Item Archive: UNESCO
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UNESCO Conference of Parties to the Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions
The UNESCO Conference of Parties to the Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions, also known as the “2005 Convention on Cultural Diversity”, held its 9th Session from 6–8 June at the UNESCO Headquarters in … Continue reading
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PRESS: Unesco seeks to improve artists’ protection from censorship and violence by The Art Newspaper
Source: The Art Newspaper Catherine Hickley 9.05.2023 PRESS TEXT Unesco seeks to improve artists’ protection from censorship and violence New report finds that, unlike journalists, artists are often “in the dark” about the organisations they can turn to when their … Continue reading
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Wide-spread press attention on Denisova and Yudnikov’s play in Barcelona
‘My Mother and the Total Invasion’, Sasha Denisova‘s new play performed by Aleksey Yudnikov at the CCCB’s theatre in Barcelona, attracted widespread attention in the Spanish media. The mother of the author still lives in Kyiv today, resilient and resistant … Continue reading
AR-UNESCO Resident Sasha Denisova
Sasha Denisova is a Ukrainian playwright, director, novelist and screenwriter. Denisova graduated from the Faculty of Philology at Kyiv Shevchenko University and from the Moscow Art Theatre School and Moscow Meyerhold Centre. She also studied dramaturgy at the Royal Court … Continue reading
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PRESS RELEASE: UNESCO partners with Artists at Risk (AR) to support female artists fleeing Ukraine
PRESS RELEASE 24 June 2022 For Immediate Release UNESCO partners with Artists at Risk (AR) to support female artists fleeing Ukraine UNESCO has announced a scheme in partnership with Artists at Risk (AR) to support female artists fleeing the war … Continue reading
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#AlliancesforArtatRisk Participant 16. Deeyah Khan
Documentary director and producer Deeyah Khan has won two Emmys, a BAFTA, an RTS and two Peabody Awards in just under a decade of making empathetic and unflinching films which deal with some of the most important and polarising issues … Continue reading
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