PLAY GROUND taps into the Norwegian music scene to listen in on how music as an everyday activity can create sustainable structures to address local and global challenges, such as migration and health. Join these two digital lectures to learn more about how to involve and include children and young people from disadvantaged backgrounds, and how to share and experience the power and pleasure of making music.

Program

Wednesday May 5th 10:00 CET

Community Music therapy in child welfare work – bridging provision, protection and participation:
Viggo Krüger, Associate Professor,

The Grieg Academy, University of Bergen, Norway

Music, Health and Policy:

Ole Kristian Einarsen, PhD candidate Faculty of Fine Art, Music and Design, University of Bergen, Norway

Q&A:

Rachel Louis, Producer, Bergen International Festival, Norway

Thursday May 6th 10:00 CET

Fargespill - bringing music from the world to Bergen and Norway:
Ole Hamre, Artistic Director, and Irene Kinunda Afriyie, Artistic Consultant, Kaleidoscope/Fargespill, Norway

Q&A:

Rachel Louis, Producer, Bergen International Festival, Norway

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.