The Hellenic Culture Organization invites you to the 1st Balkan Performing Arts Market, which will take place in Thessaloniki from June 1 to 4, 2006. Within the framework of BPAM, an international conference on the cultural reality of the Balkans and a structured showcases’ programme take also place. Wishing to facilitate an overall participation from all Balkan and other European countries, the Hellenic Culture Organization has decided to grant the exhibitors’ fees, showcase fees and conference fees for all participants. The invitation addresses to performing arts organizations, groups and independent artists from all Balkan countries, namely Albania, Bosnia – Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, FYROM, Greece, Moldova, Serbia – Montenegro, Slovenia and Turkey to register as exhibitors, holding a booth within the Balkan Performing Arts Market, register for the showcases programme, as well as for the conference. It also addresses to festival directors, programmers and production companies from all over the world, providing them with the opportunities to explore a most dynamic and quite unknown cultural environment by getting in touch with artists and groups of all Balkan countries, reserve tickets for the showcases’ programme and register for the conference. Since its foundation, the Hellenic Culture Organization has been actively promoting cooperation between artists from different Balkan States, through a series of events presented in various cities within the region. Building on this commitment, the Organization now launches the Balkan Performing Arts Market, with the intention to provide an important instrument for the promotion of Balkan artists in the European and international market. Due to the great response expected, preliminary booking is necessary in order to secure a place and provide us with time to settle all visas’ arrangements. Applications will be treated in a priority order. The deadline for preliminary booking is February 28, 2006. For more information and booking forms, CLICK HERE.