Florentina Bratfanof
My Articles
Building bridges between Central and Eastern Europe | The EEPAP
The Eastern European Performing Arts Platform (EEPAP) is a platform that focuses on the fields of dance and theater and is a result of the cooperation between independent experts from Central and Eastern Europe. Read More
Promoting Young Chinese visual artists | Focus on Talents 2012
Focus on Talents 2012 is a project jointly organized by Today Art Museum and Martell Art Fund, aiming to continuously promote the development of Chinese contemporary art and outstanding young art talents. Read More
From desert … to Circus | Fresh Circus 2012
Contemporary circus, or nouveau cirque (term originally known in French-speaking countries), is a performing art developed in the later 20th century in which a story is conveyed through traditional circus skills. Read More
Maribor 2012 | The Urban Furrows programme
The culture360.org contributor Florentina Bratfanof speaks with Marta Gregorcic, the coordinator of the Urban Furrows, another important programme of Maribor Capital of Culture 2012. Read More
Maribor 2012 | “Townkeys” for a young city and a new image
The programme of the Europe Capital of Culture Maribor 2012 may be seen through an horizontal-vertical structure. Horizontally, lie strands of individual artistic areas (literature, classical music, contemporary music,… Read More
Picnic 2011 | Building on our creativity
PICNIC 2011 is a festival that has taken place at NDSM Wharf in Amsterdam last September. Florentina Bratfanof talks to Kitty Leering, the Program Director & interim General Manager of PICNIC, to discover more about some key-facts of the festival. Read More
Hands On! International | A network for children’s museums
In Europe, children’s museums are flourishing thanks to dedicated associations bringing museum experts together to network and share experiences and thereby helping its members to grow and develop. Read More
The European Dimension of the Romanian National Theatre Festival
The Romanian National Theatre Festival (RNTF) started in 1990, in Bucharest, just after the fall of the communist regime. The festival was at first a gathering of Romanian productions from all over the country – an annual theatre party of sorts. Read More
10th Anniversary of the Asia Art Archive
From October 2010 through mid 2011, Asia Art Archive presents six initiatives to commemorate its 10th anniversary, creating multiple platforms for discussion about the past, present, and future of contemporary art in Asia. Read More
Cultural policy overview on Romanian Film Industry
Romanian cinema began to gain recognition on the world stage after 2005. Interest in Romanian movies grew ever since, and important young film directors begun to make a name for themselves. Read More
(1)Thermostat|artistic exchanges between France and Germany
Thermostat is a series of joint exhibitions and events presented by 24 French art centers and German Kunstvereine from now until April 2011. Read More
2010lab.tv stimulates cultural creativity
2010LAB.tv is an interactive web TV, blog and audio podcast for creative people in the Ruhr Metropolis and Europe. As a media hybrid of TV and internet, it is an innovation in and of itself. Read More
Japanese animation film at Anim’est 2010
The International Animation Film Festival, established in 2006, has become Bucharest’s most anticipated film festival and a recognized event on the international animation scene in Europe and Asia. Read More
(1)Online film festival:a review
The 2010 edition of Filminute Festival is an exclusively online festival consisting of 25 shortlisted movies. Each movie lasts one minute. The festival is a platform for directors to produce high quality works that reach audiences from all over the world at low costs Read More
798 Beijing Art Zone: a profile
A walk through the gallery district 798 in Beijing opens up a number of perspectives on the varied scope of works being created by contemporary Chinese artists today. It also gives the spectator an update on the contemporary visual art markets of Hong Kong, Korea and even Europe. Read More
Asian festivals in a global era
Festivals in Asia run on very different models, as the state and sophistication of arts development and support in various parts of Asia are highly disparate. Read More
European festivals in a global era
What do ‘festivals’ mean in a global world? How are they perceived in Europe compared with Asia? What is their dialogue, keeping in mind EU and Asian practices? Read More
(1)Talking about contemporary circus in Europe
By Florentina Bratfanof – My first memories of the performing arts go back to a little town near the amazing Danube Delta, my hometown. Read More
(3)Romanian contemporary theatre: an insider’s perspective
Over the last nine years, Romanian theatre went through a hectic but powerful journey. Some may argue that things are always evolving too slowly in Romania. Read More
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