WHAT IS CULTURAL DIPLOMACY? “Cultural diplomacy may best be described as a course of actions, which are based on and utilise the exchange of ideas, values, traditions and other aspects of culture or identity, whether to strengthen relationships, enhance socio-cultural cooperation, promote national interests and beyond; cultural diplomacy can be practiced by either the public sector, private sector or civil society,” according to the Institute for Cultural Diplomacy. icon_website www.cultural diplomacy.org TAD HIGHLIGHTS Among the many workshops and performances, by far the most eagerly awaited will be the open-air festival and barbecue in the centre of Eschsur-Alzette on 25 May. Located in Place Brill, the event starts at 7:30 p.m. with live music from the Miami Men’s Glee Club. This will be followed by a live show from the Blue Grass Band of the University College Virginia and the Wise Guys Brass Ensemble. Other highlights include the TAD Music Sensations concert from 8 p.m. on 24 May at the Audimax (Maison du Savoir) on Belval campus. Here, visitors can hear Japanese musician Keisho Ohno play tsugaru shamisen, the University of Luxembourg choir as well as the Blue Grass Band and Wise Guys Brass Ensemble. icon_website transatlanticdia logue2017.uni.lu B
May 2017