21-24 February 2013

Seminars

Should we be observers or take initiative?!

The regions are taking over responsibility from the national government for cultural policy. What does this mean for folk and world music, dance and diversity?

Friday 22 February. Time: 1-4 pm. Room: Rist

  • What are county music organisations doing for folk music / world music today?
  • What do music producers think are the consequences of the regions taking over decisionmaking responsibility and that the instructions previously given by the national government are disappearing?
  • Region Västerbotten presents how it is working with cultural planning and policy: content and work processes. What opportunities does the cultural plan offer based on the perspectives of folk and world music / dance? What is the view of the interaction between a living culture – cultures?
  • Discussion about the local, regional and national role of the organisations. What do we want to get out of RFoD – how do we organise ourselves to strengthen folk music, world music, and dance in the coming regional processes?

Participants:
Lars Farago, association secretary RFoD
Petra Rantatalo, cultural strategist Region Västerbotten
Music producers:
Markus Falck (Västerbotten)
Vanessa Labanino (Västra Götaland)
Lotta Johansson (Dalarna)
Magnus Ek (Västernorrland) 
Michael Müller (Gävleborg)
Vanessa Labanino (Västra Götaland) former county music producers, today freelancing cultural consultant and member of RFoD's board 

How do we attract larger audiences / more participants? Do we want more people?

Saturday 23 February. Time 10 am - 1 pm. Room: P B-salen


  • Vanessa Labanino (former county music producers, today freelancing cultural consultant and member of RFoD's board) and Petter Wickman (former chair of Malmö Folk, currently head of Backafestivalen and member of RFoD's allocation committee for organiser support) share their expertise and knowledge. As county music producer, Vanessa has asked why presentations of prominent musicians are often too little or lacking completely. How can this be improved? Malmö Folk belongs to one of Sweden's most successful folk music associations with growing audiences and many youth. How have they done it?
  • Is folk music a world heritage?  What is its importance for Hälsingland and the farmhouses of Hälsingland, which have been declared a world heritage by UNESCO? Do we want polskas to become a world heritage in the same way? Would that help attract more dancers? A discussion with Martin Paju, who will soon submit his doctoral thesis on how the farmhouses of Hälsingland became a world heritage. 
  • In Finland people dance Zumba to stay healthy. Here, we have Folk Jam – exercising to folk music and with the folk dance movement. How has this success been made possible – how was it planned? Petri Kauppinenger provides a short introduction. During the festival you can also try Folk Jam. 
  • Discussion on non-profit organisers and RFoD's role to attract more people to our genres. We will discuss many ideas and plans but also what support local efforts need to become more visible.

Organiser Meeting

Sunday, 10-12 AM, location to be announced

Meeting for organisers with focus on those from northern Sweden but open for organisers from other parts of the country. 

 Agenda:

  • Northern Swedish lobby for organisers
  • Touring collaboration 
  • Future State/RFoD organiser support
  • Tour cooperation - artists from Sweden - artists from abroad
  • Folk and world music gala programme for organisers
  • Training – seminar collaboration 
  • New STIM contract
  • Cooperation with educational associations