EFAcast

Let’s Celebrate the Arts! All EFA Members have been contributing to the artistic life for decades. The EFAcast explores what festivals are cooking up.

EFAcast - Valley of Arts

In this episode, Simon Mundy meets Natália Oszkó-Jakab, Director of the Valley of Arts Festival. The largest all-arts festival in Hungary takes place from 18 till 27 July 2024.

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EFAcast - Ljubljana Festival

In this episode, Simon Mundy meets Darko Brlek, General and Artistic Director of the Ljubljana Festival. The 72nd edition of the Ljubljana Festival will run from 20 June until 3 September 2024.

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EFAcast - Divine Comedy International Theatre Festival

In this episode, Simon Mundy meets Bartosz Szydłowski, Director of the Divine Comedy International Theatre Festival. The festival runs from 8 till 16 December 2023.

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EFAcast - George Enescu Festival

In this episode, Simon Mundy meets Cristina Uruc, Manager interim of the George Enescu Festival, running from 27 August till 24 September 2023. 

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EFAcast - György Cziffra Festival

In this episode, Simon Mundy meets János Balázs, Founder & Artistic Director of György Cziffra Festival. The music festival runs in Budapest from 10 till 25 February 2024, and travels all over the country and internationally throughout the year.

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EFAcast - Kharkiv Music Fest, Usedom Music Festival & Walden Festival

In this episode, Simon Mundy meets Kateryna Lozenko, Communication Manager of Kharkiv Music Fest; Thomas Hummel, Intendant of Usedom Music Festival; and Joost Fonteyne, Intendant of Flanders Festival Brussels, Klarafestival and Walden Festival.

Kharkiv Music Fest runs from 13 April to 24 June 2023.
Walden Festival runs on 15 and 16 July 2023 (by Klarafestival).
Usedom Music Festival runs from 16 September to 7 October 2023.

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EFAcast - Athens Epidaurus Festival

In this episode of the EFAcast, Simon Mundy meets Katerina Evangelatos, Theatre and Opera Director & Artistic Director of Athens Epidaurus Festival. The Athens Epidaurus Festival runs from 1 June to 26 August 2023.

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EFAcast - Joining Hands&Hearts Ukraine: Odessa Classics & Vilnius Festival

In this episode of the EFAcast, Simon Mundy meets Rūta Prusevicienė, Director General of Vilnius Festival, and Alexey Botvinov, Founder and President of Odessa Classics.

Vilnius Festival runs from 2 to 29 June 2023 and Odessa Classics from 16 May until 7 June 2023.

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EFAcast - Leeuwarden and Arcadia

In this episode of the EFAcast, Simon Mundy meets Sjoerd Bootsma, Artistic Director of Arcadia, and Hein Kuiken, Alderman of Culture of the Municipality of Leeuwarden. The next edition of Arcadia will run from 10 May to 15 August 2025.

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EFAcast - Khachaturian International Festival

In this new episode of the EFAcast, Simon Mundy meets Ani Sazhumyan, the communication manager of Khachaturian International Festival (Armenia). The music festival runs from 6 till 20 December 2022.

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EFAcast - BITEF - Belgrade International Theatre Festival

In this new episode of the EFAcast, Simon Mundy meets Ivan Medenica, the Artistic Director of BITEF - Belgrade International Theatre Festival (Serbia). The theatre festival runs from 23 September till 2 October 2022.

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EFAcast - International Festival Wratislawia Cantans

In this new episode of the EFAcast, Simon Mundy meets Giovanni Antonini, the Artistic Director of International Festival Wratislawia Cantans (Poland). The music festival runs from 9 till 18 September 2022.

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EFAcast - Prague Spring

In this new episode of the EFAcast, Simon Mundy meets Roman Bělor, the Director of the Prague Spring International Music Festival (Czech Republic). The festival runs from 12 May till 3 June 2022.

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EFAcast - Festival Internacional de Fotografía de Castilla y León, FIFCYL

In this eighth episode, Simon Mundy meets Anne Morin, the Artistic Director of Festival Internacional de Fotografía de Castilla y León, FIFCYL in Spain. This year the festival runs from 26 April till 29 May 2022.

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EFAcast - Klanglichter

In this seventh episode, Simon Mundy meets Paola De Piante Vicin, the General Manager of Klanglichter, Switzerland. This year the festival takes place over 5 dates throughout 2022.

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EFAcast - Festival Udine Castello

In this sixth episode, Simon Mundy meets Luisa Sello, the Artistic Director of Festival Udine Castello, Italy. This year the festival celebrates the legacy of the great composer Ennio Morricone and will run from 8 September until 10 October 2021.

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EFAcast - O. Festival for Opera. Music. Theatre.

In this fifth episode, Simon Mundy meets Guy Coolen, the Artistic Director of O. Festival for Opera. Music. Theatre. in Rotterdam, the Netherlands from 17 July till 5 August 2021.. 

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EFAcast - Festival della Valle d'Itria

In this fourth episode, Simon Mundy meets Alberto Triolla, the Artistic Director of Festival della Valle d'Itria in Martina Franca, Italy. This music festival, dedicated to the revival of forgotten musical repertoires, will run from 17 July till 5 August 2021.

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EFAcast - Festival dos Canais

In this third episode, Simon Mundy meets José Pina, the Artistic Director of Festival dos Canais in Aveiro, Portugal. This multidisciplinary festival will take place during two weekends from 15 till 18 July and from 23 till 25 July 2021.

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EFAcast - Music Biennale Zagreb

In this second episode, Simon Mundy meets Margareta Ferek Petrić, the Artistic Director of Music Biennale Zagreb (Croatia). The festival will take place in a hybrid format, starting on 7 April and running in four blocks until September 2021.

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EFAcast - Klarafestival

In this first episode, Simon Mundy meets Joost Fonteyne, the intendant of Klarafestival (Belgium), running online from 13 till 22 March 2021.

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