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Culture to the Courtyards. Kaunas transformed into open air scenes (Kaunas, Lithuania)
The quarantine affected our daily routine, but life didn’t stop. During the first lockdown Kaunas, the European Capital of Culture 2022, introduced the project “Culture to the Courtyards”. This initiative brought culture to the citizens’ courtyards without prejudicing the quarantine restrictions of that time. Background Project “Culture to the Courtyards” was an initiative of public institution “Kaunas 2022”. The institution was established to implement the cultural program “Kaunas - European Capital of Culture 2022”. In 2015 it began the journey to becoming a European Capital of Culture with the slogan “from temporary to contemporary”. As it is stated in the official website “The organization aims at the union of cultural…
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Pietanze d’Arte a Domicilio (“Art Dishes Delivery at Home”; Aoulia, Italy)
During the Covid-19 restrictions for theatres and cultural centres, the project “Art Dishes Delivery” offered a delivery service of the artistic performances at home. The artist chosen from the proposed menu reached the public at home (garden or terrace – open space). It was possible to book a performance (theatre, music, poetry, dance) lasting up to fifteen minutes. The proposals of the Asteria Space menu were available in the cities of Palo del Colle and Bitonto (Aoulia, Italy) every Friday from February 19th 2021. Background ASSOCIAZIONE CULTURALE “ASTERIA SPACE” (Cultural association “ASTERIA SPACE”) is a private cultural centre for the artists belonging to five categories - theatre/dance, music, writing, visual…
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Gilgamesh: bringing spectacle to the big screen (Galway, Ireland)
The case chosen is the production of a short film about the story of Gilgamesh by Macnas, a performance company based in Galway. The story of Gilgamesh, one of the oldest literary stories in the world, is about a tyrannical king who strives to become a god. The Gilgamesh project was supposed to consist of a creative program with a series of public performances during the celebration of Galway 2020, but due to COVID-19 this program had to be adapted. A new plan was devised and Macnas made a short film about Gilgamesh. The film premiered at several theatres (Galway 2020 sd). Background Macnas was founded in Galway in 1986…
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Basil and Elise Goulandris Foundation – Digital Games for Adults (Athens, Greece)
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GIAF, Festival of the People (Galway, Ireland)
This case study, the impact of Covid-19 on the Galway International Art Festival (GIAF) has been analysed and evaluated. To welcome live audiences back into venues, GIAF has worked around the clock to ensure the continuance of over 500 events and activities planned, while facing the most challenging circumstances. In addition to an altered live program, GIAF delivered the biggest ever digital program in the history of festivals. To achieve all this, GIAF had to be incredibly creative as this was a new situation for all people involved in the organisation of the festival. Background The organization organizes the world-famous Galway International Arts Festival. It features Irish and international work…
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Museum brought art to people’s homes (Vilnius, Lithuania)
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Gilgamesh: bringing spectacle to the big screen (Galway, Ireland)
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From occupied to contaminated – a centenary view on a world in crisis (Antwerpen, Belgium)
In reaction to the first measures against the spread of corona in Belgium, the Flemish-Dutch house of culture and debate deBuren set up an online platform where reactions of artists to the bundle ‘Bezette Stad’ by Paul van Ostaijen and the situation around de corona crisis were posted. The digital city was aptly named ‘De Besmette Stad’ and grew out to be a project that is still being developed, making it difficult, but exciting, to predict the impact it will have on its employees, artists, audiences and the future. Background The Flemish-Dutch house of culture and debate deBuren is an organisation established in 2004 by the Dutch and Flemish government…
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La Cultura non si ferma (“Culture never stops”; Nationwide, Italy)
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