The Icelandic Amateur Theater Association (BIL) will organize the VI Official NEATA Festival in co-operation with
the Nordic Culture Fond, the Icelandic Ministry of Culture, Akureyri Town Government, The Cultural House HOF in
Akureyri and the North European Amateur Theatre Alliance (NEATA).
We would like to welcome amateur theatre groups from all the NEATA countries and one group from the CEC. Invited
are one group from each country: Denmark, Estonia, Faroe Islands, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Sweden, CEC
and two groups from Iceland.
Dates:
Arrival of participants on Tuesday, August 10th, 2010
Departure on Sunday, August 15th, 2010
Venue:
The Culture House HOF, Akureyri, Iceland
Performance:
Festival theme; Human – Nature – Art of the Heart
The festival focuses on people and their dealings with nature, both in the sense of natural forces, environment etc,
and the struggle with their own nature: desires, hatreds, prejudices and needs.
The festival performances should not exceed 90 minutes.
Applications:
The National Centres will select the performances for the festival and will send the application form to the festival organizers. The participation should be confirmed and the application material should
reach the Icelandic Amateur Theatre Centre by 1st of March, 2010.
Link to electronic application form: http://www.leiklist.is/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1454
Expenses:
The organizers will take care of the costs for max 10 participants in each group (accommodation, meals, local transportation in Akureyri and tickets for performances as well as free admission to
workshops and discussions). International travel costs, medical insurance and other costs are the responsibility of
participants.
Note that all the invited countries can apply for travel grants to Nordic Culture Point (Kulturkontakt Nord).
See details at: http://www.kknord.org
Programme:
11 theatre performances, 3 workshops, discussions and more ..
We aim for a big festival with lots of interesting theatre and other activity together with amateur theatre people from
the countries above, exchanging artistic views and experiences for the purpose of further cooperation in the future.
Sincerely yours,
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Vilborg Valgarðsdóttir
General Secretary of The Icelandic Amateur Theatre Alliance
Suðurlandsbraut 16, IS 108 Reykjavík, Iceland
e-mail: info@leiklist.is Office and vilborg@leiklist.is Vilborg
tel. + 354 5516974 Office and + 354 8968124 Vilborg
webside: www.leiklist.is
