Memories in transit

An adventure into self: sharing the memories of Terezin, telling our own tales of transience and deciding how we can choose to participate in the future. As such, the stories of Terezin provide the focus for the ensemble work.

All participants will take part in three tours:

1. Tour of the former ghetto (ghetto, railway tracks and crematorium).

2. Museum tour (unguided visit of the ghetto museum and Magdeburg barracks).

3. Small Fortress tour at the Terezin Memorial.

For a brief, introductory history of Terezin during WWII please consult the event download page.

Artistic Director: Mike Pasternak

Rep: Jo Parish

Musical Director: Becky Applin

Student Ensemble Leaders:

Debbie Kidd

Jess Thorpe

Jez Gregg

Brannel School

Institut Le Rosey

International School of Dusseldorf

Marymount International School Rome

Pechersk International School, Kiev

St Julian's School

Ensembles will be specialised and will focus on devising, music/choreography and storytelling.

Please be aware that teachers will be asked to allocate their students into specialised ensemble groups.

Brannel School, UK

Institut Le Rosey

International School of Dusseldorf

Marymount International School Rome

Pechersk School International, Kyiv

St Julian's School

Artistic Director: Michal J (Mike) Pasternak

Rep: Jo Parish

Student Ensemble Leader: Debra Kidd

Student Ensemble Leader: Jess Thorpe

Student Ensemble Leader: Jez Gregg

Student Ensemble Leader: Rebecca Applin

ISTA

Event Coordinator: Jez Gregg (jez@ista.co.uk)

Various venues in the town of Terezin, with the Park Hotel providing the main meeting place.

Registration window: 23rd January 2012 to 3rd February 2012. Please complete your online registration form by the closing date, at the very latest, ensuring all information is complete.

TIARA (ISTA staff only) and Travel Form: Please complete online by 10th February 2012, again, at the very latest, even if you do not require any pickups.

9.00AM Friday 16th March 2012

9PM Sunday 18th March 2012

For students:

Registration fees:

Students from member schools is £130.00.

1. 'Out and about' experience: £10.00

2. Airport pickups / transport (return Prague-Terezin):

£22.00

3. ISTA Tshirts: £10.00 (when ordered on the registration form)

For teachers and chaperones:

1. 'Out and about' experience: £10.00

2. Airport pickups / transport (return Prague-Terezin):

£22.00

3. ISTA Tshirts: £10.00 (when ordered on the registration form)

All registration fees, student, teacher and chaperone accommodation, surcharges and Tshirts will be invoiced once the registration window has closed.

Arrivals into Prague on Thursday, 15th March 2012. ISTA will coordinate two times in the day when transport is provided for the journey to Terezin. Most likely one around lunchtime and then one in the evening.

Return bus trips to Prague will be organised based on the departure times of the schools involved. The trip takes around an hour and a half.

For ISTA staff:

Please don't start looking into flights until you have received your 'activation' email from Jo. This will be approximately twelve weeks prior to the event.

For visiting teachers:

All schools are required to attend the whole of the event. Please bear this in mind when making your travel arrangements.

Please note it is the responsibility of each event participant, including ISTA staff, to ensure they have arranged their own visas, as required. This is best done by contacting the relevant embassy, high commission or consulate in your country of origin to establish visa requirements and in particular visa procedures. Always allow yourself plenty of time to organize visas when required.

All participants will stay in one of two hotels/hostels in the town of Terezin.

ISTA reserves rooms for the visiting students, teachers and ISTA staff. Accommodation will be invoiced with the registration fees. 

For students:

Accommodation and meals for the students (as they are not hosted for this festival) is £140.00, based on hostel accommodation for 4 nights bed and breakfast, and lunch and dinner for 3 days. ISTA will invoice you for this upon registration. 

Students will be required to share rooms due to a shortage of hotel rooms in Terezin.

For teachers:

Accommodation and meals for the teachers is £160.00, based on hostel accommodation for 4 nights bed and breakfast, and lunch and dinner for 3 days. ISTA will invoice you for this upon registration. Please note that the teachers may need to share rooms, depending on availability, although we will do our best to ensure that adults have single room accommodation where possible.