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- ATELIER Chiang Mai 2016: “The future of festivals – What’s next?”20 December 2016The 11th Atelier for Young Festival Managers and third one in Asia was closed successfully in Chiang Mai, Thailand, on the 7th of December 2016 by Mr. Krit Thanavanich, Vice-Governor of Chiang Mai and...
- New Director General for EUROPALIA INTERNATIONAL9 December 2016Following a selection process by Egon Zehnder, Koen Clement was today appointed as the new Director General of EUROPALIA INTERNATIONAL by the board of Directors. He will assume the daily management of...
- EFA present at the IV International Cultural Forum in St. Petersburg, Russia7 December 2016EFA Secretary General Kathrin Deventer had the chance to participate at the IV International Cultural Forum in St. Petersburg/Russia on 2 December 2016. At the invitation of the Director of the Sochi...
- The European Festivals Association opens application for the EFFE Label 2017-2018 for festivals5 December 2016EFFE stands for Europe for Festivals, Festivals for Europe and is an initiative of the European Festivals Association (EFA) co-financed by the European Union. On 5 December the call for applications...
- The 11th edition of the Atelier for Young Festival Managers launched yesterday in Chiang Mai, Thailand2 December 2016The 11th Atelier for Young Festival Managers of The Festival Academy (initiative of the European Festivals Association) was launched yesterday December 1st, in Chiang Mai, Thailand at the...
- Kee Hong Low: West Kowloon Cultural District Hong Kong25 November 2016In the countdown to the Atelier for Young Festival Managers in Chiang Mai, the presenters who will participate to exchange with about 40 young artistic festival directors from all over the world...
- The Festival Academy launches the 11th Atelier for Young Festival Managers on 1 December in Chiang Mai, Thailand25 November 2016Following the success of the 10th Edition last June in Budapest, The Festival Academy, an initiative of the European Festivals Association (EFA), presents the next Atelier for Young Festival Managers...
- Bernard Faivre d’Arcier:“A festival is to help artists to dare, to engage in new projects”16 November 2016In the countdown to the Atelier for Young Festival Managers in Chiang Mai, the presenters who will participate to exchange with about 40 young artistic festival directors from all over the world...
- Second NordicBaltic Festival Platform Conference in Vilnius14 November 2016The second edition of the NordicBaltic Festival Platform (NBFP) Conference took place on 3-4 November in Vilnius, Lithuania. The conference brought together 70 managers and artistic directors of...
- The first edition of Festival Production Management Training concludes with Module III in Istanbul8 November 2016Yesterday, 7 November 2016, the first edition of the Festival Production Management Training launched its three-day concluding session in Istanbul, Turkey. This session is organised by The Festival...
- Mark Ball: Director of London International Festival of Theatre (LIFT)7 November 2016In the countdown to the Atelier for Young Festival Managers in Chiang Mai, the presenters who will participate to exchange with about 40 young artistic festival directors from all over the world...
- Robyn Archer : “We are all participants in the Atelier”28 October 2016In the countdown to the Atelier for Young Festival Managers in Chiang Mai, the presenters who will participate to exchange with about 40 young artistic festival directors from all over the world...
- Jazzfest Berlin: New Programme and Old Problems – Dialogue in Music and Beyond27 October 2016The 53rd Jazzfest Berlin will for the first time be opened by Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media Prof. Monika Grütters MdB - on 3 November at Haus der Berliner Festspiele.This...
- Nele Hertling: “You are the one to enable the artist to create something”24 October 2016In the countdown to the Atelier for Young Festival Managers in Chiang Mai, the presenters who will participate to exchange with about 40 young artistic festival directors from all over the world...
- Lucerne Piano Festival, 19 - 27 November 201621 October 2016Grigory Sokolov opens the Festival on 19 November with a solo recital comprising works by Robert Schumann. On 20 November, the Day of the Keyboard, will focus on the tradition of the Russian Piano...
- Hugo De Greef: “The Atelier is about changing experiences”18 October 2016In the countdown to the Atelier for Young Festival Managers in Chiang Mai from 1-7 December 2016, the presenters who will participate to exchange with about 40 young artistic festival directors...
- Music Biennale Zagreb choose finalists of the 5-Minute Piano Concerto Competition12 October 2016As one of many ways to encourage and support the production of contemporary music, the Music Biennale Zagreb embarked on a new adventure which is already becoming a tradition – the first...
- Creative Europe Cooperation Projects 201729 September 2016The 2017 call for Creative Europe's Cooperation Projects has been announced with a deadline of 23 November 2016. The new timetable, new guidelines and eForms can be...
- Call for theater plays for the "Little Ladies Little Gentlemen" International Children's Theatre Festival28 September 2016From 25 – 29 April 2017, Turkish State Theaters is organizing the 13th "Little Ladies Little Gentlemen" International Children's Theatre Festival. Besides main theatre performances, groups can also...
- Production Managers invited to open session in Istanbul23 September 2016The Festival Academy, an initiative of the European Festivals Association, is inviting production managers from Turkey to the open session of Module III of the Festival Production Management Training...
- Last days to apply to the Festival Production Management Training! Deadline: 16 September 201615 September 2016Following the success of the first edition, The Festival Academy, an initiative of the European Festivals Association, is getting ready for second edition of the Festival Production Management...
- Ljubljana Festival – Cultural Hub: September Highlight24 August 2016In September the Polish tenor Piotr Beczała brings all the atmosphere of opera to the Ljubljana Festival. The end of the summer will also feature two remarkable dance events. The SNG Opera &...
- Programme Announced of the 12th International D-Marin Classical Music Festival19 August 2016With its 8 day long program, 12th International D-Marin Classical Music Festival held under the founding supporter Doğuş Group will outstretch in Bodrum peninsula this year between August 20 and...
- Classical Music by the Shore of The Black Sea18 August 2016Dedicated to classical music and flamboyant Georgian folklore, the fourth edition of Batumi MusicFest will be held in Batumi - magical city at the shore of the Black Sea, 17-22 September 2016.For...
- Support those supporting culture9 August 2016As you know many initiatives and organisations work for the betterment of the conditions in the artistic and cultural sector by taking its values and concerns to the policy making levels and to the...
- Ljubljana Festival – Cultural Hub: August Highlights29 July 2016In August the world-renowned London Symphony Orchestra visits Ljubljana with conductor Gianandrea Noseda. We will also be hosting an acclaimed soloist, the violinist Sergej Krylov, accompanied by the...
- Panorama of the XIV A. Sakharov International Art Festival26 June 2016From 30th May to 17th June XIV A. Sakharov International Art Festival was held in Nizhny Novgorod (Russia). For three weeks 14 concerts took place in conjunction with workshops and presentations. &...
- Risk Assesment Tool26 June 2016If you’re preparing a performance, a tour or a whole festival you definitely have your own check list of what you have to think of, what can be a risk and how to prepare in case something goes...
- The Festival Academy and Armel Opera Festival help create solid relationships at the Atelier BUDAPEST 201620 June 2016The Atelier for Young Festival Managers BUDAPEST 2016 took place in Budapest, Hungary, from 2 to 8 June 2016, and was hosted by Armel Opera Festival. The 7-day training brought together 43 young...
- Varna Summer Festival celebrates 90th anniversary17 June 2016From 18 June to 24 September, the first and oldest Bulgarian festival and one of the first in Europe - "Varna Summer" International Music Festival celebrates 90 years since its establishment. The...
- Deadline extended for Festival Production Management Training Module I14 June 2016The deadline for the Festival Production Management Training is extended to 16 September 2016 in order to give more production managers the chance to apply. Module I of the second edition...
- Beyond Visions Book Launch - 30 May 2016 at the European Parliament6 June 2016On 30 May 2016, EFA, the European House for Culture, and Member of the European Parliament Mr. Jo Leinen launched the sixth edition of its EFA BOOKS series, Beyond Visions: A policy on...
- The 10th edition of the Atelier, taking place in Budapest, kicked off!3 June 2016The 10th Atelier for Young Festival Managers of The Festival Academy (initiative of the European Festivals Association) was launched yesterday 2 June 2016 in Budapest, Hungary, at Müpa...
- Rose Fenton: Director Free Word27 May 2016Here is the last mentor for the Atelier Budapest 2-8 June 2016:s Rose Fenton isDirector of Free Word, an international centre for literature, literacy and free expression that explores and celebrates...
- Agnes Havas: Director Armel Opera Festival25 May 2016Two more presenters to announce for the Atelier in Budapest 2-8 June 2016, next in line is Agnes Havas, Director of the Armel Opera Festival, Hungary and host of this edition of the Atelier.Graduating...
- 10th Atelier for Young Festival Managers to kick off 2 June in Budapest23 May 2016PRESS RELEASEThe next Atelier for Young Festival Managers, an international exchange programme run by The Festival Academy and initiated by the European Festivals Association (EFA), will take place in...
- The Varna Summer International Music Festival - 90th anniversary20 May 2016This year's edition of the first Bulgarian music festival will last over 100 days. The Baroque module will extend the tourist and cultural season in the sea capital of our country by the end of...
- Sir Jonathan Mills: “Artistic festival directors are expected to take risks”20 May 2016Another mentor of the Atelier BUDAPEST 2016 is Sir Jonathan Mills, Programme Director of the Edinburgh International Culture Summit. He previously participated in the Atelier VARNA 2009, IZMIR 2011,...
- Bernard Faivre d’Arcier: “A festival is to help artists to dare, to engage in new projects”18 May 2016In the run-up to the Atelier for Young Festival Managers in Budapest 2-8 June 2016, all presenters who will participate in the Atelier to exchange with 45 young artistic festival directors from...
- Rania Elias: Director of Yabous Cultural Centre and the Jerusalem Festival17 May 2016Rania Elias, Director of Yabous Cultural Centre and the Jerusalem Festival, Palestine will join the pool of presenters for the Atelier BUDAPEST, 2-8 June 2016. She previously participated in the...
- Michał Merczyński: “Co-production is a risk but it is the most fruitful way to produce new pieces”13 May 2016In the run-up to the Atelier for Young Festival Managers in Budapest from 2-8 June 2016, all presenters who will participate in the Atelier to exchange with 45 young artistic festival directors...
- Nele Hertling: “You are the one to enable the artist to create something”12 May 2016The second mentor of Atelier BUDAPEST 2016 is Nele Hertling, Member Strategy Group “A Soul for Europe", Former Vice President of the Academy of Arts Berlin, Former Director Hebbel-Theatre Berlin,...
- Festival de Wallonie announces programme 2016: East - West11 May 2016In 2016, the Festival, inspired by the “East-West” theme, aspires to be a new voyage, a round trip featuring many concerts tinted with East-West influence, real blends of music ahead of their time...
- Hugo De Greef: “The Atelier is about exchanging experiences”10 May 2016In the run-up to the Atelier for Young Festival Managers in Budapest taking place from 2 – 8 June, all presenters who will participate to exchange with 45 young artistic festival directors from all...
- EFA is looking for a Operations Manager (m/f)28 April 2016DescriptionAs the Operations Manager, you oversee, monitor, manage and control the financial and administrative organization of EFA and its initiatives The Festival Academy, the European House for...
- The 31st Merano Music Weeks – a festival for true connoisseurs22 April 2016You simply have to plan a stay in Merano between 23 August and 22 September if you’d like to hear outstanding and refined symphonies in one of the most beautiful concert halls of the Alps. The 31st&...
- Launch of EFA BOOK 6, Beyond Visions: A policy on culture in Europe18 April 2016EFA and the European House for Culture are happy to present the sixth publication in the EFA book series, Beyond Visions: A policy on culture in Europe. This new book features essays from leading...
- 100 Years Yehudi Menuhin – 60 Years Menuhin Festival24 March 2016Intendant Christoph Müller has unveiled the programme for 2016 of the Gstaad Menuhin Festival and Academy, and it offers a bouquet of fireworks to mark our double anniversary: the centenary...
- Call for Atelier Chiang Mai extended - Apply by 24 April!23 March 2016The Festival Academy, an initiative of the European Festivals Association (EFA), is offering a final call for application to the Atelier for Young Festival Managers, which will take place from 1 to 7...
- ARTS FESTIVALS MEET European Commissioner for Education, Culture, Youth and Sport Mr. Tibor Navracsics14 March 201618 February 2016 @ Berlaymont, Brussels On the 18 February 2016 the European Festivals Association (EFA) had its second round table with the new EU Commissioner for Education, Culture, Youth and...
- Rise of the New Bold – the Re-emergence of the African Narrative25 February 2016The unwritten rule of writing an African story is that of a war-torn country with children wielding machine guns in a poor rural setting. Of old African dictators who do not give up power and of love...
- Tbilisi International Festival of Theatre’s Georgian Showcase to take place 4-8 October11 February 2016Tbilisi International Festival of Theatre introduced the GEORGIAN SHOWCASE in 2009 with the aim to promote Georgian theatre and its integration in the global cultural scene. The GEORGIAN SHOWCASE...
- Ljubljana Festival and Batumi MusicFest presented their 2016 programmes in Brussels9 February 2016Today, on 9 February at the European House for Culture in Brussels, Ljubljana Festival and Batumi MusicFest presented their 2016 programmes. Colleagues from the cultural sector and policy...
- Atelier for Young Festival Managers Chiang Mai, Thailand - Apply by 13 March!3 February 2016The Festival Academy, an initiative of the European Festivals Association (EFA), is calling for applications for the Atelier for Young Festival Managers to take place from 1 to 7 December 2016 in...
- Module I of the Festival Production Management Training concludes in Antwerp with great success 29 January 2016Last week from 20 to 23 January, the first round of the Festival Production Management Training took place in Antwerp, Belgium. Organised by The Festival Academy (an initiative of the European...
- Pilot edition of new training programme for festival production managers kicks off this week18 January 2016[PRESS RELEASE] The Festival Academy, an initiative of the European Festivals Association (EFA), kicks off a new training format targeting festival production managers this week. Module I of the 3-...
- Ravenna Festival calls for young artists to present projects inspired by Dante Alighieri 13 January 2016In 2016 Ravenna Festival renews its commitment to the celebration and promotion of the relationship between the City of Ravenna and Dante Alighieri, with an important project set in the Ancient...