INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC ACADEMY 7th JOINT - IOA

1998 the second festival “A Sea of Change” was a national
celebration, involving artist and companies from around Australia and
the Oceanic region. The third festival “Reaching the World” in 1999
presented the best of Australia to the world in a yearlong festival that
took place internationally. The festival culminated in a crescendo
returning to Sydney in 2000 with “Harbour of Life”.
Cultural Olympiad in Athens, “For a civilization of civilizations”,
2001-2004:
Athens chose to present a four-year cultural programme as well.
The Cultural Olympiad, a 4-year cultural programme organized by the
Hellenic Culture Organization, (supervised by the Ministry of
Culture), is an ambitious and complex programme that includes events
from all art forms.
The cultural Olympiad of Athens culminates at the end of July,
when the Cultural Programme of ATHENS 2004 begins.
Athens 2004, Cultural Programme:
The Department of Culture has developed a programme that
demonstrates the cultural aspect of the Olympic Games. Accessible to
all audiences, the exclusive official Cultural Programme of the Games
aims to transfer the Olympic Experience beyond the Competition
Venues.
Characteristics:
It is a flexible, tailor made programme that addresses all segments
of Olympic constituents and includes performances by Greek and
international artists representing all art forms.
The Cultural Programme will run during Games Time and the
majority of events will be offered free of charge to the public.
The programme “ATHENS 2004 Culture” is Optional, functional
and serves specific needs of the Games.
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