Conception of the Otherness – “Come along for Christmas” / Article

On December 13, the 15th charity concert of the Come Along Foundation took place on the Hanseatic Platform, inviting the public to understand and accept people with special needs as an equal part of this world.

Sarma Freibergs, the chairman of the board of the Come Along Foundation, says: “With our big event and work all year round, and this Christmas concert, we have been educating and informing the public about the opportunities of these people, so to speak. but that’s exactly what they can bring. ”

Professional musicians and singers took to the stage together with talented young people at the concert “On the Hanseatic Platform”.

Musician Gunārs Kalniņš reveals: “This is an event I want to go to, and if I am never invited, I have mmm… Because, these people, it is no secret to anyone, they are magical! And for me they are my people. Never after no other event or other contact with people, I have not felt so charged, so full, so loved, so accepted, because these little “fruits” make no difference.

They have a different scale of values, and they really are, and so I think these are my people. “

Singer Aija Andrejeva explains the significance of the concert: “We integrate them into society and we are with them as equal partners, and I think it is very beautiful and it gives them self-confidence. That they are just like everyone else! “

Participant of the concert Līva Paleja confirms what the musicians say – the concert helps to believe in one’s own strength and dare.

Singer Lauris Reinik likes the idea of ​​the concert: “The fact that you have some kind of disorder does not mean that you are divided into stage talents. Therefore

it is important to give these children the opportunity to perform with us and say that they are all right and that it too can fulfill their dreams and enjoy the stage! “

“The foundation has developed me both as a personality and as an artist. I have developed a lot of skills, and I am only grateful and happy that I can give something more scenic and help with other works,” says the concert participant Diāna Ponaskova. . “I just wish you stamina and really continue to dream and want to make your dreams come true. Because motivation and strength are very important at this time!”

The concert “Come by Christmas” will be shown on LTV1 on the second Christmas, December 26.

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