ECHO III: For Memory’s Sake Research Paper
The present paper deals with the “ECHO III: For Memory’s Sake,” a Creative Europe project implemented by Inter Alia NGO, which explored tradition and culture of arranged marriages in four Balkan countries (Albania, Bulgaria, Greece and Romania) through research and artistic creation in the fields of theatre, music, visual arts, and literature. The ECHO III project attempted to explore gender roles and norms in the Balkans throughout history and how they affect the lives of people. Contemporary research shows that Balkan identities are full of ambiguities, similarities and differences, in