Culturescapes 2023 Sahara

Culturescapes 2023 Sahara brings together almost 80 visual artists, performers, dancers, theater companies, musicians, filmmakers, writers, and thinkers in a two-month program that spreads beyond Basel to other cantons of Switzerland. In fall 2023, a total of approximately 120 events with about 30 partner institutions will be presented during the festival in various disciplines including music, theater and dance, visual arts, feature films and documentaries, literature, focus events, public panel discussions, and artist talks.

With each edition, the festival aspires to promote cross-border dialogue and mutual learning between cultures, as well as cooperation and networking. Its founders believe that cultural relations and understanding is a gateway to more inclusive, open, and fair societies.

In 2023, the focus for Culturescapes’ 17th edition will be on the Sahara. By connecting the seas and oceans on the opposite sides of the continent, Sahara used to be a network of pathways, travel routes, carrying and connecting peoples and cultures. Together with artists and curators from within and around Sahara, Culturescapes wants to talk about Sahara today.