Menu
The Royal Playhouse – The Royal Danish Theatre
08:15 – 09:15
Arrival & registration
Coffee/tea and morning bun
09:30 – 09:40
Welcome, agenda and introduction by moderators Adam Holm, Lotte Thor and Anna Porse Nielsen
09:40 – 09:55
Opening speech by Jakob Engel-Schmidt, Minister for Culture, DK
09:55 – 10:00
A young person’s story – video presentation
10:00 – 10:15
Facts about lack of well-being and loneliness among society’s children and young people by international keynote speaker (TBA)
10:15 – 10:45
Learning, Arts, Belonging (LAB): A laboratory approach to arts education in schools incl. Q&A (5 min incl.)
Holly Bass, USA, National Director, Turnaround Arts, Washington
10:45 – 10:55
Musical feature by children and young people from The Children’s Home in Uummannaq, Greenland, students from The Music School in Thorshavn, The Faroe Islands, and music students from Denmark under the direction of Ron Davis Alvarez, Sweden
10:55 – 11:15
Break – coffee/tea & fruit
11:15 – 11:55
The right to arts education – incl. Q&A
Gert Biesta, NL, Professor of Public Education at the Centre for Public Education and Pedagogy, Maynooth University, Ireland, and Professor of Educational Theory and Pedagogy at the University of Edinburgh, Scotland
11:55 – 12:25
Arts for Young Audiences
Ståle Stenslie, NO, Department director at the Norwegian National Agency for arts and culture for all children, Norway
12:25 – 13:25
Standing lunch with a selection of Aamann’s organic specialties incl. 1 water or beer
13:25 – 13:55
Everyone can sing
Children’s choir on the stage led by Signe Sørensen, DK, and presentation by Lars Ole Bonde, DK, Emeritus Professor, Center for Research in Music and Health, the Norwegian Academy of Music, Oslo
13:55 – 14:35
Future-making with Children: Why Arts matter – incl. Q&A
Pamela Burnard, UK, PhD, Professor of Arts, Creativities and Educations, University of Cambridge, England
14:35 – 14:55
Break – coffee/tea & cake
14:55 – 15:25
School – Finland’s largest Cultural Centre
Aleksi Valta, FI, Executive Director, Association of Finnish Children’s Cultural Centers, Finland
15:25 – 15:30
Summary by moderators
From 15:30
Transportation to the H.C. Andersen Castle, Tivoli
H.C. Andersen Castle, Tivoli
16:30 – 17:30
International networking event facilitated by Anna Porse Nielsen (don’t worry – it will be fun and there will be a glass of sparkling wine, beer/water and snacks)
The Tivoli Youth Guard stops by
Thanks for today and see you tomorrow for Day 2
Free admission ticket to Tivoli afterwards
Axelborg
08:00 – 08:50
Arrival & registration
Brass instrumentalists play from Axelborg’s tower
Morning coffee/tea, croissant & fruit
09:00 – 09:05
Welcome, agenda and introduction by moderators Adam Holm and Anna Porse Nielsen
09:05 – 09:30
An enactive approach to habits
Kjeld Fredens, DK, brain researcher, physician and author
09:30 – 10:10
“It takes a village to raise a child”
The value of collaboration when working with children and the arts – incl. Q&A
Elfa Lilja Gísladóttir, IS, head of Arts for all, Ministry of Culture and Business
Harpa Rut Hilmarsdóttir, IS, project manager of children’s culture in Reykjavik
Kristin Valsdóttir, IS, head of Department of Arts Education at the Iceland University of the Arts
10:15 – 10:35
The Faroese music school model
Ólavur Olsen, FO, Vice Principal, The Faroe Music School, Tórshavn
10:35 – 10:55
Break – coffee/tea & fruit
10:55 – 11:25
Musical practice as part of the development for children and adolescents
Ron Davis Alvarez, VEN, founder & conductor, Dream Orchestra, Sweden
11:25 – 11:55
Creative processes through meetings with art and culture – for all children
Thure Dan Petersen, DK, Head of culture, leisure and tourism in Lejre municipality
Sonja Eliassen, DK, Project manager for Kumult
12:00 – 13:00
Lunch – restaurant Nimb incl. 1 water or beer
13:00 – 13:50
Designing the future together: Mini workshop facilitated by Anna Porse Nielsen
13:50 – 14:05
Coffee/tea, cake and fruit
14:05 – 14:50
Debate forum moderated by Adam Holm with relevant businesspeople, politicians, cultural players, et al.
14:50 – 15:00
Conclusion and thanks for this time
Professor at Maynooth University, Ireland, and Professor at the University of Edinburgh, UK
Professor of Arts, Creativities and Educations, Cambridge University
National Director, Turnaround Arts, Washington DC
Department director at the Culture Tank – The Cultural School Bag
Executive Director Association of Finnish Children’s Cultural Centers
MD, brain scientist and author
df@barndroemmen.dk
+45 2835 9656
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