Welcome to International Culture Festival, year 2001 from 29th July to 4rd August.
For young people: age 15 - 25
Aalborg Kommune invites you to participate in a grand culture festival in which there will be a large number of attractive cultural activities that relate to the culture and the art that bloom among youngsters all over the world.
This will be a unique opportunity to exchange opinions and living conditions in opposition to cultural national differences - and through mutural inspiration our goal is to develope and show the participants's artistic abilities and talents within for instance; drama, theatre, dance, pictorial art, art video, multi media etc..
Within each field competent instructors and leaders of different workshops will be connected - workshops that will both take place individually and in opposition to genre.
It all takes place in Aalborg. A city with a huge variety of exiting offers and a traditional, rich cultural life.
As a participant in International Culture Festival you will get the opportunity to become acquainted with a city and its inhabitants that both combine the charme of the provinces with the lively advantages of the city and give you the chance to show your talents in a forum that you do not normally have access to.
We invite about 1,000 youngsters from all
over the world and you can participate either as an individual or as a large
group. A necessary condition of participating is though that you have reached a
certain level within your field and that you are capable of showing and
performing with something that others will take
pleasure in looking at.
The fact that it is Aalborg that plays host to this festival will definitely not make the experience less interesting. We talk about a city with a history dating all the way back to the 11th century. Already back then the city held a rather considerable position thanks to a large-scale herring fishery. Today it is considered capital for the people in North Jutland and beyond all comparison it can be called Denmark's most lively provincial town, with a large number of restaurants and places of entertainment. Here it must be said that it is not only on "the wild side" that Aalborg is remarkable. You also find a number of historically interesting buildings and other cultural objects of interest along with a flourishing theatre life that certainly deserves your attention. It is absolutely certain that there is something for every taste and it is also an absolute certainty that the participants can expect an experience for life.
As a worthy end of an exiting week there will be a huge party where we start by making an appraisal of the festival's activities and end with a disco and performance in Aalborg Congress and Culture Centre. The next day everybody will leave and go home with memories of a festival full of new impressions, new friendships and new inspiration to go on with your talents.
For you who think that this sounds too exiting to miss and who would like to contribute with your talents do contact Aalborg Youth School, where you can get further information about the festival's conditions.