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Organised every two years since 2004 by La Scène magazine, the BIS is considered to be one of the most important meetings of the cultural sector in France.

Today and tomorrow, Fira Mediterrània will be attending the first conference organised in Brussels by the newly created European Folk Network (EFN), a network made up of organisations linked to popular and traditional culture from all over Europe.

From today until Sunday, the stand of the FiraTàrrega will be at the Fira Mediterrània de Manresa, taking part in the 2019 version of this event, which is devoted to the performing arts.

It is one of the programme activities aimed at professional delegates, who come to the festival in Italy on 7-8 June.

Fira Mediterrània Manresa will be there, making the most of this year’s focus on Catalan culture.

The ITEM International network for contemporary performing arts is due to hold a plenary meeting for all its members in Hull (UK) from 28 to 31 March.

Catalan industry professionals will participate in CINARS, a two-yearly performing arts and music festival, and M pour Montréal and Mundial Montréal festivals, in Quebec this November.

The Fira Mediterrània team will be at the Catalan Arts! (The Catalan Government's Catalan Institute for Cultural Companies, ICEC).

From 27 to 30 June, Istanbul hosts its second showcase of contemporary Turkish music, and representatives of Fira Mediterrània will be among the international delegates to attend.

From today until 8 July (with a pause on 2 and 3 July), Washington DC will host the 51st Smithsonian Folklife Festival, with Catalonia as its guest culture.

David Ibáñez, the artistic director of Fira Mediterrània Manresa, will speak about Mar de Foc at a round-table debate: “Access to artistic and creative expressions: developing active culture”.

The 7th Medimex, International Festival and Music Conference, will take place from 7 to 10 June in Taranto, in the region of Apulia (Italy).

The Hungarian Heritage House recently hosted the Hungarian Folk Music Showcase Day, an activity-packed event with traditional Hungarian music groups.

Today and tomorrow, the Euro-regional forum "Traditional Cultures in Dialogue" takes place in the emblematic Occitan location of Pont du Gard (between Nimes and Avinyó). It is the closing event of the Euro-regional project, attended by delegates from Fira Mediterrània Manresa.

For three days, Fresh Circus will explore a variety of circus arts and promote networking among artists and professionals from Europe and beyond

The Algerian opera ‘Boualem Bessaih’ currently includes a performance by the Menorca-based pianist Marco Mezquida and the guitarist 'Chicuelo', thanks to Fira Mediterrània Manresa's national and international plan of action.

In the summer of 2018, Catalonia will be the guest culture at the 51st Smithsonian Folklife Festival, one of the most renowned cultural festivals in the US.

On Saturday 29 July, Fira Mediterrània attended a professional gathering as part of the Occitan Estivada Festival, which has been taking place in Rodez.

Representatives of Fira Mediterrània, which has been cited as an example of good practice, attend a seminar on the Call for Euroregional Cultural Projects 2017 by the EGTC, Pyrenees-Mediterranean Euroregion

It is one of the largest and most prestigious world music festivals in Europe

The first Ronde Européene de Géants et Totems (European Gathering of Giants and Festival Figures) was held in the Occitan region of Pézanas