Cultural exchange

Princess Laurentien of the Netherlands: "Cultural cooperation and exchange are essential"

December 2008 -

Princess Laurentien on the importance of culture for social development and her chairwomanship of the European Cultural Foundation ECF.

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Tropenmuseum brings the world inside

December 2008 -

On invitation from the Tropenmuseum, an international audience flocked to the free symposium on the new organisation of the museum's permanent collections, December 11, 2008.

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Conclusion IETM conference: "Cultural exchange must be more personal"

December 2008 -

Intercultural dialogue benefits most from personal exchange, concluded the participants of the Misunderstanding conference in Zürich in November 2008.

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La Forma Equivalente: new vision on image and power in Central America

October 2008 -

Twenty young artists from Central America expose how 'image marginalisation' takes place in their countries in a travelling exhibition.

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'The Kilimanjaro Film Institute puts a lot of emphasis on being enterprising'

October 2008 -

The market for television and films is growing in Kenia. There is a need for skilled camera people, script writers and editors.

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Nury Vittachi: 'I light fires in dark spots'

October 2008 -

Writer and humorist Nury Vittachi grew up in Singapore, Kuala Lumpur and London, and he has been living in Hong Kong for years now. All those rambles have made him a mediator between east and west.

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Aurelio Martínez: 'I want to turn the tide with my music'

August 2008 -

Aurelio Martínez is one of the most important ambassadors of the Garifuna music that is slowly but surely overtaking the world.

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Ugandan and Dutch actors work together in anti-aids theatre

August 2008 -

In Kampala Ugandan and Dutch actors perform together in a play about aids, creating an interesting mix of theatre styles.

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Rocking Bangalore

July 2008 -

Indian music is generally associated either with Bollywood or classical Carnatic or Hindustani music. Little do people outside India know of the thriving rock/metal music culture that exists inside India, especially in the metropolises.

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Afro beat is back at Festival Mundial

June 2008 -

Jan Douwe Kroeske gives a personal preview of the large-scale world music festival.

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