Ice baths with Tiberiu Useriu, bread tastings with Lara Schütz, mapping the garden of the University House with Nicolas Triboi, sound and vibration healing sessions with Awa Ly are just some of the unique experiences that the participants of the the new edition of the festival UNFINISHED. For three days, between September 27-29, House Of Ideas, the heritage greenhouse and the 4000 square meter garden in the heart of Bucharest become the meeting place of the UNFINISHED community.
Experiences, conversations, installations, performances, wellbeing sessions and more await the 3141 participants who will be accepted to spend the end of September together. The theme of the edition is PRAXIS, and this year, more than ever, the UNFINISHED festival is about connecting theory with practice, about how we can transform ourselves from passive receivers of information into active creators of our own way of learning, about how we can disconnect from familiarity and how we can embrace the present with all that comes with it.
House of Ideas devine No-Phone Zone
And to truly put this philosophy into practice, this year the festival will see the introduction of a No-Phone Zone – a space to encourage deep thinking and unfiltered experiences. Thus, House of Ideas will be completely signal-free, thus encouraging participants to connect with each other and be present in the here and now.
The only way to participate in UNFINISHED is by completing an application and a selection process carried out by the festival organizers. The application can be completed on apply.unfinished.ro.
6 experiences worth applying to UNFINISHED for
Urban Planning Walk with urban planner Lior Steinberg
What better way to discuss urban changes than by taking a walk around town? urbanist Lior Steinberg will coordinate a moving workshop through Bucharest, to interpret the impact of the city on human interaction and will address topics such as infrastructure, planning mistakes, opportunities for transformation, strengths and biases translated into the built space.
Lior Steinberg is a Dutch urban planner, co-founder of Humankinda multidisciplinary agency for urban change. Lior helps cities look at urban space beyond functionality and plan infrastructure that makes people smile. In 2022, Lior published The Car That Wanted to be a Bikea children’s book about the joy of pedaling and the future of cities.
Bread Tasting with Lara Schütz
What is your first memory of bread? What does love smell like? What flavors flood your mind when you think of the bread you used to eat as a child? These are just some of the questions that will guide the workshop that Lara Schütz is preparing for UNFINISHED 24.
Born in Romania and settled in Austria, Lara fell in love with the divine smell of freshly baked bread from her childhood, thanks to her grandmother. Her goal at UNFINISHED will be to explore with the participants how we make bread, to familiarize them with smell, taste, aromas and how they can be more attentive to all these.
Sound Healing cu Awa Ly
Music has the power to bring people together, but also to heal them. Sound therapy, or acoustic healing, has been used for centuries as a healing tool, using vocal vibrations and instruments to stimulate the nervous system.
In UNFINISHED, artist Awa Ly, in addition to her live concert, will guide 2 acoustic healing sessions. A French singer of Senegalese descent, Awa Ly released her latest album “Safe and Sound” to bring us together around common questions and emotions about the state of the world as a shared space. Her music is not just to be listened to, it is an experiential performance, from her voice to the choreography of her hands and the complexity of her movements.
Morning Bootcamp with Tiberiu Useriu
Morning Bootcamp is an experience designed for you sink participants in Tibi’s daily routine, providing a unique opportunity to train, recover and fuel their bodies just like a top athlete.
The experience will include running, stretching, ice baths and a nutritious breakfast, prepared according to Tibi’s personal routine, offering a chance to witness the practice that shaped the career of one of the most resilient and accomplished endurance athletes in world.
Live cartography cu Nicolas Triboi
Resuming the work started by Nicolas Triboi in 2022, when UNFINISHED moved to the Garden of the University House, this project marks a new step in the effort of the EIDOS foundation to restore and regenerate one of the most beautiful urban gardens, according to the original 1860 plans of the Librecht House- Filipescu (as it was originally called).
In this hands-on experience, participants will have the unique opportunity (and responsibility!) to explore and document every small life form (from plants and trees to birds and insects) that helps sustain an urban ecosystem.
Botanical dyes by Adelina Toma
Can anyone speak better about colors than nature itself? And what does it mean to wear nature on our own bodies? How do fibers and paint affect our skin and the world around us? The slow fashion designer, Adelina Toma, the founder of Ițe Urbane, an ethical slow-fashion workshop in Bucharest, will guide the participants in the traditional techniques of dyeing fabrics with plants.
Adelina will also create a permanent installation in the greenhouse UNFINISHED – the space where the community gathers around the table and eats breakfast, lunch and dinner together.
How can you participate in UNFINISHED?
As every year, participating in the festival costs time and commitment. The only way to gain access to the UNFINISHED community is by filling out an application, where those interested must tell about themselves, their values and motivation, and what they bring to the festival with their presence. Registrations opened on www.unfinished.ro and only 3141 participants will be accepted to participate in this edition.
Festival UNFINISHED takes place under the high patronage of the European Parliament.
Global Partners : MESA | IMPACT CEE
Strategic partners: Banca Transilvania | Lidl
Main sponsors: Metaminds | OMV Petrom | Mastercard | Schweppes
Sponsors: Pernod Ricard | Jidvei | IQOS | Anagram Brewery | Dairy with Caimac | Universal Robots | Biodeck
Institutional partners: Ministry of Culture | University of Bucharest | Bucharest City Hall through ARCUB
Partners: Carturesti | Leroy and Associates | | Project 1 | CAUSTIC
Technology partners: 360 Revolution | Payvent | Voxility | Bivolul
Media partners: Hotnews | G4Media | Radio Romania Cultural | Agerpres | IQads | The Woman | Zelist
Storytelling partners: Inspirators | The Noi Journal
Held under the high patronage of the European Parliament, UNFINISHED is the first multidisciplinary festival in Romania and was created by the Eidos Foundation as an experience in continuous evolution. Since 2016, Unfinished has had over 250 guests including Pixar co-founder Alvy Ray Smith, Louis Vuitton menswear artistic director Virgil Abloh, multi-award winning artist Marina Abramovic, Obama administration digital strategist, musician Nicolas Jaar and Esther Perel, the most famous psychotherapist specializing in couple relationships.
Eidos Foundation is a non-profit organization based in Bucharest, Romania, with the mission of supporting and sustainably developing innovative cultural practices at a global and multidisciplinary level. Eidos operates at the intersection of creativity, technology, philosophy and entrepreneurship, organizing events, educational programs, experimental research and support for the production of artistic projects. Among the events organized by Eidos are the UNFINISHED multidisciplinary festival, the World Press Photo traveling exhibition, the Unfinished Love Stories publishing platform and the EIDOS Talks debates.
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