"Braids" Women Playwrights from the Arab Mediterranean will take place during the forthcoming 7th Edition of the "Creative Forum for Independent Theatre Groups (Europe- Mediterranean)", 1-10 February 2010.

This programme aims at reaching a new generation of Arab women playwrights from Lebanon, Syria, Palestine, Jordan, Egypt, Libya, Tunisia, Algeria and Morocco.

“Braids” aspires to highlight feminist writings for the theatre and the issues women playwrights are interested in.

The deadline for applying is 30 October 2009.

For more information about “Braids”, conditions of participation and the application form, please contact: nada@iact-eg.org

Creative Forum for Independent Theatre Groups
http://www.iact-eg.org/

• Articles of the 1980 Recommendation related to this issue:
  IV. 1. Member States should encourage, at school and from an early age, all measures tending to strengthen respect for artistic creation and the discovery and development of artistic vocations, and should bear in mind that, if it is to be effective, the stimulation of artistic creativity calls for provision of the necessary professional training of talent to produce works of outstanding quality. Member States should: (...)
  (i) give particular attention to the development of women's creativity and the encouragement of groups and organizations which seek to promote the role of women in the various branches of artistic activity
  
  
• Points of the 1997 Declaration related to this subject:
  - Parag. 18: (...) New means of private funding, from major foundations to small companies, must be encouraged as supplementary sources of funds, particularly with a view to supporting the creation, the expression and the dissemination of contemporary works.
  - Parag. 19: Public and private funding sources are invited to respond favourably to requests made by artists in developing countries or countries in transition. UNESCO’s intervention is particularly necessary in order to identify and publicize existing opportunities for private funding of the arts worldwide.

• Source:On the Move
• 14-09-2009