EXTRA EUROPA – Cultural Festival & Symposium
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Is there a “European” culture? And what share is contributed by EU non-member states like Norway, Switzerland and Turkey? From March 19 to May 3, EXTRA EUROPA is staging a series of events, conferences and symposia that will examine how European these countries feel and how that manifests itself in the art created there.
EXTRA EUROPA gets underway March 20-21 in Linz’s Wissensturm with a two-day SYMPOSIUM that will be attended by a stellar list of guests. Austrian President Heinz Fischer will officially open the proceedings. Prominent journalists will be discussing culture and identity, as well as issues having to do with integration and foreign policy orientation.Running parallel to this event is the EYP–European Youth Parliament Austria organized by forum09. European young people from Turkey, Norway, the Czech Republic, Switzerland and Austria will convene in Linz March 18-22 to get acquainted with the Capital of Culture and take part in the symposium.
The CULTURAL FESTIVAL running from March 19 to May 3 will feature a highly varied lineup of features including dance, theater, music, film, literature, graphic arts, speeches and educational presentations at more than 30 venues in and around Linz.
