© C-Ktre CONTENTS

At the interface of the Mediterranean world 1

Culture : the events 3

Education : the networks 6

Workshops for education and research 9

Large-scale events 11

Communication 13

Partners 15

The ECUME team 17

Appendices 19

AT THE INTERFACE OF THE MEDITERRANEAN WORLD

Since its creation in 1983, ECUME has contributed to the development and perpetuation of cultural and educational exchanges between cities on the northern and southern shores of Mare Nostrum.

The thought and action of ECUME are to be found within the perspective of the rebirth of the great History of the Mediterranean : a contemporary re-foundation of an ancient heritage of Cultural Exchanges in the Mediterranean area.

The peoples of the Mediterranean have often felt that they belonged to an enduring entity thanks to geographic continuity, permeability of borders, interpenetration of languages and local markets, and by a largely common history albeit not without conflict.

We are deeply convinced that the Mediterranean, a unique region of the globe, must again offer an outline of a model, an exemplary confluence of cultures.

The main aim of ECUME is to contribute to the development of cultural expressions from the Mediterranean world by : > implementing lasting cooperation between artists and cultural, educational and scientific institutions from the Mediterranean cities and beyond, > establishing areas of creation, production and distribution, > exchanging experiences, ideas, know-how and techniques. AREAS OF INTERVENTION MUSIC In 30 years of existence, ECUME has become by its skills and its networks, VISUAL ARTS a reference in cultural cooperation in the Mediterranean. THEATRE

“The Mediterranean and the Greater Mediterranean area which accompanies it are such as they are made by men. The wheel of the latter’s destiny fixes that of the former, enlarging or shrinking its domain.” Fernand Braudel 1 ECUME, IS... « It is I who wanted these damp nuptials, I, the great Aphrodite... » Aeschylus > 28 countries involved > 460 master classes and workshops > 116 towns and cities > 60 conferences The creation of ECUME(s) and the support of > 74 venues correspondents make it possible to : > 1 000 concerts > 54 contributors in 79 schools > 25 résidences et exhibitions - instigate and coordinate decentralized > 80 theatrical performances > 20 workshops initiatives taken in each city by similar organizations > 20 European projects > 8 projects within the « Capitals of Culture » - offer more motivation and vigor, thanks to > 8 cooperation agreements its federative aspect.

Date of ECUME(s) 8 creation ECUME Marseilles 1983 ECUME Alexandria 2000 © d.r. ECUME Tunis 2000 ECUME Genoa 2003 ECUME London 2003 ECUME Seville 2003 ECUME Tangiers-Tetuan 2006 ECUME Thessaloniki 2011

8 CORRESPONDENTS Algiers Lisbon Beirut Sarajevo

CULTURE : EVENTS

Cultural exchanges can only be fruitful if they are based on :

> the notion of mutual respect and reciprocal interest, > the essential preoccupation and continued effort to highlight related structures and references common to the different cultures present, in order to make their specificities understandable to all, > the transformation of limited relations into regular and constant exchanges, > the trust and the sharing of responsibilities of the partners in a move towards greater solidarity.

« Itineraries of Arab-Andalusian music » 3

Opera « Didon and Aeneas » 2 32 000

« One-night Operetta » 2 © d.r. TOTAL 40

Concert « One-night Operetta » Municipal theatre, Tunis – December 2010 Why the sacred ? Because, besides its purely religious aspect, its expression « lays bare the most secret modalities of Man, of Man in his simplest form, that which has not yet compromised with the conditions of history. » Georges Dumezil The festival « Sacred Songs of the Mediterranean » illustrates the will to present vocal and musical expressions by setting up a FESTIVAL symbolic and imaginary dialogue thanks to Since 1992 concerts that blend together the different « SACRED SONGS OF THE MEDITERRANEAN » traditions. 19 editions > A cycle of annual itinerant concerts The sacred constitutes a factor of cohesion in Over 300 concerts so far as each one has his own notion > From October to December 180 artists independent of any norm or dogma, attached to the acts of everyday life and the primordial > In the Region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur 60 host municipalities events of human existence (birth, love, and around the Mediterranean 30 concerts in the death,...). Mediterranean area > 10 ensembles and 20 concerts per edition Over 45 000 spectators Experiences of the sacred inspire the individual in understanding his own past and give him the

strength to overcome his doubts.

1 String Orchestra variable geometry composed of 20 to 30 musicians from the Network of Mediterranean Music Schools 4 VISUAL ARTS Events Editions Artists Audience On either side of the Mediterranean, the artists are Mediterranean Bienniale of the Arts aware of each other’s presence, close and yet far 6 City of Tunis away, to dialogue on ways of apprehending the world. Carthage 6 MEDITERRANEAN Taking part in an artists’ residence is a way of 600 20 000 WORKSHOPS Marseilles 6 showing one’s interest for an in situ work methodology, proposing an unconventional « ARTISTS Algiers, Alexandria, perception of the territory and accepting to restore it IN TOWN » Amman, Cordoba, 7 to its inhabitants. Damascus, Seville

THEATRE Events Year Venues Audience Generally speaking, the events organized by ECUME aim to challenge the internal functioning of an Marseilles Troupe of the municipal theatre of Tunis 1987 400 artistic field, to break down walls and build new Avignon constellations so that art can produce real effects Translation, adaptation and staging of and influence the world. 2004 Damascus 5 000 « Tale of the unknown isle »

PLURI-DISCIPLINARY ACTIVITIES

> Mediterranean Festival of Alexandria « I have won when what I do starts speaking without me. » > Alexandria-Marseilles : ALMA > Egypt in Provence : Oum el dounia Picasso > Algeria : Culture and Life > Cultural Dialogue : Europe-Syria

EDUCATION : THE NETWORKS

ECUME develops its cooperation program for higher education by the coordination of three networks : > the Art Schools network, > the Music Schools network, > the Drama Schools network.

These institutions common to all the countries are the only structures of artistic education and a necessary stage for future creators. The schools are not only places of practical training but also favor reflection on cultural models fulfilling a fundamental socio-economic function.

6 OBJECTIVES NETWORK OF MEDITERRANEAN ART SCHOOLS Date of creation 1985  Create living spaces for pedagogical and Meetings 10 artistic exchanges Participants 7 000

> 200 workshops  Promote bi- or multilateral cooperation > 20 conferences Activities between members > 10 exhibitions > 10 round tables

 Organize a one-week annual itinerant meeting NETWORK OF MEDITERRANEAN MUSIC SCHOOLS for each of the networks in the Mediterranean Date of creation 1987 cities Meetings 19 Participants 15 000 Activities  Favor the mobility of teachers, students and > 200 master classes works > 400 concerts > 20 conferences > 19 round tables MEMBERS NETWORK OF MEDITERRANEAN DRAMA SCHOOLS  Institutes, Academies, Faculties, University Date of creation 2000 Departments, Conservatoires, Schools. Meetings 9 Participants 400  Directors, teachers, researchers, musicologists, conductors, visual artists, stage > 70 performances Activities > 60 workshops directors,... > 8 round tables

These three networks are governed by cooperation agreements which fix the general framework, objectives and modalities.

7 COOPERATION AGREEMENTS : a demonstration of the will to cooperate

NETWORKS Dates Venues Signatories 1997 Thessaloniki 20 2003 Split 14 NETWORK OF MEDITERRANEAN MUSIC SCHOOLS 2006 Tunis 13 2007 Algiers 18 1991 Tunis 9 NETWORK OF MEDITERRANEAN ART SCHOOLS 2010 Istanbul 22 2000 Damascus 14 NETWORK OF MEDITERRANEAN DRAMA SCHOOLS 2006 Marseilles 5

Meeting of Music Schools Meeting of Drama Schools Meeting of Drama Schools ALGIERS – 2007 ISTANBUL – 2010 GENOA – 2007

« We have the stubbornness of stone, The patience of thistles and nettles The earth will always be helpful A single drop of rain will find our roots one day. » Jamel Eddine Bencheikh 8

WORKSHOPS FOR EDUCATION AND RESEARCH

ECUME’s artistic and cultural initiatives cannot be conceived outside the sphere of the dynamics between the participants and the territory on which the event is held.

Within the framework of ECUME’s education and research workshops, the participants offer to give their artistic and intellectual contributions to the inhabitants of the territory who are people of all ages and social backgrounds.

Beyond the discovery of diverse practices or theories, these direct exchanges enable the inhabitants to be confronted with different ways of looking at the world and to question their own representation of it.

International conferences Speakers Year Venues Maison Méditerranéenne « Evocation of the sacred in the Mediterranean world » 22 1999 des Sciences de l'Homme (MMSH) Aix-en-Provence « The influence of folk music on art music » 8 2003 Academy de Split

EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOPS

TYPE OF NB OF HOURS WITH NB OF NB OF DOMAIN EVENT YEAR TERRITORY LEVELS SCHOOLS SCHOOLS THE PUPILS CONTRIBUTORS PUPILS SACRED SONGS OF 1997 – 2005 PACA Region THE MEDITERRANEAN Secondary schools 11 (priority to MUSIC VOICES OF THE MEDITERRANEAN 2001 – 2004 education 15 areas Bouches year- du-Rhône 79 462 54 2868 MUSICAL ITINERARIES AROUND and olds 2004 – 2006 THE MEDITERRANEAN others)

Final Primary VISUAL ARTS ESTAQUE WORKSHOPS 2007 – 2008 Marseilles year of schools primary

PRACTICAL WORKSHOPS

MEDITERRANEAN SONG AND CALLIGRAPHY WORKSHOPS Editions Workshops Venues 4 20 Marseilles

LARGE-SCALE EVENTS

By taking part in large-scale events organized by international, national and local authorities, ECUME promotes the resurgence of the Mediterranean as a heritage common to all its peoples and as a force of inspiration which mobilizes energy and inspiration.

11 1997 « TUNIS, Arab Capital of Culture » 1998 « THESSALONIKI, European Capital of Culture » 8 PROJECTS 2004 « GENOA, European Capital of Culture » 2007 « ALGIERS, Arab Capital of Culture » WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF THE 2008 « DAMASCUS, Arab Capital of Culture » « CAPITALS OF CULTURE » 2009 « BEIRUT, World Book Capital » 2009 « JERUSALEM, Arab Capital of Culture » 2010 « ISTANBUL, European Capital of Culture »

DATES PROJECTS PROGRAMS AND ENTITIES KalEidoscope 1992 - 1998 4 EUROPEAN UNION Socrates and youth DG Foreign Relations 2006 1 ANNA LINDH FOUNDATION 20 Algeria EUROPEAN Egypt DELEGATIONS Jordan PROJECTS 1999 - 2010 15 OF THE EUROPEAN UNION Lebanon Syria Tunisia

« The sea was being covered by foam and with each drop of foam, something was taking shape, something was taking shape. » Jalal Eddine ROUMI

COMMUNICATION

Catalogues, books, CDs and DVDs maintain a link between the works and the public.

ECUME’s communication is renowned for the continued ebb and flow between ideas, people and goods.

The Internet site is a privileged area for members of its networks, offering extensive visibility and favoring contact with a large audience.

Finally, communication also enables the emergence of a feeling of belonging to a common Mediterranean destiny.

© d.r. 13 WEBSITE USERS 2 SINCE 2008 Visits 25 000 Pages viewed 125 000 Average time spent on the site 3 min 30 Average number of pages viewed (per visit) 5 Origin of the visitors (number of countries) 100 Nearly 60 % of users visited the site for the first time.

COMMUNICATION MATERIALS SINCE 1983 Posters 50 000 Poster programs 250 000 > 16 000 catalogues Productions > 400 DVD > 1000 CDs Bi-monthly electronic newsletter > sent to over 1 800 persons

« Ithaca must always be present in your mind. It is your destiny to arrive there. But do not hasten your voyage. It is better if it lasts several years. » Constantin Cavafy

2 Source : www.google.com/analytics/ 14 PARTNERSHIPS

ECUME’s local and international initiatives are given concrete expression thanks to the esteem and trust of its numerous partners in the Mediterranean area.

This support enables the association to share its values and its actions with the greatest number of people.

PARTNERS PER PROJECT INSTITUTIONS - EUROPE European Commission Brussels EUROPEAN Tunisia, Syria, Lebanon, Egypt, Jordan, Algeria, UNION Delegations of the European Union Morocco INSTITUTIONS - FRANCE Ministry of Foreign Affairs Cultural Institutes, French Cultural Centers... STATE Ministry of Culture and Communication Regional Office for Cultural Affairs - PACA NON-FRENCH INSTITUTIONS INTERNATIONAL UNESCO DIPLOMATIC Embassies, Consulates, Departments for cooperation CORPS and culture Ministries of Culture Albania, Algeria, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Cyprus, STATE Ministries of Higher Education Croatia, Egypt, Spain, Greece, Italy, Jordan, Lebanon, Malta, Morocco, Palestine, Portugal, Syria, Ministries Foreign Affairs Tunisia, Turkey... LOCAL Wilaya, Junta, Regiones, Provincia, Gouvernorat, AUTHORITIES Municipalities... CULTURAL ORGANISATIONS – ASSOCIATIONS – FESTIVALS IN FRANCE AND ABROAD Bibliotheca of Alexandria, Fundacion Tres Culturas, Mûsîqât, Rencontres photographiques d'Arles, VOCE Cultural Center... PATRONS AND SPONSORS Syria Trust Foundation, Pébéo, Lafarge, Osmane Aïdi Foundation, Cham Palace, Audi, Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations...

16 THE ECUME TEAM

ECUME is a non-governmental, general-interest organization. It is managed and administrated by simplified procedures which contribute to substantial autonomy of its governing bodies and personnel, thus ensuring a rapid and effective implementation of its projects.

It is based on a light, transparent, independent structure, with a patient, deep and pragmatic approach to international cultural relations.

O. D. Margaret Véronique Johanna Cécile Florie BELLI DECHENAUX HAMPP AUCLAIR ROBERT JOBEZ General Director with Project leader for Executive Communication Posts Intern Secretary responsability for Music Visual arts and Theatre Assistant Officer Entrance in ECUME 1983 2000 2002 2009 2010 2011

GOVERNING BOARD Christian GUITER, President Jean-Louis DONGRADI, Vice-President Stéphanie BARALE Marc HELLER, Vice-President Valérie FLORAC Michel LANGAND, Vice-President Benito PELEGRIN Florence MORALI, Vice-Presidente Emmanuel PICAUD Jean-Pierre PESCE, Treasurer Jean-Pierre RAFFAELLI Bernard MUNTANER, Secretary

ECUME - Mediterranean Cultural Exchanges

1 Place Gabriel Péri 13001 Marseille

Tél. : +33 (0) 4 91 91 41 41 Fax. : +33 (0) 4 91 91 40 40

Courriel : [email protected] Site Internet : www.ecume.org 18 APPENDICES

19 74 VENUES OF ECUME'S ACTIVITIES AROUND THE MEDITERRANEAN MUSIC VISUAL ARTS THEATRE ALBANIA > National Theatre of Tirana > Municipal Theatre of Algiers > Higher School of Fine Arts - Algiers > Higher Institute for professions in performing and > Palace of Culture - Algiers > ESMA Gallery – Arts Centre - Algiers audio-visual arts - Algiers ALGERIA > Ibn Khaldoun Auditorium - Algiers > National Museum of Fine Arts - Algiers CROATIA > Palace de Diocletian - Split > Opera House – Cairo and Alexandria > Bibliotheca Alexandria > Bibliotheca Alexandria > Mahmoud Saïd Museum – Alexandria EGYPT > Arab Music Institute of Cairo > Workshop of Alexandria > Roman Theatre of Alexandria > Cervantes Institute - Alexandria > Fundacion Tres Culturas - Seville > Fundacion Tres Culturas – Seville SPAIN > Faculty of Fine Arts - Seville > Le Dôme - Marseilles > Museum of Agde > Théâtre de la Minoterie – Marseilles > Cité du Livre - Aix-en-Provence > Galerie la Digue – Marseilles > Théâtre de Lenche – Marseilles FRANCE > Arènes de Nîmes > Hospice des Incurables – Marseilles > Théâtre Rural d'Animation Culturelle – Beaumes > Théâtre du Gymnase, Théâtre Comoedia of Aubagne,... > Municipal venues of Estaque – Marseilles de Venise > Auditorium de Pigna - Corsica GREECE > Archeological Meseum of Thessaloniki > National Theatre of Athens > Teatro Carlo Felice – Genoa > Commenda di Pré - Genoa > Teatro Stabile (Duse) - Genoa ITALY > Palazzo Ducale – Genoa > Federico II Castel - Syracuse > Citadel of Amman > Darat Al Funun - Amman JORDAN > Roaman Theatre ofJerash LEBANON > St Joseph’s Church - Beirut > Higher Institute of Fine Arts - Beirut > Maison de la Culture - Tetuan > French Cultural Center - Casablanca MOROCCO > Institute of Fine Arts - Tetuan PALESTINE > St Steven’s Church – East Jerusalem > Opera House - Damascus > Faculty of Fine Arts – Damascus > Azem Palace - Damascus > Citadel of Aleppo > Citadel of Damascus > Al Assad Library – Damascus > National Museum of de Tartus > Azem Palace – Damascus > Hamra Theatre – Damascus SYRIA > Art House - Damascus > Maktab Anbar – Damascus > Higher Institute of Dramatic Art - Damascus > Azem Palace – Damascus > Sayed Gallery - Damascus > Khan Pacha - Damascus > Municipal Theatres of Tunis and Sfax > Kheireddine Palace – Tunis > Higher Institute of Dramatic Arts - Tunis TUNISIA > Acropolium of Carthage > Espace Sofonisbe - Carthage > Ennejma Ezzahra Palace – Sidi Bou Saïd > Mimar Sinan University - Istanbul > Tophane – Istanbul TURKEY > Faculty of Fine Arts - Ankara 20 ORIGIN OF ARTISTS INVOLVED IN THE ACTIVITIES OF ECUME

COUNTRIES CITIES COUNTRIES CITIES COUNTRIES CITIES ALBANIA Tirana Aix-en-Provence - Bordeaux – MALTA Valetta Calvi – Marseille – Lyon - Nice Algiers – Azazga – Batna – FRANCE Casablanca – Essaouira – – Paris – Strasbourg – PACA ALGERIA Bouira - Constantine – Kouba – MOROCCO Fes – Marrakech - Rabat – Region... Mostaganem - Oran Tangiers - Tetuan Athens – Arta – Heraklion - Berlin – Cologne – Frankfurt – GREECE NORWAY Oslo Ioaninas – Thessalonique GERMANY Munich – Saarbrücken - Jericho – East-Jerusalem Stuttgart Amsterdam - The Hague - PALESTINE NETHERLANDS Ramallah Rotterdam ARGENTINA Buenos Aires PORTUGAL Aveiro - Lisbon IRAQ Bagdad BELGIUM Brussels UNITED-KINGDOM London IRAN Teheran BOSNIA- Sarajevo Aleppo – Damascus – HERZEGOVINA Bologna - Cagliari – Ceriana – SYRIA Hasaka - Tartus Florence – Genoa – Messina – CYPRUS Limassol - Nicosie ITALY Milan – Naples – Palermo – Ariana – Beja – Bizerte – CROATIA Split - Zagreb Parma – Perugia – Rome – Djerba – Ez-Zahra - Gabes - Hammamet – EGYPT Alexandria - Cairo - Tanta Trapani - Vicence TUNISIA Kairouan - Le Kef - JORDAN Amman - Irbid Monastir - Nabeul Barcelona – Burgos - Beirut – Bickfaya - Hadath Sfax – Siliana – Sousse – Jaèn – Leon – Madrid – Malaga LEBANON Baabda - Jounieh – Rachana – Soliman - Tunis SPAIN Saïda - Tripoli - Santa Cruz de Ténérife - Ankara – Erzurum – Seville TURKEY Eskişehir - Istanbul – LIBYA Tripoli Izmir - Mersin

In total, are represented : 28 countries 116 cities