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From 7 to 10 November, 16th Fira Mediterrània of Manresa will be presenting 113 shows at 232 performances plus a total of up to 350 events, a third of which are accessible only with a valid ticket.
Fira Mediterrània is in Scotland from 24 to 28 April as part of The Visit line up, run by Showcase Scotland Expo. Representatives from different countries, including Germany, Poland, the Czech Republic, France and Italy will be there, with the goal of promoting Scottis
In the summer of 2018, Catalonia will be the guest culture at the 51st Smithsonian Folklife Festival, one of the most renowned cultural festivals in the US.
The latest meeting of the IETM (International Network for Contemporary Performing Arts) is due to be held in Athens, Greece, from 17 to 20 October. The network draws together more than five hundred organisations from some fifty countries around the world. The IETM is a meeting place for members with years of experience on the international scene and is a source of support and encouragement for those just starting out in the profession. But most of all, it provides a forum where people can share knowledge, information and examples of good practice.
The 12 Babel Med Music world music forum is taking place at the Dock des Suds in Marseilles from Thursday 17 until Saturday 19 March. It is one of the most renowned events internationallyfor world musicians and a focus for agents and artists from the music industry on a worldwide scale. Fira Mediterrània will be at two stands in the exhibitors’ area:
The Professional Conference will gather together more than thirty speakers from six different countries Who Do We Work For? Community Participation and New Audiences is the keystone of the professional conference, due to take place on Thursday 9 and Friday 10 October, with speakers from Catalonia, the Valencia region, Castile and Leon, Burkina Faso, the UK, France, Belgium and Italy.
Here in Manresa everything is ready for this year’s annual Festa Major festivities. From tomorrow, 24th August, until 2nd September, over a hundred events catering for all audiences dominate life in the town. Fira Mediterrània would like to wish you a fantastic Festa Major!
Today and tomorrow, Fira Mediterrània will be attending the first conference organised in Brussels by the newly created European Folk Network (EFN), a network made up of organisations linked to popular and traditional culture from all over Europe.
The video clip is the outcome of a Fira Mediterrània of Manresa Foundation training course led by producer David Pérez and attended by members of Lledoners Prison Audiovisual Workshop. The film presents members of the Sant Boi del Llobregat group Riu, winners of the 2011 Sons de la Mediterrània competition, playing their piece "Noces" in one of the prison blocks.
This morning, the Aplec Internacional — a showcase of Catalan traditional culture, now in its 30th year — was officially announced. It will be hosted this year in Ostrava in the Czech Republic.
17th Fira Mediterrania of Manresa (Catalonia, 9 to 12 October 2014) would like to invite all delegates who will take part in BABELMED in Marseille (France) to visit us and to make an appointment. In Docks des sud, CatalanArts stand - number 31, you will be able to submit your artistic proposal at 17th Fira Mediterrania of Manresa for this year, 2014. BABELMED days will be the last ones to do it for this 17th edition.
If you want to be at right at the epicentre of future Mediterranean programming with the emphasis on roots culture, you can still take advantage of all the financial advantages of the final few days of the “advanced rate” rate for a stand or space in the open area of the Llotja Professional-Business Area at the 16th Fira Mediterrània of Manresa-Catalonia.
Remember that Fira is an interdisciplinary event and the programme covers all artistic languages – visual arts, circus, dance, exhibitions, music, oral narrative and theatre. Arts projects can be submitted under two main themes:
Smart Rate Registrations up to 7th July! Following its success in 2013, when more than 1,000 international delegates from 30 countries attended Fira Mediterrània of Manresa, 50 km from Barcelona, registration is now open for 17th edition, planned for 9th to 12th October 2014.
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August 15th. El Vendrell (Tarragona) – Auditori Pau Casals 22 h August 16th. Jardines del Museo “Casa Pedrilla” - Cáceres 22 h August 17th: Ejea de los Caballeros (Zaragoza) - Auditorio del Agua
The 18th Fira Mediterrània Manresa will take place from 15-18 October 2015 Please send your artistic proposals until 3 pm on Monday 2 March 2015 to: http://www.firamediterrania.cat/en/artists-registration-2015
Bulgaria’s National Television station ran a report on the visit by Fira Mediterrània to the International Art Forum and Festival Without Borders in Varna, Bulgaria (from 8 to 15 September):www.youtube.com/watch?v=vq4K23_2yyA
David Ibáñez, the artistic director of Fira Mediterrània Manresa, will speak about Mar de Foc at a round-table debate: “Access to artistic and creative expressions: developing active culture”.