4th April (Thursday)

13:00-14:30 Registration Jurányi Ház & welcome buffet lunch at Jurányi Kavézó és Galéria

14:30-16:00 Jurányi Ház – presentation and guided tour by Kulcsár Viktória, founder and artistic director

17:00 – 18:30 Round table at  Trafó House of Contemporary Arts  

CULTURAL KICKSTART

How do/can we transform our frustration into a creative energy which has the power to mobilize citizens and can lead to a necessary change?

·       Štěpán Kubišta, director of Jatka 78, leader of Association of Independent Theaters in Prague, Czech Republic

·       Dounia Benslimane, Association Racine,  Morocco 

·       Büki Dóra, Proton Theatre managing director, Hungary

18:30 – 19:45 dinner at Élesztő

20:00 – Theater performance at Trafó House of Contemporary Arts  

PROTON THEATER: Imitation of Life, director: Kornél Mundruczó (provided with English subtitles)

21:30 welcome party at Élesztő

5th April (Friday)

10:00 – 10:30 welcome coffee at Műcsarnok

10:30 – 12:00 David Lynch: Small Stories - guided tour and debate with Budapest Photo Festival   founder and curator Mucsy Szilvia

12:30 – 14:00 lunch at Most Bisztró

14:30 – 15:30 study visit Central European University, guided by Péter Inkei

16:00 – 18:00  Public debate at CEU

INNOVATIVE APPROACH IN CULTURAL POLICIES

How can we create effective cultural policy which goes beyond governmental programs and national interests and which fosters cultural development and diversity?

·       Robert Alagjozovski, National Coordinator for development of Culture and interministerial coooperation, The Northern Republic of Macedonia

·       Petrányi Barna, Pro Progressione, independent umbrella cultural organization, Győr European Cultural Capital 2023 project manager

·       Robert Kieft, EUNIC Global, Project Manager European 'Houses' of Culture (tbc)

·      Marta Nowicka, education spedialist, Gdansk Shakespeare Theatre/ President of Oracle Cultural Network

18:00 – 21:00 Multicultural dinner at Czech Centre

22:00 – Visiting Rudas Bath (optional) or Ruin Pub Tour (optional)

6thApril  (Saturday)

09:30 – 10:00 welcome coffee at Czech Centre

10:00 – 13:30 Open Seminar and Platform for Ideas Exchange “Art above divisions”

10:00 – 10:30

Welcome speech by Lucie Orbók, Czech Centre director and EUNIC Hungary president

Wake up call by Jean-Pierre Deru, Association Marcel Hicter

10:30 –11:30

Come and present your project at the market. Find new partners, inspire us, share with us your creative solutions to avoid a Calamity Fair.

Project presentations by both ORACLE MEMBERS and local cultural operators

Local cultural operators

Nánay Fanni, founder of alternative theater festival Placc and Fact

Gáspár Máté, Krétakör theater founder

Simon Andrea, Ludwig Múzeum curator

Salamon Gergely, Budapest Showcase music festival

Weyer Balázs, Hangvető music publisher house, organizes of Budapest Ritmo festival

Coffee break

11:45 – 13:15

Follow up with project market

Peer2Peer /speed date with local operators

13:15 – 13:45

Sum up

13:30 – 14:30 lunch

14:30 – 16:30

OCN General Assembly 

-        annual report 2018

-        strategy

-        activities & training sessions

-        visibility and communication

20:00 Dinner and farewell party at The Studios