| 4/27/2009: Towards a better recognition of artists’ work in Europe | |
| Last week the European Parliament plenary voted in favour of a proposal for a Directive to extend the term of protection for performers’ rights and sound recordings and to introduce complementary meas...... Read Announcement... |
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| 1/30/2009: Gaia becomes the first Atlantic Axis Capital of Culture | |
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The Portuguese city of Vila Nova de Gaia becomes this month the first Atlantic Axis Capital of Culture, a qualification that will be attributed by the axis every two years.
In June, July and August...... Read Announcement... |
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| 11/28/2008: 17th Rencontres Internationales Paris/Berlin/Madrid | |
| The 17th Rencontres Internationales Paris/Berlin/Madrid will be taking place in Paris from November 28th to December 7th 2008.
Unpublished works at the frontiers between new cinema and contemporary ...... Read Announcement... |
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| 11/28/2008: Old Renault factory becomes artistic hub – but for how long ? | |
| A fallow Renault factory site in Lyon, invested by sculptors, painters, musicians and theatre groups, has become a creative and vibrant artistic hotbed. But the artists’ space is to be closed down in ...... Read Announcement... |
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| 10/29/2008: Alternative urban culture revitalizes downtown Lisbon | |
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Five associations with different profiles have filled downtown Lisbon with new cultural activities that go from music to cinema, as well as dance and theatre – all with the same goal: to make culture ...... Read Announcement... |
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| 9/16/2008: Lyon Dance Biennial 2008 | |
| Every two years at the beginning of autumn the city of Lyon hosts one of the most expected dance events of France and the whole world. Programmers of international dance establishments as well as the ...... Read Announcement... |
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| 8/27/2008: FIAS 2008 – Benin’s International Festival of Arts and Spectacles | |
| From September 3rd to 7th Benin will be hosting the FIAS 2008, the Festival International des Arts et Spectacles [International Festival of arts and spectacles]. Every year people involved in African ...... Read Announcement... |
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| 7/4/2008: Jewish Culture Festival in Krakow – you may watch it via Internet | |
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The Jewish Culture Festival has been taking place in Krakow since 1988, and is organized by the Jewish Culture Festival Society. Today it is one of the largest events devoted to Jewish culture. People...... Read Announcement... |
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| 6/6/2008: 40 non-stop hours of contemporary art expressions in Porto | |
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The biggest contemporary artistic expression festival in Portugal, Serralves em Festa, is about to begin. For 40 non-stop hours, starting at 8 a.m. on Saturday, 7th of June, the Contemporary Art Museu...... Read Announcement... |
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| 5/26/2008: Austria: festival key dates for spring/summer 2008 | |
| Every year Austria hosts 70 festivals with all in all 2.000 events attracting an average of 1.6 million visitors. Most of the festivals take place during summer; top events are the Festivals of Salzbu...... Read Announcement... |
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| 4/30/2008: New Orient Museum will present Lisbon with fine Asian art next month | |
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May will be a good
month for culture in Lisbon: on the 8th
May, the new Orient Museum will open its doors
to the public, offering a testimony of the historical relations between Portugal and Asia r...... Read Announcement... |
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| 12/14/2007: New Creative Industries School in Cardiff | |
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Two weeks ago the University of Glamorgan’s in Cardiff, South Wales, officially opened its new £35m Atrium building, home to Cardiff’s School of Creative and Cultural Industries which offers courses i...... Read Announcement... |
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| 12/5/2007: China: successful 2nd International Cultural and Creative Industry Expo | |
| The 2nd International Cultural and Creative Industry Expo, which took place in Beijing in November, achieved positive results: Organizers said the concluded cooperation or trading deals to be worth 3....... Read Announcement... |
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| 11/23/2007: France: Minister of Culture addressed by Federation of trade unions | |
| Letter from the French CGT Federation of trade unions “performing arts”, dated November 13th 2007, addressed to the French Minister of Culture:
The drastic cut in public financing which threatens num...... Read Announcement... |
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| 11/14/2007: No Barrier between dance and theatre: Pina Bausch gets Kyoto Prize. | |
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"I am more than deeply touched on the extraordinary honor," said the choreographer Pina Bausch, Wuppertal, in the presence of many international personalities from business, politics and culture at th...... Read Announcement... |
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