Capitol Cinema / Summer Theatre 2017-2018

Situated downtown Bucharest, the ensemble of historical monuments CAPITOL Cinema (LMI B-II-m-B-18683) and CAPITOL Summer Theatre (LMI B-II-m-B-19202) occupies the plot of land between 36 Elisabeta Bd. and 13 C-tin Mille St.

In 2017-2018, Save or Cancel proposes a cultural heritage awareness and sensitization campaign, with an application on Capitol Cinema / Theatre Summer, revealing the economic, social and educational potential of all abandoned cultural spaces in Romania, and the involvement of artists and the local community in trans-sectorial, multi-disciplinary, collaborative projects.

4 conferences, 3 art installations, 4 exhibitions and 3 open calls for ideas will reactivate the collective memory, reintegrating the monuments in the public circuit through democratic reinterpretations of the cultural space, exploring the links between art, nature and the city.

More info: feeder.ro

Why & How?

Capitol Cinema / Summer Theatre 2017-2018

WHY?

CAPITOL is a remarkable ruin that has the potential to socially, and economically reactivate the community.

The project proposes the sensitization of artists, cultural promoters and of the community to identify innovative models of adaptive re-use of heritage, a democratic, sustainable exercise. The acute need for independent spaces dedicated to culture is accentuated by the closure of a large number of cultural spaces, especially cinemas, theaters and art galleries, as a result of the law 282/2015.

HOW?

the investigation, re-use and promotion of heritage participates in the urban regeneration and social and economic transformation of the community;
artistic investment in ecosystems;
collective processes, co-creation;
mobile and ephemeral: the use and integration of the facade in human-scale projects: urban signals;
pop-up, temporary initiatives, which can be presented itinerant.

WHEN?
2017

MAY
OPEN CALL I – design
urban signal I – artistic installation
conference / workshop @ CNDB

JUNE
itinerant exhibition – Cluj

SEPTEMBER
itinerant exhibition – Brașov

OCTOBER
OPEN CALL II – visual art / performance
urban signal II – artistic installation
conference / workshop @ Teatrul Mic

2018

APRIL
OPEN CALL III – architecture

MAY
conference / workshop

JUNE
urban signal III – artistic installation
itinerant exhibition – Timișoara

AUGUST
conference / workshop @ ArCub

SEPTEMBER
itinerant exhibition
booklet launch

SUPPORT!
We are pleased to offer benefits and recognition opportunities, online and offline, on the contribution to the CAPITOL Campaign. To learn more about the Campaign, please contact Save or Cancel.

Benefits and recognition opportunities can include:

on-site activations with the potential to reach more than 10.000 persons
employee engagement and volunteer opportunities
recognition across CAPITOL communication channels, including print and electronic materials and social media
personalized tours and presentations led by Save or Cancel
inclusion in the CAPITOL Campaign’s donor listing displayed on-site and online, visible to more than 30.000 annual visitors

About Save or Cancel
Since 2008, Save or Cancel is a medium of communication and propagation of arts and culture, facilitating their role in the contemporary society.
Self-initiated multidisciplinary programs by Save or Cancel support the development of the contemporary society by identifying opportunities for sustainable and adaptable (re) valorization of culture.

Co-financed by AFCN

PARTNERS: ArCub, CNDB, Teatrul Mic, feeder.ro

CONTACT: info@saveorcancel.tv

Objectives

Capitol Cinema / Summer Theatre 2017-2018

– attracting new audiences for alternative cultural and heritage spaces.
– audience awareness towards cultural heritage, revealing its potential for the independent cultural sector.
– promoting contemporary local creations and supporting of young artists.
– the promotion of creativity as a sustainable alternative to the institutionalized abandonment of heritage.