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Festivals from the Nordic and Baltic region meet in Helsingør/Helsingborg7 December 2017On 21-22
November, Festivals from the Nordic and Baltic region gathered in
Helsingør/Helsingborg (Denmark/Sweden) for the conference of the NordicBaltic
Festival Platform. The Conference brought...
Atelier for Young Festival Managers, Merano, a participant's insights5 December 2017Jade Adamson, Arts Producer & Dance Artist, participated in the Atelier for Young Festival Managers, Merano, Italy, 17 – 23 November 2017. She shares her experience in this article...
EFA hosts structural networking at Classical:NEXT 16 - 19 May 20184 December 2017The 2018
edition of Classical:Next will take place in de Doelen concert hall and
congress centre in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. Online registration for Classical:NEXT
is open as of now, including...
Apply now for the Atelier Gothenburg, 23 - 29 August 201830 November 2017The Festival Academy calls for application for the 14th edition of the Atelier for Young Festival Managers, taking place in Gothenburg, Sweden, 23 - 29 November, hosted by and co-organised with Kultur...
A Campaign on Olympic Mountains in Bosnia and Herzegovina28 November 2017A Campaign on Olympic Mountains / Jahorina, Trebević,
Igman and Bjelašnica / is a unique promotion of sports, cultural tourism, arts
and education, taking place on Thursday 21 December 2017 in...
Atelier for Young Festival Managers, Merano, Italy, 17 – 23 November 201728 November 2017 “[…] When working internationally, being rooted to the local is extremely important.”The 12th Atelier for
Young Festival Managers was
closed in Merano, Italy, on the 23rd of November 2017...
Statement on the European Commission’s Communication “Strengthening European Identity through Education and Culture”22 November 2017On the 17 November 2017, at the occasion of the informal meeting
of heads of state and government for a debate
on culture and education, in Gothenburg, the European
Alliance for Culture and the Arts...
Lucerne Festival: 24 Million Swiss Francs in Annual Added Value for the Economy and Lucerne as a Tourist Destination22 November 2017Lucerne Festival offers something attractive not only
to lovers of classical music but also to the economy and public sector of the
City and Canton of Lucerne. An
annual value of around 22.6 million...
12th Edition Atelier for Young Festival Managers launched in Merano, Italy 20 November 2017On
17 November The Festival Academy (an initiative of the European Festivals Association, EFA) launched the 12th
edition of the Atelier for Young Festival Managers, taking
place in...
Festival of Festivals at VI St. Petersburg International Cultural Forum16 November 2017On 16 November 2017, key personalities of the European festival industry come to the Festival of Festivals to discuss cultural
cooperation between Russia and Europe. Special attention will be given to...
Bernard Faivre D’Arcier: “A festival is to help artists to dare, to engage in new projects”13 November 201722 young festival directors from all over the world are about to take part in the Atelier for Young Festival Managers in Merano, Italy. For them, it is the opportunity to exchange with experienced...
Michał Merczyński - Director Malta Festival Poznan and Nostalgia Festival Poznan – Poland13 November 201722 young festival directors from all over the world are about to take part in the Atelier for Young Festival Managers in Merano, Italy. For them, it is the opportunity to exchange with experienced...
Roberto Naccari General Manager Santarcangelo Festival – Italy13 November 201722 young festival directors from all over the world are about to take part in the Atelier for Young Festival Managers in Merano, Italy. For them, it is the opportunity to exchange with experienced...
Marta Keil - Curator, Dramaturg and researcher – Poland10 November 201722 young festival directors from all over the world are about to take part in the Atelier for Young Festival Managers in Merano, Italy. For them, it is the opportunity to exchange with experienced...
Hugo De Greef - Atelier Coordinator - Belgium10 November 201722 young festival directors from all over the world are about to take part in the Atelier for Young Festival Managers in Merano, Italy. For them, it is the opportunity to exchange with experienced...
Gundega Laivina, Director New Theatre Institute of Latvia, Curator10 November 201722 young festival directors from all over the world are about to take part in the Atelier for Young Festival Managers in Merano, Italy. For them, it is the opportunity to exchange with experienced...
Nele Hertling: “You are the one to enable the artist to create something”6 November 2017Around 25 young
festival directors from all over the world are about to take part in the
Atelier for Young Festival Managers in Merano, Italy. For them, it is the
opportunity to exchange with...
Rose Fenton - Co-Founder and Former Director LIFT Festival, Former Director Free Word, Co-Founder of The Festival Academy3 November 2017Around 25 young
festival directors from all over the world are about to take part in the
Atelier for Young Festival Managers in Merano, Italy. For them, it is the
opportunity to exchange with...
First Atelier for Young Festival and Cultural Managers in Shanghai2 November 2017First Atelier for Young Festival and Cultural Managers in Shanghai,
China.The Atelier for Young Festival and Cultural Managers took place
from 17-23 October in Shanghai, China. The Atelier...- European Alliance for Culture and the Arts | Statement on Culture in regions and cities 12 October 2017At the occasion of the European
Week of Regions and Cities, which took place from 9 to 12 October
2017 in Brussels, the European
Alliance for Culture and the Arts released a statement addressing the...
Europalia under the spell of Indonesia11 October 2017On October 10,
2017, EUROPALIA kicks off, this time with a festival about Indonesia. A country
about which little is known in Europe beyond its associations with rijsttafels, peanut sauce and...
Jinghui Meng: Artistic Director Beijing Fringe Festival, WuZhen Theatre Festival, Beijing Bee Hive Theatre11 October 2017Around 45 young festival directors from all over the world are about to take part in the Atelier for Young Festival and Cultural Managers in Shanghai. For them, it is the opportunity to exchange with...
Training Opportunities 2018 - 5 days left to apply!11 October 2017Young festival and production managers
from across the globe are
invited to apply by 15 October for the following unique
opportunities of training and cultural exchange:Festival...
Deadline extended - Apply by 15 October27 September 2017Atelier Johannesburg, 23 - 29 March 2018 &
Festival Production Management Training 2018
The Festival Academy, an
initiative of the European Festivals Association (EFA), extends the call for...
Six Remarkable Festivals Receive The 2017 EFFE Award18 September 2017EFFE – Europe for Festivals,
Festivals for Europe - is the European Festivals Association’s mark of
recognition for Europe’s most exciting arts festivalsRespected festival representatives from...
Ljubljana Festival: Maestro Valery Gergiev receives Slovenian Silver Order of Merit14 September 2017Extract of a press release from Ljubljana Festival, September 2017Slovenian
President Borut Pahor has conferred the Silver Order of Merit on Maestro Valery
Gergiev. A world-renowned conductor, Maestro...- Bernard Faivre D’Arcier: “A festival is to help artists to dare, to engage in new projects”12 September 2017Around 40 young festival directors from
all over the world are about to take part in the Atelier for Young Festival and
Cultural Managers in Shanghai. For them, it is the opportunity to exchange with...
- Hugo De Greef: “The Atelier is about changing experiences”12 September 2017Around 40 young festival directors from all over the world are about to
take part in the Atelier for Young Festival and Cultural Managers in Shanghai.
For them, it is the opportunity to exchange with...
Catherine J. Wang: President of the Center for China Shanghai International Arts Festival12 September 2017Around 40 young festival directors
from all over the world are about to take part in the Atelier for Young
Festival and Cultural Managers in Shanghai. For them, it is the opportunity to
exchange with...
Ismail Mahomed: Chief Executive Officer of the Market Theatre Foundation12 September 2017Around 40 young festival directors from all over the world are about to
take part in the Atelier for Young Festival and Cultural Managers in Shanghai.
For them, it is the opportunity to exchange with...
Lin Hongming: Professor and Dean of the Art Management Department of Shanghai Conservatory of Music12 September 2017Around 40 young festival directors from all over the world are about to
take part in the Atelier for Young Festival and Cultural Managers in Shanghai.
For them, it is the opportunity to exchange with...
Mark Ball: Associate Artistic Director of Manchester International Festival (MIF)12 September 2017Around 40 young festival directors from
all over the world are about to take part in the Atelier for Young Festival and
Cultural Managers in Shanghai. For them, it is the opportunity to exchange with...- Nele Hertling: “You are the one to enable the artist to create something”12 September 2017Around 40 young festival directors
from all over the world are about to take part in the Atelier for Young
Festival and Cultural Managers in Shanghai. For them, it is the opportunity to
exchange with...
Nick Rongjun YU: Chief Director of ACT Shanghai International Theatre Festival12 September 2017Around 40 young festival directors
from all over the world are about to take part in the Atelier for Young
Festival and Cultural Managers in Shanghai. For them, it is the opportunity to
exchange with...
Ophelia Jiadai Huang: Head of International Shanghai Dramatic Arts Center12 September 2017Around 40 young festival directors from all over the world are about to
take part in the Atelier for Young Festival and Cultural Managers in Shanghai.
For them, it is the opportunity to exchange with...
Robyn Archer: “We are all participants in the Atelier”12 September 2017Around
40 young festival directors from all over the world are about to take part in
the Atelier for Young Festival and Cultural Managers in Shanghai. For them, it
is the opportunity to exchange with...
Tian Gebing: Director, Founder and Artistic Director of Paper Tiger Theatre Studio12 September 2017Around 40 young festival directors
from all over the world are about to take part in the Atelier for Young
Festival and Cultural Managers in Shanghai. For them, it is the opportunity to
exchange with...
Romaeuropa Festival 2017: Where are we now?11 September 2017Extract from Romaeuropa press release, September 201779 projects with 60 performances as well as
exhibitions, installations, conferences and training courses; 174 repeat
performances in 24 different...
Lucerne: Michael Haefliger's contract extended until 20258 September 2017This year a total of 78,600 concertgoers visited Lucerne Festival in Summer, resulting in very favorable final numbers for the Festival, which concludes this coming weekend: the 82 events to which...
Training opportunities 2018: ten days left to apply! 5 September 2017Young festival and production managers from across the globe are invited to apply by 15 September for the following unique opportunities of training and cultural exchange:Festival...
Press release - Closing of the 65th Ljubljana Festival5 September 2017Extract of the press release from Ljubljana FestivalClosing of the 65th Ljubljana FestivalThere is no question
that this year's jubilee festival summer was an unforgettable and hugely
successful...
“Sarajevo Winter” announces its 2018 edition and its call for entries30 August 2017The 34th edition of the
International Sarajevo Winter Festival will take place in February and March of
next year. The theme for 2018 will be: The other face of the world. With this announcement,
the...
Call for Programme Proposals, Classical:NEXT 201824 August 2017The search for the “NEXT” artists, projects, future-oriented topics and
interactive conference formats from
all corners of the classical music world whether that be early or contemporary,...
Lucerne, the Summer Festival is opening this week8 August 2017Lucerne Festival encompasses a
series of internationally leading festivals in the realm of classical music.
Each year three distinct festivals take place: the Easter, the Summer, and the Piano...
EFA visits the Festival International de Teatro Clásico de Mérida27 July 2017EFA visits the Festival Internacional de
Teatro Clásico de Mérida. Yesterday night the festival presented Séneca by Antonio Gala directed
by Emilio Hernández in the magic setting of Merida’...
Ljubljana Festival - cultural hub at the heart of your summer cultural experience24 July 2017Ljubljana Festival 65th edition opened at the end of June and has amazing events happening all over the summer.The varied and interesting
programme of this year's Ljubljana Festival continues in...
Chinese Festival and/or Cultural Manager? Apply by 20 August for the Atelier for Young Festival and Cultural Managers, Shanghai, 17 – 23 October 201723 July 2017A unique platform of international cultural exchange In the framework of The EU-China High Level People to People
Dialogue between the European Commission and the People’s...
Atelier Merano 2017, first mentors announced!14 July 2017Some ten renowned mentors from all over the world will guide the
participants throughout the seven days of the Atelier for Young Festival Managers Merano, 17 – 23
November 2017.We are delighted to...
Festival d'Aix-en-Provence opening3 July 2017The Festival International d'Art Lyrique
d'Aix-en-Provence is an annual international music
festival which takes place each summer
in Aix-en-Provence, and the Provence
region...
Beiteddine Art Festival opening1 July 2017The Beiteddine Art Festival is
one of the leading festivals in the Middle East. It takes place in a large and
magnificent 200-year old Palace in the Chouf Mountains, in Lebanon.Each...
Festival de Wiltz opened with a fresh outlook1 July 2017The
Festival
de Wiltz was created in Luxembourg in 1953 by
a handful of people from Wiltz. It happens in a great castle, where a lot of
events take place. The Festival is the main attraction for...
Estoril Lisbon, a Festival with Heritage30 June 2017The 43rd Estoril Lisbon Festival will take place from 1st to 28th of
July with the theme “A festival with heritage”. 2017 is the year when Lisbon is
Ibero-American Capital of Culture. The Opening...
Audi Summer Concert Series 2017 under the banner of “Individual and Community”28 June 2017The
Audi Summer Concerts organized by AUDI AG is a classical music festival that
takes place every year in July. In order to enrich the cultural life of the
company headquarters in Ingolstadt, AUDI AG...
Malta International Arts Festival opens on June 2927 June 2017The festival will be taking place all over Valletta from the 29th June
till 16th July 2017. In 2018 Valetta will be European Capital of Culture which
is the opportunity for Malta to spread its culture...
Festival Ljubljana opening 26 June 2017A summer tinged with
culture awaits us once again in the Slovenian capital as the Ljubljana Festival
brings an array of world-famous names to the city for its jubilee 65th edition.
The festival opens...
Rheingau Musik Festival celebrates its 30th anniversary24 June 2017The 30th Rheingau Musik Festival will open on June
24, 2017 and will end on the 2nd of September. Each year since 1988, Rheingau Musik
Festival turns the whole wine region near Wiesbaden, Germany...
Varna Summer - opening23 June 2017Varna
Summer International Music Festival is the oldest
music festival in Bulgaria and one of the festivals with the longest tradition
in Europe. It is
an important and prestigious forum of Bulgarian...
The Festival Academy publishes Cahier de l’Atelier #221 June 2017The Festival Academy together with the European
Festivals Association (EFA) is proud to present “Cahier de l’Atelier #2”, the 7th
publication of the EFA Books series. It celebrates 10 editions...
What future for festivals? What festival of the future? Bergen’s discussion report.20 June 2017Bergen International Festival
organized a session to discuss about festivals and their future on 30 May. Arts
organizations around the world lose their sense of automatic legitimacy and are
waking up...
Chorégies d’Orange opens on June 1917 June 2017The
Chorégies d’Orange Festival is opening on June 19 and will propose numerous
concerts until August 5. The reknown festival has been a member of the European
Festivals Association for over 25...
Cultural Workers for Europe14 June 2017Last April, artists and culture
professionals gathered in BOZAR, the Centre for Fine Arts in Brussels. They
discussed the importance of culture for the European project and their concerns
about the...
Les Festivals de Wallonie: New name, new format, same passion!9 June 2017Les
Festivals de Wallonie is opening on June 10th in the abbey
of Stavelot and runs until October 27th: rediscover the festival
with a brand new format.
Les
Festivals de Wallonie changed its name...
Atelier Johannesburg, 23 -29 March 2018, apply by 30 June. 7 June 2017The Festival Academy, in partnership
with the Market Theatre Foundation and the University of Witwatersrand’s School
of Arts, has launched the call for application for the 13th Atelier for Young...
Atelier Merano, 17 - 23 November 2017 - Deadline extended - Apply by 30 June. 1 June 2017The Festival Academy, an initiative
of the European Festivals Association
(EFA), extends the call for application for the Atelier for Young Festival Managers in Merano,
Italy to take place from 17 -...
Festival Production Management Training 2018 - Deadline extended - Apply by 15 September.1 June 2017The Festival Academy (an initiative of the European Festivals
Association - EFA) has
extended the call for application for Edition 2018 of the Festival Production
Management Training to give...
31st International Izmir Festival - opening1 June 2017The International Izmir Festival is opening its 31st edition today and will last until July 4th. The festival, covering a wide spectrum of classical, traditional and contemporary works in music,...
Festivals of the Future discussed in Bergen24 May 2017Kathrin Deventer, EFA’s Secretary General is participating
in a debate about the Festivals of the Future on May 30th. This event
is organized in the framework of the Bergen International Festival in...
Application deadlines approaching! 24 May 2017The
Festival Academy (an initiative of European Festivals Association)
invites festival and cultural managers as well as festival production
managers from across the globe to
apply by 31 May...
Classical:NEXT - Taking The Lead Together22 May 2017Rotterdam
once again became the home of classical and art music professionals of all
sectors for the sixth edition of Classical:NEXT.
1,200 professionals attending from 45 countries and an all-time...
Arts Festivals Summit 2017 concluded in Wiesbaden8 May 2017On 5 May,
the European Festivals Association concluded its Arts Festivals Summit 2017
hosted by the Rheingau
Musik Festival with
a great success. 230 festival makers (EFA Members, EFFE...
EFA Arts Festivals Summit was a big success6 May 2017On 5 May,
EFA concluded its 65th General Assembly hosted by the Rheingau Musik
Festival with a new board and president. It was a remarkable last General
Assembly for longstanding EFA President Darko...
EFFE Label 20172018 official announcement4 May 2017The 715 festivals receiving the EFFE Label 2017-2018 were officilly announced today in Wiesbaden during the EFFE MeetUp in the framework of the Arts Festivals summit.“The International Jury is...
EFA's proposal accepted for the European Network Support Call (Creative Europe)26 April 2017Following the EACA call for proposals for European Networks Support, 28 networks have been chosen to be funded for a 4-year round. The European Festivals Association is very proud to be part of them....
Festival Readings Bari, 19 - 21 May 25 April 2017The Festival Academy (an initiative of the European Festivals Association - EFA) organises the - already - 7th edition of the Festival Readings, this time taking place in Bari, Italy...
Kathrin Deventer's article for the IO gazette18 April 2017Eye-to-Eye: Breathing Europe’s communityThis text has been published in a short version in the IO Gazette (in french)Europe is many things at the same
time. We would almost forget it, but Europe is...
Call extended for Atelier Shanghai 2017 and Atelier Merano 2017 - Apply by 31 May! 18 April 2017The Festival Academy, an initiative of the European Festivals Association (EFA), wants to give more upcoming festival and cultural managers the chance to apply for the 2017 Ateliers and extends the...
EFA vists the 56th edition of the Semana de Música Religiosa de Cuenca 9 April 2017EFA
was present at the opening of the 56th edition of the Semana de Música
Religiosa de Cuenca (Cuenca
Religious Music Week) on the 8th April 2017.
This
edition had the support of RTVE, which...
Lebanon's Beiteddine Art Festival just announced its 2017 lineup3 April 2017Beiteddine Art Festival's 2017 program was launched by its president, Ms. Nora Joumblat, at a press conference on Wednesday March 29th.She stressed the importance of supporting cultural events in...
EFFE’s International Jury for Europe’s Festivals Label and Awards 2017-2018 announced3 April 2017French version belowThe European Festivals Association
announces the EFFE International Jury for the European Label and Award for
Festivals: the jury is chaired by Sir Jonathan Mills, former Director...
21st Ludwig van Beethoven Easter Festival30 March 2017The
21st Ludwig van Beethoven Easter Festival will take place in Warsaw between 2
and 14 April. Fifteen symphonic concerts and 2 chamber concerts are on offer over
the 13 days of the Festival. Elż...- G7 Cultural Summit: Open Letter to the Cultural Ministers of France, Italy, Germany and the UK23 March 2017Following the
political statement drafted in the context of the 60th anniversary
of the Rome Treaties, the European Alliance for Culture and the Arts drafted an
open letter sent to the European...
The Merano Music Weeks - A must not only for classic fans15 March 2017In
more than three decades the Merano Music
Weeks – the premium festival for connoisseurs – have developed into an
outstanding and genre overlapping music event.The
concert calendar with the...
Open letter from EFA President Darko Brlek14 March 2017Dear EFA
members, Dear colleagues,I
am glad to address you with this letter concerning the next EFA Presidency and
Board elections in Rheingau on 5 May during the Arts Festivals Summit 2017 from
3-5...
Music Biennale Zagreb raises a new audience: great programs for little ones14 March 2017Being
aware of the importance of raising the audience from the youngest
age, Music Biennale Zagreb has organised a whole series of
programmes dedicated to children...
EU Commissioner for Culture agrees with European Festivals on future collaboration27 February 2017On
23 February 25 renowned Festival Directors from all over Europe and beyond met
the European Commissioner for Culture, Mr. Tibor Navracsics
in Brussels at the invitation of the European Festivals...
Apply Now: The European Label for Festivals 2017-201812 February 2017Until 17
February festivals have the chance to apply for the EFFE Label 2017-2018. Does your festival meet the three criteria: artistic commitment and
innovative approaches, involvement in your local...- NEW - Atelier for Young Festival and Cultural Managers Shanghai 2017 - Apply by 31 March!8 February 2017The Festival Academy (an
initiative of the European Festivals
Association) is delighted to launch the call for applications for a new programme, the first Atelier for Young Festival and Cultural...
Call for application for the 8th Antalya International Theater Festival6 February 2017“Theater is
awakening the very fields where it was born on.”On behalf
of Turkish State Theaters, Antalya State Theater would like to announce the 7th
International Antalya Theater Festival, which...- Round-up of an inspiring 2nd edition of Module I of the Festival Production Management Training 31 January 2017From 18 - 21 January, the second edition of the Festival Production
Management Training took place in Antwerp, Belgium. Organised by The Festival Academy
(an initiative of the European Festivals...
European Alliance for Culture and the Arts releases Political Statement on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the Rome Treaties31 January 2017Culture at the heart of a sustainable Europe60 years ago, the treaties of Rome prepared the ground for the
European Union. When celebrating their 60th anniversary in March
this year, Member...
Productive days in Antwerp: the second Edition of the Festival Production Management Training programme kicked off 19 January 2017Yesterday, 18 January 2017, the second edition of the Festival
Production Management Training programme opened with 15 young production managers from
across the globe, at deSingel International Arts...
