PARIS
The world of culture was demonstrated against the government's cultural policy and the decrease of subsidies, Friday, during a day of national mobilization that has focused on Paris.
More than a thousand demonstrators (700 according to the police) have gathered in the afternoon instead of the Royal Palace, with the motto "artists, endangered."
They wore placards containing "Sarkozy, permanent entertainment", "Albanel, GM of Culture" and "Culture and colourful culture Bigard not."
In Marseille, some 400 people demonstrated outside the prefecture region.
A Orleans, 150 people gathered outside the center of Dramatic Art, before laying a wreath in front of the Directorate for Cultural Affairs (Drac). In Toulouse, there were one hundred professionals in the cultural front Prefecture region.
In Britain, the cultural structures were called upon to send a letter to regional prefects and Ille-et-Vilaine, Finistčre, Morbihan, Cotes d'Armor and the Drac, to denounce "the disastrous consequences of reductions credits ranging from 5 to 100%.
The call for a day of "national mobilization against the disengagement of the State in the Culture" was launched by Ufisc (Union Federal intervention cultural structures), which is centered on structures of current music, but then been joined by other cultural sectors, such as theatre.
For several months, rising discontent in the world of culture and especially the performing arts, denouncing a lack of cultural policy, the establishment of a "culture of the ratings" dictated by the mission sent by the 'Elysee and Matignon to the Minister Christine Albanel, as well as a disengagement budget from the government.
The latter launched on February 11 Interviews of the Valois, a sort of mini-Grenelle of culture.
Wednesday at a press conference at the Theatre de l'Odeon in Paris, an exceptionally high number of directors of the theatre audience had protested against the government's cultural policy. Among them, big names like Olivier Py, Patrice Chéreau, Ariane Mnouchkine, Didier Bezace, Jérôme Deschamps, Muriel Mayette or Stanislas Nordey.
Some were present at the demonstration in Paris on Friday, including Arnaud Meunier (Compagnie de la Bad Seed).
"Is there still a cultural policy in France or is it more than just a vision of things accountant? We would like a double discourse: on the one hand we talk about ambition for the democratization of culture, of another sacrifice the little money that remains for the job, "he told AFP.
"Everything that is cultural action in the direction of districts, politics of the city, wherever there are relay underway with local authorities, this fall dramatically," said, in Toulouse, Philippe Metz, regional representative of a training organization for contemporary music.
On the sidelines of a trip to Blois, the Prime Minister Francois Fillon said: "There is a need for everyone to understand that France can not live on credit. We must résorbions our deficit, that we reduce our debt and the World of Culture will participate like all other positions from the state budget. "
Finally, in a press release, Ms. Albanel said that "there is nothing to talk about disengagement of the State in the field of culture."
More than a thousand demonstrators (700 according to the police) have gathered in the afternoon instead of the Royal Palace, with the motto "artists, endangered."
They wore placards containing "Sarkozy, permanent entertainment", "Albanel, GM of Culture" and "Culture and colourful culture Bigard not."
In Marseille, some 400 people demonstrated outside the prefecture region.
A Orleans, 150 people gathered outside the center of Dramatic Art, before laying a wreath in front of the Directorate for Cultural Affairs (Drac). In Toulouse, there were one hundred professionals in the cultural front Prefecture region.
In Britain, the cultural structures were called upon to send a letter to regional prefects and Ille-et-Vilaine, Finistčre, Morbihan, Cotes d'Armor and the Drac, to denounce "the disastrous consequences of reductions credits ranging from 5 to 100%.
The call for a day of "national mobilization against the disengagement of the State in the Culture" was launched by Ufisc (Union Federal intervention cultural structures), which is centered on structures of current music, but then been joined by other cultural sectors, such as theatre.
For several months, rising discontent in the world of culture and especially the performing arts, denouncing a lack of cultural policy, the establishment of a "culture of the ratings" dictated by the mission sent by the 'Elysee and Matignon to the Minister Christine Albanel, as well as a disengagement budget from the government.
The latter launched on February 11 Interviews of the Valois, a sort of mini-Grenelle of culture.
Wednesday at a press conference at the Theatre de l'Odeon in Paris, an exceptionally high number of directors of the theatre audience had protested against the government's cultural policy. Among them, big names like Olivier Py, Patrice Chéreau, Ariane Mnouchkine, Didier Bezace, Jérôme Deschamps, Muriel Mayette or Stanislas Nordey.
Some were present at the demonstration in Paris on Friday, including Arnaud Meunier (Compagnie de la Bad Seed).
"Is there still a cultural policy in France or is it more than just a vision of things accountant? We would like a double discourse: on the one hand we talk about ambition for the democratization of culture, of another sacrifice the little money that remains for the job, "he told AFP.
"Everything that is cultural action in the direction of districts, politics of the city, wherever there are relay underway with local authorities, this fall dramatically," said, in Toulouse, Philippe Metz, regional representative of a training organization for contemporary music.
On the sidelines of a trip to Blois, the Prime Minister Francois Fillon said: "There is a need for everyone to understand that France can not live on credit. We must résorbions our deficit, that we reduce our debt and the World of Culture will participate like all other positions from the state budget. "
Finally, in a press release, Ms. Albanel said that "there is nothing to talk about disengagement of the State in the field of culture."
posted by news of france at
12:19 AM
0 Comments:
Post a Comment
Subscribe to Post Comments [Atom]
<< Home