Participants

ArtLink Festival organises its 10th edition in cooperation with several cities and fortresses in the Western Balkans, including Belgrade, Novi Sad, Golubac and Ram. It presents the creative potential of artists in the service of the development of the festival cities, communities, audiences and environment protection. The festival develops a model of inter-ministerial and inter-sectoral connections – music, festivals, cities, ecology, tourism and cultural heritage.

Brussels Jazz Orchestra (BJO) is not the kind of jazz orchestra that sticks to standards. They prefer to achieve the highest level by composing original music, creating unique arrangements and playing inventively as well as passionately. In fact, it really is jazz with a dynamic orchestral sound, with a classic strength in which each musician is also a brilliant soloist. Call it an ‘orchestrated passion for jazz’ that incites BJO to create world-class music.

In 2023, Brussels Jazz Orchestra blows out 30 candles. Festive activities include an anniversary tour in October 2023 with several musical guests including Bert Joris, Tutu Puoane, Lynn Cassiers and Osama Abdulrasol.

Culturescapes is a multidisciplinary biennial arts festival originating in Basel and across Switzerland, celebrating its 20th anniversary in 2023. Since 2003, the festival focuses on the cultural landscapes of countries and regions. With each edition the festival aspires to promote cross-border dialogue and mutual learning between cultures, as well as cooperation and networking. Its founders believe that cultural relations and understanding is a gateway to more inclusive, open, and fair societies. In 2023, the focus for Culturescapes’ 17th edition will be on the Sahara. Together with artists and curators from within and around Sahara, Culturescapes wants to talk about Sahara today.

1 October – 30 November 2023

Flamenco Agency is a platform that promotes artists, shows and knowledge on the art of flamenco at an international level. The vision of Flamenco Agency is to elevate and place Flamenco within the highest category of the performing arts. Flamenco Agency is specialised in the distribution of the best flamenco ballets in Spain, and consequently, in the world.

Flamenco Agency has collaborated closely with the most prestigious members of the European Festivals Association and EFFE label festivals including Ghent Festival of Flanders, Ljubljana Festival, Izmir International Festival, Ohrid Summer Festival, Gdansk Shakespeare Festival, Varna Summer International Music Festival.

Noorderzon Festival of Performing Arts & Society is the somewhat curious combination of a cutting-edge international art festival and a large-scale summer fest for 135,000 visitors. The heart of the festival is the idyllic Noorderplantsoen (a city park) in Groningen, NL, where, for eleven summer days, a freely accessible festival village appears almost out of nowhere to provide a setting for theatre, dance, music, literature, aftertalks and lectures in combination with eating, drinking and social encounters. Performances take place in tents or on outdoor stages in the Noorderplantsoen, as well as at many locations in the inner city of Groningen (Noorderzon DownTown).

17 – 27 August 2023

ReMusica Festival is one of the main pillars of cultural life in Kosovo in the fields of music and education. Its mission since 2002, is the promotion of contemporary music and conveying innovative expression in the art of music, through channels of different stylistic tendencies. This focus expanded over the years to include older musical styles as far back as the Renaissance. For a newborn country like Kosovo, ReMusica was of great significance in promoting Kosovar artists and culture. As a result, it is Kosovo’s most prominent music festival with a large international network of fellow festivals and artists.

5 – 7 May 2023

Rewire is an annual international festival for contemporary adventurous music and one of the leading festivals for new music in Europe. The festival curates internationally significant works and commissions around ten new performances each year. Presented genres range from contemporary electronic music, modern composition, and new jazz to experimental pop, avant-garde music, and sound art. The program consists of concerts, multidisciplinary performances, installations, artist talks, lectures, panels, workshops, screenings and soundwalks.

6 – 9 April 2023

Reykjavík Arts Festival is a biennial multidisciplinary festival with a focus on new commissions and the creative intersection of the arts. It presents, to the widest possible audience, exhibitions and performances of contemporary and classical works in major cultural venues and unconventional spaces throughout the city.

Since its inception in 1970, Reykjavík Arts Festival has invited thousands of artists from all parts of the globe. Through this, the festival has helped to create a vast network of connections between national and international artists, been a catalyst for the creation of new works and a major force in the development of cultural diversity in Iceland.

1-16 June 2024

For six days in October, the International Chamber Music Festival Schiermonnikoog combines music with nature. The festival offers master classes, music documentaries, lectures and trips into the island’s beautiful surroundings. Each year, over 60 musicians from across the world travel to the peaceful island of Schiermonnikoog, dedicating this week to their music and performance. The intimacy of chamber music and the unique nature of the island enhance one another’s beauty, and give the festival its unique character.

11 – 16 March 2023 and
30 September – 5 October 2023

For three weeks from September to October, the Usedomer Musikfestival has presented the stars and treasures of music from the Baltic Sea region since 1994. The annually changing country focus then showcases the entire musical diversity of Northern Europe. The musical wealth of the countries and regions connected by the sea is presented in atmospheric churches, picturesque castles, the magnificent buildings of imperial spas or in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern’s largest industrial monument in Peenemünde.

16 September – 7 October 2023

Since its first edition in 2014, Weissenhorn Klassik Festival has grown to become an integral part of the regional cultural life. The Fugger château, the historical council hall and theatre – the tiniest theatre in Bavaria – are a scenery to many festival concerts. In these premises, the Weissenhorn Klassik Festival offers the unique opportunity to experience innovative and high-quality concerts in an intimate atmosphere, listening to some of world’s most sought-after musicians who normally only perform in large concert halls.

16 – 19 November 2023

Wonderfeel is a three-day outdoor festival for classical music. The seven stages are spread out over 60 acres of nature reserve near Amsterdam (NL) and offer over 100 performances: from medieval to minimal, from classic hits to brand new notes, with lines to jazz, pop and non-western music. The program also includes dance, poetry, music documentaries, walks, talks, yoga, and various activities for children. The audience listens while relaxing on benches, on beanbags under the trees, or simply lying in the grass.

21 – 23 July 2023

Festivaletteratura is one of Italy’s most anticipated annual events. Since its inception in 1997, this five-day festival of gatherings with authors, readings, performances and concerts has seen artists come from all four corners of the globe to come together in Mantua, getting first-hand experience of the truly unforgettable festive atmosphere.

The Festival plays host to world-famous writers and poets, some of the most interesting voices from emerging literatures, artists and scientists who foster a more complex notion of literature.

6 – 10 September 2023

De Parade is a travelling outdoor theater festival that visits the Netherlands largest cities each summer, staying approximately 3 weeks at each location. This year it is pitching its tents in Eindhoven, The Hague, Utrecht and Amsterdam.

During de Parade, around 80 different theater, dance, mime, and music performances are presented for audiences of all ages in theater tents.

23 June – 3 September 2023

The ECOS Festival of Sierra Espuñal has been held every summer since 2017 in the Murcia region of Spain to celebrate early music of the highest possible quality and increase recognition of municipal and regional heritage.

The ECOS Festival bring together concerts, nature, heritage, children’s activities and tourist experiences around early music. All this is complemented by ECOS Labs, a springboard for young professionals focused on their international early music circuit.

Popronde is the biggest travelling music festival in the Netherlands for new and emerging musical talent. It takes place every autumn in more than 40 cities throughout the country. In every city, they organize up to a 100 shows in different locations, ranging from regular music venues to cafes, record stores, churches and even hairdressers. Providing a great breeding ground, the festival is an institutionalized stepping stone to a career in the music industry.

9 September – 25 November 2023

Wonderfeel is a three-day outdoor festival for classical music. The seven stages are spread out over 60 acres of nature reserve near Amsterdam (NL) and offer over 100 performances: from medieval to minimal, from classic hits to brand new notes, with lines to jazz, pop and non-western music. The program also includes dance, poetry, music documentaries, walks, talks, yoga, and various activities for children. The avudience listens while relaxing on benches, on beanbags under the trees, or simply lying in the grass.