ABOUT GÖTEBORG BALKAN FESTIVAL
Organized by Balkan Blues Company.
Our festival is a celebration of the cultural heritage of Roma people, who are one of the national minorities in Sweden.
Our festival is a 100% non-profit music, art and culture festival that starts in Göteborg, Sweden, closely connected with Balkan. We have several foundations and partner entities that help us achieve our goals, also the festival works hand in hand with the City of Göteborg and local communities.
We have a lineup of musicians, artists, and performers from Sweden and around the Europe, showcasing a variety of genres, styles, and cultural traditions. From the biggest names to those you are not familiar with yet all performing equally. A festival that does not celebrate celebrity, but we recognize it, with our intimate stage areas creating a unique and dynamic atmosphere that encourages creativity, collaboration, and artistic expression. We focus on pure art providing a platform for emerging and unknown talent. Our festival offers a refreshing alternative to more commercialized and celebrity-driven events.
Performances by a diverse range of artists, including musicians, poets, dancers, and visual artists, each given an opportunity to showcase their work in an intimate and interactive setting bringing the art closer to the people.
Partnerships with local and nationall organizations that support cultural collaboration, programs focused on education and opportunity for our youth. Our goal is to bring artists from different countries to the festival to collaborate, engage, compete and exchange with each other.
Collaborative and improvisational performances with artist and the youth blur the lines between different art forms and encourage experimentation and creativity for the youth to see what is possible and endeavor to be more. We use music to heal.
A family atmosphere that encourages attendees to explore and discover new artists and art forms.
Our festival aims to connect, create, and inspire, to help explore youth's creativity and express themselves through music, art, and other cultural forms. We aim to bring joy and a sense of purpose to our youth. We are committed to accessibility, inclusivity, and true entertainment without politics and ideologies and strive to make our festival a life-affirming entertaining experience for all who attend. Our goal is to inspire a world where everyone has the opportunity to experience and recognize their transformative power through the arts and to make a positive impact in the lives of those we serve starting with the youth.
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Supported by:
Statens Kulturråd, Västra Götalandsregionen, Göteborgs Stad, NBV, Musikcentrum Väst, FolkYou, Ideell Kulturallians, Kulturungdom, Längmanska stipendiefonden, Göteborgs stads stiftelser, Wilhelm & Martina Lundgrens stiftelse, Musikverket.