International Conference - BITEF and Cultural Diplomacy: The Role of Theater Festivals in The International Cultural Relations

International Conference 

BITEF and Cultural Diplomacy: The Role of Theater Festivals in The International Cultural Relations

October 1 - 2, 2016, Belgrade - SERBIA

University of Arts in Belgrade - UNESCO Chair in Cultural Policy and Management, and BITEF festival are organizing the international conference BITEF and Cultural Diplomacy: The Role of Theater Festivals in The International Cultural Relations, which will be held on 1 and 2 October 2016 in Belgrade.

The Conference will take place in the context of the following topics:

•    - the role of culture in international relations - between conflicts, promotion and cooperation;
•    - the new / old actors of cultural diplomacy: civil society, intellectuals and artists;
•    - the importance of theater festivals in the development of international cultural cooperation;
•    - BITEF and the Cold War cultural diplomacy;
•    - BITEF in the perspective of contemporary cultural policy and cultural management.

The Conference is a part of the 50th BITEF festival.