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Eastern European Festival of Culture

Sat 20 Sep 2008

10-10pm

Immigration to England from Central and Eastern European Countries is a much discussed social and political issue. But very rarely is the cultural and artistic potential and excitement of the meeting of different cultures highlighted or promoted.

European Alternatives is then delighted to present three intercultural dialogue one-day festivals in September 2008 in London, Northampton, and Bristol. The events will feature contemporary live music, film screenings and art performances as well as political and social discussions with numerous invited speakers from central and eastern european countries.

We are delighted to collaborate with the Norhtampton Arts Collective.

This series of events forms part of the European Year of Intercultural Dialogue, and has the support of the European Commission Representation in the UK

Agenda:
12:00 – onwards: Throughout the day video art by acclaimed French-Hungarian video artist Judit Kurtag will be screened in The Fishmarket Gallery

12:30 – Discussion, topic ‘Migration, Immigration and Equal Rights in the European Union’ featuring Annie Bruzzone from the Policy Network thinktank, Judit Kurtag, and the Northampton representative of the GNB trade union

3pm – Poetry Readings and Discussions:
Featuring readings by East Anglian-based, Hungarian poet George Szirtes to be followed by a Q&A and discussion with Warsaw-based international curator Kuba Szreder.

4pm – Short Film Screening:
In partnership with local film festival, The International Community Film Festival, LoveDifference is delighted to be screening ‘The Migrators’, a short film about migrant communities in different EU countries.

4:30pm – Occident Film Screening (At the Arena Cinema)
Only a few minutes from The Fishmarket Gallery the Arena Cinema will be screening 2007 Palme d’Or winning director Christian Mungiu’s early work ‘Occident’. The Arena is part of The University of Northampton.

8pm – midnight – Party
LoveDifference Northampton’s exciting crescendo is a celebration of our cultural diversity through music, featuring Budapest’s eastern folk electronic cut n paste outfit The DJ Bootsie Quartet, playing alongside the UK’s Christopher D Ashley, who will be entrancing the crowd with his unique brand of dark, broody and melodic electronica.