One night – many experiences: public readings of contemporary literature performed by well known personalities at attractive and unusual venues in cities across Europe.

 

European Literature Night builds on the concept of literature being a unique creative medium which embraces the voices of individuals along with the values of the society they live in. The umbrella project “European Literature Nights 2012 – 2014” aims to bring contemporary European literature to the general public in an innovative way through a series of public readings and accompanying events. Supported by a grant from the Culture Programme of the European Union, the project partners hope to deliver high level of impact to their audiences. Although it is Brno, Bucharest, Dublin, Lisbon, Vilnius, Prague and Wroclaw who are jointly co-organizing the project “ELN 2012 – 2014”, the other partner cities where Literature Night already took root are of no lesser importance for the event’s development.

partner cities
Brno
Bucharest
Dublin
Lisbon

Centro Nacional de Cultura

Rua António Maria Cardoso 68

The Centro Nacional de Cultura is a cultural association founded in 1945, under Salazar regime, as a place where different political and ideological sectors could meet and discuss the defence of a free and multidisciplinary culture. After the 1974 Revolution, the CNC began to concentrate on promoting an idea of culture without limits, whether those limits were disciplinary or geographical. It tried to be the link between young and old, artist and impresarios, public and private sector. Much of its activity is dedicated to the defence of Portuguese cultural heritage, and to promote growing role of Portuguese culture in the world, and building on its relations with other cultures.

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Prague
Vilnius
Wrocław