On October 16 (local time), Ansan City in Gyeonggi Province announced that it had visited the Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society in the UK to discuss ways to promote exchange and cooperation.
Lee Mingun, Mayor of Ansan (third from the left), visiting the Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society in the UK, is handing over a letter of intent for exchange to Tony Lancaster, Chairman of the Fringe Society (second from the left). Provided by Ansan City
The society is the organizer of the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, the world's largest performing arts festival, held annually for three to four weeks in August in Edinburgh, Scotland.
During a joint meeting with the Ansan Foundation for Culture and Arts, participants shared the society's festival management cases and expertise, as well as promotional and networking strategies, and discussed potential areas of collaboration.
Ansan City and the Ansan Foundation for Culture and Arts delivered a letter of intent for exchange to the society, officially proposing mutual cooperation on the international stage, including information sharing and joint development between the two cities' festivals.
Lee Mingun, Mayor of Ansan, said, "I hope that by sharing the Fringe Society's operational experience and wisdom in international exchange, the Ansan Street Arts Festival will continue to grow."
A representative from the Fringe Society commented, "The Ansan Street Arts Festival is an event where citizens and artists come together, which aligns with the spirit of the Fringe. We look forward to ongoing cooperation between the two festivals, further expanding the platform for international artistic exchange."
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