The Cultural Ecosystem of experimental music and related arts

As Intonal celebrates its tenth anniversary, the festival has established itself as a key node for electronic and experimental music. Through local, regional, and international collaborations such as Shape Platform, the festival creates opportunities for artistic development, developing collaborations and engaging audiences across numerous cities in Europe. The cultural ecosystem that both supports and is supported by networks like Shape Platform is in constant organic transformation, both strong in its flexibility and diversity, yet weak due to struggle to find spaces of opportunity end economic long term stability.

At a time when many festivals and cultural platforms face economic challenges and cities are renewing their focus on attractiveness, we want to explore what nodes like Intonal mean for places, regions, and Europe as a whole. What needs and possibilities are there for festivals and network to thrive and develop further? How can planning and policy ensure that cities remain spaces where a diversity of cultural and artistic expressions can emerge, thrive, and meet audiences? These are a few of the questions this panel discussion will circle around.

Participants:

Patric Kiraly, Program Director for European Capital of Culture 2029 at Uppsala Municipality, with extensive experience organizing concerts, clubs, and festivals. Visit Uppsala's webpage - uppsala.se

Katja Lindqvist, Associate Professor at Lund University, researcher in cultural policy and cultural management, focusing on the cultural sector from a societal and socio-economic perspective. Read more about Katja Lindqvist at Lund University - portal.research.lu.se

Mathias Nordby, strategic advisor in urban planning and founder of Copenhagen Creative Partnership, working to integrate culture and creative environments into urban development. Read more about Copenhagen Creative Partnership -copenhagencreativepartnership.dk

In collaboration with Media Evolution.

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