Manipulate: Innovative International Theatre and FilmДЇocus: innovative international visual theatre, puppetry, and animationД¬ontact: +618 8216 444, email: mix of artists and performers from around the globe, (includes) literary festivalД¬ontact: +61 8 8100 2000, email: multidisciplinarity, innovation and experimentation International Theatre Festival of Kerala (ITFoK)Д¬ontact: +91 487 23 22734 or +91 487 23 27427, email: contemporary dance, music, theatre, folk and traditional theatre forms and other arts of India, documentation/preservation of rare art forms, seminars and workshopsД¬ontact: email: contemporary plays, adaptations of plays by key European playwrightsДЇujairah International Monodrama FestivalД¬ontact: 92222678 00971, email: monodrama, workshops and interactive educational seminarsД¬ontact: +98 21- 66 49 10 21 or +98 21-66 48 10 69, email: Iranian theatre shows and international performances, seminars and workshops

High Performance Rodeo: CalgaryвЂ™s International Festival of the ArtsД¬ontact: 4, email: local, national, and international performers, theatre, music, dance, comedy, and interdisciplinary art PuSh: International Performing Arts FestivalД¬ontact: 1 6, email: : new performance work by Canadian and international artists, innovative partnerships and collaborations, interactive forums Santiago a Mil International Theatre FestivalДЇocus: affordable access, indoor and street-based performancesД¬ontact: +223 44 38 57 80 / +223 20 23 95 51, email: modernity and tradition, cultures and traditions of the desert, outward reachД¬ontact: street performance, music, comedy, visual art, indoor and outdoor showsД¬ontact: (65) 6440 8115, email: local and international artists, experimentation, diversity, playfulnessД¬ontact: +02 8248 6500, email: local and international artists, contemporary and classical music, dance, circus, drama, visual arts, and artist talksДЇestival de LiГЁge (Biennial-on uneven years)Д¬ontact: +32(0)4 343 42 47, email: regional and international collectives, contemporary theatre, dance, music, exhibitions Hamilton/Bermuda/British overseas territoryД¬ontact: (441) 295-1291, email: interdisciplinarity, young people and educationД¬ontact: (416) 966-1062, email: fringe artists, indie theatre 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 вЂњGuide.вЂќДЄspiring to become a comprehensive record of all the important international theatre and performing arts festivals worldwide, the вЂњGuideвЂќ section will be renewed and expanded with each following Critical Stages issue.Д¬ontact: 0450 025 093, email: multi-arts, youth-centered philosophy, inclusivity and individuality

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. Drafted by Katerina Delikonstantinidou ДЄlthough we witness an impressive increase of international festivals devoted to the work of theatre and performance-a phenomenon that can be partly attributed to what cultural critics call the increasing вЂњfestivalizationвЂќ of public cultures-a concise reference book about these very events taking place around the world is yet to be found.ДЄs its title indicates, the present вЂњInternational Theatre and Performing Arts Festival GuideвЂќ drafted for Critical Stages is designed to respond precisely to this need for a handy vade mecum of international theatre and performing arts festivals.

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