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EU culture ministers pledge to boost artists' mobility Promoting the mobility of artists and other cultural workers within Europe featured prominently among policy priorities for the next two years adopted by EU culture ministers on 21 May. Support Artservis web portal – sign the petition NOW! Artservis is a great web resource in Slovenia which promotes the international mobility of artists and cultural operators. It is widely used and appreciated over its seven years existence.  Artservis is now threatened with closure and asks international supporters to sign their petition.Launch of Culture360 – Asia-Europe cultural portal Created for and fuelled by artists, cultural practitioners and policy makers, Culture360 is your platform to inform, collaborate, interact and exchange ideas with the arts and cultural communities across Asia and Europe.Iraqi singers, actors and artists flee the country Iraqi singers, actors and artists are fleeing the country after dozens have been killed by Islamic radicals determined to eradicate all culture associated with the West.   EU consultation meeting on Artist Mobility pilot projectThe Directorate General of Culture and Education of the European Commission published in April the results of a consultation meeting of key stakeholders organised on 12th March to discuss the pilot project on artist mobility voted by the European Parliament at the end of 2007. European Agenda for Culture adopted The European Parliament adopted on 10th April MEP Vasco Graça Moura’s report on "A European agenda for culture in a globalising world". USA – news on visas for visiting artists News about a new bill in the US to speed up visas for visiting artists.  UK – Update on Visas: National Campaign for the Arts The National Campaign for the Arts in the UK issues a press briefing on debate in the House of Commons on visa issues affecting visiting artists. 

Grants for cultural journalists (Art & Society theme) to visit Latin America (deadline: 1 Jul) Avina Grants for Journalistic Investigation – Call for Submission: Art and Society for investigative research and writing about Latin America Pro Helvetia call for international projects (deadline: 15 Sep) Call for artistic Projects between Switzerland and Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Ukraine, Hungary, Slovakia or the Czech Republic Launch of Project Regional Fund for Promotion of Cooperation and Cultural Exchange in West Africa (call for evaluators: deadline 30 Jun) PROJET FONDS REGIONAL POUR LA PROMOTION DE LA COOPERATION ET LES ECHANGES CULTURELS EN AFRIQUE DE L’OUEST 

10th Solo Dance and 8th Duo Dance International Festival, Budapest, Hungary, 8-13 Jan 2009 (deadline: 1 Oct) New, short dance productions are wanted! The festival is looking forward to host performances in which there are definite intentions to create new qualities, creative thinking, and a unique presentations. Creative Forum for Independent Theatre Groups (Europe-Mediterranean) – call for performances (deadline: Oct 20) Since its first edition, the Forum has been an artistic, cultural phenomenon which takes place in the ancient city of Alexandria. One of its major axes is the concept of anti-festival, for the Forum is a space for artists – call for performances EMYAN Euro-Med Young Artists Network's 1st Online Arts Festival (deadline: 20 Sep) Euro-Med Young Artists Network is launching a call for entries for its 1st Online Arts Festival to be held online in October 2008.The festival is open for young artists (up to 30 years old) living in one of the Euro-Med countries in all fields of arts that can be published on the web. Disonancias 2008-2009.Basque Country, Spain. Deadline: July 7 2008 The international call is open for artists to develop research projects with companies and organisations located in the Basque Country (Spain) between October 2008 and July 2009. SoundLAB VI – call for sonic art projects (deadline: 30 Nov) SoundLAB – sonic art project environments is happy to launch the call for its next edition, entitled: SoundLAB VI – soundPOOL – sound compositions – a challenge for imagination European Performance Art Festival – call for performance proposals, Warsaw, Poland, 11-13 Sep (deadline: 10 Jun) The Centre for Contemporary Art Ujazdowski Castle in Warsaw / Poland invites emerging performance artists to submit performance proposals for the open programme of the European Performance Art Festival open EPAF 2008. 

International Composition Prize Luxembourg 2008 (deadline: 1 Jul) The Luxembourg Society for Contemporary Music announces its 7th International Composition Prize for the year 2008. Composers from all over the world – without age limitation – are invited to present new works for the ensemble Luxembourg Sinfonietta. 100% Music Songwriting Contest (deadline: 30 June/31 July) 100% Music Songwriting Contest is a music and songwriting competition open to all songwriters, from any part of the world, whether you're an amateur or professional songwriter/musician. The contest is currently accepting submissions, online or by mail. Nancy Van de Vate International Composition Prize for Opera (deadline: Sept 1) The 2008 Nancy Van de Vate International Composition Prize for Opera, awarded by the American music publishers, Vienna Masterworks (BMI) and Vienna Master Composers (ASCAP), is open to women composers of any age or nationality. 

Berliner Künstlerprogramm – international guest programme, Berlin, (deadline: Jan 1 2009) A jury annually selects approximately 20 international guests for the Berliner Künstlerprogramm 12 month residencies. Artists in the fields of literature, film and music may apply. POINT EPHÉMÈRE Dance residencies, Paris, Oct 08 – Apr 09 (deadline: Jun 6) The dance residences at Point Éphémère are, above all, research and experimentation choreographic residences. K3 Residency programme – choreography, Tanzplan Hamburg, Apr – Dec 2009 (deadline: 4 Aug) K3 – Centre for Choreography | Tanzplan Hamburg is offering three residencies to choreographers at the beginning of their professional career. Qiziqi residencies for artists, Georgia Qiziqi Residencies for Artists, Georgia (open annually for applications, now accepting bookings for summer 2008) Palazzo Rinaldi residencies for artists, Italy (open for applications for summer 2008) Located in the hilltop village of Noèpoli, in the Basilicata region of Southern Italy, Palazzo Rinaldi is a historical property offering International artists of various disciplines and levels the opportunity to live and pursue their creative work in a stunning, remote and tranquil natural environment. 

European Nomadic University on theme of street arts in Europe, Aurillac, France, Aug 17-19 The international street theatre festival of Aurillac will be organising the first European Nomadic University, August 17-19, on the theme of The street arts in Europe: creation, but at what price? Laboratori Permanenti summer workshop, Rome, July 10-26 LABORATORI PERMANENTI presents: 7th EDITION OF SUMMER WORKSHOP ON COMICAL CHARACTER CONSTRUCTION Directed by Caterina Casini, with the collaboration of the choreographer Patrizia Picano. Movement, Dynamics and Mask Playing – international actors workshop, Spain, 1-19 Sep YINdeYAN organized an International Workshop for the Actor in Laudio-Llodio(Spain) from 1st to 19th September 2008. Ponderosa international improvisation and performance workshops, Germany, June/July The Ponderosa TanzLand Festival is an international improvisation and performance festival that takes place annually in July for three weeks outside Berlin, Germany – extensive programme of professional workshops. ETHNO summer music camps for folk musicians ETHNO is a series of summer music camps held annually in Belgium, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, England, Estonia, Macedonia, Slovenia and Sweden. Trans-Contact 2008 contact improvisation workshops, Cluj-Napoca, Romania, Jul 26 – Aug 3 TRANS-CONTACT –3 rd International Contact Improvisation Festival (Cluj-Napoca) brings together professional movers (dancers, actors, choreographers) as well as amateurs to explore Contact Improvisation in an intensive week of workshops, research, discussions and jams led by internationally acclaimed coaches. Image-Making Laboratory with David Lakein, Germany, 11-25 Aug Advanced Workshop in Composition, Improvisation & Performance Skills With David Lakein 11-25 August Theatre Masterclass with Andriy Zholdak, Leeds, UK, 1-5 Sept (deadline: 15 Jun) Masterclass with internationally celebrated theatre director, Andriy Zholdak at the School of Performance and Cultural Industries, University of Leeds, Sept 1st to 5th 2008 Plesni Kampus, dance summer school, Izola, Slovenia, 14-26 Jul PLESNI KAMPUS 2008 – apply for intensive and professional training programmes in dance.  European Association for Theatre Culture – summer academy, Sardinia, 14 Jul – 2 Aug & 4-14 Aug (deadline: 1 Jul) EUROPEAN ASSOCIATION FOR THEATRE CULTURE invites actors, directors, teachers, choreographers, and playwrights to a creative summer season in Posada, Sardinia Kedja seminar (dance & education), Copenhagen, Sep 4-6 (deadline for registration: Jun 4) Registration is now open for the SECOND keðja encounter seminar on Education and the Skills of the Choreographer taking place in Copenhagen, Denmark, September 4-6 2008 Zurich Summer Dance workshop on Egyptian dance & music, Switzerland, 3-8 Aug 5th international residential workshops for Egyptian dance and music, organised by Tanz Raum in Zurich. Muse 8 Summer Dance Workshop, Dresden, 14-25 Jul The second interdisciplinary summer workshop 'muse 8' organised by Tanzplan Dresden in Germany includes courses in classical and contemporary dance 

Czech Republic theatre showcase, Edinburgh, 1-25 Aug (invitation to promoters) Promoters' and theatre professionals' call and invitation to the performances and presentation of Czech Republic @ the Fringe 2008 Performing Arts Training Today – IUGTE conference, Bovec, Slovenia, Oct 24-27 – seeks presentations The conference is open to professional performers, performing arts educators and teachers from all over the world interested in the research of topical questions and processes in contemporary performing arts education and training. THEATRE METHODS 08 – IUGTE fair, Latvia, Jul 7-13 Annual professional festival-fair bringing up the question of the Bridge between Tradition and Contemporaneity in performing arts. International Theatre and Dance Fair, Huesca, Spain, 29 Sep – 3 Oct The Huesca Theatre and Dance Fair is a forum for professionals who work in the production, exhibition and distribution of contemporary performing arts in Spain, other EU countries and Latin America. DIVERSIDAD! – music exchange meetings & project events DIVERSIDAD!, led by the European Music Office, has been selected as a flagship project of the EU Year of Intercultural Dialogue and offers opportunities for artists mobility. Res Artis General Meeting, Amsterdam 9-11 Oct Artists in Dialogue, Transforming Communities – Res Artis 11th General Meeting. Res Artis is the the worldwide network of artist-residencies and residential art centers. International Village of Culture – an international conference on rural arts touring, 31 Mar – 4 Apr 2009, Co. Durham, UK An international showcase and conference on rural touring, organised in North East England. OVER 5 DAYS WE WILL… 

The III Edition of The Euro-Mediterranean Award for Dialogue Between Cultures – theme Dialogue through Arts (deadline: 10 Jun) Annual award from the Anna Lindh Euro-Mediterranean Foundation for Dialogue between Cultures to recognise the achievements of individuals and organizations that have been at the forefront of promoting Dialogue in the Euro-Mediterranean region. 2008 theme: Dialogue through Arts. 

Fòrum Teatre I Educació seeks actors for theatre shows in Spain 'Fòrum Teatre I Educació' is a professional theatre company based in Valencia, Spain. It is seeking actors for next season's company (Sept 08 – May 09) Interkunst seeks young performing artists from around world for theatre music project tour Interkunst e.V. is looking for young performing artists from all over the world, preferably groups of 2 or 3 persons (age between 17 and 27), active in theatre, dance, music, circus etc., for the theatre und music project "INSTANT ACTS against Violence and Racism". Performers (various) for work in Dubai, United Arab Emirates – summer 2008 Scenez Group is looking for various performances and artists for work in Dubai. NEW REQUESTS:
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Managing the Arts Worldwide – new international magazine Managing the Arts Worldwide is the international magazine for those working in the performing arts business or studying to enter it. EFAH becomes Culture Action Europe – check new site Welcome to Culture Action Europe, the new name for the European Forum for the Arts and Heritage! Our new name and new brand were launched at the 65th Trans Europe Halles meeting in Brussels on the 24th of April 2008 and represent our ambition and hopes for the future… Circostrada guide to circus and street arts festivals in Europe Circostrada Network publishes a guide for circus and street arts festivals  Pandect – World of Greek Dance Greek dance in all its wealth and magnificence. A unique master compilation. A huge new web portal and digital archive has been set up to present the world of traditional Greek dance.  The project budget was 600,000 euros ex. VAT. Financing – 80% through the European Fund for Regional Development & 20% State Budget (Ministry of Culture). Intercultural Competence for Professional Mobility – new book published Intercultural competence for professional mobility By Evelyne Glaser, et al., published by the Council of Europe, April 2008 

IAPAO . International Association of Performance Arts Organisers IAPAO presents info on performance art events and opportunities worldwide. School of Everything A new UK-based online initiative to connect teachers and learners of any subject worldwide. Lots of arts content. KAMS – Korea Arts Management Service KAMS Department of International Exchange promotes Korean performing arts abroad. KAMS is setting up a web portal in autumn 2008 to develop more mobility into and out of Korea in performing arts. Site in Korean & English. Art Manager – Russian journal For the Russian speakers – an arts management journal published in Russia.  Alkantara Festival Between 22 May and 8 June 2008, alkantara festival once again links Lisbon to the world. 

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