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The UNITED! International Arts Festival. Skenderaj, Kosovo. July 2003

The UNITED! International Arts Festival. Skenderaj, Kosovo. July 2003. Organised by the Bill Brookman Foundation in partnership with UNMIK - The United Nations Mission in Kosovo.

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The UNITED! International Arts Festival. Skenderaj, Kosovo. July 2003

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  1. The UNITED! International Arts Festival. Skenderaj, Kosovo. July 2003 • Organised by the Bill Brookman Foundation in partnership with UNMIK - The United Nations Mission in Kosovo. • With assistance from OSCE - The Organisation for Security& Co-operation in Europe, The Eye of Youth and private donations. • THE BILL BROOKMAN FOUNDATION • 101 Ashby Road Loughborough Leicestershire LE11 3AB England • Tel: 01509 236175 Fax: 01509 219873 • Bill@billbrookman.co.uk www.billbrookman.co.uk

  2. The Kosovo War 1999 • Skenderaj was a town in the centre of some of the worst fighting and atrocities when the Serb Yugoslav army decided to oust the Albanian Kosovar population from Kosovo. • The photograph shows a lucky shot through the chimney of the Skenderaj brickworks made by a Yugoslav army tank.

  3. The United Nations steps in... • Determined bombing by NATO eventually halted the Yugoslav army • The United Nations took over the administration of Kosovo • Bill Brookman is able to visit Albanian towns and Serb enclaves defended by KFOR, the United Nations peacekeeping force

  4. 13 volunteers meet in February 2002 in the UK to plan a festival.

  5. In July 2003 they arrive. • The stage is built in Skenderaj town centre.

  6. Banners are made by children in Kosovo, Holland and Rosebery School, Loughborough.

  7. The festival was halted during the reburial of local massacre victims. The bodies had been hurriedly buried on the spot, then reburied in Serbia to hide the crime. Now they were being returned to their original village.

  8. Sophie Pollock made a documentary • The Documentary was shown at St Peter’s Community Centre, Loughborough. • 31st January 2004

  9. Reconciliation between Albanian Kosovars and Serbs was not possible in 2003 but the street festival was organised as part of the process of rehabilitation.

  10. Two days of fantastic local and international performances took place infront of the massive UNITED banner.

  11. A fire sculpture is destroyed in front of 7,000 people.

  12. A local boy is suspended above the crowd held by Jean-Marie Akkerman of Amphitheatre of the Arts. • Jean-Marie is HIV positive. • The festival intended to promote the acceptance of AIDS.

  13. Bill Brookman fire-eating.

  14. The finale.

  15. Many Thanks to: • The International Volunteers • Jean-Marie Akkerman of Amphitheatre of the Arts, aerialist • Bill Brookman, artistic director • Jacob Brookman, fire juggler • Katherine Darton, bursar • Simon Dickens, First Aid and set construction • Tim Franklin, fire performer, construction • Caroline Hattersley, company mummy, performer • Gemma Hewitt, choreographer, dancer • Phillipa Jevons, banners, musician, performer Rosemary Parry, treasurer • Sophie Pollock, film maker • Kate Powell, banners, performer • Michael Swift, Stage Manager • Ria den Hollander (Holland) • The Donors • The United Nations • The Organisation For Security & Co-operation in Europe • The Bill Brookman Foundation • Women In Black, Holland • Eye of Youth, Kosovo • The other charity there (can’t remember) • KFOR • The Kosovo International Police Force • Anonymous donor 1 UK • Anonymous Donor 2 UK • Anonymous donor 1 USA • Anonymous Donor 1 Kosovo/UK

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