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This is the oldest existing genre of community art and the best documented. Some argue that it is also the most effective, in social terms…

Is Dutch Carnival Community Art?

Like in many other countries around the world, carnival in the Netherlands is a cultural tradition that goes back to the Middle Ages, and some say even to pagan rituals to celebrate the end of winter. Whatever the roots, it is a vibrant cultural practice that manifests itself in the Catholic areas of the southern […]
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Tenantspin video impressions of ICAF now online

Originally intended to be screened right before ICAF’s final debate on Sunday March 30, the video is now finally available for viewing. Watch video.
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Photos and a newspaper article on ICAF-Rotterdam

Read the article about the International Community Arts Festival which took place from 26 till 28 March 2008 in Rotterdam. It first appeared in NRC Handelsblad, on March 29 th 2008 as ‘Kunst die buurtbewoners met elkaar verbindt’.
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‘In the Name of the Fathers’ receives Emancipation Award

‘In the Name of the Fathers’ have been awarded the Kartini Emancipation award of the City of The Hague.
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Spotlight 1: The Neighbourhood

This Spotlight is about community artists and their community participants. Directors from different community theatre groups from the Netherlands, Belgium and France explain their way of working while creating a community art performance.
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Spotlight 2: Creative Partnerships

Summary of a discussion about the creative partnerships that Yo! Opera and theatre company Growing Up in Public have established with Utrecht-based primary and secondary schools.
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Spotlight 3: Development of an Art Form

This session was in essence a dialogue between dancer Hooman Sharifi and theatre maker Lotte van den Berg, who both operate on the avant-garde edge of community art.
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Spotlight 4: Theatre and Development

In this session, artists from Europe, Africa and Latin America presented their experiences and visions. The discussion was led by Professor Tim Prentki of the University of Winchester (UK).
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Spotlight 5: Theatre and Refugees

In this debate a number of European artists discuss their work with and for refugees. Speakers come from Italy, the Czech Republic, France and Holland.
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