Applications for Romania's man.in.fest 2009

man.in.fest is a non-competitive international experimental theatre festival taking place between the 18th and 25 October 2009 in Cluj-Napoca, Romania and organized by Teatrul Imposibil (The Impossible Theatre), an independent Cultural Association located in Cluj-Napoca. man.in.fest is an event addressing young people (15-45), artists and public, both from Romania and abroad, interested in new/experimental arts and media, as they are the ones whose new perception needs and social references are served by the experimental artistic field. Also, either as public or as artists they need this kind of collaborative activities in order to have access to different perspectives on the cultural, political and social issues, through art. The participants will be “cultural ambassadors” of their countries, and will have the opportunity to represent their national cultural specificity. In the same time the event will offer them the time and the place to exchange experiences and points of view and to work in unfamiliar media, in order to challenge their creativity and to discover other perspectives, as a result of our across borders intercultural approach. Applications are due 1 March 2009.

Challenges of Intercultural Dialogue in Performing Arts

From November 20 to 22, La Scena Club, situated in the old district of Bucharest, will be the place to be for cultural actors interested in exchanging experience and ideas about 'Challenges of Intercultural Dialogue in Performing Arts'. Click here for the program.

This 3-day international seminar focuses on intercultural dialogue with project presentations by invited cultural operators from all over Europe, artists’ talks, two round tables and evening performances aiming to create possibilities for developing new projects and co-productions.
The seminar is organised by United Experts and Project DCM Foundation with the financial support of the Swiss Cultural Programme Pro Helvetia/ SDC and the Ministry of Culture and Religious Affairs.