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September FestFlash on Intercultural Dialogue: Arts connecting audiences

1 October 2008

The European Festivals Association published its September FestFlash – the monthly newsletter highlighting exceptional cases of festivals celebrating intercultural dialogue. The third edition of the FestFlash puts the work of the Berliner Festspiele central, interviewing Prof. Dr. Joachim Sartorius (Director Berliner Festspiele) about the Berliner Festspiele incorporating many different arts forms into a universal festival appealing to many different audiences. Highlights this time include projects by the Italian festival Settembre Musica, the Dutch International Gaudeamus Music Week, the Greek Medieval Rose Festival and the singing ceremony of Flemish and Walloon festivals of the Arts Festivals’ Declaration on Intercultural Dialogue. Download the FestFlash on Intercultural Dialogue No 3/September 2008 here. Keep an eye on the FestFlash that is distributed widely – it is also featured on the EU website on Intercultural Dialogue! To sign up the Declaration and present projects, read the Open Call. To receive the FestFlash monthly, write an e-mail to Juliane@efa-aef.eu . More on the Arts Festivals’ Declaration’s website where 25 language versions of the Declaration can be downloaded! The Arts Festivals’ Declaration on Intercultural Dialogue is an initiative of the European Festivals Association in the framework of the European Year of Intercultural Dialogue. EFA is a member of the Rainbow Platform on Intercultural Dialogue and collaborates closely with the initiative A Soul for Europe.