World Observatory on the Social Status of the Artist
Convocation to the XIII Theatre Festival of La Havana, Cuba
The National Council for Performing Arts (CNAE) invites playwrights from around the world to the XIII edition of the Theatre Festival in La Havane, dedicated to the celebration of the 50 years of theatre into the Revolution.
The Festival will take place from 1st to 10th of November 2009 in the theatres, auditoriums and alternative halls of La Havane. This Festival will be a meeting point and a celebration of the learnings and contributions of masters, creators, promotors who participated to support Cuban performing arts.
Participants are invited to send their dossier, technical forms and the audiovisual material recorded either on DVD, VCD or video support (complete work) before 31 May 2009.
More information and contact (in Spanish):
Festival Internacional de Teatro de La Habana
Consejo Nacional de las Artes Escénicas
Calle 4 No. 257 e/ 11 y 13 Vedado
Ciudad Habana, 10 400 Cuba
www.festivaldeteatro.cult.cu
www.cubaescena.cult.cu
fithabana@cubaescena.cult.cu
- 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.