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Galway International Arts Festival includes many types of disciplines and despite the challenges of the pandemic it has not stopped growing and producing art of all kinds. It has adapted to the circumstances by exploring the hybrid format through innovation and creativity.

Cinematica Festival found ways to keep the attention of their audience until they were able to get back on stage. They helped to keep culture alive and created initiatives to entertain and interact with their public during the lockdown.

In the middle of Europe, two long-suffering interns are helping a festival keep disaster almost away. This is their second season and surely it can't be as tough as their first! Want a bet?

The LEM Festival was hit by the pandemic but found new ways to stay connected with the internationally spread family of experimental music. It did not only survive but also managed to be one of the few music festivals that took place in Barcelona that year.

In the middle of Europe, two long-suffering interns are helping a festival keep disaster almost away. This is their second season and surely it can't be as tough as their first! Want a bet?

The Festival Fountainhead Tanz Théâtre, Black International Cinema Berlin 2020 found new and fresh alternatives to go on. International and intercultural filmmakers who were offered to present their art through television as well as in a special festival edition.

The Festival Udine Castello explored new ways of accessing audience through "Musical Blossoms". These online sessions combined musical moments with the flowering of the gardens of our audience, sometimes linked with selected literary passages. A total of 30 videos make up this series.

When the pandemic hit in spring 2020, we had two choices: to pull the plug or to reimagine things. We opted for different concepts: outside concerts, a sound installation at a local heritage site, streamed concerts and two radio broadcasts.

The festival organised two editions instead of one to reduce the pressure and be able to follow the rules, 20 days instead of 10 days. The organisers have learned a lot. Their conclusion, now, is that FFIR 2020 had to be done.

The FeMAUB 2020 aimed to put people at the centre by means of the evocative title De Mvsica Hvmana, a concept used from the early Middle Ages to refer to the inner harmony that links the soul with the human body.

Following its cancellation, the Festival started work on a new project for the summer of 2020: the Festival Castell Peralada Livestream, an exceptional festival that was completely free and could be attended online through the Festival’s website.

After the 2020 nightmare ride, many things were still uncertain in 2021. However, the festival team was more convinced than ever that music is of inestimable value for ourselves and our wellbeing.