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TEXTRACTS FROM THE BALKANS
Text messages sent by Stephanie Knight, charting her travels to the Balkans, finding brave people in amazing places, looking to forge a new cultural dialogue in South East Europe
outline of The Balkans
Wow, this is
something that
has never
happened before
in Europe. It's so
important that we
document this. I
am pushing them
to clarification but
the dialogue is the foundation to everything else.

 

 

 
What kind of place
is this training course
in which art is festival of
democracy President has
offered all building
resources 4 project.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Wonderful crazy day
with two warriors of
the imagination now
singing Serbiya songs
on the long road back
to Niš. Good meeting.

 

 

 
Back in Serbia
Potential Fora in
amphitheatres in
Niš Plovdiv and
Thessalonica local
politicos nutter

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
No structures no
policies no
accountability A
lot of politics but
no political
action
Tomorrow we go
to Bulgaria I
have emphasised
need for
documentation
this is the first
time in Europe
Glenkinchie and Pedagogy of the Oppressed bloody heavy at Heathrow because JAT won't do baggage transfer.
Beetroot raw egg on pizza mounds of stinking rubbish. 200 stray dogs; political rabies scare liberal animal rights activists. Working through the night. So men are all researchers and clever people. Unbelievable pollution. Such a waste. I'm being taken care of and feel safe despite the guns. Snakes in the roof, leeks at the door, guns in the house.

 

 
They are being very
brave in swerving
corruption. Boba's
mum asked me if
I had sex in my
shoes.

 

 

 
4 hour banquet but
I must look people
in the eye when
they toast me
Project will sail
on ship of dignity
DOSTO JANSTVO!
will have to design
a variety of courses
and research processes
May have to come back
fleeting. Problems with
Serbs with visas
Kosovo Albania.

 

 

 
I am beginning to
understand how
oppression has
eaten into the core
of creativity.

 

 

 
Bulgarian guards
police Istanbul
685Km Sofia
gray few smiles
Where Asia
meets Europe
Business men
display familar
behaviour as
Asians at home I
am at a
disadvantage as
I do not speak
Serbian
Absolutely
incredible landscape
a bit
like north
Greece

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Greece from Macedonia atmosphere lifts no more medieval misogyny and oppression. Big debate, begin cycle of dignity and democracy.
Greetings from the cradle of democracy well well well fascism is alive and thriving in the European middle classes.
I feel this ship of destiny Gay Gordons Tango bye-bye party road back to Belgrade one second from horrific accident farewell story when I return I will speak Serbian so tired.
Art not bombs Serbs killing themselves with pollution smoking Belgrade departures Heathrow then Edinburgh thank you Jules I will phone you.
 

 

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