From today and till the 30^th of March 2011, artists, researchers and academic practitioners are invited to submit their proposals for artistic performances and scholarly papers in the framework of “Between the Seas” Festival which will take place from August 29^th to September 4^th 2011 in New York City.

The festival which is supported by the Anna Lindh Foundation in cooperation with Istituto Paralleli, the regional coordinator of the Anna Lindh Italian Network, seeks to engage performing artists and researchers from the Mediterranean and Mediterranean Diaspora with the goals of sharing with New York City audiences the vibrancy and diversity of contemporary cultural production from the Mediterranean; encouraging exchange and future artistic collaborations between NYC-based and Mediterranean-based artists; exploring the different Mediterranean identities; generating interest and debate over Mediterranean identity and culture.

The festival will include approximately 5 invited artists and 10 artists selected through an application process. The organizers are looking for full and short length works, fully developed or works in progress, original or previously presented, in the fields of theater, dance and music.

The festival will include approximately 4 scholarly panels, also selected through the application, with young researchers on a wide range of topics around Mediterranean politics/identities/culture and 2 or 3 keynote speakers.

For more information about the Call for Performance and Paper click here.

For more information about “Between the Seas” Festival click here.

 www.betweentheseas.org