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Considerations About Gender and Racial Imbalances at Every Level of the Musical Festival Industry
In light of recent shifts in the treatment of social issues within the western society as a whole, regarding representation, gender imbalances or inclusivity,…
Care
Redefining the Festival Model Forms an Unexpected Opportunity for Inclusivity
New formats for festivals, merging smaller crowds with larger virtual programmation, may be the key to offer accessibility to all music enthusiasts. Through the…
Care
An Utopia Born out of Crisis
In an optimistic piece, Isabel Roudsarabi reflects on what can be expected in the foreseeable future, for European event entities that have learned to…
Arts
Tectonic Shifts in the European Comic Book Festival Community
Through a roll call of Europe’s comics festivals, Nicholas Burman explores the issues the artistic scene is facing, whether it’s the decrease of consumer’s…
Politics
Strengthening the Eastern Bloc’s Local Cultural Scenes After the Pandemic
In this piece, Katarzyna Kwiatkowska (Oramics) raises questions on representativity of the Eastern Bloc’s creators within the electronic music worldwide community, and the disparity…
Tech
Digital Tools To Use In This Socially-Distant World
After an extensive attendance of early pandemic’s livestream events, Caroline Sinders ponders on how new digitals tools and practices are reshaping event planning while…
Tech
“The Possibilities are Infinite”: Is Virtual Reality the Future of Music Festivals?
VR events like Lost Horizon and Soundscape’s Artist Link have provided live music alternatives during the pandemic; as events return, virtual reality festivals might…
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Brouhaha Festival: Prospects for a Major Event for the Youth
Implementing political and social notions in a music festival for the younger ages ? This festival experiment shows it can also be child’s play.…
Ecology
Hideout Festival’s Mark Newton on the Future of Festivals
The CEO of Croatia's Hideout Festival shares his cautious optimism on the future of festivals in Europe, the recovering years to come and new…