📅 Implementation:Mar 2025 – Mar 2026 (12 months)
💶 Total Budget: €167,947.33 | ERDF Contribution: €134,357.85
🤝 Partners:2 NGOs
🎯 Type: People-to-people | P2P | ISO6.3

Summary

Rhythm unites young people from Romania and Hungary through the shared language of music and dance. The project encourages creativity, friendship, and cultural connection across borders, using performing arts as a bridge for cooperation and mutual understanding.

In Timișoara, the Bastion Association renovates a professional music rehearsal room fully equipped for local youth bands. Meanwhile, in Makó, the For a Better Makó Association installs modern sound and dance equipment to support community performance spaces. Together, they open new opportunities for young musicians and dancers to explore their talents in inspiring environments.

Beyond infrastructure, Rhythm focuses on real human connection. A joint youth camp in Makó gathers 10 participants from each country, who co-create a unique dance and music performance later showcased at a regional festival. A two-day dance competition in Szeged brings together dancers from both countries, while a youth event in Timișoara celebrates joint performances by mixed groups on stage.

Through music, movement, and shared creativity, the project helps young people gain confidence, teamwork skills, and cultural awareness, while fostering lasting friendships across the border.

Project Aim

To strengthen cross-border bonds and build trust among young people from Romania and Hungary by encouraging self-expression and cooperation through music and dance.

Objectives

✅ Support youth creativity and self-expression through performing arts
✅ Provide modern rehearsal spaces for young artists in both countries
✅ Encourage cross-border artistic cooperation and public performances
✅ Boost cultural participation and community spirit among youth
✅ Build mutual trust and shared cultural identity

Key Activities & Results

🔹 New rehearsal facilities – A renovated, fully equipped music rehearsal room in Timișoara and an upgraded dance and sound studio in Makó.
🔹 Joint youth camp in Mako – 20 participants (10 from each country) collaborate to create a cross-border dance and music performance.
🔹 Dance competition in Szeged – Two-day event uniting the best young dancers from Romania and Hungary.
🔹 Youth event in Timișoara – Public showcase of joint performances, celebrating cultural diversity.
🔹 Visibility and outreach – Opening events in both cities, a final conference in Makó, and video materials capturing highlights and outcomes.

Partnership

Lead Partner: Bastion Association (RO)
Project Partner:  For a Better Makó Association (HU)

Rhythm transforms art into connection. By bringing young Romanians and Hungarians together through beat, dance, and creativity, the project builds confidence, friendships, and trust that resonate far beyond the stage, proving that when young people share a rhythm, communities move forward in harmony.

For more details, consult the project fact sheet: EN

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