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Why it’s time to re-think your view of culture

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If you’re a culture vulture, there’s nothing more enticing than a European Capital of Culture to get your pulse racing and your hand ready to book a flight. The year-long event includes theatre, dance, art, music and much more…read on to find out why this year could be very different…

Why it's time to re-think your view of culture

 

2017 is the turn of Pafos, or Paphos, in Cyprus and Aarhus in Denmark to be European Capitals of Culture. The initiative, which started in 1985, is designed to do four things – all of which will resonate with expats who live in Europe:

  1. Highlight the richness and diversity of cultures in Europe
  2. Celebrate the cultural features Europeans share
  3. Increase European citizens’ sense of belonging to a common cultural area
  4. Foster the contribution of culture to the development of cities

More than a year

Over the last 30 years, 56 cities have benefited in many other ways, with their increased international profile has come regeneration, a boost to tourism and an improvement in local people’s attitudes towards their own city’s culture.

Why it's time to re-think your view of culture

“Capitals of Culture highlight the richness of Europe’s cultural diversity and take a fresh look at its shared history and heritage. They promote mutual understanding and show how the universal language of creativity opens Europe to cultures from across the world,” say the event’s organisers.

Every year, two cities and a theme is chosen. This year “Rethink” is the central theme for both cities, with Aarhus showing how arts, culture and the creative sector can help us to “rethink and shape our basic social, urban, cultural and economic patterns of behaviour and find new solutions to common challenges”. While Pafos will “embrace its experiences of multiculturalism and the city’s geographical proximity to the Middle East and North Africa to strengthen relations between countries and cultures.”

Why it's time to re-think your view of culture

It’s a highly topically theme for Cyprus given the peace talks in Geneva this week between the Greek Cypriot leader Nicos Anastasiades and the Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci, who have both been reported saying that they really want to reach an agreement that will bring an end to the division between the northern and southern sides of the island.

UN envoy Espen Barth Eide told the BBC the two leaders still had some obstacles, but had “demonstrated a degree of will and leadership that we haven’t seen for a very, very long time in Cyprus. The neighbours including Greece and Turkey seems to be willing to be helpful, maybe even more this time than before”.

Why it's time to re-think your view of culture

 

Resources:

  • Discover more about the programme of events in Aarhus and in Pafos.
  • Read more about living in and visiting Cyprus at Angloinfo Cyprus.
  • Read more about living in and visiting Denmark at Angloinfo Denmark.
  • You can download a beautifully illustrated free brochure on the 30 years of European Capitals of Culture from the EU Bookshop here.

 

 


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