In summer 2025, for one entire week, walking became the defining activity in Prespa, a mountainous transboundary landscape where two ancient freshwater lakes traverse Greece, Albania, and North Macedonia. Through acts of healing, experiencing, resisting and becoming, WAC 25 explored walking as a multifaceted practice as part of the wider, four-year Creative Europe project “Walking Arts & Local Communities” (WALC), launched in January 2024 by the International Center for Artistic Research and Practice of Walking Arts. With this overview of WAC 25 written by researcher Katerina Pistola, we are honoured to present the first of a series of contributions following WALC’s many events and workshops.
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