These are the main areas and examples of what the interviewees answered: People The main positive surprise was the people: there were extraordinary people involved in the project: professionals and artists: inspired, motivated, enthusiastic and engaged. Setting up new friendship and changing personal lives as a result of established contacts during the project. Project’s concept, [Read more...]
They are not. Audiences are local and predominantly immobile and in many places not used to international work. How the audiences will respond to a substantial package of international work depends mainly on the local host and the presentation arrangements made. In smaller places, such as Mangalia (RO), Balchik (BG) or Skegness (UK), where the [Read more...]
Preparations Intercult began conversations with the regional authorities and simultaneously with the separate cultural department of Gothenburg City at an early stage. A plan emerged for a central event in Gothenburg itself with satellite events in several other smaller municipalities, making one programme, which would take place during the Swedish EU presidency. Due to the [Read more...]
Preparations and finding partners On an early research visit to Varna in March 2006 we met with a number of local organisations including the visual arts group Kera who gave us an insight into the local contemporary cultural life, which was active but not well resourced. We were also assisted on this trip by the [Read more...]
