01:30 - 02:30 (+1) AEDT | 23:30 - 00:30 JST/KST | 22:30 - 23:30 SGT | 16:30 - 17:30 EET | 16:30 - 17:30 CEST | 15:30 - 16:30 BST | 10:30 - 11:30 EST | 07:30 - 08:30 PST

Address: Musikhuset Thomas Jensens Allé 2 | Event Map | Venue Accessibility 

Please note that there are two entrances to Musikhuset. If you come straight from Godsbanen, the nearest entrance is from Skovgårdsgade 2C.

How have we reached this point of an environmental crisis with so little change? What is it going to take for society to step up, take action and drive an ecological revolution? 

We often hear about the polarisation of modern societies, but when it comes to climate change and vanishing landscapes, shouldn't those who want to protect the ecosystem and share liveable land unite against those who don't?

Before revolutions can take place, a cultural shift needs to happen. As societal values and class aesthetics evolve, a new social organisation can emerge which is aware of its own interests and ready to take power from those who resist.

'Nature doesn't unify — it divides'.*

Join us as we take a provocative dive into the sociology of the ecological transition in the first keynote address of the IETM Aarhus Plenary Meeting.

*Schultz, Nikolaj, and Bruno Latour. On the Emergence of an Ecological Class: A Memo. Translated by Julie Rose, Polity Press, 2022.

Speaker

Nikolaj Schultz, Writer and Researcher, Denmark

Welcome word by

Ása Richardsdóttir, IETM, Belgium

Charlotte Mors, Performing Arts Platform, Denmark

This session will be captioned and broadcasted online on HowlRound. Access the livestream on the day here

Address: Godsbanen, Skovgaardsgade 3, Indgang 3A, Aarhus | Event Map | Venue Accessibility

This session is by invitation only. If you are a policy maker and you would like to attend this session, please get in touch with us at ietm@ietm.org.

If you are a policy maker, join us for this breakfast session aimed at local policy makers and IETM Associate Members for a possibility to meet and share professional insights.

By acknowledging the green transition urgency of green transition, how can policy makers best facilitate the actions needed? What changes and strategies have been developed and implemented - and what impacts have we seen so far? How can policy makers work with the performing arts’ potential to open new ways for a just and green transition? How can we be successful in partnerships? What are the obstacles we meet, when trying to implement changes?

Moderator

Louise Ejgod Hansen, School of Communication and Culture - Dramaturgy, Aarhus University.

Speakers

Dina Abu Hamdan, Cultural Officer, Ringkøbing Skjern Municipality

Gitta Malling, The Danish Arts Foundation

Lene Øster, Head of Secretariat, Cultural Department, City of Aarhus

Lewis Coenen-Rowe, acting culture/SHIFT manager, Creative Carbon Scotland
 

We welcome - and need - your perspectives and experiences.

The session is co-hosted by IETM Aarhus and The Danish Arts Foundation.

For Associate Members and local policy makers only.

Address: Musikhuset Thomas Jensens Allé 2 | Event Map | Venue Accessibility

Please note that there are two entrances to Musikhuset. If you come straight from Godsbanen, the nearest entrance is from Skovgårdsgade 2C.

Today’s global economy perpetuates an exploitative relation with the planet and the communities that inhabit it. What can we learn from Indigenous knowledge systems and methods to change this tendency?  

What can an inclusive and intersectional perspective teach us about climate justice? What are the key issues to reconsider if we want to ensure a just green transition for the future?

In this session, Indigenous knowledge holders and community activists from outside of the arts field will discuss how modern societies can forge an environmentally and socially sustainable culture based on restorative justice and equity.

Moderator:

Nazli Tabatabai-Khatambakhsh, Guildhall School of Music and Drama, United Kingdom

Speakers:

Kimaren ole Riamit, ILEPA - Indigenous Livelihoods Enhancement Partners, Kenya

Kirstine Eiby Møller, Greenland National Museum and Archives, Greenland

Liisa-Ravna Finbog, University of Oslo, Norway

Pratima Gurung, Indigenous Persons with Disabilities Global Network, Nepal

Address: Godsbanen, Skovgaardsgade 3, Indgang 3A, Aarhus | Event Map | Venue Accessibility

If you're eager to start making a difference but don't know where to begin, join us for this Toolbox session, where we will share the essential tools and knowledge needed to kick-start your environmental journey.

With four stations offering two 55 minute crash courses each, you will be able to explore practical strategies for integrating these principles into your work and creating positive change through your practices.

Learn practical skills and strategies that you can immediately implement in your practices, and join the movement towards a sustainable future for the arts.

Deepen your understanding of the stations and reserve your spot via the link below.

Find out more

Address: Brobjergskolen, Valdemarsgade 1, 8000 Aarhus | Event Map | Venue Accessibility 

Please note that this venue is not step-free.

Kuluk Helms is an Inuk/Danish performing artist who has navigated between Greenland and Denmark her whole life. Based on the poem and performance ‘Jeg Hører Til – Uannut Inissaqarpoq’ (‘I Belong’), Kuluk will explore and discuss some of the difficulties, gifts and challenges she has faced through her life of dual cultures.

This performance lecture will have elements of Inuk culture pillars, performing arts, knowledge sharing and a Q&A session facilitated by Reneltta Arluk.

Facilitators:

Kuluk Helms, Actor, Culture Bearer, Poet, Performing Artist, Greenland

Reneltta Arluk, Akpik Theatre, Canada

Address: Musikhuset Thomas Jensens Allé 2 | Event Map | Venue Accessibility 

Traditional language may not be enough to convey the enormity of the challenges we face in a rapidly changing environment. While scientists may have data on the urgency of climate change, artists are most likely better positioned to predict our cultural climate.

Both nature and art can teach us to see the world in a new light - but how can we combine the artistic purpose of our work with reducing our environmental impact and creating awareness, when these are not always aligned?

During this session, two artists whose work is intimately linked to the human experience of water will share insights on their relationship with activism and how they relate to the urgent need for the reduction of the environmental impact of human culture.

Moderator:

Marianne Krogh, Curator, Writer and Editor, Denmark

Speakers:

Andri Snær Magnason, Writer and Director, Iceland

Laila Skovmand, Between Music, Denmark

Address: Godsbanen, Skovgaardsgade 3, Indgang 3A, Aarhus | Event Map | Venue Accessibility

RELAY is an on-going Erasmus + Cooperation Partnership project with partners in Bucharest (RO), Copenhagen (DK) Cologne (DE) and Heraklion (GR). 

The session will offer reflections on the challenges of finding sustainable modes for international exchange and collaboration in the field of arts education in dance and music. 

RELAY emerged from a new approach in contemporary dance, which uses movement to examine the supposed duality of material and immaterial. RELAY provides conditions for students to develop sustainable work/life balance and longevity in their future careers. In addition, the project aims to increase awareness of local contexts and situated knowledge. The project also looks at how dance and music can find common ground in this exploration.

It’s possible to participate online via this link. 

Moderator:

Rasmus Ölme, The Danish National School of Performing Arts, Denmark

Speakers:

Andreea Duță, UNATC - The National University Of Theatre And Film  'i.l. Caragiale ' Bucharest, Romania

Catalin Cretu, The National University Of Music Bucharest, Romania

Vera Sander, University for Music and Dance Cologne, Germany

Address: Godsbanen, Skovgaardsgade 3, Indgang 3A, Aarhus | Event Map | Venue Accessibility

In EX(ILE) LAB is a two year laboratory project bringing together cultural organisations based in France, Italy, Cyprus and Portugal. The project aims to support artists in exile who have recently relocated and are looking to build a career in their host country. IN EX(ILE) LAB provides selected artists with opportunities to create a performance, build a professional network, receive advice and reach new audiences by using their existing tools of artistic support.

During this session, a group of IN EX(ILE) LAB participants (one partner, one expert and one artist) will share the first outcomes of the project. They will reflect upon - along with the participants - their past experiences with artists in exile while attempting to grasp what their role as cultural organisations can be.

Moderator:

Aura Burzynski, Atelier des Artistes en Exil, France

Speakers:

Maria Vlachou, Acesso Cultura, Portugal

Pinky Htut Aung, Multi-instrumentalist and a new media artist, Myanmar

17:30 - 18:30 AEDT | 16:30 - 17:30 JST/KST | 15:30 - 16:30 SGT | 10:30 - 11:30 EET | 09:30 - 10:30 CEST | 08:30 - 09:30 GMT | 03:30 - 04:30 EST | 00:30 - 01:30 PST

Address: Musikhuset Thomas Jensens Allé 2 | Event Map | Venue Accessibility

Please note that there are two entrances to Musikhuset. If you come straight from Godsbanen, the nearest entrance is from Skovgårdsgade 2C.

The Land Back movement is a grassroots movement that aims to return sovereignty over land to Indigenous communities and redress the systemic oppression of Indigenous peoples. They do so by reclaiming land and restoring their cultural practices and recognising their unique relationship with the land. This movement is crucial for protecting Indigenous rights and preserving biodiversity. 

Unfortunately, Indigenous communities have to face additional challenges as the increasing demand for green energy often results in the destruction of perfectly thriving ecosystems.

In Norway, a notable protest is currently underway as climate and Indigenous activists fight against a windmill farm constructed on unceded and sacred Indigenous land, with striking parallels to the 1980s Alta conflict over a hydroelectric power plant in the same area. A young Sami actor leads the protest as a spokesperson, and her recent role in a film depicting the earlier protests raises questions about the intersection of fiction, reality and of past and present policies. How can this situation give us a deeper understanding of the paradox of green energy production? Can art negotiate a new understanding of history, while it is repeating itself in front of our eyes?

Speaker:

Aili Keskitalo, Former Sápmi President, Sápmi/Norway

Hosted by:

Maria Utsi, Davvi - Centre for Performing Arts, Norway

This session will be captioned and broadcasted online on HowlRound. Access the livestream on the day here

Address: Godsbanen, Skovgaardsgade 3, Indgang 3A, Aarhus | Event Map | Venue Accessibility

This immersive workshop will delve into the differences between Western and Indigenous ontologies from a Sámi perspective. By exploring the meanings and ways of being, doing and knowing that are rooted in cosmological perspectives, we can gain a better understanding of the Sámi's celebration of collectivity. As well as this, we will also explore their awareness on the impact of every choice made on the collective as opposed to the Western view - which often idealises individualism.

Together, we will examine how these differing ontological perspectives relate to issues of sustainability and climate justice. Join us for an insightful session carried out ‘By the Collective’.

Note

‘By the Collective’ is an ongoing discursive performance developed by Hásstuheaddji/By The Collective.

Facilitators

Beaska Niillas, Hásstuheaddji/By The Collective, Sápmi /Norway

Liisa-Ravna Finbog, Hásstuheaddji/By The Collective, Sápmi /Finland

Timimie Märak, Hásstuheaddji/By The Collective, Sápmi /Sweden

Guests

Kuluk Helms, Actor, Culture Bearer, Poet, Performing Artist, Greenland

HH - Hans-Henrik S. Poulsen, The National Theatre of Greenland, Greenland

Address: Godsbanen, Skovgaardsgade 3, Indgang 3A, Aarhus | Event Map | Venue Accessibility

This session offers a general overview of Creative Europe’s objectives and priorities, the requirements to apply and how to increase your chances of success.

• The first hour will give you an  overall introduction to the programme, its priorities, the application process, useful tips, common pitfalls and case examples. 
   
• The second hour will be a hands-on opportunity to develop your own project idea and to answer the question: “Is this a Creative Europe project?” 

The session is meant for organisations and professionals who have a project in the making and are considering applying for a Creative Europe grant. Those interested in just hearing general information can attend the first part only.

Moderators

Albert Meijer, Creative Europe Desk, Netherlands

Iwona Łopacińska, Creative Europe Desk, Poland

Konstantina Liakopoulou, Creative Europe Desk, Greece

Natália Urblíková, Creative Europe Desk, Slovakia

Nicoline Joy Haas, Creative Europe Desk, Denmark

Zuzana Duchová, Creative Europe Desk, Slovakia

Address: Godsbanen, Skovgaardsgade 3, Indgang 3A, Aarhus | Event Map | Venue Accessibility

Join us as we explore the transformative potential the arts have in instigating cultural change. How can artists and the arts play a key role in influencing the narrative on climate change and inspire positive change - both within the arts sector and in society at large? 

Through the examples of three artistic practices, we will investigate how artistic forms can be used to affect change and how the arts can play a crucial role in both small and significant transformations towards building a culture that reevaluates our fundamental archetypes and takes into account the more-than-human dimension.

Facilitator

Thiago Jesus, People's Palace Projects, United Kingdom

Speakers

Angela Rawlings, Artist and Researcher, Iceland

Christine Fentz, Secret Hotel / Earthwise Residency, Denmark

Reneltta Arluk, Akpik Theatre, Canada