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Papers and publications related to festivals
BOOKS
- Autissier, Anne-Marie: L’Europe des festivals, de Zagreb à Edimbourg, points de vue croisés (Oct-2009)
- Autissier, Anne-Marie: "Festivals in Europe, crossing approaches from Edinburgh to Zagreb" (Aug-2009)
- Delanty G.; Giorgi L. and Sassatelli M.: "Festivals and the Cultural Public Sphere" - Flyer (May-2011)
- Guerin, Michel; Bonet, Lluis: "Music Festivals: A Changing World" (2013) (Mar-2015)
- Klaic, Dragan: "Festivals in Focus" (2014) (Mar-2015)
- Newbold, C.; Jordan, J.; Bianchini, F.; Maughan C.: Focus on Festivals. Contemporary European Case-Studies and Perspectives (2015) (Mar-2015)
CASE STUDIES
- AEA Consulting: Thundering Hooves - Maintaining the global competitive Edge of Edinburgh's Festivals - Full Report - May 2006 (Jun-2006)
- Arts Council England, East Midlands: Festivals and the creative region. Key findings from a study by the Montfort University Leicester, Arts Council England, East Midlands, 2003, http://www.artscouncil.org.uk (Jan-2006)
- British Arts Festivals Association: Festivals Mean Business 3 - A Survey of Arts Festivals in the UK (Aug-2008)
- Broszat, T.: Theatre Festivals Why - FIT Report. 2006 (Mar-2007)
- Darmawan, D.B., Boitano, J., Linag, Y.: The programmatic interests and financing modalities of festivals in East Asia. Final Report and presentation, Leiden: Leiden University School of Management, 2005 (Jan-2006)
- Duemcke, C.: Musikfestivals im Freistaat Sachsen: Grundlagen und Handlungsstrategien fuer die Gestaltung der Foerderpraxis (Sep-2007)
- Felderer, B. a.o.: Bregenzer Festspiele - Kapitel 8: Zusammenfassung Umwegrentabilitätsstudie, pp. 87-91, Wien: Institut für Höhere Studien, 2003 (Jan-2006)
- Frey, B.S.: The rise and fall of festivals - Reflections on the Salzburg Festival, Zurich: University of Zurich - Institute for Empirical Research in Economics, 2000 - http://www.iew.unizh.ch/wp/iewwp048.pdf (Jan-2006)
- Graham Devlin Associates: The Edinburgn Festivals Strategy, Edinburgh: The City of Edinburgh council, 2001 (Jan-2006)
- Inkei, P. a.o.: Festival World Summary - Report, National Survey on Festivals in Hungary, KulturPont Iroda and Budapest Observatory, Budapest, 2006 (Oct-2006)
- Inkei, P. a.o.: Festival-world - State of affairs in Hungary with special regard to public funding, Budapest, 2005 (Apr-2006)
- Karmasin, F.: Besucherbefragung Bregenzer Festspiele, Bericht und Presseinfo, Bregenz: Karmasin Marktforschung, Österr. Gallup Institut, 2004 (Jan-2006)
- Maughan, C. and Bianchini, F.: The economic and social impact of cultural festivals in the East Midlands of England. Final Report. Part 1, Leicester: De Montfort University, 2004, http://www.artscouncil.org.uk/documents/publications/phpvY0hNv.pdf(Jan-2006)
- Music Festival EXIT: Reflection on the phenomenon of music festival Exit, Ljubljana: KUD Pozitiv, 2005 - http://www.pozitiv.si/petrovaradintribe/ (Jan-2006)
- Négrier, E., Jourda, M.-T.: Les Nouveaux Territoires des Festivals. Un état des lieux pour la musique et la danse. Rapport pour France Festivals -Synthèse. Montpellier, Novembre 2006 (Jan-2007)
- Scherer, R. a.o.: Die wirtschaftlichen Effekte von Lucerne Festival.Schlussbericht, St. Gallen: Universität St.Gallen, Institut für öffentliche Dienstleistungen und Tourismus (Jan-2006)
- SQW Limited, TNS Travel and Tourism: Edinburgh Festivals Economic Impact Study 2004-2005, Edinburgh: The City of Edinburgh Council, 2005 - http://www.capitalreview.co.uk/pdf/Econ_impact_Ed_fests_SQW.pdf (Jan-2006)
- Zoghaib, A.: Le cas Avignon 2005 - Regards Critiques, coordonné par Georges Banu et Bruno , éditions L'Entretemps, 2005 (Mar-2006)
EFA-PEARLE* PARTNERSHIP - WORKSHOP REPORTS
The European Festival Association (EFA) and Pearle*- Live Performance Europe have teamed up to improve knowledge on legal and managerial aspects on cross-border cooperation.
- On Artist Taxation | Report
- 30 January 2015 @ Kaaitheater, Brussels led Dick Molenaar
- 6 July 2015 @ The European Theatre Academy from the European Theatre Convention, Avignon led by Dick Molenaar - On Social Security | Report I | Report II
- 5 June 2015 @ EFA General Assembly & Conference 2015, Ostrava led by Dimitri Vanhoeymissen
- 12 June 2015 @ 49th Pearle* Conference, Hamburg led by Bruno De Pauw - On Value Added Tax (VAT) | Report I | Report II
- 5 June 2015 @ EFA General Assembly & Conference 2015, Ostrava led by Bert Nijsten
- 12 June 2015 @ 49th Pearle* Conference, Hamburg led by Dick Molenaar
- 6 July 2015 @ The European Theatre Academy from the European Theatre Convention, Avignon led by Dick Molenaar - On Radio Frequencies | Report
- 12 June 2015, 14:00-17:30 @ 49th Pearle* Conference, Hamburg - On Copyright | Report I | Report II
- 27 November 2015 @ 50th Pearle Conference Prague led by Herman Croux
- 15 April 2016 @ EFA General Assembly & Conference 2016: For Heaven’s Sake, Wroclaw led by Olivier Sasserath
- 27 May 2016 @ 51st Pearle Conference, Wroclaw led by Henning Krieg - On Organising Performances in Times of Terror Threat | Report
- 12 September 2016 @ Beursschouwburg, Brussels - On streaming of performances | Report
- 25 November 2016 @ Caberet Voltaire, Zurich - On the diversity of audiences at live performances and in the online environment: how to ensure accessibility for disabled persons? | Report
- 2 June 2017 @ Copenhagen - On the future of data protection in the live performance sector | Report
- 24 November 2017 @ Madrid - On Going Digital | Report
- 25 May 2018 @ Tallinn
PAPERS, ESSAYS, STUDIES
- Austen, Steve: Reflections on the Future of Festival Practice in Europe (Feb-2016)
- Edinburgh Festivals: Edinburgh Festivals Impact Study (Jul-2011)
- European Commission: The Impact of Culture on Creativity (Jul-2009)
- Faivre d'Arcier, B.: Comment donner un avenir aux festivals ? (Feb-2006)
- Guerzoni, G.: L'impatto economico dei festival di approfondimento culturale (Oct-2008)
- Hansen, K. a.o.: Festivals: challenges of growth, distinction, support base and internationalization, Tartu: heade motete linn, 2003 - http://www.tartu.ee/festivalbook (Jan-2006)
- Ilczuk D. and Kulikowska M.: Festival jungle, policy desert? - Festival policies of public authorities in Europe. (Jul-2008)
- Inkei, P.: Assistance to arts and culture festivals, Sydney: International Federation of arts councils and culture agencies, 2005 - http://www.ifacca.org/files/artsfestivals.pdf (Jan-2006)
- Ivan Pravdic: RURAL FESTIVALS AS ARTISTIC LABORATORIES (Feb-2010)
- Klaic, D.: The Future of Festival Formulae, Background paper Holland Festival symposium, Amsterdam: 2002 (Apr-2006)
- National Endowment for the Arts: Live from Your Neighborhood: A National Study of Outdoor Arts Festivals - USA (Jan-2011)
- On the Move: Green Mobility Guide. A guide to environmentally sustainable mobility for performing arts (Jul-2011)
- Santagata, Walter (Editor): White paper on creativity. Towards an Italian model of development (Jul-2009)
REPORTS
- Perform Europe Insights: Sustainability through innovation (Jun-2021)
- Edinburgh Festivals: Thundering Hooves Report [2006] (May-2015)
- Edinburgh Festivals: Thundering Hooves 2.0 - summary report [2015] (May-2015)
- Edinburgh Festivals: Thundering Hooves 2.0 - full report [2015] (May-2015)
- Liverpool European Capital - Impact08: Report looking at the experiences of the volunteers who have supported the delivery of Liverpool's European Capital of Culture programme. (Feb-2009)
- Liverpool European Capital - Impact08: Benchmark Indicators for 2007 (Feb-2009)
- Liverpool European Capital - Impact08: A report of survey work with local people in four Liverpool neighbourhoods. (Feb-2009)
SPEECHES
- Archer, R.: Keynote speech of the closing session of the Atelier for Young Festival Managers in Singapore (20 May 2011) on "Serving Artists Serves the Audience" (Jul-2011)
THESES
- Işıklı, H.: An ethnographic research into Izmir as a place of urban memory in the context of the international Izmir Festival (Apr-2022)
- Karlsen, S.: Doctoral thesis on The Music Festival as an Arena for Learning, Pitea: Luleå University of Technology, 2007 - http://epubl.ltu.se/1402-1544/2007/60/LTU-DT-0760-SE.pdf (Jan-2008)
- Papke, A.: Paper on Open Arc Theater Cluster: Analysis and Recommendations, Belgrade, October 2007 (Jan-2008)
- Vrettos, A.: The Economic Value of Arts & Culture Festivals. A comparison of four European Economic Impact Studies. Master Thesis, University of Maastricht, 2006 (Feb-2007)
- Jancovic, J.: PLACE OF THE CLASSICAL MUSIC FESTIVALS IN A TRANSITIONAL SOCIETY. Master Thesis. University of Arts in Belgrade. Belgrade, 2006 (Jan-2007)
- Derksen, L.: Festivals in de culturele industrie; van alternatief naar commercieel? Thesis, Rotterdam: Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam, 2001 - http://www.ethesis.net/festivals/festivals.htm (Jan-2006)
OTHER
- Dancing Cities: Contemporary dance in urban spaces (Jun-2007)
- Klaic, D.: "Festival", in Lexicon, Performance Research, 4, 11, 2006, 54-55 (Jun-2007)
- Klaic, D.: Every Weekend A Festival! Urban impact of the festivalization of the daily life in Europe (May 2007) (Jun-2007)
- Maughan, C.: Power Point Presentation 'The life cycle of a festival: preliminary thoughts' - IFEA Conference, Athens, February 2007 (Mar-2007)