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The 17th Fira Mediterrània of Manresa will be held from 9 to 12 October 2014 For energy-saving and weather reasons, the Board of Fira Mediterrània of Manresa Foundation has agreed to bring Fira forward to the second weekend in October. Better weather, before the clocks go back for winter and no competition from other similar events all mean that the new dates are a much better opportunity for a festival like Fira, with so many street performances.
Placing an advert in the 16th Fira Mediterrania Manresa-Catalonia Guide is a highly effective way to promote yourself to the international performing arts industry. This easy resource book is used all year round by performing arts professionals and is packed with 280 pages of relevant contacts, detailed artist, speaker & speed-dating information, international delegates coming from 30 countries, journalists, photographers and much more.
This year, Fira Mediterrània de Manresa has set up a permanent working party with arts sector professional assoaciations to improve communication channels between the culture market and the needs of professionals working in the various arts disciplines. Read the conclusions in the link: Connexions. Informe
The University of Valencia has recently published ‘Teatre breu: procediments, formes i contextos (Short plays: procedures, forms and contexts)', edited by Isabel Marcillas and Núria Santamaria. This is the 19th volume of the Teatre Segle XXI (XXI Century Theatre) collection, which will include twenty-five contributions to short plays.
The 28th Kulturbörse International performing arts and music trade fair in Freiburg (Germany) will take place from 25 to 28 January; Kulturböse is an international partner organisation of FiraMediterrània Manresa.
Today and tomorrow, the Euro-regional forum "Traditional Cultures in Dialogue" takes place in the emblematic Occitan location of Pont du Gard (between Nimes and Avinyó). It is the closing event of the Euro-regional project, attended by delegates from Fira Mediterrània Manresa.
El Instituto Catalán de las Empresas Culturales (ICEC) del Departamento de Cultura de la Generalitat de Cataluña hablará del caso de la Fira Mediterrània de Manresa, entre otras ferias y festivales destacados de Cataluña, en la mesa redonda que tendrá lugar en el marco del encuentro europeo de los Cuatro Motores de Europa (cooperación interregional) que se celebra durante los próximos días en Lyon (Francia).
Fira Mediterrània of Manresa has been working together with the Tradicionàrius International Folk Festival and L’Auditori in Barcelona to hold a special event dedicated to the musical ties between Catalonia and Scotland. Topping the bill at the event will be legendary Scottish folk group Capercaille.
Three Catalan companies and one Basque theatre company will also be there
It is one of the largest and most prestigious world music festivals in Europe
Now is the time for presenting your proposal if you want to be selected for one of the Networking Meeting sessions at the 16th Fira Mediterrània of Manresa, due to be held from 7 to 10 November 2013. These short presentation slots of up to 15 minutes each are intended to enable sellers and buyers to make face-to-face contact with each other. In your allotted time slot, you have the chance to present your arts and culture projects or professional services to potential clients.
Over the coming days, Fira Mediterrània Manresa will be at the 22nd Womex, the leading professional event for world music, in Santiago de Compostela.
We hope to find you again on the 15th edition, from 8 to 11 November 2012!
Organised every two years since 2004 by La Scène magazine, the BIS is considered to be one of the most important meetings of the cultural sector in France.
The Fira Mediterrània team will be at the Catalan Arts! (The Catalan Government's Catalan Institute for Cultural Companies, ICEC).
This September Fira Mediterrània de Manresa will be taking part in various important events in the arts sector. From 5th to 8th September, the Fira will have a stand at FiraTàrrega, an international landmark event for the performing arts. A week later, from 12th to 15th September, the Fira will also have a stand in the exhibitors’ area at the Mercat de Música Viva de Vic, a meeting place for professionals interested in live music.
9-10 October - Professional Area of Fira Mediterrània Over 30 speakers in 10 different sessions WHO DO WE WORK FOR?
During May, the Fira Mediterrània web site (www.firamediterrania.cat) received 1,069 hits, representing a total of 2,974 pages visited. Hits were mostly from the Spanish state, but also from other countries such as France, Italy, United Kingdom, Austria, the United States, Mexico, Germany, the Czech Republic and Greece.