Kulturfonds Award for Art and Culture 2024
Olivia Mitterhuemer & Farah Deen
Potpourri Association

This year's prize for art and culture from the City of Salzburg's Cultural Fund goes to Potpourri - Verein für Tanz und Nachwuchsförderung. Founded by Farah Deen and Olivia Mitterhuemer, the association has established itself as a central point of contact for professional dance art in the field of hip-hop and house dance since 2006.

Farah Deen and Olivia Mitterhuemer are not only active as dancers and choreographers, but also as passionate promoters of an inclusive and diverse cultural scene. With their commitment, they make a significant contribution to making marginalized groups more visible through the art of dance and offering them a platform.

Flavourama Festival - a bridge between high culture and subculture

One of the association's outstanding projects is the internationally renowned Flavourama Festival, which has attracted a broad audience of amateurs and professional dancers from all over the world to Salzburg since its inception. The festival combines the city's classical high culture with the dynamic subculture of hip-hop and house dance, creating new, creative spaces for intercultural exchange.

The Flavourama Festival is much more than just a dance event. It encompasses a variety of innovative cultural formats, including dance battles, discussion rounds, workshops and interactive dance tours, which are designed to promote both dance and culture.

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