Play Ground Conference Gent

From 6 till 8 december 2022 the Play Ground project partners attended a conference on the social impact of music making that was organised by Play Ground project partner Ha’concerts and the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Gent, Belgium. An international lecture by Gillian Howell from Melbourne University was followed by a panel discussion and workshops for musicians and culture professionals from Belgium.

On 7 December 2022, PLAY GROUND joined forces with HOGENT, the University of Applied Sciences and Arts in Ghent, in a conference centered around the international research project ‘Music for social impact’.

Through talks, workshops, miniconcerts and network moments, the conference shed a light on the individual musician’s perspective and experience in social music practices.

Notre 93

“Notre 93” is a musical action project initiated by Banlieues Bleues as part of the Play Ground project. From March to June 2021, highschool students from the lycée Henri Wallon, in Aubervilliers, created their own music video and documented the whole trajectory of doing so. They worked with director Tamara Stépanyan, in collaboration with musician T.I.E, and documentary-film teachers Amélie Tregouët and Halima Eljasem.

Play Ground partner meeting and exchange in Camerino (Italy)

From 10 to 13 May 2022, the Play Ground partners traveled to Camerino on the invitation of TAM, the Italian Play Ground project partner. In 3 days they exchanged practices and work plans and visited the musical workshops with children in the region.

Community music therapy in child welfare work – bridging provision, protection and participation

Download the presentation by dr. Viggo Krüger, Associate professor

GAMUT, Grieg Academy, University of Bergen

Notes on partner exchange – Camerino (Italy)

What are the challenges/dilemma’s faced by each partner when organising the workshops? Were you able to overcome it or does it remain an open issue?

Play Ground Conference Oslo (Norway)

Due to the global COVID pandemic, the 1st Play Ground conference held in Oslo and organized by Play Ground project partner East Norway Jazz Centre (ENJC) could not take place physically but was held online through live video streaming. The full conference is featured in this 2 part video.