Buildings for the performing arts
Gothenburg, November 2-3, 2009
The Performing Arts and its buildings in the spotlight at a Nordic Conference
Approximately 40 buildings have been built for the Performing Arts in the Nordic countries in the past ten years – everything from grand opera houses to concert halls in the countryside. What will the buildings for the Performing Arts look like in the future? For whom do we build? How is the complex relationship between work and building handled in buildings for contemporary performing arts? And how do we facilitate a continued evolution in the wake of the financial crisis?
The two day conference – which is organized by "Svensk Scenkonst / Swedish Performing Arts" – addresses interested parties that plan to build, re-build or add new buildings for the performing arts on a national, regional or local level. You might be a representative for an institution, a politician, or a functionary – an architect, a city planner, an artist, a technician or a developer.
You will meet some of the most prominent Nordic developers, builders and administrators with experience in field of architecture for the Performing Arts. The conference will give you the opportunity to have discussions, exchange ideas and get inspiration. A large number of customized seminars will give you the opportunity to partake in a schedule made to suit you to perfection.
Highlights from the seminar programs:
• How to maximize the relationship between customer and architect
• Culture as a factor of progress in a region
• Financing, sustainability, private and public collaboration
• Planning of building projects in ways that satisfy all needs while adhering to a given budget
• How do we develop the performing arts in a National historic building
• Building for children
• Aspects of accessibility in buildings for the performing arts
• Stockholm?
• Closing debate: What kind of buildings do we want tomorrow?
Program and application: www.husforscenkonst.se Application deadline: October 15, 2009
In addition to the seminars there will be an exhibition featuring 20 Nordic buildings for the performing arts, among them some of the iconic buildings in the capitals, but also some less famous buildings such as the Sibelius House in Lahti, The Norrland Opera House in Umeå and the Hålogaland Theater in Tromsö.
The Swedish magazine "Arkitektur" will publish a special feature issue on "The buildings of the Performing Arts", issue 6/09, in October 2009.
Welcome!
Sture Carlsson
Managing Director
Svensk Scenkonst / Swedish Performing Arts
For more information, please contact: Anna Cokorilo, Project Manager, tel +46 (0)70 602 51 15 anna.cokorilo@svenskscenkonst.se
The conference is organized by "Svensk Scenkonst / Swedish Performing Arts" in collaboration with among others; Backa Teatern, Chalmers, FolkTeatern, Göteborg & co, Göteborgs Konserthus, GöteborgsOperan, Göteborgs Stad, Göteborgs Stadsteater, Higabgruppen, Högskolan för scen och musik, Kultur & Näringsliv, Kulturtuben, The National Property Board, Nordiska Kulturfonden, Nordiska Teaterledarrådet, Norra Älvstranden Utvecklings AB, Riksteatern, Sten A Olssons stiftelse för forskning och kultur, Stiftelsen Framtidens Kultur, Swedish Arts Council, Svenska Mässan, Sveriges Kommuner och Landsting, Västra Götalandsregionen, the magazine "Arkitektur" and White arkitekter.
