Loftas’ Europavox collaboration aims to export Vilnius’ music culture to international audiences
Following its recently announced collaboration with six other European Union music venues and showcase festivals, Vilnius’ Loftas music venue hopes this opportunity will internationally promote the Lithuanian capital’s musical and cultural talents.
The partnership is called the Europavox project because it is headed by the French Europavox music showcase festival.
In addition to Loftas and Europavox, the other festivals and venues involved in the tie-up are: Estragon Club (Italy), WUK (Austria), Le Botanique club (Belgium), INMusic (Croatia), and Fuzz Club (Greece)
The collaboration will run from 2016 to 2023. It aims to increase musical collaboration between artists living in the EU, and improve their international development through inter-European dialogue.
The Europavox project was also one of 125 applications that applied for a financial grant from the EU’s creative. It was only one of 15 to receive it.
However, Loftas was unable to confirm the amount of funding the project had received.
“We believe that this is a great opportunity to promote the city of Vilnius on an international level and to wider audiences,” Loftas co-founder Živilė Diawara told Vilnius Municipality. “It is not so frequent that Lithuania becomes involved in projects that get this kind of funding from the EU.
“It shows that our culture is well regarded, and will give Lithuania the chance to promote its talent internationally.”
Loftas’ involvement in the Europavox project will not only bring awareness to Lithuania’s musicians. It will also include over 40 media agencies, institutions, public partners, and 200 I.T. hub startups.
Over the course of the seven-year partnership, each partner will host a Europavox stage at their festival or venue, and will be at the 2016 Loftas Fest festival which takes place between September 2-3.
Also read:
Architects from All Over the World Invited to Vilnius to Design National Concert Hall
An international architectural idea competition for the National Concert Hall has been launched. Architects from all over the world are invited to design one of the most important future spaces in the capital city of Lithuania and to submit their proposals to Vilnius City Municipality. The... ❯❯❯
2019-02-18
Significant archaeological discoveries made in the Reformers’ Garden
Archaeological research was completed in the territory of the Reformers’ Garden project. According to the archaeologists and historians having conducted the research, this research confirmed advance historical data, while the biggest discovery was extant fragments of the foundation of... ❯❯❯
2018-12-04
The museum, which will be hardly recognizable after renovation, will come as a big surprise to residents of Vilnius
In a few years, the Museum of Energy and Technology (ETM) will become a new and exciting site of attraction of the capital: after the reconstruction and new construction, a modern and interactive exposition having no analogues in Lithuania will be built here, with an observation deck... ❯❯❯
2018-11-30
Innovative Vilnius: from teleportation stops to 3D holograms
Capital - a city of creating people: having announced a competition for innovation for those who have unique ideas on how to innovate the city’s public spaces, the municipality received as many as 30 applications and projects. The commission already selected the 4 strongest projects,... ❯❯❯
2018-11-26
Cutting edge technologies: Vilnius stands out in the International ROCK Project
A year-long unique experiment carried out by the City of Vilnius together with the VGTU (Vilnius Gediminas Technical University) was last week presented at the EUROCITIES Culture Forum in Lisbon. The neuro-analytical system developed in the capital under the HORIZON 2020 Programme ROCK... ❯❯❯
2018-10-24
Helen Mirren returns to Lithuania as formidable Russian Empress in Sky and HBO’s Catherine the Great
Lithuania has become a stage set for Sky and HBO’s original British drama Catherine the Great. Set against the lavish backdrop of the politically ruthless 18th century Russian court, this four-part epic starring Helen Mirren will chart the latter years of Catherine’s 34-year reign.... ❯❯❯
2018-10-08
