Thursday, 12.05.2022

Arrival of the guests from the twin towns

19.00 Get-together & Dinner (Skylobby Stadttheater)

Friday, 13.05.2022 (Kleiner Saal Stadthalle)

09.30 Admission

Facilitator: Brigitte Büscher

Musical Intermezzi: Nils Rabente (Piano)

09.30 Admission

10.00 Beginning of the conference

Welcome and introduction to the conference, Mayor of the City of Gütersloh, Norbert Morkes

Video-Greeting and Appreciation C-City – Minister for Federal and European Affairs and International Affairs of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia, Dr Stephan Holthoff-Pförtner

Greeting and introduction to “Urban Diplomacy” – Commissioner for Foreign Cultural Policy at the Federal Foreign Office, Irmgard Maria Fellner via Live Stream

Keynote – “Living European Cohesion” – Co-Director. Europe’s Future Programme, Bertelsmann Foundation, Dr. Malte Tim Zabel

Keynote – “Municipal Networks for Europe – a perspective from the Gütersloh District” – Head of Europe Direct – Gütersloh District, Municipal Networks for Europe, Lotte Footh

In conversation “European cultural perspectives using the example of C-Cities” Cultural manager & ensemble leader “The Sazerac Swingers”, Max Oestersötebier

In conversation Representatives of the C-Cities

Zulfiqar Darr (Broxtowe)
Jean-Yves Hugon (Châteauroux)
Sara Hedström (Falun)
Michal Czepek (Grudziądz)
Andreas Kimpel (Gütersloh)

12.15 Lunch break

13.30 Workshop phase I

1. Visual Arts and Exhibitions – Focus on „La Collection en Valise“ in room K 11B

2. Theatre and Literature – Focus on “European Citizens’ Stage” in room K 23

3. Music I – Pollicino – Joint performance of Henze’s Children‘s opera in room K 22A

4. Music II – Jazz and Rock – Focus on Musical exchange, joint performances and concerts in room K 22B

5. History and Customs – Focus on (Presentation of) Local History; Neoclassicism in room K 21

6. Sports – Focus on Running and Cycling; Sports Events in room K 12

7. Lifestyle – Focus on Exchange about City and Food Festivals in room K 11 A

15.30 Break

16.00 Various cultural excursions within the city of Gütersloh I

• More than facades (but good ones, too). Sites of cultural education in Gütersloh
  • visit of different sites on Friday and Saturday
  • Franz Jungbluth (English)
• Visit to the Stadtmuseum Gütersloh (City Museum) with the special exhibition “Two Ways – One Europe” about the different development of both towns after 1945
  • Friday: Norbert Ellermann (English)
  • Saturday: Barbara Weidler  (German with English translation)
• „Stolpersteine“ and the New Jewish Cemetery: Gütersloh and its Culture of Remembrance
  • Friday and Saturday
  • Julia Kuklik (English)
• Historical city tour through Gütersloh I
  • Friday and Saturday
  • Klaus Gottenströter (German with English translation)
• Historical city tour through Gütersloh II
  • Friday and Saturday
  • Brunhilde Kohls (German with English translation)

18.00 Conclusion at „Dreiecksplatz“ with Cultural programme “Flyin’ Turtles” (Country Music)

Dinner: Gastronomy Dreiecksplatz & partly city centre with Vouchers (you will find a list of participating restaurants in your welcome bag)

20.00 Joint Evening Programme – Westphalian skittles evening (Stadthalle Gütersloh)

Saturday, 14.05.2022 (Kleiner Saal Stadthalle)

09.30 Admission

09.45 Short review of the previous day with Brigitte Büscher and Andreas Kimpel

10.00 Workshop phase II

1. Visual Arts and Exhibitions – Focus on „La Collection en Valise“ in room K 11B

2. Theatre and Literature – Focus on “European Citizens’ Stage” in room K 23

3. Music I – Pollicino – Joint performance of Henze’s Children‘s opera in room K 22A

4. Music II – Jazz and Rock – Focus on Musical exchange, joint performances and concerts in room K 22B

5. History and Customs – Focus on (Presentation of) Local History; Neoclassicism in room K 21

6. Sports – Focus on Running and Cycling; Sports Events in room K 12

7. Lifestyle – Focus on Exchange about City and Food Festivals in room K 11 A

11.30 Break

12.00 Consolidation and discussion of the workshop results with all participants

13.00 Lunch break

14.30 Signing of the charter by the mayor and the representatives of the twin cities

Zulfiqar Darr  & Theresa Cullen (Broxtowe)
Gil Averous & Jean-Yves Hugon (Châteauroux)
Jan E. Fors & Sara Hedström (Falun)
Maciej Glamowski & Róża Lewandowska (Grudziądz)
Norbert Morkes & Andreas Kimpel (Gütersloh)

Musical accompaniment: Eckard Vincke (trumpet) and Chihiro Masaki (piano)

15.00 Break

15.30 Various cultural excursions within the city of Gütersloh II

• More than facades (but good ones, too). Sites of cultural education in Gütersloh
  • visit of different sites on Friday and Saturday
  • Franz Jungbluth (English)
• Visit to the Stadtmuseum Gütersloh (City Museum) with the special exhibition “Two Ways – One Europe” about the different development of both towns after 1945
  • Friday: Norbert Ellermann (English)
  • Saturday: Barbara Weidler  (German with English translation)
• „Stolpersteine“ and the New Jewish Cemetery: Gütersloh and its Culture of Remembrance
  • Friday and Saturday
  • Julia Kuklik (English)
• Historical city tour through Gütersloh I
  • Friday and Saturday
  • Klaus Gottenströter (German with English translation)
• Historical city tour through Gütersloh II
  • Friday and Saturday
  • Brunhilde Kohls (German with English translation)

17.30 – 18.00 Internal discussion with representatives of the C-City cities about further official development steps of the C-City project.

Optional:
17.00 – 18.10 Concert “Die schöne Müllerin” by Franz Schubert with Kieran Carrel (tenor), Peter Kreutz (piano) in the theatre hall

18.00 Dinner

20.00 “Cultural Kaleidoscope” – Joint evening program with various artists from Gütersloh

Poetry Slammer Niko Sioulis
Session Sax Duo
Christian Schäfer (Theater Gütersloh) with excerpts from the production “Das Theater träumt”.
Folklore Circle Gütersloh e.V.
Fanziska Jäger (freelance visual artist)
Youth Music Corps Avenwedde
As a highlight:
Mickey Meinert with the official premiere of the C-City Song

Sunday, 15.05.2022

10.00 Farewell to the guests at the hotel