On 17th and 18th of June the Activist Summer Camp was organised in Galway by Ed Carroll and Vita Geluniene. The camp intended to build bridges between 35 activists and artists working in diverse ways at the community level. They moved from conversation towards practice sites that test the power of community art, culture…
Our Lithuanian-Irish colleagues Ed Carroll and Vita Geluniene started thinking about parade making already before ICAF 2017, and continued their thinking process together with their ICAF workshop participants in Rotterdam. On September 16th the result was ready to be presented! Lower Sanciai, celebrated its 3rd “Sancines” cultural festival and brought together all the district…
It’s a wrap! ICAF 2017 has officially come to an end. The coming weeks we will look back at a mesmerizing, moving festival edition and look forward to things to come. Head over to our Instagram to see what ICAF 2017 looked like. More coming soon! Photography by Kev Ryan and Liao Yun Ching.
Meanwhile at ICAF… Unfortunately, due to unforeseen circumstances Dudley Cocke will not be able to travel to The Netherlands. We therefore have to cancel the three-day story-circle conversation that we had programmed. We are working hard to come up with an alternative. The following workshops are sold out: Friday 31 March – Route 5 – Theatre and…
Less than a week to go until ICAF 2017! The first international artists are arriving in Rotterdam, the flyers are being distributed and people from all over the world are signing up for their own unique festival experience. Here are three steps to joining ICAF: 1. REGISTER If you haven’t registered yet, do so now to ensure the festival experience of…
Luc Mishalle, artistic director of community and urban music organization Met-X in Brussels, is one of our main guests at this year’s ICAF. Two projects of Met-X, Marockin’ Brass and Fanfakids, will be featured on different days of our festival. We just heard that Luc has been awarded the ECF Princess Margriet Award 2017. This…
The full programme of ICAF 2017 is online! You can now sign up for your own unique festival experience. Pick the day(s) you can attend ICAF, choose your favourite route and register! DOWNLOAD FULL PROGRAMME | DOWNLOAD TIMETABLE In the programme booklet you can find everything you need to know about the attending artists of ICAF…
Through the internet grapevine, we just learned that our friend and colleague Ernie Cloma passed away in December 2016. Ernie touched our hearts through the sincerity and enormous wisdom of his personality and the incredible skills he possessed as a theatre educator and facilitator. Eugene first met him in Manila 1986 during the turbulent times that…
This edition we’re bringing together artists from Pakistan, Singapore, Russia, Nicaragua, Portugal, Australia, Kenya and more. Here’s a sneak peek: ‘Trash Dance’ | Film | Forklift Danceworks | USA Forklift Danceworks celebrates the extraordinary in the ordinary by creating original performances inspired by the movement of everyday life. By engaging a diverse body of participants and audience through its performances, outreach…
In Community News we share updates from community arts organizations from around the world. This month we share a call for applicants to an artists-in-residence in the field of arts and mental health at the Van Abbemuseum, the fourth International Art and Community Festival organised by Pele, and an artistic perspective on the US election. Artist-in-residence:…