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Having a voice – the 4th international conference organised by Be SpectACTive!

HAVING A VOICE Peripheries and participation at the heart of cultural policies 16 – 19 November 2022 The conference “having a voice” brings together in Lisbon researchers from two different European projects – “Be SpectACTive!” and “Stronger Peripheries: A Southern Coalition” and – with Lisbon’s artistic community, for a wide debate on the most relevant...
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Novi Sad International Conference

Be SpectACTive! YOUTH DEAL ON CULTURAL PARTICIPATION IN EUROPE International Conference 22-23 March 2022 Novi Sad, Serbia Save the date: the 22th and 23rd of March, in Novi Sad, it will take place the international conference “Youth Deal on Cultural Participation in Europe”, organised by the Institution Students Cultural Center (SKCNS), one of the leading public institutions in the...
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International Conference in Sansepolcro

20 – 21 – 22 July 2021, at Kilowatt Festival in Sansepolcro (Italy) BEYOND THE PANDEMIC: THE NEW CONCEPT OF PARTICIPATION Practicing Participation, Performing Citizenship in-between and beyond the Pandemic The pandemic has completely changed the concept of “participation”. How can we imagine a new semantic for this notion? What do we want the participation...
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European Spectators Day

The 21th of November occurs the sixth edition of the European Spectators Day, a digital and community based event that every year involves and connects the local groups of active spectators participating in the activities developed in the framework of Be SpectACTive! It’s a way for filling the gap of the geographical distance and the...
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Publication – Cultural Policies in Europe: a Participatory Turn?

At first glance, participation appears to be a constant goal throughout the history of cultural policies, adapting itself to very diverse configurations in time and space. However, some see it as a lever for social and cultural innovation that marks a breakthrough in several areas of public policy. This book brings together some of Europe’s...
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The Kreisky Test

Dates: April: 15th, 17th, 18th, 19th, 21st, 24th (in German) 26th, 27th 28th (in English),  3:30pm, 5:15pm, 7:15pm, 9pm Dates: May: 4th, 5th, 7th, 8th, 11th, 12th at 6:00pm, 8:30pm THE KREISKY TEST NESTERVAL’S FIRST ONLINE PRODUCTION – IMMERSIVE, INTERACTIVE, LIVE The transformation of a theatre project into a live-participatory-virtual performance (as reaction of the...
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International Press Conference in Brussels

Be SpectACTive! International Press Conference Participation in the Performing Arts: the Be SpectACTive! Experience in the European Context Brussels, 13th of February 2020 At ABC huis (Art Basics for Children house) Jollystraat 125, B – 1030 Brussel, Belgium Together with the partners, EU representatives, artists and cultural professionals, the large-scale cooperation project Be SpectACTive! (supported...
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Première of Nibiru at Bakelit Multi Art Center

The project Nibiru will be presented at Bakelit Multi Art Center of Budapest on Friday 13 December. A creative process that is based on presumptions and visions and that draws conclusions about the future of mankind and the Earth, starting from the tale about Nibiru, the tenth planet of the solar system, which when crashing...
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Be SpectACTive! at Murate Art District

On Thursday 28th November, Giuliana Ciancio introduces Be SpectACTive! at Murate Art District (Florence) in the framework of an event dedicated to the artistic residencies. www.murateartdistrict.it
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“Active Spectators Across Europe” brodcast on Rai 5 (Italian Television)

Saturday 23 November 2019, the Italian TV channel Rai 5 will broadcast the film “Active Spectators Across Europe” by Graziano Graziani, directed by Andrea Nobile. A road movie across Europe to tell the participatory practices developed in the first edition of Be SpectACTive! The protagonists of the film are the European spectators involved in the...
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European Spectators Day 2019

The 16th of November occurs the fifth edition of the European Spectators Day, the community-based event dedicated to the groups of active spectators and curators taking part in the activities implemented in the framework of Be SpectACTive!, and also to other people and professionals interested in the engagement practices. The event takes physically – and...
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The Travel of the Instagram Influencer

The travel of our instagram influencer, Zombijana, has become the 18th of October in Santander… see her storytelling on the Be SpectACTive! instagram profile!
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