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The Festival Academy (an initiative of the European Festivals Association, EFA) invites emerging festival directors to apply still until 30 June for the Atelier for Young Festival Managers, Merano, Italy, taking place from 17 - 23 November 2017, hosted by Meraner Musikwochen / Settimane Musicali Meranesi in collaboration with Italia Festival ...
Who decides on quality in the arts and based on which criteria? This was the central question of IETM Bucharest session “Status of the Arts”. During the panel, the performing arts world was scrutinised through lenses of race, gender, class, and aesthetics. The idea that beauty lies in the eye of the beholder led to vivid conversations about ...
IETM Bucharest session "How to save Europe?" addressed the gloomy reality Europe is living through: democratic deficit, institutional crisis, increasingly predominant populist and nationalist rhetoric, social disintegration. A group of around 50 participants coming from very diverse realities attempted to identify the ways in which culture and the ...
On 23 May the Council adopted conclusionson on an EU strategic approach to international cultural relations. The conclusions follow the joint communication from the High Representative and the European Commission of 8 June 2016 entitled "Towards an EU Strategy for international cultural relations" of 8 June 2016". They provide guidance on the EU's ...
TANZWERKSTATT EUROPA August 2 – 12, 2017 Munich CALL FOR ENTRIES – OPEN STAGE Deadline June 21, 2017 We will show artistic contributions by selected workshop participants for an entire evening at TANZWERKSTATT EUROPA Munich. It’s an opportunity to present new material to the Munich public and to all artists and participants! A prerequisite is your ...
9th INTERNATIONAL CHOREOGRAPHIC CAPTURES COMPETITON DEADLINE > JUNE 30th, 2017 Call for choreographic short films in a 60-second format! For the 9th time, JOINT ADVENTURES is inviting choreographers, dancers, film and multi-media artists from throughout the world to develop new aesthetic approaches and visual languages for choreography and film in ...
The Festival Academy, in partnership with the Market Theatre Foundation and The Wits School of Arts, University of the Witwatersrand, has launched the call for application for the Atelier for Young Festival Managers Johannesburg, South Africa taking place from 23 - 29 March 2018. 45 participants will be selected for the 7-day training programme ...
IETM Bucharest brought together arts professionals from all over the world to engage in a collective reflection on the position of the artist in contemporary society. A range of working sessions shed light on some of the most vital issues affecting the sector: financial and social conditions of pursuing a career in the arts, cultural mobility, fair ...
Call for submissions Music Theatre Platform Ghent Summer Academy (August 21st – September 10th 2017) Organization Music Theatre Platform Ghent (MTPG) is a new initiative by four partners, all physically located at the Bijlokesite in Ghent. The partnership includes LOD music theatre (production house), Music Centre De Bijloke (venue), KASK and Royal ...
Many culture makers have embraced the theme of Audience Development (AD); we all want audiences, preferably large and enthusiastic ones. But how can we demonstrate to our investors that we have taken the task seriously? How do we measure our efforts? Here, the key terms are: cultural impact; immaterial indicators; shared knowledge; shared practice ...
