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New on Festival Bytes: The Festival of Britten18 December 2013The celebrations marking Benjamin Britten’s centenary have been remarkable here in the land of Verdi, who is having his 200th birth date honoured. In Rome alone, Santa Cecilia opened its season...
New on Festival Bytes: Morning will come with the tender gesture18 December 2013The diverse programme of the DanseFestival Barents stimulated an exchange about current and past practices in different ways. You cannot repeat too often that Hammerfest is the northernmost city of...
Ten renowned festival directors from all over the world confirmed for the Atelier EDINBURGH 2014 18 December 2013The Festival Academy and its initiator, the European Festivals Association (EFA), are delighted to announce news on its training formats in 2014: ten outstanding festival leaders have confirmed...
Brussels Conversations to discuss the role of culture in Europe’s future13 December 2013The Brussels Conversations 2013, organised by the European House for Culture (EHfC) and its partners, will take place on Saturday 14 December from 9:30-15:00 at De Munt/La Monnaie in Brussels. The...
European artists and intellectuals support pro-European movement in Ukraine12 December 2013On 9 December 2013 in Milan, Italy, during the second General Assembly of the “New Narrative for Europe” project, a group of European artists and intellectuals involved in the initiative...
Beirut Chants 2013: the capital is getting ready for Christmas11 December 2013"Once again, we get together to celebrate Christmas in music, driven by your countless support over the past five years and counting on your precious participation in this year’s edition. We are...
Beirut set to enjoy the classical strains of Christmas11 December 2013[November 28, 2013 12:09 AM; By Chirine Lahoud; The Daily Star] BEIRUT: The Christmas season is an elastic thing. All sorts of people have an interest in stretching out the celebrations to make...
New on Festival Bytes: Identity of Norwegian dance through the act of chewing5 December 2013Is there such a thing as a Norwegian dance noir? And does it have a quality and a temperament that is unique to itself, that is less urban than Belgian or French dance? And if there is such a thing...
Defending a net utopia: Berliner Festspiele’s “Net Culture” conference takes place tomorrow29 November 2013The “Netzkultur” (Net Culture) conference is a new event format by the Berliner Festspiele in cooperation with the Federal Agency for Civic Education. On three Saturdays in November 2013, as...
Gstaad Conducting Academy with Neeme Järvi and Gstaad Festival Orchestra: apply now28 November 2013The Menuhin Festival Gstaad has successfully established a number of academies in the Festival programme over the past years. The Vocal Academy with Silvana Bazzoni-Bartoli is already celebrating...
EFA newsletter FestFlash 4/2013: Travel far, stay near27 November 2013The December edition of the FestFlash of the European Festivals Association (EFA) invites you to very different festival cities: to Hammerfest in Northern Norway where the contemporary performing...
International Music Council elects Paul Dujardin as new President27 November 2013
Felix Meritis’ Amsterdam Conversation to take place on 29 November21 November 2013Is Europe in a crisis of values? Does the continuous erosion of trust in our democratic infrastructure require that we define new values or do we have to ask ourselves if we do not practice the...
Krzysztof Penderecki Festival in Warsaw celebrates the composer’s 80th birthday18 November 2013On 17 November 2013, the Krzysztof Penderecki Festival started in Warsaw. The celebration of contemporary music organised at the occasion of the composer’s 80th birthday will be honored by the...
New on Festival Bytes: Peaks of the Italian Music Festivals 201318 November 2013Some performances – or more frequently, certain aspects of certain performances – live on in the mind’s ear or eye for ever. These moments change us, sometimes in a disturbing way, sometimes...
EFFE - Europe for Festivals, Festivals for Europe15 November 2013On 30 January 2014, European Commissioner for Education, Culture, Multilingualism and Youth, Androulla Vassiliou kicked off the work on a new pilot project for a European Platform for Festivals in...
Baltic Youth Philharmonic gives debut concert at Berlin’s Philharmonie13 November 2013Berlin, 13 November 2013 – The enthusiasm, passion and youthful freshness of the countries surrounding the Baltic Sea will unleash its own, special energy on 22 January 2014 at the Philharmonie...
New on Festival Bytes: Ripples are to become waves11 November 2013“Paint a picture of Taiwan’s performing arts scene today and the brushstrokes will dance beyond the spectrum that colours and styles can embrace. We can proudly say that we are nourished by the...
New on Festival Bytes: Reshaping the future in Nicosia11 November 2013Nicosia. It is mid-October, 30 degrees; people are at the beach enjoying late summer in Cyprus; a city in the middle of one of the biggest islands of Europe; the capital of Cyprus, which has been a...
New on Festival Bytes: The invisible Shanghai11 November 2013Arriving in Shanghai to visit the China Shanghai International Arts Festival for its 15th anniversary, sitting in a taxi on the way into the metropolis of 20 million people, walking around in this...
New on Festival Bytes: Your perception is not my reality: I am Venice11 November 2013With identical façades surrounding the entire city, hundreds of bridges connecting tiny islands and narrow streets – full of melancholy – Venice itself stands for a surreal excursion towards...
New on Festival Bytes: The movement of the blind slippery ice11 November 2013How is one’s perception of contemporary performing arts – with dance and/or the body at its core – altered by the context in which it is presented? And what can be, or should be, the ideal...
It needn’t be this way! Berliner Festspiele kicks off new talk series 11 November 2013Today, on 11 November, the Berliner Festspiele kicks off a new discussion series entitled “It needn’t be this way!”, a series of Monday talks on cultural politics at the Haus der Berliner...
European House for Culture organises Brussels Conversations 2013 on 14 December18 October 2013The European House for Culture (EHfC) and its partners are organising the Brussels Conversations 2013 to take place in Brussels on Saturday 14 December from 9:30-15:00. The 2013 edition will bring...
Common Ground: BAFA Conference for Festivals to take place in November in Edinburgh 17 October 2013Under the title Common Ground, this peripatetic annual event of the British Arts and Science Festivals Association (BAFA) which has recently visited Liverpool, Buxton, Leicester and Brighton and...
Pilot Project for a European Platform for Festivals: a new programme for festivals to be launched17 October 2013In April 2013, the European Commission published a call for proposals (EAC/S07/2013) in view to co-finance a European Platform for Festivals. This pilot project seeks to capitalise on the potential...
The Decisive Deal: a Cultural Pact for Europe – A Soul for Europe calls for ideas10 October 2013What concrete developments and changes would you propose for the political agenda of the EU relating to culture, values, democracy, and citizenship? What questions would you ask the political...
EFA newsletter FestFlash 3/2013: Looking back at a summer of festivals9 October 2013The October edition of the FestFlash of the European Festivals Association (EFA) invites you once again on a journey through the world of festivals: The Swiss Lucerne Festival launched an ambitious...
2013 CULTURESCAPES edition to focus on the Balkans 4 October 2013CULTURESCAPES as a multidisciplinary festival of culture is committed to the promotion of cross-cultural dialogue, cooperation and networking. Based in Basel, its influence extends far beyond. It...
New on Festival Bytes: Genius in the Service of Genius3 October 2013The history of music in twentieth century Italy –or more precisely, the history of music performance in Italy (and from there in the entire world) would have been vastly different if Francesco...
LUCERNE FESTIVAL ARK NOVA: A Music Festival connecting Tohoku and the World26 September 2013With the project LUCERNE FESTIVAL ARK NOVA, the LUCERNE FESTIVAL, one of the most prominent music festivals in Switzerland, lends it support to Matsushima City, Miyagi Prefecture, a city that was...
Japan Foundation: Grant Programme for Performing Arts Projects 2014-201524 September 2013The Japan Foundation’s Performing Arts Japan (PAJ) programme for Europe supports organisations based in Europe that are planning performing arts projects related to Japan. The programme covers...
ENCATC Academy on "Cultural Relations and Diplomacy" to focus on the Middle East & North Africa 24 September 2013The 2nd ENCATC Academy on "Cultural Relations & Diplomacy" will be held from 21-22 November in Brussels and offer an intensive 2-day learning programme with a special focus on the Middle East,...
Culture Action Europe Conference 2013: “It’s not a crisis, it is a transition!”24 September 2013Culture Action Europe (CAE) announces an innovative two-day international conference (4-5 October 2013, Rome, Italy) entitled “It’s not a crisis, it is a transition!” about the vital role of...
New on Festival Bytes: The Sadness of Nairobi24 September 2013In world terms the assault on the Westgate Centre in Nairobi is just another example of pointless slaughter by young men who believe that only they are right; another case of cruelty for sake of...
New on Festival Bytes: Roots and Seeds for a Festival19 September 2013A festival, by definition, is a celebration. It may be honouring a location, an author, a performer, a tradition or any or all of these things. Some places cry out to be celebrated. Yet for some...
Anniversary edition of Usedom Music Festival to kick off on 21 September19 September 2013[Seaside Ressort Ahlbeck, Germany / 13 September 2013] Internationally renowned artists celebrate Estonian musical culture and the 20th anniversary of the Usedom Music Festival on the island of...
Masur to receive Artistic Lifetime Achievement Award19 September 2013[Peenemünde / 13 September 2013] Music is his life: the European Foundation for Culture Pro Europa honors the world-famous conductor Kurt Masur by awarding him the European Cultural Prize 2013 for...
Atelier for Young Festival Managers BEIRUT 2013 postponed 16 September 2013The Atelier for Young Festival Managers that was planned to take place in Beirut from 5 to 12 October 2013 will be postponed due to the situation in the region. The European Festivals Association,...
No Borders - No Nations “Ex-Ordinary” Exhibition broadens mission of No Borders Orchestra 16 September 2013After a most successful tour of the No Borders Orchestra in August (Kotor Art Festival and Guitar Art Summer Fest in Herceg Novi, Montenegro; Trebinje, Bosnia and Hercegovina; and Ljubljana...
New on Festival Bytes: You are in Helsinki: “Please walk on the grass!”12 September 2013Dream of a festival where the audience is subject and the art is object. Particularly in the wider range of attractive, interactive, innovative and multi-disciplinary arts that are unlikely to be...
New on Festival Bytes: Extraordinary Presteigne12 September 2013It’s hard to overestimate the importance of the Presteigne Festival of Music and the Arts (21-27 August) to contemporary classical music in Britain. Yet on the face of it this would seem a...
New on Festival Bytes: Stop Press! The Florez Arnold12 September 2013Stop Press first. Juan Diego Florez has just sung his first Arnold in Guillaume Tell at the Rossini Opera Festival in Pesaro. Everyone wants to know how he delivered himself of the misleadingly...
New on Festival Bytes: Would You Want This Tough Italian Girl?12 September 2013L’Italiana in Algeri is probably the finest operatic comedy still performed today. Why? Comedy is subtler than farce and it is in just such subtleties that Rossini scores higher than any other,...
New on Festival Bytes: Opportunity Makes the Thief12 September 2013Farce is the skill of handling tragedy playfully. It came into being only a few years after its more respectable sister –tragedy- with the plays of Aristophanes, who, wearying at his...
New on Festival Bytes: Edinburgh progression12 September 2013With something approaching shock I realise that it is 41 years since I first went to the Edinburgh Festival – it was my treat for finishing my exams at school and I spent a week there taking in...
New on Festival Bytes: A First Burst of Edinburgh12 September 2013My left hand, I discover this morning, still bears the legend ‘Voodoo Rooms’ in indelible pink. It is perfect evidence that my first day at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe this year went...
Acts of Cultural Citizenship: Festival d’Aix and partners release publication 12 September 2013The Festival d’Aix-en-Provence, with partners RESEO (European Network for Opera and Dance Education) and AFO (Association Française des Orchestres), has issued Acts of Cultural Citizenship....- Atelier for Young Festival Managers EDINBURGH 2014: deadline approaching27 August 2013The European Festivals Association (EFA) reminds emerging festival managers to apply for the Atelier for Young Festival Managers EDINBURGH 2014 until 10 September 2013. The seventh edition of EFA...
- EFA newsletter FestFlash 2/2013: “Festival Bytes: Festivals, art and technologies”22 August 2013The newsletter FestFlash of the European Festivals Association (EFA) invites you on a journey through the world of festivals! The August edition looks at a variety of festival projects related to...
New on Festival Bytes: Motion in music12 August 2013[By Irma de Jong] The world is in the midst of a big generational shift. Four generations with different attitudes and backgrounds will need to work together. Enormous contrasts in accessing and...
New on Festival Bytes: Technology seizes and shifts our perceptions of the world7 August 2013[By Jackie Westbrook] “If it is the role of the artist to convert a strand of silver nitrate into a portrait, a sound wave into a memory, or an LED into a provocation, then we encourage you to...
New on Festival Bytes: Past, present, and future: a mission of a city7 August 2013[By Kathrin Deventer] Izmir would deserve to be host of the WORLD EXPO 2020: because of its 8500 years of history (definitely for that!), and because of its mission to contribute to the building of...
Classical:NEXT 2014: Call for Proposals for outstanding classical projects and conference formats 26 July 2013As with the first two editions, the delegates of Classical:NEXT can participate in the programming of the classical music forum for 2014. Until Friday, 13 September professionals worldwide are...
New on Festival Bytes: Kresimir Dolencics vision of "Walls of Stone, Heart of Art"25 July 2013[By Kathrin Deventer] “Walls of Stone, Heart of Art” is the motto of this year’s 64th Dubrovnik Summer Festival. Yes: the walls are so significant when you enter the ‘fortress’ Dubrovnik...
Unforgettable closing of the 27th International Izmir Festival23 July 2013On 16 July 2013, the 27th International Izmir Festival organised by the Izmir Foundation for Culture Arts and Education (İKSEV) ended with the Apollon Musagéte Quartet concert which took place at...
"New Narrative" needed "to breathe new life into the European spirit"19 July 2013On 11 July 2013 in Warsaw, Poland, the first General Assembly on Forms of Imagination and Thinking for Europe of the European Union’s New Narrative for Europe took place to find new visions for...
57th Menuhin Festival Gstaad: element Water as Festival theme 19 July 2013On 18 July, the 57th edition of the Menuhin Festival Gstaad took off for a seven-week voyage under the sign of “water”. The first week’s menu includes two of artist in residence Hélène...
living trailblazers... Baltic Youth Philharmonic at Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival11 July 2013In the presence of the Prime Ministers of Estonia (Andrus Ansip), Latvia (Valdis Dombrowskis) and Lithuania (Algirdas Butkeviius) the 100 young musicians of the Baltic Youth Philharmonic from...
New on Festival Bytes: Storytelling in South Africa's festival city11 July 2013[By Nadin and Kathrin Deventer] The National Arts Festival in Grahamstown is 39 years old. It showcases South African artists and arts, and international artists coming together for 11 days in...
Dubrovnik Summer Festival: the city as a living organism8 July 2013The City of Dubrovnik's ground-plan drawn on a human heart has been chosen to represent the visual identity of the 64th Dubrovnik Summer Festival (10 July to 25 August). The new visual identity -...- Atelier EDINBURGH 2014: EFA extends application deadline until 10 September 20135 July 2013The European Festivals Association (EFA) extends the deadline for application of the Atelier for Young Festival Managers EDINBURGH 2014 (3 to 10 April 2014) until 10 September 2013. Thus, EFA...
Festival d'’Aix and the Mediterranean: from classical myths to contemporary challenges3 July 2013This year the Festival d’Aix (4-27 July 2013) will celebrate the anniversaries of four major musicians, Verdi and Wagner, Britten and Poulenc. Most importantly, it will also bring its own...
Asia-Europe Foundation calls for proposals: Creative Encounters and Creative Networks2 July 2013The Asia-Europe Foundation (ASEF), and its partners Arts Network Asia (ANA) and the European network Trans Europe Halles (TEH), are jointly launching the call for proposals of Creative Encounters:...
Rheingau Music Festival 2013: 159 concerts at 45 venues28 June 2013The 26th Rheingau Music Festival will run from 29 June to 31 August 2013. Apart from the main programming themes “Wagner & Verdi: 200th anniversary”, “Next Generation” and “Family get...
New on Festival Bytes: A temporary utopian space28 June 2013“A festival is a complex animal. You are dealing with people; you are dealing with a city; you are dealing with logistics; you are dealing with political changes; you are dealing with fluctuating...
Foreign Affairs festival invites to Berlin for three weeks of theatre, dance, art and music27 June 2013Pavol Liska and Kelly Copper, the two heads of the Nature Theater of Oklahoma are guest performing in Berlin. At a press conference to raise the curtain on the Berliner Festspiele’s Foreign...
The centre of experiences: 61st Ljubljana Festival kicks off today27 June 2013The 61st Ljubljana Festival begins on 27 June 2013 at the picturesque Congress Square with a project that will unite different artists and art forms. To appear there as soon as the next day, is the...
Thought provoking treasures for National Arts Festival, Grahamstown26 June 2013On the eve of the National Arts Festival’s 40th anniversary, the Festival programme continues to push boundaries, and presents a thought-provoking line-up in Grahamstown, from the 27 June to 7...
New on Festival Bytes: Back from Baghdad21 June 2013(By Jurriaan Cooiman) On our last evening of the FestArab Forum in Baghdad we attended a concert with a Spanish flamenco guitar player and singer and an Iraqi Oud player and Poet in one of the last...
New on Festival Bytes: Baghdad impressions21 June 2013(By Jurriaan Cooiman) Incredible! It is incomparable to anything I have done so far: picked from the airport by two police cars, followed by what seemed to be a high speed race until… the police...
Cena Meetings, International Space for Cultural and Artistic Exchange, from 29-31 August in Brasília19 June 2013From 29 to 31 August 2013, Cena Contemporânea – Festival Internacional de Teatro de Brasília – presents its Cena meetings – International Space for Cultural and Artistic Exchange. These...
20th anniversary of the Usedom Music Festival: Focus on Estonia17 June 2013The 20th Usedom Music Festival will discover the extraordinary diversity of Estonian music from 21 September to 12 October. Guests are international stars, such as the currently best-known...
Creativity, diversity and excellence celebrated at Beiteddine Art Festival in Lebanon14 June 2013This summer, the Beiteddine Art Festival celebrates its 28th edition under the label of Creativity, Diversity and Excellence. From 21 June to 10 August, the 2013 season presents an impressive...- EFA newsletter FestFlash: 2013 series “Festival Bytes”13 June 2013The newsletter FestFlash of the European Festivals Association (EFA) invites you on a journey through the world of festivals! Inspired by EFA’s latest publication “Inside/Insight Festivals. 9...
EFA newsletter FestFlash 1/2013: “Festival Bytes: A Journey through the World of Festivals”12 June 2013The newsletter FestFlash of the European Festivals Association (EFA) invites you on a journey through the world of festivals! Inspired by EFA’s latest publication “Inside/Insight Festivals. 9...
New on Festival Bytes: Places are sensed, senses are placed12 June 2013(By Kathrin Devente) Next to me on the bus from Vienna to Brno an older man from Brno, who has been working and living in Vienna for more than 25 years together with his family, told me that it is...
The best of the world at the International Izmir Festival12 June 2013The Izmir Foundation for Culture and Arts (IKSEV) is carrying on its tradition of presenting the best orchestras of the world at the International Izmir Festival, as the New York Philharmonic...
Together with Turkey12 June 2013“The mobilisation of citizens in many cities all over Turkey shows a great need for debate on the concept and the implementation of democracy, pluralism and citizenship in the country. EFA hopes...
Israel Festival 2013: Ballet du Grand Théâtre de Genève - Midnight East review9 June 2013(Written by: Ayelet Dekel) Birthdays, graduations, holidays, festivals and weddings: those dates we mark with a star on the calendar, await their arrival, count the days in anticipation. The Israel...
Israel Festival 2013: "Housen" - Midnight East review6 June 2013(WRITTEN BY: AYELET DEKEL) Hansen House is a star, Sharon Eyal and Gai Behar know how to put on a great show, and their ensemble of dancers is simply spectacular! The duo have created a special...
Israel Festival 2013: "The Table" - Midnight East review6 June 2013(WRITTEN BY: AYELET DEKEL) Brash, brilliantly conceived and the most fascinating bit of cardboard I’ve ever met, Moses is the star of Blind Summit Theatre’s The Table. As the performers so...
Atelier for Young Festival Managers EDINBURGH 2014: one more month to apply5 June 2013The seventh Atelier for Young Festival Managers, initiated by the European Festivals Association (EFA), will take place from 3 to 10 April 2014 in the festival city Edinburgh, UK, in collaboration...
New on Festival Bytes: To Hack Or Not To Hack?4 June 2013(By Jonathan May) “Hi. My name’s Jonathan and I’m Digital Producer at LIFT.” I’ve found myself saying this a lot in the last five months at meet ups in East London, talks, conferences,...
Israel's largest cultural festival features performances by Israeli and international artists3 June 2013The 52nd annual Israel Festival showcases dance, music and theater performances by international and Israeli artists in Jerusalem from 23 May until 22 June 2013. Being Israel's largest art and...
Concentus Moraviae Festival under the Italian Sun31 May 2013The Concentus Moraviae Festival is focused on Italian baroque music in its 18th edition. Traditionally during the month of June (1-29 June 2013), the festival events open the door of historical...
Vilnius Festival 2013: Seven plus one for the 17th year30 May 2013It is the17th year of the Vilnius Festival – one of the country’s most respectable music events - and this time it is dedicated to Lithuania’s Presidency of the European Council. The Festival...
“Time and Transformation”: Istanbul Music Festival runs from 4-29 June29 May 2013The Istanbul Music Festival organised by the Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts (İKSV) will be held between 4 and 29 June around the theme “Time and Transformation”. The 41st Istanbul...
New on Festival Bytes: It is all about listening29 May 2013(By Yuriy Vulkovsky) It is all about listening. As a newcomer at the General Assembly of the European Festivals Association (EFA) in Granada my main task was to listen carefully. And I heard a lot...
New on Festival Bytes: Surviving in Beirut24 May 2013(By Jurriaan Cooiman) The law of the street is without mercy – cars, cars and more cars everywhere from Hamra to downtown. It is like a trip between two cities in Switzerland. When a car was...
Art, Space & Audience: 2013 Reykjavik Arts Festival kicks off on 17 May17 May 2013Launching the 2013 Reykjavík Arts Festival programme (17 May-2 June), Hanna Styrmisdóttir, Artistic Director, said: “The focus of the 27th Reykjavík Arts Festival (RAF) is on the creative...
EFA to participate in first FestArab Forum in Baghdad17 May 2013From 18-20 June 2013 in Baghdad, Iraq, FestArab is organising a Forum entitled “Cultural events as a tool for dialogue, social integration and economic growth”. A selected group of students...- First edition of Festival Readings to take place in Sibiu (11-13 June 2013)13 May 2013The first edition of the European Festivals Association’s Festival Readings will take place from 11 to 13 June 2013 in Sibiu, Romania during the Sibiu Performing Arts Open Market and as part of...
Festival Readings – Sibiu/Romania, 11-13 June 201313 May 2013The first edition of the European Festivals Association’s Festival Readings took place from 11 to 13 June 2013 in Sibiu, Romania during the Sibiu Performing Arts Open Market and as part of the...
Malta Arts Festival 2013: varied programme of theatre, music, dance and visual arts6 May 2013There’s the passion of flamenco, a cutting edge visual arts exhibition, Shakespeare’s Globe, harrowingly intimate dance-theatre, bracing brassy music and orchestral concerts and even a...
Ankara International Music Festival concluded with premier of Mahler’s “Symphony of a Thousand”6 May 2013On 30 April 2013, the 30th Ankara International Music Festival, organised at Turkey’s capital, concluded with a spectacular finale with an international mix of musicians and vocalists performing...
New on Festival Bytes: Visiting Ankara – the capital of Turkey3 May 2013I have never been to Ankara – the capital of Turkey. This is probably true for many who travelled to Turkey several times to spend some holiday at the Aegais or the Riveira, or to dive into the...
New on Festival Bytes: Through the Gate of Pomegranates (2). Back and again.2 May 2013Festival Life 2013. That’s the title of this conference day. Working day, to be precise. Visiting Granada is of course fun, but all participants came with a mission and everybody knows that a...
Tbilisi International Festival of Theatre announces Georgian Theatre Showcase 20132 May 2013From 5-8 October 2013, the Tbilisi International Festival of Theatre will present the best of Georgian theatre with its Georgian Showcase Programme for the fifth time. During the four days, the...
Cultural Coalition for a Citizens' Europe welcomes the EU’s New Narratives for Europe project30 April 2013The Cultural Coalition for a Citizens’ Europe announces its participation in the New Narratives for Europe project initiated by the European Union and launched at the Center for Fine Arts (BOZAR...
Fergus Linehan appointed new Director of Edinburgh International Festival as of October 201426 April 2013Today the Festival Council announced the appointment of Fergus Linehan as the Director Designate of the Edinburgh International Festival. The post begins on a part time basis on 1 May 2013 to allow...
ISPA Academy to take place on 17/18 June in Wroclaw26 April 2013The 2013 ISPA June Congress entitled “The Next Chapter” will take place in Wrocław, Poland on 17-22 June 2013. The ISPA Academy (17-18 June), an intensive two day arts administration programme...
New on Festival Bytes: Through the Gate of Pomegranates26 April 2013(By Jelle Dierickx) A freshly mowed lawn. That’s what Granada smells like once the door of the airplane is opened. The two-day experience of the senses can begin. Before having a short night rest...
European Festivals Association launches ‘The Festival Academy’25 April 2013[Press Release Brussels, Belgium, 25 April 2013] On 18 April 2013, the European Festivals Association (EFA) launched The Festival Academy during its 2013 General Assembly in Granada, Spain. “The...- Atelier BEIRUT 2013: one week left to apply, new mentors revealed24 April 2013The sixth Atelier for Young Festival Managers, will take place from 5 to 12 October 2013 in Beirut, Lebanon, in collaboration with the Beiteddine Art Festival. Three new mentors have confirmed...
2013 EFA General Assembly: new members, Darko Brlek re-elected President23 April 2013[PRESS RELEASE, Brussels, Belgium, 23 April 2013] The 2013 General Assembly & Conference of the European Festivals Association (EFA) took place from 18-21 April in Granada, Spain, and was...- Serving Artists Serves the Public: E-publication launched by ASEF and EFA17 April 2013PRESS RELEASE Granada, Spain; 18 April 2013" title=" The Asia-Europe Foundation (ASEF) and the European Festivals Association (EFA) launch a new e-publication entitled “Serving Artists Serves the...
- New on Festival Bytes: Concrete & Conflict: Re-imagining Place through a City of Culture16 April 2013In his first blog post entitled “Concrete & Conflict” blogger Jonathan May explores Derry-Londonderry as an example of re-imagining place through a City of Culture. Jonathan May is Digital...
- 2013 EFA General Assembly to welcome 145 delegates from 35 countries representing 62 festivals16 April 2013The 2013 General Assembly & Conference of the European Festivals Association takes place from 18-21 April in Granada, Spain. It is hosted by the Festival Internacional de Música y Danza de...
- Conductor Premil Petrovic awarded City of Belgrade Prize11 April 2013Conductor Premil Petrovic has been awarded the City of Belgrade Prize for the best music performance in 2012, i.e. for his concert with the No Borders Orchestra at the Opening of the 44th Belgrade...
2013 ISPA June Congress to take place in Wroclaw from 17-22 June11 April 2013The Witold Lutosławski Philharmonic in Wrocław, founder of the International Festival Wratislavia Cantans, will manage the 27th June ISPA Congress of the International Society for the Performing...- New on Festival Bytes: Technology creates emotion11 April 2013Lille Lungegårdsvannet is simply the most visible spot in Bergen. This octagonal water right in the city of Bergen is 700 meters in circumference, and is not an artificial lake. It will be under...
- 14th Yerevan Perspectives International Music Festival to kick off tonight11 April 2013The Yerevan Perspectives International Music Festival will launch its 14th edition with a concert of the legendary Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra on 11 April in Yerevan at the Aram Khachaturian...
- New on Festival Bytes: Lingering limbo: the festival scene in Belgrade10 April 2013In her first blog post on Festival Bytes, Inge Ceustermans, Manager of EFA’s Atelier for Young Festival Managers, shares her impressions of the Belgrade festival scene after a visit of the city...
- Atelier for Young Festival Managers BEIRUT 2013: EFA extends application deadline until 1 May 20134 April 2013In response to numerous requests, the European Festivals Association (EFA) extends the deadline for application of the Atelier for Young Festival Managers BEIRUT 2013 until 1 May 2013. Thus, EFA...
- New on Festival Bytes: co-creating a musical portrait of Edinburgh3 April 2013In her latest blog post on Festival Bytes, the blog of the European Festivals Association (EFA), Jackie Westbrook, Marketing and Communications Director of the Edinburgh International Festival,...
- New on Festival Bytes: What does an image sound like?27 March 2013By Nina Calopek, Music Biennale Zagreb" title=" On Friday, 5 April 2013, at 8 pm, one day before the music opening of the On Friday, 5 April 2013, at 8 pm, one day before the music opening of the...
Music Biennale Zagreb to transform Zagreb into a centre of New Music26 March 2013Every April of odd number years, ever since 1961, Zagreb is transformed into a centre of the latest in contemporary, alternative, cutting edge culture and art, into a centre of New Music, which is...- Bridging the gap from education and training to employment: European Music Council to host Youth Day26 March 2013On 18 April 2013 in Glasgow, UK, the European Music Council will be hosting a Youth Day ahead of the European Forum on Music (18-21 April 2013). The theme of this event will be: “Bridging the gap...
- European Theatre Convention marks 25 years at General Assembly in Tirana, Albania26 March 2013Members of the European Theatre Convention (ETC), Europe’s leading network of public theatres, will meet in Tirana, Albania, from 21 – 24 March 2013 for their first General Assembly of the year...
- EFA’s 2013 CAMM in Belgrade: fruitful exchanges, new collaborations, a lot of inspiration22 March 2013The 2013 Collective and Affiliate Members’ Meeting (CAMM) of the European Festivals Association (EFA) took place from 15-18 March 2013 in Belgrade/Serbia and was hosted by the Serbian Festivals...
- Brussels event celebrates Edinburgh International Festival’s role in Europe’s cultural landscape19 March 2013Immediately following the UK launches of the 2013 , the Festival’s Director Jonathan Mills and its Managing Director Joanna Baker take part in a special event this Wednesday (20 March, 18:00-20:...
- Brussels launch of 2013 Edinburgh International Festival: programme update14 March 2013The European Festivals Association (EFA) invites to the launch of the 2013 Edinburgh International Festival in Brussels with Festival Director Jonathan Mills who will present the programme. It...
- Serbian Festivals Association to welcome delegation of the European Festivals Association14 March 2013The of the European Festivals Association (EFA) will take place from 15-18 March 2013 in Belgrade/Serbia and will be hosted by the 2013 Collective and Affiliate Members’ Meeting (CAMM)" target...
- New on Festival Bytes: Small is beautiful14 March 2013“I have come to most things by accident. It never occurred to me that I could ever be a festival director and there were no recognisable models to follow,” Robyn Archer starts to share her...
- Classical:NEXT for classical music professionals to take place 29 May to 1 June11 March 2013Classical:NEXT is the new, international, annual forum dedicated exclusively to classical music in all its variety, for all classical music professionals, including presenters. 750 delegates from...
- Atelier BEIRUT 2013: application deadline approaching, first presenters confirmed7 March 2013The Atelier for Young Festival Managers 2013 is taking place in Beirut/Lebanon from 5-12 October 2013. While the application deadline is approaching, the programme of the Atelier BEIRUT 2013 is...
- New on Festival Bytes: A visit at the Winter International Arts Festival Sochi6 March 2013In 2013, EFA Secretary General Kathrin Deventer visited the Winter International Arts Festival Sochi for the first time since it became a member of the Association in 2011. On Festival Bytes, she...
- Winter International Arts Festival in Sochi looks back on successful 2013 edition5 March 2013From 15 to 24 February 2013, Sochi hosted the 6th Winter International Arts Festival under the artistic direction of Yuri Bashmet. For the past six years Winter International Arts Festival in Sochi...
- New on Festival Bytes: Audience participation: a buzz word or real engagement for active citizenship1 March 2013Audience participation is a buzz word that reigns programmes in support of arts and cultural activities. It is a key to many strategic objectives in several policy fields also for the European...
5th edition of Tallinn Music Week to take place from 4-6 April 201328 February 2013The Pille Lill Music Fund (PLMF) invites to join the 5th edition of the Tallinn Music Week (4-6 April 2013) to find out about the Estonian and Baltic music scene. For the 3rd year PLMF and partners...- European Festivals Association invites to Brussels launch of Edinburgh International Festival28 February 2013The European Festivals Association (EFA) invites to the launch of the 2013 Edinburgh International Festival in Brussels with Festival Director Jonathan Mills who will present the programme. It...
Abu Dhabi Festival 2013 celebrates 10th edition25 February 2013Celebrating its landmark 10th edition in 2013 (3-31 March), Abu Dhabi Festival (ADF) will bring a spectacular three-week programme of world-class and innovative artistic talent to the UAE capital,...- 38th International Music Festival Janacek May: comebacks and debuts, classical music and jazz22 February 2013The largest classical music festival in the Moravian-Silesian Region will take place for the 38th time in 2013. The Janacek May 2013 (20 May to 11 June) builds upon successful previous years and...
- New on Festival Bytes: Strategic intent with artistic integrity21 February 2013In a newly launched series entitled “Inside/Insight Festivals” on EFA’s blog Festival Bytes EFA and its bloggers will share insights and expertise, exchange ideas and visions, explore trends...
- Norwegian Nirvana: Anders Beyer presents his first Bergen International Festival20 February 2013The 61st Bergen International Festival (22 May – 5 June) marks the first by Festival Director Anders Beyer. Well known for his varied work within the field of Arts and Culture in Denmark and the...
- Culture Combats Cuts: Statement of festival leaders and EFA on European Council budget agreement18 February 2013"Culture Combats Cuts" is the statement of festival leaders and the European Festivals Association (EFA) on the budget agreement by the European Council on 8 February 2013 which was released...
- Culture Combats Cuts: Statement of festival leaders and EFA – Brussels/Belgium, 12 February 201318 February 2013Culture Combats Cuts Statement of festival leaders and the European Festivals Association (EFA) on the budget agreement by the European Council on 8 February 2013 18 festival leaders – Airan Berg...
- 18 key festival leaders endorse statement “Culture Combats Cuts”18 February 2013PRESS RELEASE; Brussels, 18 February 2013" title=" On 12 February 2013 the European Festivals Association (EFA) and Androulla Vassiliou, European Commissioner for Education, Culture,...
- REMA European Day of Early Music on 21 March 2013: Events in Europe and Online15 February 2013A new festive day is born in Europe! On 21 March 2013, the REMA European Day of Early Music will launched for the very first time, an initiative of the European Early Music Network (REMA). With...
Dubrovnik Summer Festival: preliminary programme of the 64th festival presented5 February 2013The Dubrovnik Summer Festival new executives have announced the Preliminary Programme of the Festival's 64th season, which traditionally takes place from 10 July to 25 August, within the Festival...
Flanders Festival’s Managing Director Jan Briers to become provincial governor for East Flanders5 February 2013The Board of Directors of Flanders Festival Brussels, one of the branches of the Flanders Festival International, reports that Jan Briers has been appointed as the provincial governor for East...
29th International Festival “Sarajevo Winter“ to take place from 7 February to 21 March30 January 2013As in previous years, the XXIXth International Sarajevo Winter Festival 2013 will be an encounter of artists from all over the world. The festival will take place from 7 February until 21 March...
LUCERNE FESTIVAL celebrates its 75-year jubilee in 201329 January 2013In 2013 LUCERNE FESTIVAL celebrates its 75-year jubilee. The Festival was founded on 25 August 1938, when Arturo Toscanini took up the baton in the park in front of Richard Wagner’s villa in...- Programme of the Concentus Moraviae Festival 2013 out now28 January 2013Italy comes to Moravia! From 1 to 29 June 2013, the 18th Concentus Moraviae International Music Festival of 13 Towns will invite its audience to attend 33 concerts performed by excellent musicians...
- European Year of Citizens 2013 launched in Dublin25 January 2013The European Year of Citizens 2013 has been launched in Dublin by Taoiseach Enda Kenny, Tánaiste Eamon Gilmore and the President of the European Commission, José Manuel Barroso. The objective of...
Tbilisi International Festival of Theatre: Call for Application25 January 2013The Tbilisi International Festival of Theatre announces the Call for Applications for young and emerging artists for participation in the festival. The programme "NEW 2013" is an unlimited space...- Joining forces, pooling strengths: 2013 Mission Statement by EFA President Darko Brlek21 January 20132012 has been an important year for the European Festivals Association (EFA): EFA and its 111 member festivals celebrated 60 years of EFA’s existence. What’s more, EFA and its members...
- Marseille and Košice: European Capitals of Culture in 201317 January 2013Marseille (France) and Košice (Slovakia) are the European Capitals of Culture in 2013. The cultural programme will officially begin on 12 January in Marseille and on 19 January in Košice....
- Atelier for Young Festival Managers – Edinburgh/UK, 3-10 April 201417 January 2013The Festival Academy’s Edinburgh edition of the Atelier for Young Festival Managers, the training programme initiated by the European Festivals Association (EFA), took place 3-10 April 2014....
- EFA calls for applications: Atelier for Young Festival Managers BEIRUT 2013 & EDINBURGH 201417 January 2013PRESS RELEASE; Brussels / Beirut / Edinburgh, 17 January 2013" title=" The European Festivals Association (EFA) will organise two Ateliers for Young Festival Managers in 2013 and 2014. The sixth...
- New on Festival Bytes: Engaging your audience online in 201310 January 2013How to engage your festival audience online in 2013? In her first blog on Festival Bytes, Digital Marketing and Brand Consultant Claire Heskin explores some basics; in the months to come she will...
