40 young artists. 8 countries. 14 days at the Landesmusikakademie Heek. 1 joint show with dance, music, theatre and live media. 2 performances at the Alte Feuerwache Cologne. Be there!
The publication from our iJuLa project (2020-2024) with materials and suggestions for educational work.
A car-free island in the middle of the North Sea. Autumn storms on the sandy beach. 40 young artists from different countries. Come on board for a unique experience!
From 2020-2024, iJuLa combined artistic offerings on queer and intersectional topics by and for young Cologne residents in an inspiring environment.
Partners from 10 countries worked together on the question of how youth encounters can be organized in such a way that they enable participants to develop their creative potential. Both to create works of art on topics of common importance in transnational cooperation and to bring about real change in local environments in a globalized world.
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ROOTS & ROUTES Cologne e. V. (RRCGN) is a specialised cultural education institution in Cologne. We do international youth work, promote cultural diversity and different art forms.
RRCGN supports youth and young adults in their creative and professional development. In local and international networking. RRCGN is committed to an open, inclusive society, to the elimination of discrimination and to access for all people to cultural and artistic life.
Our projects
From iJuLa to The ROOTS & ROUTES Experience: we do many different projects, often together with partners from the international ROOTS & ROUTES network.
Statements from RRCGN participants
experience ROOTS & ROUTES
Ieva Savickaitė
ROOTS & ROUTES gave me the opportunity to meet amazing young artists from different cultural backgrounds and creative fields.
Leticia M’Peti Speicher
Working and collaborating with ROOTS & ROUTES means a lot to me because it combines important values such as passion,…
Benjamin Mathieu
The connections I have made are very important to me, ROOTS & ROUTES is a network of great people and…
Kristina Marija Kulinič
There is no doubt that these kinds of experiences are valuable for those who would like to learn something new.
Marta Mesquida
ROOTS & ROUTES is more than a network, it is a family that encourages you to create beyond your limits…
Gabriele Cinti
Art is not only entertainment, it is much more, is an educative and strongly political tool because it makes you…
Ingrida Čepanonytė
I gained more strength, I started to believe in myself and to trust other people.
Zenzi Faßbender
ROOTS & ROUTES is a great way to develop new skills, gain new work experience and network with talented people…
Raphaël Foulon
A bubble in space and time, a place to feel safe, far away from the world’s craziness. A cocoon built…
Alex Di Capua
My first ROOTS & ROUTES Experience was in 2016 and since then, I couldn’t get enough:) So, I joined some…
































