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EFA BOOKS 4
Dialogue. Festivals Act for an Intercultural Society
In the follow-up of the European Year of Intercultural Dialogue, EFA BOOKS 4 "Dialogue. Festivals Act for an Intercultural Society" casts the immense potential of festivals to enable DIALOGUE in societies, to move borders and remove barriers. "Dialogue" is an inspiring collection of articles, interviews and discussions, with contributions by Hortense Archambault (Avignon Festival), Per Boye Hansen (Bergen International Festival), Joachim Sartorius (Berlin), Enrique Gámez Ortega (Granada), Yeşim Gürer Oymak (Istanbul), Yossi Tal-Gan (Jersualem) and Ibrahim Spahić (Sarajevo), as well as a foreword by Commission Director General Odile Quintin and an introduction by EFA Secretary General Kathrin Deventer.
Editors: Kathrin Deventer
Publisher: European Festivals Association, D/2009/11.106/4
ISBN: 978-90-81140-40-9
Number of pages: 207
Language: English
EFA BOOKS 3
Cahier de l'Atelier. Arts festivals for the sake of art?
"Cahier de l'Atelier", has been published in October 2008. "Cahier de l'Atelier" is an invaluable reference book about arts festivals, full of vivid personal anecdotes, thoughtful insights and inspirational, daring visions. In it, the European Festivals Association has given the chair to renowned directors Bernard Faivre d'Arcier, Frans de Ruiter, Gerard Mortier, Nele Hertling, Sir Brian McMaster, Gavin Henderson, Rose Fenton, Darko Brlek, Tom Stromberg and Ritsaert ten Cate; with an introduction by Hugo De Greef and a foreword by European Commissioner Ján Figel'. Each of them has invaluable experiences to share; and each of them shares the view that whatever their differences, all arts festivals must be there for art's sake. In "Cahier de l'Atelier", these men and women evoke their experiences and the challenge of creating arts festivals that enrich artistic expression.
Editors: Hugo De Greef and Kathrin Deventer
Co-Editors: Mareile Zuber, Juliane Reissig
Publisher: European Festivals Association, D/2008/11.106/3
ISBN: 978-90-81140-43-0
ISSN: 1783-6875
Number of pages: 232
Language: English
EFA BOOKS 2
Give, Get or Get Off! Challenges of cultural networking today
EFA BOOKS 2, "Give, Get or Get Off", published in March 2008, presents the outcomes of the conference "Cultural Networks at Work", which was organized by the European Festivals Association (EFA) and the International Society for the Performing Arts (ISPA) in Brussels in June 2007. The book presents excerpts of the discussion sessions as well as a series of contributions of experienced networkers on the challenges and opportunities of cultural networking today. With this publication EFA intends to stimulate the debate on the efficiency and utility of networking in the cultural sector.
Editors: Hugo De Greef and Kathrin Deventer
Co-Editor: Mareile Zuber
Publisher: European Festivals Association, D/2008/11.106/2
ISBN: 978-90-81140-42-3
Number of pages: 208
Language: English
