Programme

The Festival Readings are an intense three-day introduction to artistic festival management. The Festival Readings aim to illustrate festivals as platforms with strong meanings for art, the artist and their place in society, paying close attention to context. Certain instruments such as communication, production and budget are discussed during the Festival Readings. For the Festival Readings, three internationally renowned and experienced festival leaders are asked to illustrate their work in detail. They stay the entire three days. The lectures are followed by a discussion with the participants.

During the Festival Readings, participants will attend performances programmed by the Winter International Arts Festival. The performances will allow encounters with artists – an opportunity to discuss the influence festivals have on their work and the consequences for their artistic path. The Festival Readings are targeted at students of art and cultural management, dramaturgy and production; staff members in governmental cultural departments; and young people with specific motivation to attend. The first edition of the Festival Readings took place in 2013 in Romania during the Sibiu Performing Arts Open Market.

You can check the detailed programme here!