Performing Arts & Cultural ClustersPerforming Arts & Cultural Clusters

PRODEC

Programa de desenvolvimento da economia da cultura is:

born in 2006 goal: implementation of projects aimed at the

development of the main segments of the Brazilian Cultural Economy

main dynamic cultural segments: artistic segment (Music – Performing arts - Visual arts ) others ( Media content Industry - Telecommunication)

Funarte

Fundação Nacional de Artes is: an administrative body of the ministry of

Culture, responsible for the public policies regarding visual and performing art sector

objectives :enhacement of the artistic production, incentives for the artistic innovation, educational programs

Funarte – Artes cenicas Works in four different areas : Sao Paulo, Rio de

Janeiro, Minas Gerais, Distrito Federal.

Activities awards and grants allocation for acting

companies to produce inedited dramatic works; theatrical production consulting service

direct administration of theatres and cultural spaces in the main cities, mainly located in Rio de Janeiro

Funarte theatres in RioFunarte runs four theatres in Rio de Janeiro:

Teatro Glauce Rocha, Teatro Cacilda Becker, Casa de Paschoal Carlos Magno(Teatro Duse), Aldeia de Arcozelo

This allows to cover different disciplines of the performing art sector, to have a strong presence in the city and to focus on diverse organizational and artistical ways of production

Focus on...

innovation quality internationality socio-political and topical content strong link with tradition attention to contemporary playwriting attention to young acting companies

Funarte - Music

Enhacement of the popular and contemporary music

Collaboration with the cultural hotspot for: Music produced in the cultural hotspot for the

Carnival Coordination of radio programs released in the

cultural hotspot Offer grants for learning capoeira, percussions ,

candomblè and typical instrument in the cultural hotspots

Pontos da Cultura an 2005 initiative of the Cultura Viva programme of the brazilian Ministry

of Culture Gilberto Gil

is aiming at enhacement of culture through Pontos da Cultura

1000 local-scale cultural centers equipped with free-software multimedia studios,auto governed, selected by government’s open call for projects

(top down-buttom up approach)Main aim is : Creation of new languages, klowledge sharing, capacity-building

empower communities trough broadband access to Internet and digital contents creation using Creative Common

tools to create employment for the new generation innovating the local economy(impact on labour policy)

http://www.cultura.gov.br/

Programa Cultura Viva

Cultura Digital : Phd's ,researchers and scientists employed in each cultural hotspot to help people dealing with the technological devices (New job opportunities)

Escola Viva : to make children familiar with the use of digital technology, school are obliged once per week to spend a day in the cultural hotspot supported by experts and scientists.( Fight the digital divide as in 175.000 public schools, 30% have computers , 51% have telephone access and 13% have acess to the Internet)

Agente Cultura Viva : People btw 16-24 that are actively producing cultural products in the hotspot receive a grant of 180 reais per day.(Economic support to production of culture)

Pontoes : Possibility to create a district of several Pontos da Cultura creating a Pontoes (Big Cultural hotspot) receiving annual fundings from the government fot the realization of joint activities ( Creation of cultural clusters)

Telecentro

Perus

Telecentro

Curuça Velha

Richard Stallman visit

Pontos de Cultura

Now the question is..

Are this cultural hotspots really working and integrating in the

territory??

In 3 weeks we'll have the answer..

Useful links and readings:

www.cultura.gov.br www.funarte.com

“Synergies between Pontos da cultura and Ecosystems” edited in Digital Business Ecosystem,European Commision, Brussel 2007