LesArt Berlin Centre for Children's and Youth Literature
	LesArt elsewhere It was and was not Fairytales and myths from around the world Zwölf mit der Post / The mail coach passengers Berlin children make silhouettes based on a story by Hans Christian Andersen (1805-1875) for his 200th birthday on 2nd April. The project: Fairytales and silhouettes Hans Christian Andersen combined the art of telling fairytales with silhouettes. Approximately 1500 silhouettes still exist (source: www.odmus.dk/Juni 05). Both mediums are clear in their form and have many different layers. The number 12 becomes a magic number, Andersen's fairytale of the twelve months in the mail coach is used as a basic motif.  Rudolf Wenzel tells the fairytale »The mail coach passengers« (in German)  (11 minutes/6 MB) January »The mail coach passengers« - Andersen silhouette exhibition in LesArt, training for teachers, librarians and storytellers from 12 boroughs February LesArt storytelling events and a first LesArt reading night March Twelve storytelling events and twelve silhouette exhibitions in twelve libraries in the twelve Berlin boroughs April 200th birthday of Hans Christian Andersen and 12th birthday of LesArt, »Literary Sunday« and the second LesArt reading night with Hans Christian Andersen May Presentation of experiences made with the project »The mail coach passengers« at training sessions in Belfast, Dublin, Glasgow (together with the local Goethe Institutes) June Andersen fairytales and silhouettes at the fifth Berlin book festival and presentation of the experiences made with the project »The mail coach passengers« at the training sessions in the Stuttgart area July Presentation of the experiences made with the project »The mail coach passengers« at training sessions, for example for German teachers from all over the world at LesArt (in cooperation with the Goethe Institute Berlin) August Andersen fairytales and silhouettes at »Reading in the Park«. September New presentation of the Andersen silhouettes exhibition »The mail coach passengers« at LesArt October Presentation of the experiences made with the project »The mail coach passengers« at a training session for librarians in Schleswig-Holstein: including presentation of the project as a model for the cooperation between all-day school and libraries November »Hans Christian Andersen and Berlin« (Literary walks), new presentation of the Andersen silhouettes exhibition in the twelve libraries of the twelve Berlin boroughs December Storytelling events in LesArt and LesArt end of year party with Andersen fairytales and Andersen buffet Twelve silhouettes by Rudolf Wenzel