1. RESEARCH TEAM CU TENDA BULGARIA DEPARTMENT OF ETHNOLOGY UNIVERSITY OF PLOVDIV CU TENDA – STORIES, IMAGES AND SOUNDS ON THE MOVE (Living Memory of Southeastern Europe) Co-Funded by CREATIVE EUROPE PROGRAM

2. ABOUT US University of Plovdiv “Paisii Hilendarski” Faculty of Philosophy and History, Department of ETHNOLOGY Education -BA degrees in Ethnology and Social Anthropology -MA programs in: Cultural Tourism and Cultural Projects; Social Mediation and Communication, Cultural Management -Summer Schools Research -Identity, Communities, Intercultural Dialogue, Ethnic and Religious Diversity - Heritage, Cultural Technologies, Arts and Crafts, Folklore and Traditions, Everyday Life and Festivity -Borders, Mobility and Migrations Networking - Students, teaching, and staff mobility - Conferences and seminars - Cooperation in projects and publications

3. Assoc. Prof. Krasimira Krastanova PhD Manager of CU TENDA Project; Expert in Cultural Heritage, Cultural Technology, Identity Assoc. Prof. Meglena Zlatkova PhD Expert in Visual Anthropology, Urban Anthropology, Migrations, Identity and Borders Assist. Prof. Elitsa Stoilova PhD Expert in Cultural Technology, Heritage and Identity, Food Studies Petko Georgiev, PhD Student Specialist in digital library archives, Community and Identity (Sarakatsans) Assist. Prof. Maria Kissikova PhD Expert in Intercultural Dialog, Stereotypes and Prejudices, Identity

4. CU TENDA – STORIES, IMAGES AND SOUNDS ON THE MOVE (Living Memory of Southeastern Europe) THE PROJECT: “CU TENDA” “traveling with the tent” explores living memory and intangible heritage of cultural and ethnic groups from the Balkans and South Italy, following a symbolic road through time and space ACTIVITIES: To study how the Sarakatsans define and represent their intangible cultural heritage. Field work Documenting cultural heritage – digital archive Creative workshops Interactive exhibitions Academic interpretation CREATIVITY: The living memory of Sarakatsans community will be used as a basis of artistic activities, encouraging intercultural dialogue through means of art, craftwork, gastronomy etc.