By Wendy HasslerForest | Strategic Development Manager
While ethnic tensions in Mitrovica have flared up over the past several months, the situation has been stable enough for Mitrovica Rock School to continue safely bringing young people from both sides of the divide together.
During the first six months of 2025, Mitrovica Rock School has:
We organized two training weeks in March: one in Mitrovica, focusing on band coaching, songwriting and studio recording, and one for our teachers and student-trainees at Fontys Rockacademie in Tilburg. During the teacher training week, we were joined by colleagues from Roma Rock School in Skopje.
Our students are now preparing for an exchange in formerly divided city of culture Berlin, where they will work with Roma Rock School students, Fontys Rockacademie students and teachers, and hosts from Berlin-based youth exchange organization Clash.
In August, we will celebrate the start of our 18th (!) year of collaborative music making with a summer school for ethnically mixed bands. We can't wait!
Every day, we feel the impact of nationalist political rhetoric, and how quickly it can escalate into violence and unrest. And we remain committed to providing a safe space for young people who want what any young person wants: to have a voice, a future of opportunities, and some good music .
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