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Try Walking in May Shoes

International art project inspired by the imagination of Karl May

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Over 20 artists from Canada’s British Columbia created works about Karl May’s homeland – places they had never seen, much like May wrote his famous Winnetou stories before ever visiting North America.

Join us for exhibitions, workshops, theatre, and a documentary prepared together with creators from the Czech and German Ore Mountains.

Try Walking in May Shoes

May it Happen
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2024 - 2025

Czechia and Saxony

2025/ 3 - 8

BC, Salmon Arm, Enderby, Lake Country, Vernon, Kelowna, Vancouver

2025/ 9 - 12

Czechia and Saxony, Chemnitz, Hohndorf, Hohenstein-Ernsthall, Chomutov

May You Join Our Team

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Calvin White

Mental health counselor, writer, and poet. He has also performed on the stage in Fringe Festivals in Salmon Arm and Vancouver B.C. His latest poetry book, FACING THE SWEATING HORSE came out from NowOrNever Press of Vancouver in 2022. He has had over 130 essays in all of Canada's major newspapers.
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Ziyba Ibragimova

Originally from Karakalpakstan, a semi-autonomous region of Uzbekistan. Now a Canadian citizen, Ziyba has an MEd in Leadership and Administration and works as a women's group leader and mental health counselor in Vernon, B.C. She is also an emerging film-maker, and her short documentary, WHO WE ARE, won in the category of short documentaries at the 2024 Canadian Independent Film Festival in Montreal.
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Stephen Lytton

An actor with Weaving Reconciliation: Our Way, is a long-time DTES resident, actor, writer, community activist and residential school survivor from the Nlaka'pamux First Nation, Lytton BC. Stephen has also been honoured with the Governor General's Caring Canadian Award.
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Erich Homilius

Chairman of the Silberbüchse e. V. association and former long-serving mayor of Hohenstein-Ernstthal, the birthplace of Karl May. In addition to efforts to preserve the legacy of the famous writer, Erich enjoys traveling not only to places linked to May's imagination. It’s no surprise he has a passion for motorcycle racing – he comes from the home of the famous Sachsenring circuit.
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Andreas Barth

Expert on the works of Karl May, especially his stories set in the Ore Mountains. A driving force in community life, an experienced event organizer, and an English teacher. Knows quite a lot about the UK, having undertaken several major trips there. Will gladly treat you to a fine cup of Yorkshire tea.
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Tereza Zemanova

A graduated fine artist, coordinator of the local Memory of the Nation program focused on collecting stories from the turbulent history of the Northwest Bohemia region. Theatre actress with experience in film production. She is part of all the creative activities of the project and is responsible for the preparation of an educational product that will be one of the project longterm outputs.
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Josef Märc

University and high school teacher and specialist in innovative methods of teaching history. He popularizes the local history of the Czech-German border region and for the project, together with students, he collects stories that will inspire Canadian artists. He is also a poet, an expert in film history, and as a theatre artist he will be involved in the creation of the final project deliverables.
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Tereza Koranda Dvorakova

Social scientist by education, entrepreneur in the preparation of analyses and strategies for central and local authorities. She has researched the situation of marginalised Roma in the Czech Republic, prepared strategies for housing development, inclusion and has recently specialised in territorial cohesion and the development of cultural and creative industries. She runs an independent gallery. She is co-author and project manager.
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Mirek Koranda

Together with Tereza, he is a co-author and manager of the project. A trained theatre producer and the author of dozens of short videos, he also creates and manages the pre-election campaigns of good politicians, with whom he collaborates on the social, economic, and cultural development of the industrial northwest of the Czech Republic. In the project, he is also responsible for preparing a film.

You May Contact Us

We'll answer your questions about the project and we'd love to hear from you if you'd like to get involved.

    Opening Hours

    Exhibition You May Dream in HOT

    Dresdner Strasse 26, Hohenstein-Ernstthal
    Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays, 14:00 - 18:00
    till 14th of December 2025

    The exhibition can also be visited on other days by appointment – please contact - to@mymay.art

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