SIMM-seminar 8:

SIMM research seminar #8 on participatory opera and music theatre projects:

The 8th SIMM research seminar is organised by the Guildhall School of Music and Drama (London), the Academic Chair Jonet / CESAMM (Ghent), and the research platform SIMM and will be focussing on participatory opera and music theatre projects.

This research seminar is planned to take place from 9 to 11 September 2024 at the Guildhall School in London.

The 8th research seminar will welcome a small group of 10 to 20 post-graduate students, early-career researchers as well as experienced researchers – who are all involved in ongoing research on participatory opera and music theatre programmes – to spend a 3-day seminar during which they will share their research experiences with each other.

Call for participants:

Expressions of interest should be sent no later than 15th April 2024 by email to Lukas Pairon (lukas.pairon@simm-platform.eu).

This should include your :

  • Name
  • Institutional affiliation
  • Current professional role(s)
  • A maximum 200-word statement including relevant professional experience and background, why you wish to participate in this research seminar, and what your interest and experience is in research on participatory opera and music theatre projects.

The selection of those welcomed to be part of this seminar will be communicated the latest before 15th May 2024.

More information here.

The 9th SIMM-posium

The 9th SIMM-posium, hosted by the Rhythmic Music Conservatory and its Copenhagen Centre for Research in Artistic Citizenship (CReArC), in collaboration with the international research platform SIMM (Social Impact of Music Making), will take place in Copenhagen 5 to 7 November 2024.

SIMM-posium will feature presentations, thematic panels, and keynotes exploring the social impact of participatory music-making across diverse cultural contexts.

Delegates are encouraged to join in person in Copenhagen, with provisions for online presentations and live streaming available.

The programme includes up to 40 brief (10-minute) presentations of academic and artistic research, work in progress, or critical reflections, curated into thematic panels and followed by plenary discussions. Artistic and creative research methods are welcomed alongside community-centred empirical theoretical or methodological inquiry.

Presentations are invited on topics such as musicians in society, participatory music practices, social aspects of listening, musical co-creation as social intervention, artistic citizenship, and music in detention contexts.

This marks the first SIMM event in the Nordic countries of Europe.

Call for presentations:

Expressions of interest should be sent to Lukas Pairon (lukas.pairon@simm-platform.eu) by April 15, 2024, including name, institutional affiliation, current professional role(s), a 150-word statement of relevant experience, and a 250-word abstract of the research paper to be presented.

Applicants will be notified by May 15, 2024, and registration details will follow.

More information here