Petra Hradilová | Czech Republic
Petra is the director of the international Czech Music Crossroads showcase festival and the multi-genre Festival in the Streets/ART&LIFE in Ostrava. Petra has been active in the Czech cultural scene for over 20 years. Czech Music Crossroads is an international showcase festival and conference. It is attended by bands from the Czech Republic, Poland, Slovakia, and rotating guest countries. The event presents local roots, acoustic, folk, fusion, and jazz music to an international audience of professionals, promoters, and journalists. In 2024, artists from the UK and Italy joined the showcase, which also features a conference with networking opportunities and speed meetings. More details are available at https://www.artandlifeostrava.cz/info-in-english.
Festival in the Streets/ART&LIFE is a free, two-day, multi-genre festival in Ostrava with over 20,000 attendees, offering a vibrant program that includes global artists, street theatre, a drum parade, children’s activities, and science shows. The festival’s highlight is a colorful parade featuring dancers, giant puppets, and stilt-walking actors, making it a celebrated summer event in the Czech Republic. More details are available at www.crossroadsmusic.cz.
