Sesta-embracing the colours of culture! In this ninth episode of Sesta, Meltem Burak talks to Nihal Soğancı from the creative/organising team of Buffer Fringe Performing Arts Festival 2022, and Amy Gowen from International Community Arts Festival (ICAF) which is the international thinking partner of Buffer Fringe 2022. Throughout the podcast, Nihal and Amy elaborate on Buffer Fringe`s 2022 concept Pockets (beyond), the partnership between ICAF and Buffer Fringe, the Festival`s role as a space for healing and connections, and on their expectations from Buffer Fringe 2022 with regards to conflict transformation in particular. This ninth episode of Sesta is the first episode of the Sesta Buffer Fringe Special Series which consists of three episodes in total. The two other episodes will be aired in September. For the first time this year, Island Talks and Buffer Fringe are joining forces to contribute to the establishment of a culture of peace in Cyprus ahead of the Festival which will take place from 7 October to 9 October. More about the Buffer Fringe Performing Arts Festival on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/BufferFringe/ – Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bufferfringe/- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwbcOEV2dEd7XSz9srt7Ccg