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Aftermovie Summer School 2016

The official aftermovie of our Summer School is here!   From 22 to 28 August 2016 ICAF and Sharing Arts Society organized a Summer School for professionals and students.  It was a colorful week filled with music and movement in which we worked on a big parade that has ‘the horse’ as its visual theme. Fun fact: Brazilian…

Reserve your early bird tickets now!

Can’t wait for the festival to start? You can now reserve your early bird ticket!  To make a reservation, just send an e-mail to Anamaria Cruz via info@icafrotterdam.nl. Don’t wait too long: the special discount ends at 1 January 2017.  There are several kinds of tickets available. The Festival Package will give you access to all the workshops, performances,…

Meet our final guest curator

From this year onwards, ICAF is not only international in its festival programming, but also in the very heart of the organisation.  We’d like to introduce you to our third and final guest curator: Bonnie Chan. Bonnie is a theatre practitioner, performer and researcher originally from Hong Kong and currently based in London. Get to know her by…

International Community News

In Community News we share updates from community arts organizations from around the world.  This month we share the seventh world summit on Arts & Culture, a reflection on the social impact of arts-based programs, a call-invitation from the Brazilian Amazon and some inspiring material on the theme of our next festival: movement! Event: The seventh world summit…

Looking Back: Summer School 2016

From 22 to 28 August 2016 ICAF and Sharing Arts Society organized a Summer School for professionals and students.  It was a colorful week filled with music and movement in which we worked on a big parade that has ‘the horse’ as its visual theme. With actual themes such as fleeing, flying, freedom and peace at its…

Latest Summer School News

Our Summer School on the art of parade making has kicked off!  Participants from all over the world are now in Utrecht to follow masterclasses from the international guest teachers. For those who cannot attend the full program, there are the following possibilies to experience the Summer School: 1. International Summer School: be part of making…

ICAF Trip to Asia

In July ICAF artistic director Eugene van Erven made a trip to Hong Kong, Singapore and Tasmania.  He met with exciting artists, talked to our guest curators and attended the Performance Studies International Conference. For blogs and interviews, visit https://eugenevanerven.wordpress.com/

Meet our second guest curator

From this year onwards, ICAF is not only international in its festival programming, but also in the very heart of the organisation.  We’d like to introduce you to our second guest curator: Matt Jennings. Matt is an actor, musician, writer, director, scholar and community arts facilitator currently living in Northern Ireland. Get to know him by his…

Summer School: Change of Location!

The first part of the ICAF Summer School has a change of location!  Previously we communicated that from 22 to 24 August, the Summer School on parade making would take place in Rotterdam. The choice for Rotterdam was made from a logistic, practical point of view. Because of the now completed content of the programme…

Community News

In Community News we share updates from community arts organizations from around the world.  This month we share a residency opportunity in St. Helens, the fundraising campaign of the Imbali Visual Literacy Project and a letter from François Matarasso to his friends in the European Union. Residency opportunity in St. Helens (England)Heart of Glass is a collaborative arts commissioning…