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Major European Arts Conference at The Junction
From 22-25 September 2005, Trans Europe Halles – The European Network of Independent Cultural Centres, will be holding its 60th meeting at The Junction in Cambridge.
Called ‘Escalator International’, it will be a meeting, a conference and showcase event that aims to develop ways of supporting, developing and nurturing emerging European performing artists.
The conference will not only be a meeting point for venue managers, promoters, programmers and festival organisers from the UK and Europe, but also a practical information source for artists interested in developing and profiling their work in Europe. The conference will consist of meetings, seminars, workshops and keynote speeches alongside a performance programme that will complement and contextualise the discussions and debates.
Approximately 250 delegates from 22 European countries will participate in the conference and see a presentation of Junction activities and showcase performances from bands, theatre and dance groups. 100 emerging artists from the UK, Holland, France, Spain, Luxembourg, Slovenia, Sweden, Austria and Norway will be participating in the event as both performers and delegates. Artists, art practitioners and funders will be able to attend seminars looking at funding sources for presenting work, both in and outside of their countries and practical assistance on how to get their work seen and booked.
From Thursday to Saturday night there will be a showcase programme of performances by Escalator artists and European performers in The Junction and other Cambridge venues.
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The British Council (UK), Edinburgh Fringe Festival (UK), Fractured Atlas (USA), The Dutch Rock & Pop Institute (NL) and Storasöder (S) have been invited to present their schemes and concepts alongside The Eastern regions own Escalator Project.
Keynote speakers of the conference are Mik Flood and Corina Suteu. Mik Flood has a 30-year track record in inter-disciplinary arts in Britain, Europe and the USA. He has held senior positions in several of the UK's most innovative arts venues, and was director of IETM. Corina Suteu is Head of Cultural Programmes at the Institute of Technology and Human Development in Nantes (France) and president of EUCUMEST Association (Romania); she has been involved in many international activities as a cultural mediator, networker, trainer and external expert.
The conference is open to all TransEuropeHalles members, European artists linked to TEH venues, UK Escalator delegates and artists, UK and European arts organizations and agencies working in the field of emerging art.
Escalator International is funded by Arts Council England
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