:Culture Summit Abu Dhabi
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File:CultureSummit2017.jpgCulture Summit Abu Dhabi is a summit that convenes leaders from the worlds of the arts, media, public policy, and technology.
It is organized and produced by The Rothkopf Group (TRG) and The Canales Project Ventures (TCPV), along with the Abu Dhabi Department of Culture & Tourism.{{Cite news|url=https://www.thenational.ae/arts-culture/culture-summit-2017-guggenheim-chief-leads-panel-discussion-on-ways-that-art-and-culture-can-transform-society-1.27142|title=Culture Summit 2017: Guggenheim chief leads panel discussion on ways that art and culture can transform society|work=The National|access-date=2017-12-25|language=en}}
Culture Summit 2018 took place at Saadiyat Island, Abu Dhabi, UAE, throughout April 8-12, 2018, and was focused on the theme of “Unexpected Collaborations.”{{Cite web|url=http://www.elanthemag.com/culture-summit-2017-abu-dhabi-concludes-action-agenda-future/|title=elan {{!}} Culture Summit 2017 Abu Dhabi Concludes with an Action Agenda for the Future - elan|website=www.elanthemag.com|language=en-US|access-date=2017-12-25}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.culturesummitabudhabi.com/#home|title=CultureSummit » Abu Dhabi 2018|website=www.culturesummitabudhabi.com|language=en-US|access-date=2017-12-25}} The event featured a series of curated performances, exhibits, and interventions by renowned artists and musicians across the world. The performances came from everywhere, from the European Union Youth Orchestra to Abu Dhabi’s Bait Al Oud musical academy, with new collaborations transcending disciplinary and cultural boundaries.
Organization
The Summit was planned with an intention of being the "Davos of Culture"{{Cite web|url=http://www.elanthemag.com/culture-summit-2017-abu-dhabi-concludes-action-agenda-future/|title=elan {{!}} Culture Summit 2017 Abu Dhabi Concludes with an Action Agenda for the Future - elan|website=www.elanthemag.com|language=en-US|access-date=2017-12-25}} and a place "to highlight the power of collective imagination as a force for good."{{Cite web|url=https://foreignpolicy.com/2017/04/10/the-urgency-of-art-in-a-dangerous-rapidly-changing-world-united-arab-emirates-culture-summit/|title=The Urgency of Art in a Dangerous, Rapidly Changing World|website=Foreign Policy|access-date=2017-12-25}}
Participants
The 2017 inaugural event was attended by 450 delegates from 80 countries, including internationally acclaimed visual artist Idris Khan, Academy Award-winning composer and conductor Tan Dun, former United States Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, MacArthur Fellow and award-winning choreographer Liz Lerman, His Excellency Dr. Anwar Gargash, UAE Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, and His Excellency Dr. Zaki Anwar Nusseibeh, UAE Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation.{{Cite web|url=https://www.culturesummitabudhabi.com/|title=CultureSummit - CultureSummit|website=CultureSummit|language=en-US|access-date=2018-02-21}}{{Cite web|url=https://foreignpolicy.com/2017/04/10/the-urgency-of-art-in-a-dangerous-rapidly-changing-world-united-arab-emirates-culture-summit/|title=The Urgency of Art in a Dangerous, Rapidly Changing World|website=Foreign Policy|access-date=2017-12-25}} It was however, criticized for excluding a lot of local Emirati artists.{{Cite news|url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2017/04/10/why-has-the-uae-excluded-artists-from-its-abu-dhabi-culture-summit|title=Why Has the UAE Excluded Artists From Its Abu Dhabi 'Culture Summit'?|last=Fairouz|first=Mohammed|date=2017-04-10|work=The Daily Beast|access-date=2017-12-25}} CultureSummit 2017 hosted representatives from the following organizations:File:CultureSummit 2017.jpg
- Abu Dhabi Music & Arts Foundation
- Arab Fund for Arts and Culture
- Bahrain Authority on Culture and Antiquities
- China National Symphony Orchestra
- Culture Connect
- El Sistema
- Ford Foundation
- Found Sound Nation
- International Music Council
- John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
- New York University Abu Dhabi Arts Center
- Sesame Workshop
- Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation
- Art Basel/Tate Modern
- UNESCO
- Vienna Boys' Choir
- Weill Center for Music, Carnegie Hall
- West–Eastern Divan Orchestra