EP 3: Festival Regulations in the Arab World – Between Organisation and Bureaucracy

Fellow Author(s)

Hiba Kammarti
Souha Bachtobji

Research Project

Video-Podcast: A Dialogue Between Egypt’s and Tunisia’s Music Scenes

Cairo
Collective Practices
Cultural Policies
Cultural Production
Digital Culture
Funding structures and legal frameworks
Knowledge Exchange
Locality and Urban Spheres
Mediation & Dialogue
Music
Power Dynamics
Social and Political Context
Storytelling and Narratives
Tunis

This episode compares the legal frameworks of festivals in Egypt and Tunisia. In Egypt, new laws impose strict control over festival licensing, while Tunisia offers more freedom but struggles with bureaucracy. We explore how organizers adapt and navigate these systems.

Nilam Ali

Artist Profile
El Warcha

Video
EP 1: The Role of Music Distributors in the Digital Era: Necessity or Obsolescence?

Video
Mapping Collective Cultural Practice

Tool
EP 5: Artist Perspectives – Navigating the Music Industries in Tunisia and Egypt

Video
Film Portrait of Leila: Theatre Actress

Video
Term: In-Between

Blog Post
Tawasol Science & Arts Residencies: Creative Fieldwork in Tunis and Cairo

Event
Radio Feature about Tawasol Arts and Science Residencies in Cairo

Audio
Term: Collectivise

Blog Post
Caro Jost

Artist Profile
Harper

Artist Profile
Luka Toprak

Audio
Aisha Azab

Artist Profile
EP 4: Festival Management and Live Music – A Comparison between Tunisia and the Oshtora Festival in Egypt

Video
First Tawasol Workshop in Lebanon

Event
EP 6: Palestinian Musicians & Music as Resistance

Video
Final Symposium in Tunis: Reflecting, Sharing, and Looking Ahead

Event
Sketch note on the Tawasol Knowledge Exchange Process

Blog Post
Mehdi Ben Temessek

Artist Profile
DEBO

Video
EP 2: Digital Distribution Intermediaries in Music: Between Artists and Platforms – The Case of Sout Sharq

Video
Exhibition in RSCL gallery space in Le Kram, Tunis

Event
Launch symposium of the collectivise.org platform

Video
Reflection of the Exhibition's Research and Concept Development

Image Gallery
EP 3: Festival Regulations in the Arab World – Between Organisation and Bureaucracy

Video
Julien Hübsch

Artist Profile
On Collectivising as a Cultural Practice

Publication
Maria Zaikina

Artist Profile
Second Tawasol Workshop in Germany

Event
Ikbal Hamzaoui

Video
Kick-Off Workshop at Zeppelin University

Event
Collectivize Mapping Event in Tunis

Image Gallery
Filming in Tunis in May and June 2024

Image Gallery
Radio Feature about Tawasol Tunis Workshop and Symposium

Audio
Epistemological Shifts, Power Imbalances and Conflicts at documenta Fifteen:

Publication
Tunis: May and June 2024

Video