Exciting! It's time to open the festival doors. This is a moment of enjoyment and possibilities. Let's hang around with these extraordinary musicians and artists who make Perspectives such a wonderful experience. The program for Perspectives 2012 takes many different expressions into account. A music festival mainly for improvised art forms shows in this edition its multiple and crucial connections with the arts. In this total setting we hope that the alchemy will do its work, making your participation as important as any other component of the program.