{"id":9,"date":"2016-10-30T10:15:06","date_gmt":"2016-10-30T10:15:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.critical-stages.org\/14\/?page_id=9"},"modified":"2017-03-09T19:21:42","modified_gmt":"2017-03-09T19:21:42","slug":"international-theatre-and-performing-arts-festival-guide","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.critical-stages.org\/14\/international-theatre-and-performing-arts-festival-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"International Theatre and Performing Arts Festival Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Author<\/p>\n

Drafted by Katerina Delikonstantinidou<\/strong>[1]<\/sup><\/a><\/p>\n

A<\/span>lthough we witness an impressive increase of international festivals devoted to the work of theatre and performance\u2014a phenomenon that can be partly attributed to what cultural critics call the increasing \u201cfestivalization\u201d of public cultures\u2014a concise reference book about these very events taking place around the world is yet to be found.<\/p>\n

As its title indicates, the present \u201cInternational Theatre and Performing Arts Festival Guide\u201d drafted for Critical Stages <\/em>is designed to respond precisely to this need for a handy vade mecum<\/em> of international theatre and performing arts festivals.<\/p>\n

The entries, as one can see below, are tabulated chronologically; an arrangement which aims at facilitating the theatergoer, or just the traveler, to spot the event more easily. Each entry includes information regarding the place (city and country) of occurrence, the electronic address of the festival, as well as contact information (where available) and some keywords roughly describing its main focus, thus providing a brief yet succinct account of every festival in the \u201cGuide.\u201d<\/p>\n

Aspiring to become a comprehensive record of all the important international theatre and performing arts festivals worldwide, the \u201cGuide\u201d section will be renewed and expanded with each following Critical Stages<\/em> issue.<\/p>\n

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\n

January<\/strong><\/h1>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Sydney Festival<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Sydney\/Australia
\nhttp:\/\/www.sydneyfestival.org.au\/2015<\/a>
\nContact: +02 8248 6500, email: access@sydneyfestival.org.au<\/a>
\nFocus: local and international artists, contemporary and classical music, dance, circus, drama, visual arts, and artist talks<\/p>\n

\n

Festival de Li\u00e8ge (Biennial\u2014on uneven years)<\/strong><\/h4>\n

\"Festival<\/p>\n

Li\u00e8ge\/Belgium
\nhttp:\/\/www.festivaldeliege.be<\/a>
\nContact: +32(0)4 343 42 47, email: info@festivaldeliege.be<\/a>
\nFocus: regional and international collectives, contemporary theatre, dance, music, exhibitions<\/p>\n

\n

PuSh: International Performing Arts Festival<\/strong><\/h4>\n

\"PuSh<\/p>\n

Vancouver\/Canada
\nhttp:\/\/pushfestival.ca<\/a>
\nContact: 1 604 605 8284, email: info@pushfestival.ca<\/a>
\nFocus:<\/em> new performance work by Canadian and international artists, innovative partnerships and collaborations, interactive forums<\/p>\n

\n

High Performance Rodeo: Calgary\u2019s International Festival of the Arts<\/strong><\/h4>\n

\"High<\/p>\n

Calgary\/Canada
\nhttps:\/\/www.hprodeo.ca<\/a>
\nContact: 403 294 7411, email: info@hprodeo.ca<\/a>
\nFocus: local, national, and international performers, theatre, music, dance, comedy, and interdisciplinary art<\/p>\n

\n

International Theatre Festival of Kerala (ITFoK)<\/strong><\/h4>\n

\"International<\/p>\n

Thrissur\/India
\nhttp:\/\/theatrefestivalkerala.com<\/a>
\nContact: +91 487 23 22734 or +91 487 23 27427, email: mailitfok@gmail.com<\/a>
\nFocus: contemporary dance, music, theatre, folk and traditional theatre forms and other arts of India, documentation\/preservation of rare art forms, seminars and workshops<\/p>\n

\n

Jos Repertory Theatre<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Jos\/Plateua State\/Nigeria
\nhttp:\/\/www.josreptheatre.org<\/a>
\nContact: email: josreperthea@yahoo.com<\/a>
\nFocus: contemporary plays, adaptations of plays by key European playwrights<\/p>\n

\n

Fujairah International Monodrama Festival<\/strong><\/h4>\n

\"Fujairah<\/p>\n

Fujairah\/United Arab Emirates
\nhttp:\/\/fimf.ae\/ar\/Default.aspx<\/a>
\nContact: 92222678 00971, email: info@fimf.ae<\/a>
\nFocus: monodrama, workshops and interactive educational seminars<\/p>\n

\n

Fadjr International Theatre Festival<\/strong><\/h4>\n

\"Fadjr<\/p>\n

Tehran\/Iran
\nhttp:\/\/www.fadjrtheaterfestival.com\/en<\/a>
\nContact: +98 21- 66 49 10 21 or +98 21-66 48 10 69, email: dac@neda.net<\/a>
\nFocus: Iranian theatre shows and international performances, seminars and workshops<\/p>\n

\n

Manipulate: Innovative International Theatre and Film<\/strong><\/h4>\n

\"Manipulate<\/p>\n

Throughout Scotland\/United Kingdom
\nhttp:\/\/manipulatefestival.org\/festival\/<\/a>
\nFocus: innovative international visual theatre, puppetry, and animation<\/p>\n

\n
\n

February<\/strong><\/h1>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Adelaide Festival of Arts <\/strong><\/h4>\n

Adelaide\/Australia
\nhttp:\/\/www.adelaidefestival.com.au<\/a>
\nContact: +61 (0) 8 8216 4444, email: info@adelaidefestival.com.au<\/a>
\nFocus: opera, theatre, dance, classical and contemporary music, cabaret, literature, visual arts and new media<\/p>\n

\n

Perth International Arts Festival<\/strong><\/h4>\n

\"Perth<\/p>\n

Perth\/Australia
\nhttps:\/\/2015.perthfestival.com.au<\/a>
\nContact: +61 8 6488 5555, email: festival@perthfestival.com.au<\/a>
\nFocus: contemporary and classical music, dance, theatre, opera, visual arts, and large-scale public works<\/p>\n

\n

Progress: International Festival of Performance and Ideas<\/strong><\/h4>\n

\"Progress<\/p>\n

Toronto\/Canada
\nhttp:\/\/thisisprogress.ca\/<\/a>
\nContact: email: info@summerworks.ca<\/a>
\nFocus: performance works, local artists, global scope<\/p>\n

\n

Ishara International Puppet Festival<\/strong><\/h4>\n

\"Ishara<\/p>\n

Slhi\/India
\nhttp:\/\/www.isharapuppet.com\/isharapuppets\/calender.htm<\/a>
\nContact: 91-11-26137824, email: info@isharapuppet.com<\/a>
\nFocus: Indian and international puppetry companies modern and traditional forms or puppetry, mixed performances (dance, theatre, and music)<\/p>\n

\n

Al Bustan Festival: International Festival of Music and the Performing Arts<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Beirut\/Lebanon
\nhttp:\/\/albustanfestival.com\/<\/a>
\nContact: +961-3-752000 or +961-4-972980\/1\/2, email: festival@albustan-lb.com<\/a> or
\nfestival@albustan.co.uk<\/a>
\nFocus: thematic editions, opera, orchestral concerts, choral concerts, dance, marionettes, theatre, master classes and workshops<\/p>\n

\n

Colorado New Play Summit (Denver Center Theatre Company)<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Denver\/ CO\/United States of America
\nhttp:\/\/www.denvercenter.org\/events\/colorado-new-play-summit<\/a>
\nContact: 303.893.4000, email: info@dcpa.org<\/a>
\nFocus: new play readings, world premiere productions, networking events<\/p>\n

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\n

March<\/strong><\/h1>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Casteliers \u2013 Festival de Marionnettes pour Adultes et Enfants<\/strong><\/h4>\n

\"Casteliers<\/p>\n

Montreal\/Canada
\nhttp:\/\/casteliers.ca<\/a>
\nContact: +(514) 270-7779, email: info@casteliers.ca<\/a>
\nFocus: local, national, and international multi specialized presenters, traditional and contemporary forms of puppetry, adults and children<\/p>\n

\n

Festival Iberoamericano de Teatro de Bogot\u00e1 <\/strong><\/h4>\n

Bogot\u00e1\/Colombia
\nhttp:\/\/festivaldeteatro.com.co\/<\/a>
\nContact: +57 (1) 217 4577 or +57 (1) 245 1960
\nFocus: national and international companies, diversity and plurality of different genres and trends of the performing arts<\/p>\n

\n

Berliner Festspiele<\/strong><\/h4>\n

\"Berliner<\/p>\n

Berlin\/Germany
\nhttps:\/\/www.berlinerfestspiele.de<\/a>
\nContact: +49 30 254 89-0, email: info@berlinerfestspiele.de<\/a>
\nFocus: diverse art exhibitions and culture events, music, theater, dance, and literature<\/p>\n

\n

dunaPart: Hungarian Showcase of Contemporary Performing Arts (almost biennial\u2014next in 2017) <\/strong><\/h4>\n

Budapest, Traf\u00f3 and other venues\/Hungaria
\nhttp:\/\/dunapart.net\/en\/home.html<\/a>
\nContact: email: info@dunapart.net<\/a>
\nFocus: new works by Hungarian dance and theatre professionals, independent critics of contemporary performing arts<\/p>\n

\n

Trado-Modern Cultural Festival\/ Carnival \u2013 Lagos Black Heritage Festival<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Lagos Island\/Lagos\/Nigeria
\nContact: (+234) 802 295 1020; 809 610 8715; 806 354 7229
\nFocus: mostly epics and plays by contemporary Nigerian and African playwrights<\/p>\n

\n

Trado-Modern Cultural Festival\/ Carnival \u2013 Nzeh Mada Festival<\/strong><\/h4>\n

\"nhez_mada\"<\/p>\n

Akwanga\/Nasarawa State\/Nigeria
\nhttp:\/\/www.nzehmadafestival.com<\/a>
\nContact: +2348060030607, email: eedeees@yahoo.com<\/a> or info@nzehmadafestival.com<\/a>
\nFocus: epics, folk plays, musical theater and experimental productions<\/p>\n

\n

REFLEX International Theatre Festival<\/strong><\/h4>\n

\"REFLEX<\/p>\n

Sf\u00e2ntu Gheorghe\/Romania
\nwww.reflexfest.ro<\/a>
\nContact: +40 267 351 886, email: office@tamasitheatre.ro<\/a>
\nFocus: theatre classics in up-to-date versions, physical theatre, various artworks<\/p>\n

\n

Abu Dhabi Music and Arts Festival<\/strong><\/h4>\n

\"Abu<\/p>\n

Abu Dhabi\/United Arab Emirates
\nhttp:\/\/www.abudhabifestival.ae<\/a>
\nContact: +971 (0) 2 333 6400, email: info@admaf.org<\/a>
\nFocus: international and regional participants, classical arts, education, culture<\/p>\n

\n

Humana Festival of New American Plays (Actors Theatre of Louisville)<\/strong><\/h4>\n

\"Humana<\/p>\n

Louisville\/KY\/United States of America
\nhttp:\/\/actorstheatre.org\/humana-festival-of-new-american-plays<\/a>
\nContact: 502-584-1205
\nFocus: full-length and one-act American plays, monologues, T(ext) shirt, phone plays and car plays, civic and cultural development<\/p>\n

\n
\n

April<\/strong><\/h1>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Budapest Fringe Festival<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Budapest\/Hungary
\nhttp:\/\/budapestfringe.com<\/a>
\nContact: email: szervezes@budapestfringe.com<\/a> or pr@budapestfringe.com<\/a>
\nFocus: wide range of works in non-mainstream theatre, dance, music and comedy<\/p>\n

\n

MITEM \u2013 Mad\u00e1ch International Theatre Meeting <\/strong><\/h4>\n

\"MITEM<\/h4>\n

Budapest\/Hungary
\nhttp:\/\/mitem.hu\/en\/home
\n<\/a>Contact: +361 476 68 00, email: melinda.szuts@nemzetiszinhaz.hu<\/a> or ami.muranyi@nemzetiszinhaz.hu<\/a>
\nFocus: independent works for the theatre, communal experience, post-performance conversations, roundtable discussions and workshops<\/p>\n

\n

World Theatre Festival Shizuoka<\/strong><\/h4>\n

\"World<\/p>\n

Shizuoka\/Japan
\nhttp:\/\/www.spac.or.jp<\/a>
\nContact:+81-054-203-5730, email: spac@spac.or.jp<\/a>
\nFocus: national and international directors, publicly-funded performing arts<\/p>\n

\n

Shakespeare International Festival Craiova (Biennial)<\/strong><\/h4>\n

\"Shakespeare<\/p>\n

Craiova\/Romania
\nwww.tncms.ro<\/a>
\nContact: + 40 251 415 363, email: cvshfest@yahoo.com<\/a>
\nFocus: national and international theatre companies, performances of Shakespeare plays, performing artworks of Shakesperean inspiration<\/p>\n

\n

Meetings in Russia: International Festival of Russian Theatres from the CIS and Baltic Countries<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Saint Petersburg\/Russia
\nhttp:\/\/baltic-house.ru<\/a>
\nContact: +7(812)2320961 or +7(812)2320932, email: fc@baltichouse.spb.ru<\/a> or yurieva@baltichouse.spb.ru<\/a>
\nFocus: promotion and development of the Russian theatre art, consolidation of cultural communication with compatriots living abroad, artistic and political mission<\/p>\n

\n

ABSA KKNK Festival<\/strong><\/h4>\n

\"ABSA<\/p>\n

Oudtshoorn\/South Africa
\nhttp:\/\/kknk.co.za\/kontak<\/a>
\nContact: + 27 44 203 8600, email: info@kknk.co.za<\/a>
\nFocus: Afrikaans speaking target audience, performing and visual arts (drama, musical theatre, dance, classical music, children\u2019s and street theatre shows, visual art exhibitions, classical and contemporary music concerts, more than one thousand individual events)<\/p>\n

\n

Pacific Playwrights Festival<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Costa Mesa\/ CA\/United States of America
\nhttp:\/\/www.scr.org\/plays\/pacific-playwrights-festival<\/a>
\nContact: (714) 708-5500, email: theatre@scr.org<\/a>
\nFocus: public play readings, new works by established and emerging American playwrights and theatre leaders, world premiere productions<\/p>\n

\n

Harare International Festival of the Arts (HIFA)<\/strong><\/h4>\n

\"Harare<\/p>\n

Harare\/Zimbabwe
\nhttp:\/\/www.hifa.co.zw<\/a>
\nContact: +263 4 309 999 or +263 4 300 977, email: info@hifa.co.zw<\/a>
\nFocus: local, regional and international arts, theatre, music, dance, fine art, poetry, workshops<\/p>\n

\n
\n

May<\/strong><\/h1>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Kunstenfestivaldesarts<\/strong><\/h4>\n

\"Kunstenfestivaldesarts\"<\/p>\n

Brussels\/Belgium
\nhttp:\/\/www.kfda.be<\/a>
\nContact: +32 2 226 45 79
\nFocus: national and international artists, contemporary theatre, dance, performance, visual arts, intercommunity dialogue, encounters and workshops<\/p>\n

\n

The International Theatre Festival of Authoring Projects (Teatarfest)<\/strong><\/h4>\n

\"logo_teatar_fest\"<\/p>\n

Sarajevo\/Bosnia and Herzegovina
\nhttp:\/\/www.tf.com.ba<\/a>
\nContact: +387 (033) 442 958, email: tf@bih.net.ba<\/a>
\nFocus: national and international, young and professional artistic groups, contemporary theatre, alternative and experimental projects<\/p>\n

\n

Festival Petits Bonheurs \u2013 Le Rendez-vous Culturel des Tout-petits<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Montreal\/Canada
\nhttp:\/\/www.petitsbonheurs.ca<\/a>
\nContact: +(514) 872-9907, email: info@petitsbonheurs.ca<\/a>
\nFocus: young audiences, children and parent participation, various artistic disciplines, experimental workshops, mobilization of the community<\/p>\n

\n

Festival TransAm\u00e9riques (FTA) <\/strong><\/h4>\n

Montreal\/Canada
\nhttp:\/\/www.fta.qc.ca<\/a>
\nContact: 514 842 0704, email: info@fta.qc.ca<\/a>
\nFocus: new works in contemporary dance and theatre festival, interdisciplinarity, various artistic trends, exchange between artists and audience, workshops, debates, and round table discussions, hybridity and multilinguality<\/p>\n

\n

Fringe Festival Praha<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Prague\/Czech Republic
\nhttp:\/\/www.praguefringe.com<\/a>
\nContact: +420 602 549 008, email: steve@praguefringe.com<\/a>
\nFocus: national and international artists, alternative theatre, dance, music, and comedy outside the mainstream<\/p>\n

\n

Festival Theatre der Welt (Triennial)<\/strong><\/h4>\n

\"Festival<\/p>\n

Mannheim\/Germany
\nhttp:\/\/www.theaterderwelt.de\/de\/index.php<\/a>
\nContact: +49 30 611 0765 0, email: info@iti-germany.de<\/a>
\nFocus: domestic and foreign theatre productions, discussion and research concerning aesthetic and social interrelations, European and international co-operation<\/p>\n

\n

World Festival of Puppet Art <\/strong><\/h4>\n

Prague\/Czech Republic
\nhttp:\/\/www.puppetart.com<\/a>
\nContact: +420 224 242 818
\nFocus: various forms of puppetry, movie and theatre performances, puppet education and workshops<\/p>\n

\n

Bob Theatre Festival<\/strong><\/h4>\n

\"Bob<\/p>\n

Athens\/Greece
\nhttp:\/\/www.bobfestival.gr\/Bob_Theatre_Festival_2014\/Home.html<\/a>
\nContact: Markella Kazamia, email: kazamia@playwalk.gr<\/a>
\nFocus: young groups, local and international, new performance works, competitions, stand-up comedy, concerts<\/p>\n

\n

Reykjavik Art Festival<\/strong><\/h4>\n

\"Reykjavik<\/p>\n

Reykjavik\/Iceland
\nhttp:\/\/artfest.is<\/a>
\nContact: +354 561 2444
\nFocus: national and international artists, multidisciplinarity, new commissions, creative intersection of the arts, exhibitions and performances of contemporary and classical works, emphasis on cultural diversity<\/p>\n

\n

Israel Festival Jerusalem <\/strong><\/h4>\n

Jerusalem\/Israel
\nhttp:\/\/israel-festival.org<\/a>
\nContact: +02 6237000
\nFocus: programs from Israel and abroad, multidiscilinarity, street performances and performances for children<\/p>\n

\n

Festival aan de Werf <\/strong><\/h4>\n

Utrecht\/Netherlands
\nhttp:\/\/www.festivalaandewerf.nl<\/a>
\nContact: Lotte Heeman, +31 (0) 30 231 5844, +31 (0) 30 231 5355, email: info@huisaandewerf.nl<\/a>
\nFocus: domestic and foreign, emphasis on works of recent development in theatre, dance, visual arts, and installations in indoor and outdoor venues<\/p>\n

\n

Bergen International Festival <\/strong><\/h4>\n

Bergen\/Norway
\nhttp:\/\/www.fib.no<\/a>
\nContact: +47 55 21 06 30
\nFocus: regional, national, and international artists, (classical) music, dance, literature, visual arts, folklore, premieres and new productions, tradition and experimentation<\/p>\n

\n

FITEI: International Theatre Festival of Iberian Expression<\/strong><\/h4>\n

\"FITEI<\/p>\n

Porto\/Portugal
\nhttp:\/\/www.fitei.com<\/a>
\nContact: +351 222 082 432
\nFocus: national and international groups, performing arts, installations, and other cultural activities, indoor and outdoor venues<\/p>\n

\n

International Street Theatre Festival \/ B-FIT in the Street!<\/strong><\/h4>\n

\"International<\/p>\n

Bucharest\/Romania
\nhttp:\/\/www.arcub.ro<\/a>
\nContact: + 40 21 795 36 02, email: pr@arcub.ro<\/a>
\nFocus: local, regional, national, international participants, experimentation with new ways of artistic expression, cultural and artistic workshops, promotion of Bucharest culture<\/p>\n

\n

Chekhov International Theatre Festival<\/strong><\/h4>\n

\"Chekhov<\/p>\n

Moscow\/Russia
\nhttp:\/\/www.chekhovfest.ru<\/a>
\nContact: +7 495 223 54 99
\nFocus: classical drama versions of Chekhov, modern dance and ballet interpretations, discussions, seminars, and workshops<\/p>\n

\n

European Festival of Performing Arts \u2013 Romanian Drama Festival \/ FEST-FDR<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Timi\u015foara\/Romania
\nwww.tntimisoara.com<\/a>
\nContact: + 40 256 499 908, email: tntm.office@timisoara.com<\/a>
\nFocus: Romanian drama, Romanian and European performance artists, street performances, one man shows, dance-theatre, concerts<\/p>\n

\n

Euroregional Theatre Festival Timi\u015foara \/ TESZT<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Timi\u015foara\/Romania
\nhttp:\/\/www.teszt.ro<\/a>
\nContact: +40 256 434 814, email: office@tm-t.ro<\/a>
\nFocus: national and international (especially European) groups and performers, classic and contemporary theatre, non-verbal performances, music, puppets and marionette theatre plays, experiments and research, collaboration and multiculturalism<\/p>\n

\n

Singapore Arts Festival<\/strong><\/h4>\n

\"Singapore<\/p>\n

Singapore
\nhttp:\/\/www.singaporeartsfest.com<\/a>
\nContact: +65 837 9589
\nFocus: local and international participants, theatre arts, dance, music and visual arts, collaborations, cutting-edge contemporary art<\/p>\n

\n

Festival Nov\u00e1 Drama\/New Drama Festival<\/strong><\/h4>\n

\"New<\/p>\n

Bratislava\/Slovakia
\nhttp:\/\/www.theatre.sk\/en\/projects-and-services\/nova-drama-new-drama-festival<\/a>
\nContact: +421 2 5930 4780
\nFocus: contemporary Slovak theatre, contemporary foreign drama, lectures on contemporary drama and theatre<\/p>\n

\n

International Istanbul Theatre Festival (Biennial)<\/strong><\/h4>\n

\"Istanbul<\/p>\n

Istanbul\/Turkey
\nhttp:\/\/tiyatro.iksv.org<\/a>
\nContact: +90 212 334 07 77
\nFocus: theatre companies and dance groups from Turkey and abroad, classical and contemporary renditions, new topics and works in performing arts, educational programmes, co-productions, and themes related to social problems<\/p>\n

\n

Spoleto Festival USA<\/strong><\/h4>\n

\"Spoleto<\/p>\n

Charleston\/SC\/Unites States of America
\nhttp:\/\/www.spoletousa.org<\/a>
\nContact: +843 722 2764
\nFocus: renowned and emerging performers in opera, theatre, dance, and chamber, symphonic, choral and jazz music, contemporary innovations, premieres and commissions<\/p>\n

\n
\n

June<\/strong><\/h1>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Momentum Festival (Biennial)<\/strong><\/h4>\n

\"Momentum<\/p>\n

Brussels\/Belgium
\nhttp:\/\/www.momentum-festival.org<\/a>
\nContact: +32 2 534 48 55
\nFocus: internationally renowned artists and young upcoming artists, visual arts performances<\/p>\n

\n

Festival Internacional de Londrina<\/strong><\/h4>\n

\"Festival<\/p>\n

Londrina\/Brazil
\nhttp:\/\/www.filo.art.br<\/a>
\nContact: +55 43 3322 1787
\nFocus: national and international theatre companies, discussions, workshops, dance performances and concerts, large theater shows<\/p>\n

\n

International Theatre Festival Varna<\/strong><\/h4>\n

\"International<\/p>\n

Varna\/Bulgaria
\nhttp:\/\/www.theatrefest-varna.org<\/a>
\nContact: +359 2 988 44 82 or +359 2 987 71 96, email: info@theatrefest-varna.org<\/a>
\nFocus: local and international artistic events, dance workshops, exhibitions, Bulgarian \u201cShow case,\u201d emphasis on international dialogue and marketing<\/p>\n

\n

WorldPride Festival<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Toronto\/Canada
\nhttp:\/\/www.pridetoronto.com<\/a> and http:\/\/buddiesinbadtimes.com<\/a>
\nContact: 416 927 7433, email: office@pridetoronto.com<\/a>
\nFocus: international, national, and local artists, arts and cultural events, activism, conferences<\/p>\n

\n

Eurokaz Festival<\/strong><\/h4>\n

\"media_img_logo.eurokaz\"<\/p>\n

Zagreb\/Croatia
\nhttp:\/\/www.eurokaz.hr<\/a>
\nContact: +385 1 48 47 856
\nFocus: artists and companies from all over the world, new generation of artists experimenting with technology and science, visual arts, new media, dance and movement, post-mainstream and vertical multiculturalism, contemporary iconoclastic theatre and performing art, discussions, symposiums, screenings, workshops, concerts and exhibitions<\/p>\n

\n

Tallinn Treff Festival<\/strong><\/h4>\n

\"Tallinn<\/p>\n

Tallinn\/Estonia
\nhttp:\/\/www.noorsooteater.ee<\/a>
\nContact: +372 66 79 550
\nFocus: all performing art forms, interdisciplinarity, dance, drama, puppet theatre performances and music concerts<\/p>\n

\n

Festival de Marseille<\/strong><\/h4>\n

\"Festival<\/p>\n

Marseille\/France
\nhttp:\/\/www.festivaldemarseille.com<\/a>
\nContact: +33 4 91 99 00 20
\nFocus: (mainly on) dance and the performing arts<\/p>\n

\n

Le Printemps des Com\u00e9diens <\/strong><\/h4>\n

Montpellier\/France
\nhttp:\/\/www.printempsdescomediens.com<\/a>
\nContact: 04 67 63 66 67, email: printemps@printempsdescomediens.com<\/a>
\nFocus: contemporary, avant-garde, and classic theatre, performing arts, plastic arts<\/p>\n

\n

Athens and Epidaurus Greek Festival<\/strong><\/h4>\n

\"Athens<\/p>\n

Athens\/Greece
\nhttp:\/\/www.greekfestival.gr\/gr<\/a>
\nContact: +30 210 92 82 000
\nFocus: domestic and foreign theatre companies, music, contemporary dance, experimental and mainstream productions, new works by young artists and\/or ensembles, productions (local and international) of the Classics at the ancient site of Epidaurus<\/p>\n

\n

artFart<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Reykjavik\/Iceland
\nhttp:\/\/www.artfart.is<\/a>
\nContact: email: artfart@artfart.is<\/a>
\nFocus: innovative approaches to contemporary performance, public space as a platform<\/p>\n

\n

Bali Arts Festival<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Bali\/Indonesia
\nhttp:\/\/www.baliartsfestival.com<\/a>
\nContact: +62 361 235600
\nFocus: performance works and handicraft exhibitions, traditional and new creations<\/p>\n

\n

International Theatre Festival Step by Step<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Rezekne\/Latvia
\nhttp:\/\/teatris.rezekne.net<\/a>
\nContact: +371 646 22066
\nFocus: national and European theatre groups, different genres and forms<\/p>\n

\n

Fundamental Monodrama Festival<\/strong><\/h4>\n

\"Fundamental<\/p>\n

Luxembourg
\nhttp:\/\/www.fundamental.lu\/fr\/asbl<\/a>
\nContact: +352 26 34 73 1, email: info@khn.lu<\/a>
\nFocus: monodrama, theatre and drama, exhibitions and performances at the crossroads of visual arts, performing arts and literature<\/p>\n

\n

Holland Festival<\/strong><\/h4>\n

\"Holland<\/p>\n

Amsterdam\/Netherlands
\nhttp:\/\/www.hollandfestival.nl\/nl<\/a>
\nContact: +31 20 7882100
\nFocus: mix of performances and concerts from around the world, established names and new talents, innovation in art and exploration of new types of venues and forms of theatre<\/p>\n

\n

Porsgrunn International Theatre Festival<\/strong><\/h4>\n

\"Porsgrunn<\/p>\n

Porsgrunn\/Norway
\nhttp:\/\/www.pit.no<\/a>
\nContact: +47 35 93 21 00
\nFocus: national and international theatre performances, street performances, seminars and workshops<\/p>\n

\n

Teatr Lalki i Aktora w \u0141om\u017cy<\/strong><\/h4>\n

\"Teatr<\/p>\n

\u0141om\u017ca\/Poland
\nhttp:\/\/www.teatrlomza.hi.pl<\/a>
\nContact: +48 86 216 59 55, email: teatrlomza@hi.pl<\/a>
\nFocus: international and national participants, puppet and actor theatre, competitions, educational activities, children, youth, and adult audiences<\/p>\n

\n

Malta International Theatre Festival <\/strong><\/h4>\n

Poznan\/Poland
\nhttp:\/\/www.malta-festival.pl<\/a>
\nContact: +48 732 07 11 22
\nFocus: the urban space of Pozna\u0144, contemporary performing arts, workshops, discussions, and experiments, global scope<\/p>\n

\n

Sibiu International Theatre Festival<\/strong><\/h4>\n

\"Sibiu<\/p>\n

Sibiu\/Romania
\nhttp:\/\/www.sibfest.ro\/sibiu-international-theatre-festival.html<\/a>
\nContact: +40 269 210092
\nFocus: local and foreign performance artists, theatre, dance, and music, platform for non-formal education through performing arts<\/p>\n

\n

LUDI – International Theatre Festival of Chamber and Mono Performances<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Orel\/Russia
\nhttp:\/\/www.teatr.orel.ru<\/a>
\nContact: +7(4862)764698 or +7(4862)761212, email: elo@orel.ru<\/a> or lama124@yandex.ru<\/a>
\nFocus: various types of performing arts events, multidisciplinarity<\/p>\n

\n

Z\u00fcrcher Festspiele<\/strong><\/h4>\n

\"Z\u00fcrcher<\/p>\n

Zurich\/ Switzerland
\nhttp:\/\/www.festspiele-zuerich.ch\/de\/festspiele-zuerich-2014<\/a>
\nContact: +41 44 412 35 51
\nFocus: international scope, kaleidoscope of the arts, cross-sectoral programme, collaboration, and projects, interdisciplinarity<\/p>\n

\n

London International Festival of Theatre (LIFT)<\/strong><\/h4>\n

\"London<\/p>\n

London\/England\/United Kingdom
\nhttps:\/\/www.liftfestival.com<\/a>
\nContact: +44 20 7093 6340
\nFocus: global scope, performances, talks, installations and events, encounters and exchanges among individuals, cultures and communities<\/p>\n

\n

Leapfest<\/strong><\/h4>\n

\"Leapfest\"<\/p>\n

Chicago\/IL\/Unites States of America
\nhttp:\/\/www.stagelefttheatre.com<\/a>
\nContact: +773 883 8830
\nFocus: development and production of new plays raising debate and challenging perspectives on political and social issues, political and social theatre<\/p>\n

\n
\n

July<\/h1>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Festival Internacional de Teatro de S\u00e3o Jos\u00e9 do Rio Preto<\/strong><\/h4>\n

\"Festival<\/p>\n

S\u00e3o Jos\u00e9 do Rio Preto\/Brazil
\nhttp:\/\/www.festivalriopreto.com.br<\/a>
\nContact: +55 17 3215 1770
\nFocus: theatrical productions aimed at adults, children, and adolescents, diversity, conventional stage, trials, performances, puppet shows and animate forms, touring productions, national and international shows<\/p>\n

\n

Festival Juste pour Rire<\/strong><\/h4>\n

\"Festival<\/p>\n

Montreal\/Canada
\nhttp:\/\/www.hahaha.com\/fr<\/a>
\nContact: +(514) 845-3155, email: info@hahaha.com<\/a>
\nFocus: comedians from around the world, street theater, film comedy films, and TV shows, humorous flavor plays and improvisation events<\/p>\n

\n

The Toronto Fringe Festival<\/strong><\/h4>\n

\"11FRINGE-logo-1\"<\/p>\n

Toronto\/Canada
\nhttp:\/\/fringetoronto.com<\/a>
\nContact: +(416) 966-1062, email: general@fringetoronto.com<\/a>
\nFocus: artists from around the world, theatre, dance, visual art, buskers, site-specific performances<\/p>\n

\n

Dubrovnic Summer Festival<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Dubrovnic\/Croatia
\nhttp:\/\/www.dubrovnik-festival.hr\/en<\/a>
\nContact: +385 (0) 20 326 100, email: info@dubrovnik-festival.hr<\/a>
\nFocus: site-specific, tradition and modernity, local, national, and international creativity, exchange of ideas and new projects<\/p>\n

\n

International Festival of Ancient Greek Drama<\/strong><\/h4>\n

\"Cyprus\"<\/h4>\n

Paphos, Nicosia, Limassol\/Cyprus
\nhttp:\/\/www.greekdramafest.com<\/a>
\nContact: 7000 2414
\nFocus: international and local performances of ancient Greek drama based on the original text or adaptations, appropriations of the original<\/p>\n

\n

Festival International de Th\u00e9\u00e2tre de Rue <\/strong><\/h4>\n

Aurillac\/France
\nhttp:\/\/www.aurillac.net<\/a>
\nContact: +33 (0) 4 71 43 43 70, email: festival@aurillac.net<\/a>
\nFocus: European street art, blend of discovery and free expression of art and tribal music<\/p>\n

\n

Festival d\u2019Avignon<\/strong><\/h4>\n

\"Festival<\/p>\n

Avignon\/France
\nhttp:\/\/www.festival-avignon.com<\/a>
\nContact: +33 4 90 14 14 14
\nFocus: visual and performing arts, ensemble theatre work, exchanges and encounters, reinvented classic and modern texts<\/p>\n

\n

OFF Festival of Avignon <\/strong><\/h4>\n

Avignon\/France
\nhttp:\/\/www.avignonfestivaletcompagnies.com<\/a>
\nContact: +33 4 90 85 13 08
\nFocus: a more spontaneous theatrical space grown around the \u201cIn\u201d Festival of Avignon, independent theatre companies, cultural richness and diversity, plural composition<\/p>\n

\n

Tollwood Sommerfestival<\/strong><\/h4>\n

\"Tollwood<\/p>\n

Munich\/Germany
\nhttp:\/\/www.tollwood.de<\/a>
\nContact: +49 89 383 85 00
\nFocus: international works, concerts, performance works<\/p>\n

\n

Gyula Castle Theatre (Shakespeare Festival)<\/strong><\/h4>\n

\"Gyula<\/p>\n

Gyula\/Hungary
\nhttp:\/\/shakespearefesztival.hu\/?lang=en<\/a>
\nContact: +36 66 463 148, email: gyulaivarszinhaz@t-online.hu<\/a>
\nFocus: Shakespeare performances, works of most renowned directors, international participants<\/p>\n

\n

Thealter<\/strong><\/h4>\n

\"Thealter\"<\/p>\n

Szeged\/Hungary
\nhttp:\/\/www.thealter.hu\/english\/2015\/welcome<\/a>
\nContact: +36 62 312 303, email: maszk@maszk.hu<\/a>
\nFocus: independent art groups, innovative and non-mainstream theatre<\/p>\n

\n

Galway Arts Festival<\/strong><\/h4>\n

\"Galway<\/p>\n

Galway\/Ireland
\nhttp:\/\/www.galwayartsfestival.com<\/a>
\nContact: +353 91 509700
\nFocus: national and international theatre and dance companies, performing arts, music, visual arts, discussions and a wide range of experiences from world-class theatre to impromptu musical performances<\/p>\n

\n

International Art Camp and Festival Tambo <\/strong><\/h4>\n

Pemba\/Mozambique
\nhttp:\/\/www.tambo.nl<\/a>
\nContact: +258 82 66 13 400
\nFocus: local and foreign artists, workshops of dance, music, theatre, design, traditional performing arts and new performance works, cultural diversity<\/p>\n

\n

Festival de Almada<\/strong><\/h4>\n

\"Festival<\/p>\n

Almada\/Portugal
\nhttp:\/\/www.ctalmada.pt<\/a>
\nContact: +351 212 739 360
\nFocus: national and international theatre groups, dance performances, street theatre, exhibitions, discussions<\/p>\n

\n

National Arts Festival<\/strong><\/h4>\n

\"National<\/p>\n

Grahamstown\/South Africa
\nhttps:\/\/www.nationalartsfestival.co.za\/2015-festival<\/a>
\nContact: +27 (0) 46 603 1103, email: info@nationalartsfestival.co.za<\/a>
\nFocus: international forum for new ideas and future trends, Main and Fringe programme, drama, dance, physical theatre, comedy, opera, music, jazz, visual art exhibitions, film, student theatre, street theatre, lectures, craft fair, workshops, tours, and a children\u2019s arts festival.<\/p>\n

\n

International Classic Theatre Festival of Almagro<\/strong><\/h4>\n

\"International<\/p>\n

Madrid\/Spain
\nhttp:\/\/www.festivaldealmagro.com<\/a>
\nContact: +34 915 210720
\nFocus: national and international participants, classical theatre, children\u2019s theatre, street theatre, exhibitions, seminars and courses, meetings, concerts, workshops, a craft fair, gastronomic sessions, film seasons<\/p>\n

\n

Festival de Teatro Romano de M\u00e9rida<\/strong><\/h4>\n

\"Festival<\/p>\n

M\u00e9rida\/Spain
\nhttp:\/\/www.festivaldemerida.es<\/a>
\nContact: +34 924 004 930
\nFocus: the great comedies, Greek and Roman tragedies, professional theater-actors, actresses, musicians, directors, writers, illuminators, national and international figurinistas<\/p>\n

\n

Ko Festival of Performance<\/strong><\/h4>\n

\"Ko<\/p>\n

Amherst\/MA\/Unites States of America
\nhttp:\/\/www.kofest.com<\/a>
\nContact: +413 427 6147
\nFocus: original works, collaborations and experiments, new creative relationships among the diverse community of innovative local, national and international artists, workshops<\/p>\n

\n

California International Theatre Festival<\/strong><\/h4>\n

\"California<\/p>\n

Calabasas\/CA\/Unites States of America
\nhttp:\/\/www.citfestival.org<\/a>
\nContact: +818 783 3576
\nFocus: international presentations, cultural understanding by means of community outreach, student training, and cultural exchange through the performing arts<\/p>\n

\n

International Hispanic Theatre Festival <\/strong><\/h4>\n

Miami\/FL\/Unites States of America
\nhttp:\/\/www.teatroavante.com<\/a>
\nContact: +305 445 8877
\nFocus: theatre companies from Latin America, Europe and the United States, preservation of Hispanic theatre and culture<\/p>\n

\n

Contemporary American Theatre Festival<\/strong><\/h4>\n

\"Contemporary<\/p>\n

Shepherdstown\/WV\/United States of America
\nhttp:\/\/catf.org<\/a>
\nContact: +304 876-3473 or +800 999-2283, email: info@catf.org<\/a>
\nFocus: innovation, interaction between audience and work, premieres and new plays by American playwrights<\/p>\n

\n
\n

August<\/strong><\/h1>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Edmonton International Fringe Theatre Festival<\/strong><\/h4>\n

\"Edmonton<\/p>\n

Edmonton\/Canada
\nhttps:\/\/www.fringetheatre.ca<\/a>
\nContact: 780 448 9000
\nFocus: local, national, and international performers, emphasis mainly (but not exclusively) on theatre<\/p>\n

\n

BuskerFest<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Toronto\/Canada
\nhttp:\/\/torontobuskerfest.com<\/a>
\nContact: email: info@torontobuskerfest.com<\/a>
\nFocus: street performance work, fundraiser for Epilepsy Toronto<\/p>\n

\n

International Puppet Theatre Festival (PIF)<\/strong><\/h4>\n

\"International<\/p>\n

Zagreb\/Croatia
\nhttp:\/\/public.carnet.hr\/pif-festival<\/a>
\nContact: +385 1 66 01 626
\nFocus: national and international performers, adult and children plays, seminars, puppet exhibitions, and puppet shows<\/p>\n

\n

Helsinki Festival<\/strong><\/h4>\n

\"Helsinki<\/p>\n

Helsinki\/Finland
\nhttp:\/\/www.helsinginjuhlaviikot.fi<\/a>
\nContact: +358 9 61 26 5100
\nFocus: multi-arts festival, theater, music, dance, art exhibitions, circus, movies, children’s programs<\/p>\n

\n

Tampere Theatre Festival<\/strong><\/h4>\n

\"Tampere<\/p>\n

Tampere\/Finland
\nhttp:\/\/www.teatterikesa.fi<\/a>
\nContact: +358 3 222 8536
\nFocus: national and international, professional and amateur theatres, dance theatre, street performances, club and restaurant shows, workshops, seminars, exhibitions and meetings<\/p>\n

\n

L\u00d3KAL – International Theatre Festival<\/strong><\/h4>\n

\"L\u00d3KAL<\/p>\n

Reykjav\u00edk\/Iceland
\nhttp:\/\/lokal.is<\/a>
\nContact: +354 895 6871, email: lokal@lokal.is<\/a>
\nFocus: cutting-edge drama, local performance practitioners and artists\/presenters from abroad, storytelling and the use of both out-of-date and state-of-the-art technology<\/p>\n

\n

Kilkenny Arts Festival<\/strong><\/h4>\n

\"Kilkenny<\/p>\n

Kilkenny\/Ireland
\nhttp:\/\/www.kilkennyarts.ie<\/a>
\nContact: +353 56 775 2175
\nFocus: new works from Ireland and abroad, theatre and dance, (classical) music, street art, literature, visual arts and craft<\/p>\n

\n

Seoul Fringe Festival<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Seoul\/South Korea
\nhttp:\/\/www.seoulfringe.net<\/a>
\nContact: +82 2 325 8150
\nFocus: national and international participants, traditional and contemporary performing arts, alternative art and culture, ecology and eco-friendliness<\/p>\n

\n

Edinburgh International Festival<\/strong><\/h4>\n

\"Edinburgh<\/p>\n

Edinburgh\/Scotland\/United Kingdom
\nhttp:\/\/www.eif.co.uk<\/a>
\nContact: +44 131 473 2000
\nFocus: national and international performers of music (especially classical music), theatre, opera and dance, visual art exhibitions, talks and workshops<\/p>\n

\n

The Edinburgh Festival Fringe<\/strong><\/h4>\n

\"The<\/p>\n

Edinburgh\/Scotland\/United Kingdom
\nhttp:\/\/www.edfringe.com<\/a>
\nContact: +44 131 226 00 26
\nFocus: un-juried performing arts event, cabaret, children\u2019s shows, comedy, dance, physical theatre and circus, events, exhibitions, music, musicals and opera, domestic and foreign, experimental and less-experimental works<\/p>\n

\n

Boulder International Fringe Festival<\/strong><\/h4>\n

\"Boulder<\/p>\n

Boulder\/ CO\/Unites States of America
\nhttp:\/\/www.boulderfringe.org<\/a>
\nContact: +720 563 9950
\nFocus: un-juried arts event featuring local and international artists, live theatre, dance, music, media art, cinema, circus art, visual art, spoken word, puppetry, workshops, special events and parties, community engagement<\/p>\n

\n

Icicle Creek Theatre Festival<\/strong><\/h4>\n

\"Icicle<\/p>\n

Leavenworth and Seattle\/WA\/Unites States of America
\nhttp:\/\/www.iciclecreekact.com<\/a>
\nContact: +877 576 6010
\nFocus: development of new plays by emerging playwrights in collaboration with professional actors and directors, presentation of new plays<\/p>\n

\n

The New York International Fringe Festival (FringeNYC)<\/strong><\/h4>\n

\"The<\/p>\n

New York City\/NY\/Unites States of America
\nhttp:\/\/www.fringenyc.org<\/a>
\nContact: +212 279 4488, email: webmaster@fringenyc.org<\/a>
\nFocus: multi-arts festival, national and international theatre companies, educational, free outdoor<\/p>\n

\n
\n

September<\/strong><\/h1>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Festival Internacional De Buenos Aires (Fiba) (Bieenial)<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Buenos Aires\/Argentina
\nhttp:\/\/festivales.buenosaires.gob.ar\/fiba<\/a>
\nContact: 00 54 11 43934673
\nFocus: performing arts, music, and visual arts, shows, activities, and meetings, national and international works<\/p>\n

\n

Brisbane Festival<\/strong><\/h4>\n

\"Brisbane<\/p>\n

South Brisbane\/Australia
\nhttp:\/\/www.brisbanefestival.com.au<\/a>
\nContact: +61 7 3833 5400
\nFocus: classical and contemporary music, theatre, dance, comedy, opera, circus, local, national and international acts, strong community involvement<\/p>\n

\n

Festival Internacional de Teatro de Bonecos<\/strong><\/h4>\n

\"Festival<\/p>\n

Belo Horizonte\/Brazil
\nhttp:\/\/www.festivaldebonecos.com.br<\/a>
\nContact: +55 31 3411 2103
\nFocus: national and international companies, puppet theatre, global trends of animation theatre, children\u2019s audiences, young and adult<\/p>\n

\n

Vancouver Fringe Festival<\/strong><\/h4>\n

\"Vancouver<\/p>\n

Vancouver\/Canada
\nhttp:\/\/www.vancouverfringe.com<\/a>
\nContact: +604 257 0350
\nFocus: alternative theatre festival, “bring your own venue” philosophy<\/p>\n

\n

Festival Mindelact<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Ilha de S. Vicente\/Cape Verde
\nhttp:\/\/mindelact.org\/?page_id=225<\/a>
\nContact: +238 232 41 11
\nFocus: national and international participants, theater, music concerts, design exhibitions, and visual arts, Theatreland<\/em> \u201cFestival off\u201d alternative aiming at children<\/p>\n

\n

Mezinarodni Festival Divadlo Theatre<\/strong><\/h4>\n

\"Mezinarodni<\/p>\n

Pilsen\/Czech Republic
\nhttp:\/\/www.festivaltheatre.cz<\/a> http:\/\/www.festivaldivadlo.cz<\/a>
\nContact: +420 377 227 548, email: festival@divadlo.cz<\/a>
\nFocus: national and international (especially European) productions of drama, music, dance, puppet and street theatre, modern trends of European and world theatre, international collaboration<\/p>\n

\n

Cairo International Festival for Experimental Theatre (CIFET)<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Cairo\/Egypt
\nhttp:\/\/www.cdf-eg.org<\/a>
\nContact: +20 2 7364532
\nFocus: Arab and non-Arab experimental theatre<\/p>\n

\n

Festival Mondial des Th\u00e9\u00e2tres de Marionnettes<\/strong><\/h4>\n

\"Festival<\/p>\n

Charleville-M\u00e9zi\u00e8res\/France
\nhttp:\/\/www.festival-marionnette.com<\/a>
\nContact: (+33) (0)3 24 59 94 94, email: festival@marionnette.com<\/a>
\nFocus: puppet theatre, creation and research, indoor and outdoor events<\/p>\n

\n

Festival International des Francophonies en Limousin<\/strong><\/h4>\n

\"Festival<\/p>\n

Limousine (Limoges \u2013 Haute-Vienne)\/France
\nhttp:\/\/www.lesfrancophonies.fr<\/a>
\nContact: +33 (0)5 55 10 90 10, email: accueil@lesfrancophonies.com<\/a>
\nFocus: contemporary theatre, music, dance, meetings with authors, interdisciplinarity<\/p>\n

\n

Festival d\u2019Automne<\/strong><\/h4>\n

\"Festival<\/p>\n

Paris\/ France
\nhttp:\/\/www.festival-automne.com<\/a>
\nContact: 01 53 45 17 00
\nFocus: visual arts, theatre, dance, music, cinema, theatre artists\u2019 special portraits<\/p>\n

\n

Tbilisi International Festival of Theatre<\/strong><\/h4>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

Tbilisi\/Georgia
\nhttp:\/\/www.tbilisiinternational.com\/en<\/a>
\nContact: +995 32 295 35 82
\nFocus: international cultural events, global dramatic and performing arts, cultural cooperation and exchanges<\/p>\n

\n

Dimitria Festival<\/strong><\/h4>\n

\"Dimitria<\/p>\n

Thessaloniki\/Greece
\nhttp:\/\/dimitria.thessaloniki.gr\/mainpage<\/a>
\nContact: +30 2313 318224
\nFocus: international and Greek participants, innovative artistic proposals, various artistic genres, music, drama and performance, dance, visual arts, masterclasses and workshops, cinema, pluralism<\/p>\n

\n

International Street Theatre Festival<\/strong><\/h4>\n

\"International<\/p>\n

Athens\/Greece
\nhttp:\/\/www.istfest.gr\/en<\/a>
\nContact: +30 210 98 55 699, email: info@istfest.gr<\/a>
\nFocus: street theatre artists from around the world<\/p>\n

\n

Tehran International Puppet Theatre Festival<\/strong><\/h4>\n

\"Tehran<\/p>\n

Tehran\/Iran
\nhttp:\/\/www.tehranmobarak.com\/en<\/a>
\nContact: +98(21)66406465, email: info@tehranmobarak.com<\/a>
\nFocus: local and international puppet theatre artists, performers, and researchers, amateurs and professionals<\/p>\n

\n

Dublin Theatre Festival<\/strong><\/h4>\n

\"Dublin<\/p>\n

Dublin\/Ireland
\nhttps:\/\/www.dublintheatrefestival.com<\/a>
\nContact: + 353 (0) 1 677 8899 or + 353 (0) 1 677 8439, email: info@dublintheatrefestival.com<\/a>
\nFocus: international and Irish theatre, Irish writing on the world stage, foreign artists<\/p>\n

\n

Roma\/Europa Festival <\/strong><\/h4>\n

Rome\/Italy
\nhttp:\/\/romaeuropa.net\/festival<\/a>
\nContact: +39 06 45553000, email: romaeuropa@romaeuropa.net<\/a>
\nFocus: international and local networks, Italian and European performing arts, theatre, visual arts, digital media, dance, and contemporary music<\/p>\n

\n

Sirenos Festival<\/strong><\/h4>\n

\"Sirenos<\/p>\n

Vilnius\/Lithuania
\nhttp:\/\/www.sirenos.lt<\/a>
\nContact: +37061497424, email: sirenos@sirenos.lt<\/a>
\nFocus: European theatre artists, recent developments in Lithuanian and European theatre<\/p>\n

\n

Belgrade International Theatre Festival (Bitef Teatar\/Bitef Festival)<\/strong><\/h4>\n

\"Belgrade<\/p>\n

Belgrade\/Serbia
\nhttp:\/\/www.bitef.rs<\/a>
\nContact: +381 11 32 43 108, email: bitef@bitef.rs<\/a>
\nFocus: latest theatre trends, events in global theatre, avant-garde explorations, experimental forms and significant classic achievements<\/p>\n

\n

International Theatre Festival Divadeln\u00e1 Nitra<\/strong><\/h4>\n

\"International<\/p>\n

Nitra\/Slovakia
\nhttp:\/\/www.nitrafest.sk\/home\/news<\/a>
\nContact: +421 37 652 4 870 or +421 903 55 44 75, email: nitrafest@nitrafest.sk<\/a>
\nFocus: national and international events, drama\/play, dance, music, puppet theatre, and the visual theatre, non-traditional, innovative scenic theatre, new tendencies, representation of regional cultural activities<\/p>\n

\n

Chuncheon International Theatre Festival<\/strong><\/h4>\n

\"Chuncheon<\/p>\n

Chuncheon-si\/South Korea
\nhttp:\/\/www.citf.or.kr<\/a>
\nContact: +82 033 241 4345
\nFocus: domestic and global performance works, various performing arts, performance-on-demand<\/p>\n

\n

FiraT\u00e0rrega Teatre al Carrer<\/strong><\/h4>\n

\"FiraT+\u03b9rrega<\/p>\n

T\u00e0rrega\/Catalonia\/Spain
\nhttp:\/\/www.firatarrega.cat\/en_index<\/a>
\nContact: +34 973 310 854, email: info@firatarrega.com<\/a>
\nFocus: street arts and non-conventional venues, different stage disciplines, up-and-coming talents, national and international creative avant-gardes<\/p>\n

\n

Bayimba International Festival of Music and Arts<\/strong><\/h4>\n

\"Bayimba<\/p>\n

Kampala\/Uganda
\nhttp:\/\/www.bayimba.org<\/a>
\nContact: +256 414 591 670
\nFocus: music, dance, theatre, film, and visual arts, renowned and upcoming local and foreign artists<\/p>\n

\n

San Francisco Fringe Festival<\/strong><\/h4>\n

\"San<\/p>\n

San Francisco\/CA\/Unites States of America
\nhttp:\/\/www.sffringe.org<\/a>
\nContact: +415 931 1094
\nFocus: local and foreign performers, non-censored and non-curated small theater festival<\/p>\n

\n
\n

October<\/strong><\/h1>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Festival Internacional De Teatro Mercosur<\/strong><\/h4>\n

\"Festival<\/p>\n

C\u00f3rdoba\/Argentina
\nhttp:\/\/prensa.cba.gov.ar<\/a>
\nContact: 00 54 (0) 351 4331668\/69
\nFocus: contemporary theatre, local and international participants, indoor and outdoor events<\/p>\n

\n

Wuzhen International Theatre Festival<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Wuzhen\"<\/p>\n

Wuzhen\/China
\nWEB www.wuzhenfestival.com
\n<\/a>TEL\uff1a+86-573-88732588
\nFAX\uff1a+86-573-88732688
\nEML: contact@wuzhenfestival.com
\n<\/a>Focus: leading Chinese and international productions, classical and cutting-edge. Young playwrights’ competition, outdoor carnival, master classes, public talks. Civic and cultural development.<\/p>\n

\n

HIGH FEST International Performing Arts Festival<\/strong><\/h4>\n

\"HIGH<\/p>\n

Yerevan\/Armenia
\nhttp:\/\/www.highfest.am<\/a>
\nContact: +374 10 53 62 33, email: info@highfest.am<\/a>
\nFocus: international and national performing arts companies and artists, theatre, dance, music, and other forms of performing arts<\/p>\n

\n

Melbourne International Festival <\/strong><\/h4>\n

Melbourne\/Australia
\nhttps:\/\/www.melbournefestival.com.au<\/a>
\nContact: +61 3 9662 4242
\nFocus: international and national events, dance, theatre, music, visual arts, multimedia, free and outdoor events<\/p>\n

\n

Mess Sarajevo Festival<\/strong><\/h4>\n

\"Mess<\/p>\n

Sarajevo\u2014Zenica, Gora\u017ede, Visoko\/Bosnia and Herzegovina
\nhttp:\/\/www.mess.ba<\/a>
\nContact: 387 33 200 392, email: info@mess.ba<\/a>
\nFocus: theatrical plays of local, European, and world production, small and experimental theatre work and events<\/p>\n

\n

CAFe Budapest Contemporary Arts Festival<\/strong><\/h4>\n

\"CAFe<\/p>\n

Budapest\/Hungary
\nhttp:\/\/www.cafebudapestfest.hu\/photos<\/a>
\nContact: +36 1 555 3000 or +36 1 486 3311, email: info@cafebudapestfest.hu<\/a>
\nFocus: classical and pop music, jazz and dance, contemporary music and opera, theatre and contemporary circus, literature, visual art and design exhibits<\/p>\n

\n

Demoludy<\/strong><\/h4>\n

\"Demoludy\"<\/p>\n

Olsztyn\/Poland
\nhttp:\/\/www.demoludy.art.pl<\/a>
\nContact: +48 89\/ 527 59 59, email: promocja@teatr.olsztyn.pl<\/a>
\nFocus: intercultural dialogue, past heritage, Eastern European countries<\/p>\n

\n

Dialog Festival<\/strong><\/h4>\n

\"Dialog<\/p>\n

Wroc\u0142aw\/Poland
\nhttp:\/\/dialogfestival.pl<\/a>
\nContact: +48 71 777 87 43, email: office@dialogfestival.pl<\/a>
\nFocus: contemporary dramatic plays, intercultural dialogue, the idea of tolerance, performances and discussions<\/p>\n

\n

National Theatre Festival \/ FNT<\/strong><\/h4>\n

\"National<\/p>\n

Bucharest\/Romania
\nwww.fnt.ro<\/a>
\nContact: + 40 21 315 36 36, email: office@uniter.ro<\/a>
\nFocus: national and international theatrical performances<\/p>\n

\n

Festival Maribor<\/strong><\/h4>\n

\"Festival
\nMaribor\/Slovenia
\nhttp:\/\/www.borstnikovo.si\/en<\/a>
\nContact: +386 2 250 62 27 or +386 2 250 61 00, email: borstnikovo@sng-mb.si<\/a>
\nFocus: national and international theatre, state\/institutional and independent theatre productions<\/p>\n

\n

Seoul Performing Arts Festival<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Seoul\/South Korea
\nhttp:\/\/www.spaf.or.kr<\/a>
\nContact: +82 2 3668 0101 or +82 2 3668 0102, email: spaf@spaf.or.kr<\/a>
\nFocus: national and international theatre companies, theatre, dance, and experimental, multidisciplinary performance<\/p>\n

\n

Musical Society of Nigeria, MUSON Festival<\/strong><\/h4>\n

\"muson\"<\/p>\n

MUSON Centre 8\/9 Marina, Onikan, Lagos, Nigeria
\nhttp:\/\/www.muson.org<\/a>
\nContact: +23481588886141\/ +23470188869125, email: admin@muson.org<\/a>
\nCalendar: Every third week of October annually
\nFocus: Opera & Musical Concerts (Nigerian and International)<\/p>\n

\n

Belfast Festival at Queen\u2019s<\/strong><\/h4>\n

\"Belfast<\/p>\n

City of Belfast\/Northern Ireland\/United Kingdom
\nhttp:\/\/www.belfastfestival.com<\/a>
\nContact: email: belfastfestival@qub.ac.uk<\/a>
\nFocus: local and international artists, theatre, dance, classical, folk, and popular music, literature, jazz, comedy, visual arts<\/p>\n

\n
\n

November<\/strong><\/h1>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Festival de Teatro do Recife<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Recife\/Brazil
\nhttp:\/\/www2.uol.com.br\/JC\/teatro<\/a>
\nContact: 3355-3119 or 9669-3193, email: 16frtn.formacao@gmail.com<\/a>
\nFocus: local and international theatre productions, workshops, lectures, and exhibitions<\/p>\n

\n

Les Coups de Th\u00e9\u00e2tre \u2013 Festival International des Arts Jeune Public<\/strong><\/h4>\n

\"Les<\/p>\n

Montreal\/Canada
\nhttp:\/\/www.coupsdetheatre.com\/site<\/a>
\nContact: +(514) 499-2929, email: coups@coupsdetheatre.com<\/a>
\nFocus: theatre creators from the national and international scene<\/p>\n

\n

Contemporary Drama Festival (Biennial) <\/strong><\/h4>\n

Budapest\/Hungary
\nhttp:\/\/www.dramafestival.hu\/index.php?searchenginerUrl=home_1&language=hu<\/a>
\nContact: +36 1 7862933, email: office.dramafestival@gmail.com<\/a>
\nFocus: Hungarian and foreign dramatic works, European theatre, workshops and seminars<\/p>\n

\n

Festival Tokyo (f\/t)<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Tokyo\/Japan
\nhttp:\/\/www.festival-tokyo.jp<\/a>
\nContact: +81(3)5961-5209
\nFocus: stage performances by contemporary theatre artists from around the world, film screenings, dance, art, music, talks, symposium<\/p>\n

\n

One-Actor Theatre Performances<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Wroclaw\/Poland
\nhttp:\/\/www.wrostja.art.pl<\/a>
\nContact: +48 607 717 225
\nFocus: one-person shows-monodramas, Polish plays, discussion groups and meetings<\/p>\n

\n

International Festival of Classical Theatre<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Arad\/Romania
\nwww.fitca.ro<\/a>
\nContact: +40 257 280 016, email: secretariat@teatrulclasic.ro<\/a>
\nFocus: domestic and foreign productions of classical plays, conferences, book launches, exhibitions<\/p>\n

\n

INTERFERENCES International Theatre Festival<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Cluj\/Romania
\nwww.interferences-huntheater.ro<\/a>
\nContact: +40 264 593 468, email: office@huntheater.ro<\/a>
\nFocus: topical editions, theatrical and dance performances, exhibitions, concerts, book-launches, after-show talks<\/p>\n

\n

European Theatre Festival EUROTHALIA<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Timi\u015foara\/Romania
\nwww.eurothalia.ro<\/a>
\nContact: +40 256 201 291, email: secretariat@dstt.ro<\/a>
\nFocus: trends and currents in European theatre, classical theatre, contemporary drama, contemporary dance<\/p>\n

\n

Festival Ljubljana<\/strong><\/h4>\n

\"Festival<\/p>\n

Ljubljana\/Slovenia
\nhttp:\/\/www.ljubljanafestival.si<\/a>
\nContact: +386 (0) 1 241 60 00
\nFocus: domestic and foreign participants, music, opera, classical and contemporary ballet, musical, theatre and visual arts<\/p>\n

\n

New Orleans Fringe Festival<\/strong><\/h4>\n

\"New<\/p>\n

New Orleans\/LA\/Unites States of America
\nhttp:\/\/www.nofringe.org<\/a>
\nContact: email: kristen@nofringe.org<\/a>
\nFocus: new works of emerging playwrights, drama, comedy, dance, improvisational, pantomime, musical theater, puppetry, storytelling, and other performing arts forms<\/p>\n

\n
\n

December<\/strong><\/h1>\n<\/blockquote>\n

SKENA UP International Students Film and Theatre Festival<\/strong><\/h4>\n

\"SKENA<\/p>\n

Pristina\/Kosovo
\nhttp:\/\/www.skenaup.com<\/a>
\nContact: +386 49 225 100, email: info@skenaup.com<\/a>
\nFocus: film and theatre students across the Balkans, internationally renowned directors, producers, writers and actors<\/p>\n

\n

Trado-Modern Cultural Festival\/ Carnival \u2013 Calabar Festival and Christmas Carnival<\/strong><\/h4>\n

\"Calabar<\/p>\n

Old Calabar Road \u2013 Calabar\/Cross River State\/Nigeria
\nContact: +234-703-136-2429, email: info@carnivalcalabar.com<\/a>
\nFocus: musical theatre, folk performances<\/p>\n

\n

Trado-Modern Cultural Festival\/ Carnival \u2013 CarniRiv Festival<\/strong><\/h4>\n

\"CarniRiv<\/p>\n

Port Harcourt\/Rivers State\/Nigeria
\nhttp:\/\/www.carnirivnigeria.com<\/a>
\nContact: (+234) 8122324239, email: info@carnirivnigeria.com<\/a>
\nFocus: musical theatre, folk performances<\/p>\n

\n
\n

Throughout the Year<\/strong><\/h1>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Thespian Family Theatre<\/strong><\/h4>\n

\"ETA_029<\/p>\n

10, Tahiru Olubani Street, Off Kudirat Abiola Road, Oregun, Lagos
\nLagos State, Nigeria
\nWebsite: www.thespianfamilytheatre.com<\/a>
\nTwitter: www.twitter.com\/thespianfamily<\/a>
\nFacebook: www.fb.com\/thespianfamily<\/a>
\nInstagram: www.Instagram.com\/ThespianFamily<\/a>
\nContact: +234 704 638 0179, +234 818 335 5170, email: thespian_family_theatre@yahoo.com
\n<\/a>Calendar: Monthly performances all year round
\nFocus: mostly plays by contemporary Nigerian and African Playwrights<\/p>\n

\n

\"Author<\/p>\n

[1]<\/strong><\/a> Katerina Delikonstantinidou<\/strong> is a PhD student in the School of English at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. She is assistant editor of the academic journal Gramma\/<\/em>\u0393\u03c1\u03ac\u03bc\u03bc\u03b1<\/em>: Journal of Theory and Criticism<\/em>. Her research interests include Theatre and Performing Arts, Ancient myth and religion, Greek Tragedy, and Ethnic Studies.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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