manor house as accommodation
for youth groups
Project: The manor house of Wolterslage
is situated in mid-Altmark region, on half-way between Berlin and Hannover,
it is a typical example of manor house architecture from the second half
of the 19th century.
Though the architectural design is
simple, the brick walls are delightfully detailed. The windows, shutters,
doors and mountings are all pieces of rare craftsmanship and despite having
not been used as intended and having been abandoned for several years,
remain unchanged.
After renovation, the manor will
be put at the disposal of groups who wish to carry out particular projects
fitting to the peacefulness of the surroundings. Participants will renovate
and paint the house's interior.
Work: Renovation works, painting,
working with clay, work in the garden
Accommodation: Simple. Accommodation
on mattresses. Cold water, one warm shower.
Location: Next town: Stendal (40
km), Region: Sachsen-Anhalt
Terminal: Next railway station: Osterburg
(10 km).Next airports: Hannover, Berlin
Special requirements: –
Fee: –
OH-A 3 Manor of Rittermannshagen 23/06–06/07
10 PART CONS
Summer Tent workcamp at the Manor
of Rittermannshagen
Restoration of a manor house as accommodation
for youth groups
Project: In the Manor of Rittermannshagen,
the various uses of clay with respect to historical buildings will be taught
and put to use – roughcast, fine cast, ceiling fillings, stoves and floors.
Work: Substantial repairing and renovation
works, work with clay, work in the garden
Accommodation: Very simple. Accommodation
on mattresses in the house or in tents. Provisional shower.
Location: Next town: Waren/M?ritz
(15 km). Region: Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Terminal: Next railway station: Waren/M?ritz
(15 km). Next airport: Berlin
Special requirements: –
Fee: –
OH-A 4 Ollendorf Water Castle 30/06–13/07
12 PART CONS
Summer workcamp in Ollendorf Water
Castle
Restoration of the roof construction,
the roof and other parts of a baroque manor house in a former Medieval
water castle
Project: Ollendorf castle is situated
between Erfurt, Thuringia?s regional centre, and Weimar, the 1999 European
town of culture.
Ollendorf was once an important settlement
on the historical Via Regia, one of the most significant routes of commerce
in the Middle Ages, and which linked Thuringia and Saxony to Eastern Europe.
At the end of the seventeenth century, after the castle had been destroyed
by a fire, the manor was built in a simple rural baroque style. Following
the decline of the Via Regia in the 19th century, the site was chiefly
used for agricultural purposes and store houses and barns were built. Then
the manor fell into disrepair after having been abandoned for several decades.
In 1997 the water castle was taken
over by Open Houses.
Due to the young people who have
lived there and taken part in its renovation, the castle, near both Weimar
and Erfurt, is a place of creativity and open-mindedness. In a spirit true
to its past as an inn, the castle will once more become a place where people
come and go and where different cultures meet.
According to their training and manual
capacities, the participants will renovate the roof truss and tile the
roofs of the seventeenth century manor and one of the nearby buildings.
They will also do some restoration work on the store houses.
Work: Supporting the carpenters and
other craftsmen, repairing and renovation works, work in the garden
Accommodation: Simple. Accommodation
on mattresses in the house. One warm shower.
Location: Next towns: Weimar (15
km) and Erfurt (15 km). Region Thüringen
Terminal: Next railway station: Weimar
(15 km). Next airports: Erfurt, Leipzig, Frankfurt/Main
Special requirements: –
Fee: –
OH-A 5 Pinnow Castle 07/07–27/07 12
PART CONS
Summer tent workcamp at Pinnow Castle
Restoration of a castle as accommodation
for youth groups.
Project: The focal point of Pinnow
village near Neubrandenburg is the 19th century castle, a four-winged brick
construction surrounded by a park and small lake.
Although the castle was also unoccupied
for decades and thus fell into disrepair, it has retained its character
and charm with its impressive staircase at the entrance, its towers and
small orioles, the wooden balcony and the many ornamental details.
In the past few years, Open Houses
has secured the site and carried out partial renovation. This summer carpentry
and roof work on the castle will be carried out. Participants will help
both with this and also with work in the grounds.
Work: Substantial repairing and renovation
works, work with clay, work in the park.
Accommodation: Very simple. Accommodation
in tents. Provisional shower.
Location: Next town: Neubrandenburg
(10 km). Region: Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Terminal: Next Railway station: Kleth
(5 km). Next airports: Berlin, Rostock
Special requirements: –
Fee: –
OH-A 6 Manor of L?bz 28/07–17/08 20
PART ECO/RENO
Summer workcamp Manor of Welzin/L?bz
Restoration of a manor house as accommodation
for youth groups and revitalisation of the former park
Project: The Manor House of Welzin
near L?bz was built in the beginning of the 19th century. It is surrounded
by a former park with a big variety of trees. The house was not inhabited
for a long time, and the park was abandoned for a long time, as well. After
having started with first renovation works in last year, the workcamp will
be the first bigger activity on that place. Most of the work will be done
in the former park, if the whether will be not so good, we will carry out
renovation works in the house, too.
The surrounding landscape is not
very hilly, but quite delightful. We will have some bicycles at the place,
a lake, where we can go swim is only 2 kilometres from the manor house.
Work: Workcamp work: Works in the
manor houses’ park, repairing and renovation works in the house.
Accommodation: Simple. Accommodation
on mattresses in the manor house. Provisional shower.
Location: Next town: G?strow (30
km), Region: Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Terminal: Next railway station: Passow
(1 km). Next airports: Berlin, Rostock
Special requirements: –
Fee: –
OH-A 7 Lohra Castle 04/08–24/08 20
PART RENO
Summer workcamp at Lohra Castle
Restoration of a medieval castle
for uses for cultural and artistic projects and as accommodation for youth
groups.
Project: The Castle of Lohra is situated
in the heart of Germany in Northern Thuringia. The castle, which is surrounded
by a scenic hilly landscape, is located on the edge of a nature reserve
area. Being one of the largest castles in Thuringia, Lohra dates back to
the Middle Ages. Today, it includes 15 buildings from different times:
medieval fortifications, remnants of a tower from the 11th century, a roman
chapel, a manor from the Renaissance period as well as stables and granaries
from the 19th century.
After the castle had been unoccupied
for decades, Open Houses started to restore the castle at the beginning
of the 1990s and to revive it by cultural activities. Since then, a large
number of art workshops, exhibitions, concerts and international meetings
took place in the castle.
Work: Different works in the castle:
Supporting the restoration works, repairing, renovation, and cleaning works.
Accommodation: Accommodation in 2-,
3-, 4-bed-rooms in houses, renovated by volunteers in clay techniques.
Location: Next town: Nordhausen (20
km), Erfurt (80 km). Region: Thüringen
Terminal: Next railway station: Gebra
(6 km). Next airports: Frankfurt/Main, Leipzig
Special requirements: –
Fee: –
OH-A 8 Pinnow Castle 18/08–07/09 12
PART CONS/RENO
Summer tent workcamp at Pinnow Castle
Restoration of a castle as accommodation
for youth groups
Project: The focal point of Pinnow
village near Neubrandenburg is the 19th century castle, a four-winged brick
construction surrounded by a park and small lake.
Although the castle was also unoccupied
for decades and thus fell into disrepair, it has retained its character
and charm with its impressive staircase at the entrance, its towers and
small orioles, the wooden balcony and the many ornamental details.
In the past few years, Open Houses
has secured the site and carried out partial renovation. This summer carpentry
and roof work on the castle will be carried out. Participants will help
both with this and also with work in the grounds.
Work: Substantial repairing and renovation
works, work with clay, work in the park.
Accommodation: Very simple. Accommodation
in tents. Provisional shower.
Location: Next town: Neubrandenburg
(10 km). Region: Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Terminal: Next Railway station: Kleth
(5 km). Next airports: Berlin, Rostock
Special requirements: –
Fee: –
OH-A 9 Manor of Wolterslage 25/08–14/09
10 PART RENO/ECO
Summer workcamp Manor of Wolterslage
Restoration of a manor house as accommodation
for youth groups
Project: The manor house of Wolterslage
is situated in mid-Altmark region, on half-way between Berlin and Hannover,
it is a typical example of manor house architecture from the second half
of the 19th century.
Though the architectural design is
simple, the brick walls are delightfully detailed. The windows, shutters,
doors and mountings are all pieces of rare craftsmanship and despite having
not been used as intended and having been abandoned for several years,
remain unchanged.
After renovation, the manor will
be put at the disposal of groups who wish to carry out particular projects
fitting to the peacefulness of the surroundings. Participants will renovate
and paint the house's interior.
Work: Renovation works, painting,
working with clay, work in the garden
Accommodation: Simple. Accommodation
on mattresses. Cold water, one warm shower.
Location: Next town: Stendal (40
km), Region: Sachsen-Anhalt
Terminal: Next railway station: Osterburg
(10 km).Next airports: Hannover, Berlin
Special requirements: –
Fee: –
OH-A 10 Manor of Rittermannshagen
01/09–21/09 12 PART RENO
Autumn workcamp at the Manor of Rittermannshagen
Restoration of a manor house as accommodation
for youth groups
In the Manor of Rittermannshagen,
the various uses of clay with respect to historical buildings will be taught
and put to use – roughcast, fine cast, ceiling fillings, stoves and floors.
Work: Substantial repairing and renovation
works, work with clay, work in the garden
Accommodation: Very simple. Accommodation
on mattresses in the house or in tents. Provisional shower.
Location: Next town: Waren/M?ritz
(15 km). Region: Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Terminal: Next railway station: Waren/M?ritz
(15 km). Next airport: Berlin
Special requirements: –
Fee: –
OH-A 11 Lohra Castle 08/09–28/09 12
PART RENO/ECO
Autumn workcamp at Lohra Castle
Restoration of a medieval castle
for uses for cultural and artistic projects and as accommodation for youth
groups.
Work: Different works in the castle:
Supporting the restoration works, repairing, renovation and cleaning works,
preparing the castle for the winter season
Accommodation: Accommodation in 2-,
3-, 4-bed-rooms in houses, renovated by volunteers in clay techniques.
Location: Next town: Nordhausen (20
km), Erfurt (80 km). Region: Thüringen
Terminal: Next railway station: Gebra
(6 km). Next airports: Frankfurt/Main, Leipzig
Special requirements: –
Fee: –
Building weeks
Within the framework of the building weeks, both skilled manual workers and those with no manual training can work together to restore historical monuments.
In contrast to the workcamps where the emphasis lies on communal life in a group of people of different nationalities and from different backgrounds, here it lies on the manual work. Participants here have a greater possibility of gaining real experience in restoration and other manual tasks and to broaden their knowledge.
A further aim is that those taking part should share their skills and experiences. Craftsmen bring the technical element whilst the other participants, who often come from social professions, bring with them the concept of public benefit.
The building weeks each last for two
weeks and the groups are small – depending on the number of applications
received. It is also possible to take part for a shorter time, as we would
like to offer this opportunity to those tied up in professional life and
with little free time.
OH-B 6 Manor of Wolterslage 24/03–06/04
8 PART RENO
Building weeks at the Manor of Wolterslage
Restoration of a manor house as accommodation
for youth groups
Project: The manor house of Wolterslage
is situated in mid-Altmark region, on half-way between Berlin and Hannover,
it is a typical example of manor house architecture from the second half
of the 19th century.
Though the architectural design is
simple, the brick walls are delightfully detailed. The windows, shutters,
doors and mountings are all pieces of rare craftsmanship and despite having
not been used as intended and having been abandoned for several years,
remain unchanged.
After renovation, the manor will
be put at the disposal of groups who wish to carry out particular projects
fitting to the peacefulness of the surroundings. Participants will renovate
and paint the house's interior.
Work: Renovation works, painting,
working with clay, work in the garden
Accommodation: Simple. Accommodation
on mattresses. Cold water, one warm shower.
Location: Next town: Stendal (40
km), Region: Sachsen-Anhalt
Terminal: Next railway station: Osterburg
(10 km).Next airports: Hannover, Berlin
Special requirements: –
Fee: –
OH-B 7 Manor of Wolterslage 08/04–20/04
6 PART RENO/ECO
Building weeks at the Manor of Wolterslage
Restoration of a manor house as accommodation
for youth groups
Project: The manor house of Wolterslage
is situated in mid-Altmark region, on half-way between Berlin and Hannover,
it is a typical example of manor house architecture from the second half
of the 19th century.
Though the architectural design is
simple, the brick walls are delightfully detailed. The windows, shutters,
doors and mountings are all pieces of rare craftsmanship and despite having
not been used as intended and having been abandoned for several years,
remain unchanged.
After renovation, the manor will
be put at the disposal of groups who wish to carry out particular projects
fitting to the peacefulness of the surroundings. Participants will renovate
and paint the house's interior.
Work: Renovation works, painting,
working with clay, work in the garden and in the surrounding
Accommodation: Simple. Accommodation
on mattresses. Cold water, one warm shower.
Location: Next town: Stendal (40
km), Region: Sachsen-Anhalt
Terminal: Next Railway station: Osterburg
(10 km).Next airports: Hannover, Berlin
Special requirements: –
Fee: –
OH-B 8 Manor of Wolterslage 21/04–04/05
8 PART RENO
Building weeks at the Manor of Wolterslage
Restoration of a manor house as accommodation
for youth groups
Project: The manor house of Wolterslage
is situated in mid-Altmark region, on half-way between Berlin and Hannover,
it is a typical example of manor house architecture from the second half
of the 19th century.
Though the architectural design is
simple, the brick walls are delightfully detailed. The windows, shutters,
doors and mountings are all pieces of rare craftsmanship and despite having
not been used as intended and having been abandoned for several years,
remain unchanged.
After renovation, the manor will
be put at the disposal of groups who wish to carry out particular projects
fitting to the peacefulness of the surroundings. Participants will renovate
and paint the house's interior.
Work: Renovation works, painting,
working with clay, work in the garden
Accommodation: Simple. Accommodation
on mattresses. Cold water, one warm shower.
Location: Next town: Stendal (40
km), Region: Sachsen-Anhalt
Terminal: Next Railway station: Osterburg
(10 km).Next airports: Hannover, Berlin
Special requirements: –
Fee: –
OH-B 9 Manor of Wolterslage 05/05–20/05
8 PART RENO
Building weeks at the Manor of Wolterslage
Restoration of a manor house as accommodation
for youth groups
Project: The manor house of Wolterslage
is situated in mid-Altmark region, on half-way between Berlin and Hannover,
it is a typical example of manor house architecture from the second half
of the 19th century.
Though the architectural design is
simple, the brick walls are delightfully detailed. The windows, shutters,
doors and mountings are all pieces of rare craftsmanship and despite having
not been used as intended and having been abandoned for several years,
remain unchanged.
After renovation, the manor will
be put at the disposal of groups who wish to carry out particular projects
fitting to the peacefulness of the surroundings. Participants will renovate
and paint the house's interior.
Work: Renovation works, painting,
working with clay, work in the garden.
Accommodation: Simple. Accommodation
on mattresses. Cold water, one warm shower.
Location: Next town: Stendal (40
km), Region: Sachsen-Anhalt
Terminal: Next Railway station: Osterburg
(10 km).Next airports: Hannover, Berlin
Special requirements: –
Fee: –
OH-B 10 Oberau Castle 21/05–31/05
6 PART CONS
Building weeks at Oberau Castle
Restoration of Renaissance Castle
of a high historical value and the surrounding buildings
Project: Oberau castle is one of the
oldest castles in Saxony. It dates back to the Middle Ages but was converted
in the 16th century. Despite many changes undergone in the process, there
remains the cross vault on the ground floor and in the upper floors many
painted wooden ceilings from Renaissance and Baroque periods.
According to their experience in
different technical areas, participants can help either with the more complex
work in the castle itself (on the walls, ceilings...) or in easier work
in neighbouring buildings.
Work: Supporting the craftsmen by
the restoration works in the roof construction of the castle. Other restoration
and renovation works. Interesting work, but 8 hours per day.
Accommodation: Accommodation in beds
in the house. Warm shower.
Location: Next town: Dresden (20
km). Region: Sachsen
Terminal: Next railway station: Niederau
(1 km). Next airports: Dresden, Berlin, Leipzig
Special requirements: –
Fee: –
OH-B 11 Oberau Castle 02/06–15/06
6 PART CONS
Building weeks at Oberau Castle
Restoration of Renaissance Castle
of a high historical value and the surrounding buildings
Project: Oberau castle is one of the
oldest castles in Saxony. It dates back to the Middle Ages but was converted
in the sixteenth century. Despite many changes undergone in the process,
there remains the cross vault on the ground floor and in the upper floors
many painted wooden ceilings from Renaissance and Baroque periods.
According to their experience in
different technical areas, participants can help either with the more complex
work in the castle itself (on the walls, ceilings...) or in easier work
in neighbouring buildings.
Work: Supporting the craftsmen by
the restoration works in the roof construction of the castle. Other restoration
and renovation works. Interesting work, but 8 hours per day.
Accommodation: Accommodation in beds
in the house. Warm shower.
Location: Next town: Dresden (20
km). Region: Sachsen
Terminal: Next railway station: Niederau
(1 km). Next airports: Dresden, Berlin, Leipzig
Special requirements: –
Fee: –
OH-B 12 Oberau Castle 16/06–29/06
6 PART CONS
Building weeks at Oberau Castle
Restoration of Renaissance Castle
of a high historical value and the surrounding buildings
Project: Oberau castle is one of the
oldest castles in Saxony. It dates back to the Middle Ages but was converted
in the sixteenth century. Despite many changes undergone in the process,
there remains the cross vault on the ground floor and in the upper floors
many painted wooden ceilings from Renaissance and Baroque periods.
According to their experience in
different technical areas, participants can, help either with the more
complex work in the castle itself (on the walls, ceilings...) or in easier
work in neighbouring buildings.
Work: Supporting the craftsmen by
the restoration works in the roof construction of the castle. Other restoration
and renovation works. Interesting work, but 8 hours per day.
Accommodation: Accommodation in beds
in the house. Warm shower.
Location: Next town: Dresden (20
km). Region: Sachsen
Terminal: Next railway station: Niederau
(1 km). Next airports: Dresden, Berlin, Leipzig
Special requirements: –
Fee: –
OH-B 13 Ollendorf Castle 30/06–13/07
12 PART CONS
Building weeks at Ollendorf Water
Castle
Restoration of the roof construction,
the roof and other parts of a baroque manor house in a former medieval
water castle
Ollendorf castle is situated
between Erfurt, Thuringia?s regional centre, and Weimar, the 1999 European
capital of culture.
Ollendorf was once an important settlement
on the historic Via Regia, one of the most significant routes of commerce
in the Middle Ages, and which linked Thuringia and Saxony to Eastern Europe.
At the end of the seventeenth century, after the castle had been destroyed
by a fire, the manor was built in a simple rural baroque style. Following
the decline of the Via Regia in the 19th century, the site was chiefly
used for agricultural purposes and store houses and barns were built. Then
the manor fell into disrepair after having been abandoned for several decades.
In 1997 the water castle was taken
over by the Open Houses.
Due to the young people who have
lived there and taken part in its renovation, the castle, near both Weimar
and Erfurt, is a place of creativity and open-mindedness. In a spirit true
to its past as an inn, the castle will once more become a place where people
come and go and where different cultures meet.
According to their training and manual
capacities, the participants will renovate the roof truss and tile the
roofs of the seventeenth century manor and one of the nearby buildings.
They will also do some restoration work on the store houses.
Work: Supporting the carpenters and
other craftsmen, repairing and renovation works.
Accommodation: Simple. Accommodation
on mattresses in the house. One warm shower.
Location: Next towns: Weimar (15
km) and Erfurt (15 km). Region Thüringen
Terminal: Next railway station: Weimar
(15 km). Next airports: Erfurt, Leipzig, Frankfurt/Main
Special requirements: –
Fee: –
OH-B 14 Manor of Eickelberg 14/07–27/07
15 PART CONS
Building weeks at the Manor of Eickelberg
Restoration of a manor house as accommodation
for youth groups
Project: Access to the small village
of Eickelberg is along narrow bumpy cobbled roads lined with chestnut trees.
The gothic brick church and the long unoccupied manor house bear witness
to the area's cultural and historical past.
Open Houses undertook renovation
of both buildings in 1998.
Participants will help with brick
laying and roof tiling of the manor so that, together with the church,
it can eventually be used for artistic and musical projects.
Participants will camp in tents next
to the house and depending on progress made, those taking part in later
camps may live in the renovated rooms.
Work: Renovation works, painting,
working with clay, work in the garden.
Accommodation: Simple. Accommodation
on mattresses. Cold water, provisional shower.
Location: Next towns: G?strow (25
km) and Schwerin (60 km). Region: Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Terminal: Next railway station: B?tzow
(17 km). Next airports: Berlin, Rostock
Special requirements: –
Fee: –
OH-B 15 Manor of Eickelberg 28/07–10/08
15 PART CONS
Building weeks at the Manor of Eickelberg
Restoration of a manor house as accommodation
for youth groups
Project: Access to the small village
of Eickelberg is along narrow bumpy cobbled roads lined with chestnut trees.
The gothic brick church and the long unoccupied manor house bear witness
to the area's cultural and historical past.
Open Houses undertook renovation
of both buildings in 1998.
Participants will help with brick
laying and roof tiling of the manor so that, together with the church,
it can eventually be used for artistic and musical projects.
Participants will camp in tents next
to the house and depending on progress made, those taking part in later
camps may live in the renovated rooms.
Work: Renovation works, painting,
working with clay, work in the garden.
Accommodation: Simple. Accommodation
on mattresses. Cold water, provisional shower.
Location: Next towns: G?strow (25
km) and Schwerin (60 km). Region: Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Terminal: Next railway station: B?tzow
(17 km). Next airports: Berlin, Rostock
Special requirements: –
Fee: –
*** Details on the workcamps B 16 to B 24 can be found on our web site from June ***
Clay Building Weeks
For those particularly interested
in working with purely natural, organic and traditional building materials,
we organise special building weeks. This year we want to use clay to renovate
the original building substances.
OH-C 1 Manor of Rittermannshagen 14/07–03/08
15 PART CONS
Clay Building Weeks at the Manor
of Rittermannshagen
Restoration of a manor house as accommodation
for youth groups.
Project: In the Manor of Rittermannshagen,
the various uses of clay with respect to historical buildings will be taught
and put to use - roughcast, fine cast, ceiling fillings, stoves and floors.
A follow-up course bases on this
one, but it is possible just to attend this one.
Work: Restoration of the house by
using different clay techniques, other repairing and renovation works.
Accommodation: Very simple. Accommodation
on mattresses in the house or in tents. Provisional shower.
Location: Next town: Waren/M?ritz
(15 km). Region: Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Terminal: Next railway station: Waren/M?ritz
(15 km). Next airport: Berlin
Special requirements: –
Fee: –
OH-C 2 Manor of Rittermannshagen 11/08–31/08
15 PART CONS
Clay Building Weeks at the Manor
of Rittermannshagen
Restoration of a manor house as accommodation
for youth groups.
Project: In the Manor of Rittermannshagen,
the various uses of clay with respect to historical buildings will be taught
and put to use - roughcast, fine cast, ceiling fillings, stoves and floors.
This course bases on a first one,
but it is possible just to attend this second one.
Work: Restoration of the house by
using different clay techniques, other repairing and renovation works.
Accommodation: Very simple. Accommodation
on mattresses in the house or in tents. Provisional shower.
Location: Next town: Waren/M?ritz
(15 km). Region: Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Terminal: Next railway station: Waren/M?ritz
(15 km). Next airport: Berlin
Special requirements: –
Fee: –
OH-R 1 Hartenberk (CZ) – Oberau (D)
04/08–24/08 20 PART RENO/BIKE
Workcamp in two countries plus bicycle
tour
Project: The HeritageCycleTour is
a mixture of manual work and foot work. Scheduled is one week workcamp
on a castle in Western Bohemia, one on castle in Saxony (Germany). In between
we will go for a bicycle tour.
Aim of the tour is the discovery
of the heritage scene in the region, seen through the eyes of different
people from different countries, and to learn more about the history of
the region, its styles of architecture and the style of living of its population
in the past. At the same time it is aimed to support the preservation of
the two monuments by practical, manual work.
We start the tour in Western Bohemia:
Hartenberk is a castle ruin near Karlovy Vary, in the middle of a wild
park, situated next to a little stream – almost like in a fairly-tail.
The castles’ turbulent history can be dated back to the 13th century. Its
poor state today is a result of the expulsion of the Sudenten Germans in
the region after World War II and its negligence under the following regime.
The participants will work within
the castle site and its surrounding. Removing of the rubble and stones
within the castle site, arranging of paths in the environment, production
and installation of the wooden benches in the nearby forest.
It follows a week on the road. By
bike – between 40 and 70 kilometres per day – and train the participants
will cross the charming landscapes of the border region between Bohemia
and Saxony, slowly approaching the second castle site, Oberau, near Dresden.
Oberau is one of the oldest fortresses
surrounded by water in Saxony. In the Renaissance it had been transformed
to a castle. The site can be dated back to the medieval times, in the 16th
century is had been enlarged. Despite of complex changings, remarkable
original parts remained from the early periods of the castle, such as the
vaults on ground level and the richly decorated wooden ceilings from Renaissance
and Baroque in the upper floors. The participants of the camp may take
part in various fields of renovation, depending on their knowledge and
interests: Carpenter work, brick layering, and roof construction within
the castle or simple preparatory jobs at the surrounding buildings.
Accommodation: During the camp, the
group will be accommodated in 2-person- tents and simple houses, meals
will be prepared commonly.
Location: Hartenberk is close to
Karlovy Vary (15 km), Oberau is close to Dresden (20 km)
Terminal: Next railway stations:
Karlovy Vary (15 km from Hartenberk), Niederau (1 km from Oberau). Next
airports: Praha, Dresden
Special requirements: –
Fee: –
OH-S 1 Lohra Castle 24/08–08/09 40
PART PLAN
Restoration of a medieval castle
for uses for cultural and artistic projects and as accommodation for youth
groups.
Project: The Castle of Lohra is situated
in the heart of Germany in Northern Thuringia. The castle, which is surrounded
by a scenic hilly landscape, is located on the edge of a nature reserve
area. Being one of the largest castles in Thuringia, Lohra dates back to
the Middle Ages. Today, it includes 15 buildings from different times:
medieval fortifications, remnants of a tower from the 11th century, a roman
chapel, a manor from the Renaissance period as well as stables and granaries
from the 19th century.
After the castle had been unoccupied
for decades, Open Houses started to restore the castle at the beginning
of the 1990s and to revive it by cultural activities. Since then, a large
number of art workshops, exhibitions, concerts and international meetings
took place in the castle.
In autumn 2000, Open Houses could
take over the castle in its ownership, which allows extensive construction
works which exceed the preservation of the substance of the historic monument
and require long-term concepts for cultural use so that the original conception
for use has to be revised and extended.
Already in 2001 a summer academy
took place at Lohra Castle. Together with students from twelve countries
we started developing a concept for its use as a site for interaction and
creativity. Based on the results and experiences of the last years’ campus,
this year the focus is much more an architectural.
In two intensive weeks of time, in
parallel-working groups of international participants (3-5 persons), the
goal of the 2002 campus is to develop plans for each building of the site
based on the existing concepts of use. The range of topics will be wide:
Starting with the conversion of an Medieval building into residential building
. Or the reconstruction of a barn from 19th century into a multi-functional
place for practicing and for events. Another subject will be the interior
re-design of a building from the 60s of this century into a seminar building.
And finally we will focus on the castle terrain, where to connect buildings
with paths and how to give access to the castle site.
Finally, our aim will be to find
practical solutions, close to reality, saving financial and natural resources.
The European Heritage Campus
The summer academy addresses mainly
to students and graduates from the fields of Architecture, Interior Design,
Civic Engineering, Landscape Architecture and Conservation, as well as
other interested persons.
Work: Architectural planning, landscape
planning and interior designing works in different parts of the castle.
Accommodation: Accommodation in 2-,
3-, 4-bed-rooms in houses, renovated by volunteers in clay techniques.
Location: Next town: Nordhausen (20
km), Erfurt (80 km). Region: Thüringen
Terminal: Next railway station: Gebra
(6 km). Next airports: Frankfurt/Main, Leipzig
Special requirements: Good conversation
level of English for personal and professional communication.
Fee: –
OH-V 1 Lohra Castle 07/07–27/07 20
PART THEATRE
Via Regia Art Project – Six inch,
59 feet – A theatre workshop –
Theatre Workshop at Lohra Castle
Project: ”I tried to get up, but I
wasn’t able to move; I was laying on my back, and my arms and legs were
fixed to the ground. The same thing had happened to my long hairs. Straight
across my body, from the shoulder height up to the thighs, I felt several
tightly stretched thin cords. (...) In the meantime I felt how something
moved on my left thigh, it moved quietly forward and came about my breast
almost to my chin. I twisted the eyes so far as possible downwards and
recognized a human nature of approximately six inches height with curve
and arrows in the hand and with a quiver on the back."
Well, who doesn’t know them, the
adventures of Gulliver the giant? .
This year’s theatre workshop in Lohra
Castle in Northern Thuringia is meant as an invitation to go once more
on the journey and to be rinsed to the unknown coast of Lilliput. Once
more decisions should be taken, once more we will face the dwarfs.
The exciting of this material appears
to us the question after the power and the faint of a giant. How big is
Gulliver? What is a size? What a giant must do what he can prevent? Can
he change the world, he can find a place?
And by the way - how one represents
on the stage this size difference plausibly?
Invited are people who are interested
in theatre who enjoy the active play, enjoy movement and who enjoy a mutual
exploratory expedition in a multicultural mixed group.
Work: International theatre workshop
for volunteers with and without theatre experience with three performances
at the end of the project
Accommodation: Accommodation in 2-,
3-, 4-bed-rooms in houses, renovated by volunteers in clay techniques.
Location: Next town: Nordhausen (20
km), Erfurt (80 km). Region: Thüringen
Terminal: Next railway station: Gebra
(6 km). Next airports: Frankfurt/Main, Leipzig
Special requirements: English level
which guarantees the communication in the working process of the theatre
project
Motivation letter and description
of theatre experience required (deadline: 15/06/2002)
Fee: extra fee 80 ˆ (only for Western
countries)
OH-V 2 Ollendorf Castle 13/07–21/07
50 PART MUSIC
Via Regia Art Project – The Rhythm
of Cultures
Project: Music and dance prove that
cultures which widely differ retain a common root. We would like an open-minded
lively mixed group of people to search together for our common musical
roots and, respecting regional cultures, to share with each other our songs
and dances.
Like last year, the workshop will
be conducted by Nago Koite, an experienced drum and dance teacher from
Senegal, together with other African musicians.
For one week, Ollendorf water castle
will once more become a "caravan seraglio" where some dozens people - children,
younger and older people - from many different countries will live together
in the castle, in basic conditions, sing, dance, make music and at the
end put on a show in an old store house now used only for cultural purposes.
Anyone interested, with or without
experience, is welcome and whoever plays an instrument should bring it.
Applications stating musical capacities would make the project's organisation
easier.
Work: International world music workshop
(drumming, dancing, singing etc.) for volunteers with and without instrumental
experience with two performances at the end of the project.
Accommodation: Simple. Accommodation
on mattresses in the house. One warm shower.
Location: Next towns: Weimar (15
km) and Erfurt (15 km). Region Thüringen
Terminal: Next railway station: Weimar
(15 km). Next airports: Erfurt, Leipzig, Frankfurt/Main
Special requirements: Language skills
required: English or German; in exceptional cases the knowledge of French
language is enough.
Fee: extra fee 40 ˆ (only for Western
countries)
OH-V 3 Lohra Castle 21/07–27/07 5-10 PART MUSIC
Via Regia Art Project – Gullivers’
Sound World – A Music Workshop
Project: All kinds of musicians are
needed for a theatre project in the romantic Lohra Castle in Thuringia
for developing scenic music for our performances. The subject of the workshops
is "Gullivers’ travelling". This theme should also set the phantasm in
the sounds no limits. Invited are all kinds of music-makers who are able
and willing to get involved in the needs of the theatre actors. You would
join a group of already actively working actors after two weeks and you
would bring the project to its final highlight.
Work: Creating the music for an international
theatre workshop for volunteers
Accommodation: Accommodation in 2-,
3-, 4-bed-rooms in houses, renovated by volunteers in clay techniques.
Location: Next town: Nordhausen (20
km), Erfurt (80 km). Region: Thüringen
Terminal: Next railway station: Gebra
(6 km). Next airports: Frankfurt/Main, Leipzig
Special requirements: English level
which guarantees the communication in the working process of the theatre
project
Motivation letter and description
of theatre experience required (deadline: 15/06/2002)
Fee: extra fee 15 ˆ (only for Western
countries)
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