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MELAS
IN NORWAY
Mela 2006
This year´s Mela takes place from 18th-20th August!
Mela 2005
The programme for Mela 2005
Mela 2004
For a short
summary of Mela 2004 in Oslo, please read here...
Mela 2002
In September 2002, the largest celebration of Pakistani art and
culture ever staged outside Pakistan took place in Oslo. The objective
of the festival Mela 2002 was to present the arts and cultural heritage
belonging to the larges ethnic minority living in Norway as part
of a bilateral cultural exchange. In a long-term perspective, the
aim is to increase minorities’ participation on the Norwegian
contemporary art and culture scene.
Mela 2002 was arranged by Horizon Foundation, an independent body
founded by the Norwegian Arts Council and the Centennial Anniversary
Norway 2005. In addition to these, many governmental and independent
institutions, including the Pakistani government participated as
funding collaborators. The total budget for the festival was NOK
5,5 million.
The official inauguration took place in Oslo City Hall on Friday
6th September, in the presence of H.M. King Harald of Norway, Pakistan’s
Minister of Culture, The Lord Mayor of Oslo and many other dignitaries.
In addition to various collaborating venues like theatres and art
galleries, the main festival arena was Rådhusplassen, the
ample City Hall Square facing the harbour. Some 50.000 persons visited
the different venues during the weekend, and took part in activities
like concerts, theatre, poetry, literature, puppet theatre, kite
flying shows, fashion catwalk, exhibitions of contemporary arts,
miniature paintings, textile design, traditional handicrafts etc.
In the evenings, the festival offered concerts for youths at City
Hall Square as well as classical concerts for the adult audience
and theatre performances.
More than 100 distinguished artists, officials and guests had come
from Pakistan, England, Germany, Sweden and Denmark to take part
in the festival.
Mela 2001
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