The TelepART Mobility Support Platform supports emerging and semi-established artists in showcasing their work internationally. At the core of this project is a new style of rapid-access funding. This funding is designed to support travel costs for performances between Finland and Hungary, Slovakia, Slovenia, Croatia and Romania. The aim of TelepART is to promote cultural exchange between Finland and the countries involved. The platform is permanently open to applications. Applications can be submitted by performers and their representatives or event organisers. Applicants will be notified of

Jarkko Mandelin’s choreography Beneath a Falling Sky for the Bodhi Project is performed at the International Dance Week Budapest 26.6. The Bodhi Project is an international touring company for young dancers in the beginning of their careers. The project is run by SEAD (Salzburg Experimental Academy of Dance). Every year the Bodhi Project is visited by many prominent international choreographers. Jarkko Mandelin is the first Finnish choreographer who has worked with the Bodhi Project. Mandelin is currently one of the most interesting names in the Finnish dance scene. Mandelin is known for

The first Tatu and Patu book was published in Hungarian in 2007. Through the cooperation of Cerkabella Publishing and the translator Laura Bába, 10 instalments of the series have become available for Hungarian children and parents since then. The writers and illustrators of the franchise Aino Havukainen and Sami Toivonen will visit Hungary in June for the launch of the 11th Tatu and Patu book, Tatu és Patu, a nyomozók - A Felező-eset (Detectives Tatu and Patu: The Case of the Mysterious Divider). Fans of Tatu and Patu can meet the authors in Budapest and Szentendre. Dates and locations :

Senior Lead of Sitra’s Carbon-neutral Circular Economy theme Ernesto Hartikainen is one of the guest speakers at Brain Bar Budapest this year. Hartikainen is responsible for the World Circular Economy Forum 2017 programme and for bringing circular economy concepts to Finnish forests. Europe’s biggest festival on future, Brain Bar Budapest is an ambitious and unique event bringing together trendsetters and decision-makers, encouraging discussions and critical thinking. On 2.6., at 11.—11.30 a.m. Hartikainen joins Co-founder and CEO of BioCellection Miranda Wang and Director of the Experimental

FinnAgora co-hosts the panel discussion Theater for Social Change that focuses on two key questions: first, what role can arts organisations play in 2018? Second, how can we amplify the impact and reach of their work? The four panellists are dedicated to creating art with purpose, whether that means promoting inclusion, starting dialogue about social issues, or providing livelihoods for marginal and disadvantaged groups. The panel discussion is followed by a day of workshops on the theme Theater for Change . Respected and award-winning experts from across Europe will share their experiences,