A glimpse of the little audio-visual experiment “OPUS #4 Walking for Life” we shared in the heart of Psarades, within the WAC25, a Walking Arts Encounter situated at the tense crossroads of Albania, Greece, and North Macedonia. First you listen to « migrants » those who, now, today, close by, are fleeing on foot—from war, from famine, from climate collapse. « The volunteers » are walking with them from dawn to dusk, carrying water across deserts, offering care, and keeping hope alive. Then you participate in a circular walking ritual bringing symbolic hope and resilience. In this final sequence, the performer’s footsteps punctuate a poet’s words. A poem is born from walking.
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