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The City of Women International Festival of Contemporary Arts presents women artists from Slovenia and abroad working in different disciplines and contexts. Held annually in Ljubljana over a period of 10 to 14 days in October, the festival presents some 40 events – including theatre, visual arts, performance art, dance, film, video, literature, and multimedia – which relate or reflect the selected theme of each year’s festival.

In 2017, the festival was awarded the EFFE Label 2017–2018, marking it as one of the "remarkable festivals" in Europe.

CITY OF WOMEN, MESTO ZENSK by Aljoša Abrahamsberg on Vimeo

Background

The festival was first organised in 1995 in Ljubljana as an initiative of the Governmental Women's Policy Office (later renamed as the Equal Opportunities Office) in order to draw attention to the relative lack of participation and presentation of women in the arts. Since 1996, it has been organised as an annual international festival of contemporary arts by the City of Women Association for Promotion of Women in Culture.

Programme

The City of Women celebrates diversity. The festival is a platform for a variety of opinions and perspectives of artists and theorists from all around the world. It aims to articulate the position of women in contemporary society through marginalised perspectives as well as attempts to bring different political and social emphases to the established conceptions of modernity. The festival offers an increasing number of its own productions and co-productions in the fields of performing arts, dance as well as film and music.

Venues and locations

Events are held at various sites around Ljubljana and in recent years also other Slovenian cities, such as Maribor, ranging from established cultural institutions to alternative spaces. Apart from films, performances and exhibitions, the festival features round-table debates, lectures, and workshops, focusing on themes dealing with key problems of modern women and highlighting other marginalised social phenomena.

Other activities

Furthermore, the City of Woman is also active throughout the year, organising lectures, public discussions, civic initiatives, and so on. Its important programme activities are also international collaborations, networking and the promotion of Slovenian artists abroad within partnerships and/or international co-productions.

External links

Gallery

Drage drage (Expensive Darlings), choreographed by Maja Delak, premiering at Dance Theatre Ljubljana co-produced by Emanat Institute and City of Women International Festival of Contemporary Arts, 2007.

Drage drage [Expensive darlings], choreographed by Maja Delak, premiering at Dance Theatre Ljubljana during City of Women International Festival of Contemporary Arts, 2007

My Body, My Territory, a street performance by the ACT Women group at the October special festival edition Red Dawn above the City of Women in 2013

Ana Čigon's performance Thank you, dear Ladies at the October special festival edition Red Dawn above the City of Women in 2013

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 {{Teaser|
-The [[City of Women International Festival of Contemporary Arts]] presents women artists from Slovenia and abroad working in different disciplines and contexts. Held annually in Ljubljana over a period of 10 to 14 days in October, the festival presents some 40 events &ndash; including theatre, visual arts, performance art, dance, film, video, literature, and multimedia &ndash; which relate or reflect the selected theme of each year’s festival. In 2017 the festival was awarded the EFFE Label 2017-2018, marking it as one of the ‘remarkable festivals’ in Europe.
+The [[City of Women International Festival of Contemporary Arts]] presents women artists from Slovenia and abroad working in different disciplines and contexts. Held annually in Ljubljana over a period of 10 to 14 days in October, the festival presents some 40 events &ndash; including theatre, visual arts, performance art, dance, film, video, literature, and multimedia &ndash; which relate or reflect the selected theme of each year’s festival.
+In 2017, the festival was awarded the EFFE Label 2017&ndash;2018, marking it as one of the "remarkable festivals" in Europe.
 }}
+{{Vimeo|2270828}}
 == Background ==
-The festival was first organised in [[established::1995]] in Ljubljana as an initiative of the Governmental Women's Policy Office (later renamed as the Equal Opportunities Office) in order to draw attention to the relative lack of participation and presentation of women in the arts. Since 1996 it has been organised as an annual international festival of contemporary arts by the [[City of Women Association for Promotion of Women in Culture]].
+The festival was first organised in [[established::1995]] in Ljubljana as an initiative of the Governmental Women's Policy Office (later renamed as the Equal Opportunities Office) in order to draw attention to the relative lack of participation and presentation of women in the arts. Since 1996, it has been organised as an annual international festival of contemporary arts by the [[City of Women Association for Promotion of Women in Culture]].
-For example, the 2008 festival edition, titled ''Raw Symbiosis'', focused on the understanding of culture and the legitimisation of power relations through discourses about nature, to man's relation to animals, and to technology as the new nature of man. The 17th edition of the festival in October 2011 was called ''Abrakadabra'' featuring the secrecy, illusions, rites and pure imagination that actually reflect the social, political and individual transformations. Further editions of the festival were ''Aging'' (2012), ''Let's create a place for ourselves'' (2013), Survival Tactics (2014), and ''The Body - My Territory'' (2015).
-== Venues and locations ==
+== Programme ==
-Events are held at various sites around Ljubljana and in recent years also other Slovenian cities, such as Maribor, ranging from established cultural institutions to alternative spaces. Apart from films, performances and exhibitions, the festival features round-table debates, lectures, and workshops, focusing on themes dealing with key problems of modern women and highlighting other marginalised social phenomena.
+The City of Women celebrates diversity. The festival is a platform for a variety of opinions and perspectives of artists and theorists from all around the world. It aims to articulate the position of women in contemporary society through marginalised perspectives as well as attempts to bring different political and social emphases to the established conceptions of modernity. The festival offers an increasing number of its own productions and co-productions in the fields of performing arts, dance as well as film and music.
-==Programme==
-The City of Women celebrates diversity. The festival is a platform for a variety of opinions and perspectives of artists and theoreticians from all around the world. It aims to articulate the position of women in contemporary society through marginalised perspectives as well as attempts to bring different political and social emphases to the established conceptions of modernity. The festival offers an increasing number of its own productions and co-productions, mainly from the field of performing arts and dance.
+== Venues and locations ==
-==Awards==
+Events are held at various sites around Ljubljana and in recent years also other Slovenian cities, such as Maribor, ranging from established cultural institutions to alternative spaces. Apart from films, performances and exhibitions, the festival features round-table debates, lectures, and workshops, focusing on themes dealing with key problems of modern women and highlighting other marginalised social phenomena.
-The festival is giving out WOW (WomenOnWomen) awards to female, transgender or intersex heroines, fighters for equality, women's rights, the common good and community. Or as they put it: “overlooked champions of a better world, who have made a consistently positive impact on the struggle for gender equality and social justice in Slovenia.” The awards are presented annually every March in four partner countries (Slovenia, Croatia, Macedonia and Ireland). The call for proposals is usually open from November till January.
 ==Other activities==
-Furthermore, the City of Woman is also present throughout the year, organising lectures, public discussions, civic initiatives, and so on. Its important program activities are also international collaborations, networking and promotion of Slovenian artists abroad within partnerships and/or international co-productions.
+Furthermore, the City of Woman is also active throughout the year, organising lectures, public discussions, civic initiatives, and so on. Its important programme activities are also international collaborations, networking and the promotion of Slovenian artists abroad within partnerships and/or international co-productions.
-In 2005, the festival launched a web platform ''COWeb - City of Women Goes Web!'', intended to be an ad-hoc publication of critical writing in relation to the festival's events and to art in general. Until 2010 each year a number of establishing critics joined the team and covered the events.
 ==See also==
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 * [http://www.cityofwomen.org/en City of Women website]
 * [http://hackfemeast.org/web/?page_id=52 ''Humour Works'' project at Women, Technology, and Networks in Eastern Europe]
+* [http://www.cityofwomen.org/en/content/international-cooperation International cooperation projects list at City of Women website]
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 [[Category:Multidisciplinary festivals]]
 [[Category:Updated 2017]]
+[[Category:Updated 2020]]
+[[Category:Theatre & Dance]]

Difference between revisions of "City of Women International Festival of Contemporary Arts"

Latest revision as of 23:02, 23 June 2023

Contents

Background

Programme

Venues and locations

Other activities

See also

External links

Gallery

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