Abstract. In view of the initiative to attempt to apply for inclusion in the UNESCO Creative Cities Network in the category of Popular Arts and Crafts, to assist planning and management processes, this study aimed to understand and analyze the potential and challenges for a city within the creative areas of the UNESCO Creative Cities Network: Popular Arts and Crafts, Media Arts, Cinema, Design, Gastronomy, Literature, Music and Architecture. The research methodology was based on surveys conducted as a result of the Municipal Creative Economy Plan of Ouro Preto. The initiatives identified in each district of Ouro Preto were reorganized within the thematic axes of the eight creative areas. Subsequently, one point was assigned to each identified initiative and, through this survey, partnerships were identified. Based on the interviews conducted for the study, weaknesses were identified that point to the challenges that the city must face to stand out on the world stage as a Creative City. The analysis of the data indicated for the highlighting of the axes architecture, gastronomy and popular arts and crafts. The challenges were related to infrastructure, such as transportation and health, and difficulty in promoting, collecting resources and managing tourist activities.

Keywords: Creative Cities; Ouro Preto; Planning and Management

Citation: Machado, S. F., Braga, S. d. S., & Pimentel, T. D. (2025). Creative Cities: Opportunities and Challenges for the Historic City of Ouro Preto, Minas Gerais (Brazil). Kreativnye industrii [Creative Industries R&D], 1(2), 28–43. doi: 10.7868/S3033671625020023.

Abstract. Lavras Novas is a tourist district admired for its architecture, landscapes, and tranquil atmosphere. Creative tourism, characterized by innovation, emerges as a tool to renew tourism activity, promoting tourists participation in the community’s daily life. This research aims to understand how creative tourism, through placemaking, can intensify and diversify tourism in Lavras Novas. The motivation for the study arises from the authors’ curiosity about the dynamics and sustainability of local tourism, seeking to contribute to the understanding of creative tourism. The methodology employed is both qualitative and quantitative, including a semi-structured interview with a strategic actor in the region and the application of questionnaires for data collection. Identified challenges highlight the need for planning and diversification of tourism to preserve local identity and transform public spaces. The study aims to offer new perspectives for tourism in Lavras Novas, promoting sustainable development and community participation.

Keywords: Creative Tourism, Placemaking, Lavras Novas, Sustainable Development, Public Policies

Citation: Guimarães, I. C. L. F., Knupp, M. E. C. G., & Mediotte, E. J. (2025). The Inclusion of the Creative Tourism Segment through Placemaking: Analysis of Tourism Activity in Lavras Novas, Brazil. Kreativnye industrii [Creative Industries R&D], 1(2), 44–61. doi: 10.7868/S3033671625020035.

Abstract. The main point is to understand the design of the Porto Alegre Creative Tourism Program (PPATC-2013) as a municipal public policy, analyzing the first creative tourism program implemented in Brazil. It seeks to contribute to the emerging field of creative tourism public policies, facilitating policy learning for managers and academics interested in the theme. Methodologically, pragmatist epistemology and ex-post-facto research were adopted, using a single case study. It employs methodological triangulation, combining documentary research (Multi-annual Plan, program guidelines, municipal reports), field observation, and interviews with public managers and policymakers (2017-2018). The analysis follows inductive logic with saturation of the apprehended narratives. As main results, critical limitations were identified in the design of PPATC-2013, such as: absence of tourism demand studies, centralized elaboration process, uncritical mimicry of external models, lack of community mapping of creative activities, and absence of a monitoring system. The program had a limited duration (2 years) and evolved into the Shed Tourism (in Portuguese, Turismo de Galpão) project. Among the main contributions and implications, the study demonstrated that tourism policies, with specific niches such as creative tourism, require adequate territorial diagnosis, participatory design process, contextual resignification of external experiences, and intersectoral articulation. It contributes to the preservation of institutional memory and offers lessons for the development of similar policies, emphasizing the need for adaptation to local specificities and effective community participation.

Keywords: Tourism Policy, Creative Tourism, Cultural Tourism, Municipality

Citation: Emmendoerfer, M. L., Niquini, W. T. R., Richards, G., & Ashton, M. S. G. (2025). Creative Tourism by Local Government? An Analysis of the Design of the First Public Policy in Brazil. Kreativnye industrii [Creative Industries R&D], 1(2),62–77. doi: 10.7868/S3033671625020047.

Abstract. On 17 April 2025 on the stage of the Evstigney Mirovich Training Studio Theatre of the Belarusian State Academy of Arts in Minsk the premiere show of the play ‘The Dawns are Quiet Here...’ took place, timed to the 80th anniversary of the Great Victory and the 80th anniversary of the Belarusian State Academy of Arts (BSAА). The 80th anniversary of the Victory over Fascism is the central event of 2025. BSAА strives to preserve the historical memory of the Great Patriotic War and pass it on to the next generations; the theme of heroic deeds during the war years is reflected in the course and diploma works of undergraduate and graduate students. The uniqueness of the staging of ‘The Dawns are Quiet Here...’ at the BSAА was that for the first time on the Belarusian stage this play was staged by a Chinese team and performed in Chinese. The director was Yang Peihan, a graduate of the Master’s Degree of the Russian State Institute of Stage Arts, previously a teacher of theatre faculties at various universities in China, a Chinese theatre director, a laureate of international theatre competitions. The roles were performed by Chinese MA students in theatre studies, and the technical support was also done by MA students. In the stage design were used graphic works of Belarusian students of BSAА in 1960-1980s. For the convenience of Belarusian spectators the performance was accompanied by credits in Russian. After its successful premiere, the play was invited to participate in the Third Republican Theatre Festival ‘Peramoga’ (‘Victory’); the screening within the festival took place on 23 May 2025. This theatrical practice is unique and innovative not only in the sense that the Chinese play the roles of Soviet heroes, but also in the sense that the Chinese actors localise the common emotions of the two countries. This article describes the methodology and process of creating a theatre production from the director’s point of view.

Keywords: performance, director, theatre, ‘The Dawns are Quiet Here...’, Belarusian State Academy of Arts

Citation: Yang, P. (2025). Cross-Cultural Adaptation and Directorial Transformation of the Play ‘The Dawns are Quiet Here...’ on the Stage of the E. Mirovich Training Studio Theatre of the Belarusian State Academy of Arts. Kreativnye industrii [Creative Industries R&D], 1(2), 78–89. doi: 10.7868/S3033671625020059. (In Russ.).