IMPACT European Capital of Culture Aarhus 2017 2017 was a decisive year in the history of Aarhus The European Capital of Culture title has been of decisive importance to our city, and it has had a great impact on Aarhus and the entire region
Aarhus is a city where culture sets the agenda. Culture constitutes a huge part of our identity and self-image
In a recently completed survey by analysis known city in Europe to being a European Aarhus 2017 has laid the foundation for brand institute Epinion, the result is clear: 40 % destination that is known in large parts of new inter-municipal collaboration across the of citizens polled in Aarhus indicate that the world. International media coverage region backed by a strong, common desire cultural life is what makes Aarhus a great city has exploded, with major players such as to continue in the future. for all. The year as Capital of Culture has the New York Times, Lonely Planet, Vogue This catalogue presents a review of some made the people of Aarhus even prouder Magazine, The Guardian and many more of the projects and priority areas that the of their city. This is seen in statements mentioning Aarhus as a European city City of Aarhus has decided to participate such as, "I am proud to live in Aarhus" you simply must visit. in. Projects that have had an impact and and "Being a citizen of Aarhus is an The year as European Capital of Culture created a legacy that reaches far beyond important part of my identity". has made the City of Aarhus even better the year as European Capital of Culture. Aarhus 2017 was the result of a long, at cross-department collaboration. Strong strategic commitment, and it has left ties have been established for new col- traces in many areas. Aarhus has been laborative projects, both internally in the transformed from being a relatively un- municipality and with external partners. Rabih Azad-Ahmad Alderman, Culture and Citizens' Services The year as European Capital of Culture was a fantastic year for Aarhus – and for the entire Central Denmark Region. Never before has the city been visited by so many tourists, never have we had so many overnight stays at hotels, and never before have we experienced such extensive international media coverage. It is – and has been – a huge accomplishment by the city and the region, and it has been incredible to feel and experience the pride among everybody about what we have achieved together.
The year as Capital of Culture has shown what we are capable of when we pull together – and what it takes for us to carry that success forward.
Jacob Bundsgaard Mayor, Aarhus
The Capital of Culture year gave a new boost to cultural life collaboration in Aarhus. More people gained access to cultural events, and a theatre experience created greater awareness about dementia. I am glad that we have brought culture to senior citizens who live outside the city, or who have trouble with trans- port due to their health or vulnerabilities. With 'Culture for All', 100 shows were held at care homes and commu- nity centres, and 1,000 people benefited from choir, theatre, concert and dance performances. All of this took place in collaboration with, among others, Aarhus School of Music, the Council for Amateur Culture and Aarhus Jazz Orchestra. We will continue collaboration with a number of them over the coming years. Our efforts to create a more dementia-friendly city also saw us pursuing new ways of creating awareness about dementia in Aarhus. We entered into a unique collaboration with a theatre group and the shopping centre Bruuns Galleri to organise 72 half-hour performances, with free access for all interested citizens. The show CTRL+ALT+DEMENS attracted a lot of attention and media coverage, and we will restage that show this year – in parts at ARoS, and full-length in connection with the Aarhus Festival. The year of culture opened new doors for experiences and knowledge that make a difference.
Jette Skive Alderman, Health and Care
PAGE 4 PAGE 2017 AARHUS CULTURE OF CAPITAL EUROPEAN | IMPACT 2017 affected the entire city's appetite for collabo- ration across culture, education, business and municipality. It has made us believe that anything is possible, and nothing is too great or too crazy. On top of that, Aarhus has gained priceless exposure in Denmark and abroad. People have become aware of our city's qualities. There's every reason to be proud of our city!
Bünyamin Simsek Alderman, Technical Services and Environment
Thousands of children participated in children's and cultural projects in 2017 and had unique experiences. Experiences that will stick in their memories. I am certain that in this way, Aar- hus 2017 will spark joy and inspiration for many years to come.
Thomas Medom Alderman, Children and Young People
With Aarhus as Capital of Culture 2017, we demonstrated that Aarhus is a diverse and creative city. This was not least due to the city's enthusiastic activists and many volun- teers. We must continue to build on this huge commitment and desire to be part of the city.
Kristian Würtz Alderman, Social Affairs and Employment
IMPACT | EUROPEAN CAPITAL OF CULTURE AARHUS 2017 PAGE 5 PAGE 6 PAGE 2017 AARHUS CULTURE OF CAPITAL EUROPEAN | IMPACT This catalogue contains examples of some of the projects that were completed by the city of Aarhus in connection with European Capital of Culture Aarhus 2017. Projects that have all had an impact.
This is not an exhaustive reference work, but rather a number of projects selected by the individual city departments. The projects vary greatly in their form and expression, but common to all of them is that they are based on the Capital of Culture vision about rethinking the existing and finding new and better ways of doing things.
European Capital of Culture Aarhus 2017 was an exploratorium where the city of Aarhus took the lead and rethought its core services. Every department contributed – both individually and in collaboration with other departments or external players.
One of the objectives of the European Capital of Culture was to increase collab- oration internally in the city of Aarhus. This mission has been successful. In addition to this, the projects are characterised by having reached out. Both in terms of new partnerships and collaboration forms, and in terms of citizen involvement and co-creation.
The intention is that the departments' work with the 2017 projects is to provide inspiration for policy development within all sectors in the city of Aarhus and that a clear cultural impact will be seen in a number of policies over the coming years.
The catalogue is intended to serve as examples for inspiration. A number of initiatives described in the language of each project, reflecting the common commitment to European Capital of Culture Aarhus 2017.
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10 The Experimentarium of Architecture (MKB) 56 Culture for All 12 The Bier Trilogy (MKB) 58 Cultural Centre for Young People (MKB) 14 Building Green Aarhus (MTM) 59 The Coal Crane Track (MTM) 16 Pulse Aarhus (MKB) 59 Landscape Laboratory at Eskelund (MTM) 18 Urban Development (MTM) 60 Lighting Up Aarhus (MTM) 20 Sustainable Energy for Life (MBU) 62 Move For Life (MKB) 21 100 Children's Days (MKB) 64 New Nordic Noir (MKB) 22 Climate Planet (MTM) 64 NEW VOICES (MSB) 24 Control+Alt+Demens (MSO) 65 Origins2017 – Rethink The Creation (MKB) 26 Dance Baby Dance (MBU) 66 Point of View (MKB) 27 Pass It On (MKB) 66 Project Art Writing (MKB) 28 The Good Madness (MSB) 67 The Journey (MKB) 30 Design to Improve Life Challenge (MBU) 68 Rethink Ageing (MSO) 31 Dome of Visions (MTM) 70 Rethink Urban Habitats (MTM) 31 EU-Japan Fest (MKB) 72 Reuse (MTM) 32 European Volunteering Capital 2018 (MSO) 73 Rewilding Project in Geding Kasted Mose (MTM) 34 EUtopia Festival (BA) 74 Rising Architecture Week (BA) 36 EUtopia Stage (BA) 75 School Olympics (MBU) 38 EYC (MBU) 75 Street Culture Cluster (MKB) 40 First Lego League – FLLOEC (MBU) 76 365TEKSTER 41 Paving slabs + Pedestrian Crossings from 2017 (MTM) 77 Atlas of Aarhus (MKB) 42 Fresh Eyes (MKB) 80 This Festival (MKB) 44 Volunteering for All (MSB) 82 Tree of Codes (MKB) 46 Future Living (BA) 84 Stepping Stones (MKB) 48 GrowOp! (MKB) 86 Land of Wishes (MKB) 50 Hollywoodge – With Culture into the Future (MSB) 88 2017 Inhabitants of Aarhus (MKB) 52 International Children's Literature Festival (MKB) 90 Aarhus Stories (MKB) 54 Culture as a Driver for Urban Development (BA)
MKB: Department of Culture and Citizens' Services. MBU: Department of Children and Young People. MSO: Department of Health and Care. MTM: Department of Technical Services and Environment. MSB: Department of Social Affairs and Employment. BA: The Mayor’s Office.
IMPACT | EUROPEAN CAPITAL OF CULTURE AARHUS 2017 PAGE 9 PAGE 10 PAGE 2017 AARHUS CULTURE OF CAPITAL EUROPEAN | IMPACT The Experimentarium of Architecture
Children and young people work with architecture projects in their local community
In the Experimentarium of Archi- construction materials, tools and communities. At a European level, tecture, children and young people DIY activities, and in 2017, children the projects have proved unique, FACTS: work with the city from their own and young people throughout the resulting in Nordic and European perspective. Collaborating with a region constructed large-scale enquiries and collaborations. The Experimentarium of Architecture professional architect, they gain houses. In collaboration with the In 2018, the Mobile Architecture is a strategic project under European knowledge about architecture as Mobile Architecture Workshop's Workshop is present again in various Capital of Culture 2017. The Experi- well as insight into the area's cultural architect and help from students at municipalities in the Central Den- mentarium of Architecture includes history and architectural resources. local production schools, children mark Region. a number of subprojects focusing They use imagination and creativity, and young people gained practical on communicating architecture to reflect on the city and urban develop- experience in designing architec- / MKB children and young people in the City ment and rethink this through models ture, sawing, doing carpentry and of Aarhus and the Central Denmark of elements that they want to add, hammering to give the buildings Region with inspiration from Danish alter or transform. In this way, they shape. The Mobile Architecture and international partners. experience how architecture and Workshop visited Skive, Herning, urban spaces create new cohesion Horsens, Skanderborg, Aarhus and The projects have different target and a common focus, discovering Silkeborg. groups, ranging from the youngest how they can influence develop- The Mobile Architecture Workshop nursery school children over young ment. was run in collaboration with the people to competence development of the children's adults. They include The projects strengthen children's and Competence Centre for Children, Young People individual courses and larger urban young people's sense of citizenship, their and Visual Arts. district projects in the City of Aarhus creativity and democratic formation. and the Central Denmark Region.
MOBILE ARCHITECTURE HANDS, HEAD AND HEART WORKSHOP The architecture workshops enable In the years leading up to the Capital children and young people, regard- of Culture year, the Children's Cul- less of their skills and backgrounds, ture House in Aarhus held an inter- to put their thoughts and ideas into national conference about children, action, while at the same time gain- young people and architecture, and ing understanding of cultural herit- established a Nordic collaboration age, reflections, processes and crafts with the same focus. Based on the related to architecture. They gain experience from this, the effort awareness of the need to conserve during European Capital of Culture resources and an understanding Aarhus 2017 became a diverse of the teamwork that is necessary bouquet of different projects. when you work with architecture. One of these was the development The cross-disciplinary focus is aimed project The Mobile Architecture at interaction between creativity, Workshop, which visited six movement and learning as well as municipalities across the Central culture, senses and technology. Denmark Region. The Mobile Architecture Workshop is a creative INCREASED INTEREST communication option aimed The different projects work with cul- both at both families with chil- tural heritage and urban planning as dren and at pupils in the primary well as new digitalisation. They have and lower secondary school. The initiated architectural communi- actual architecture workshop is set cation across Denmark, inspiring up in a 22-foot freight container architecture activities in many other designed with help from architects places throughout the country and communicators. It is loaded where the concepts have gained with different architecture and new life when adapted to suit local
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From the white screen to the stage
The Bier Trilogy rethought three The shows were seen by no less than of Oscar-winning director Susanne 40,000 people in Aarhus and Copenha- Bier's unrivalled cinema successes, Brothers, After the Wedding and gen, respectively. Open Hearts as opera, musical and dance, respectively. The three shows NEW PARTNERS AND FUTURE were created from scratch based on PRODUCTIONS the film outlines. The collaboration with some of Denmark's finest directors and GREATEST VENTURE IN THE HISTORY brilliant cultural institutions cre- OF CONCERT HALL AARHUS ated valuable new experience with With Brothers as an opera (in co-productions for Concert Hall collaboration with The Danish Na- Aarhus, which we will benefit from tional Opera and Aarhus Symphony in years to come. Orchestra), After the Wedding as a Based on this, new ties have already musical (in collaboration with the been established with new theatres Betty Nansen Theatre), and Open about future productions, which Hearts as a dance performance (in will be to the advantage of Concert collaboration with Black Box Dance Hall Aarhus' large and expectant Company), the Bier Trilogy was audience. This is a significant converted from film to stage in one milestone in terms of positioning of the greatest ventures in the history Concert Hall Aarhus as the largest of Concert Hall Aarhus. Kasper in Scandinavia – not only in name, Holten, Peter Langdal and Marie but also in fact. For the benefit of Brolin-Tani were responsible for the region's inhabitants and visitors. recreating these filmic masterpieces from the white screen to the stage. / MKB
GREAT EMOTIONS AND LARGE AUDIENCE NUMBERS Artistically, the Bier Trilogy was one of the Capital of Culture year's ab- solute flagships. The opera Brothers about war, brotherhood and love, the tale of destiny After the Wed- ding staged as a musical, and the tragic love story Open Hearts set up as a dance performance all triggered great emotions among the audience. And the Bier Trilogy triggered a corresponding audience turnout.
IMPACT | EUROPEAN CAPITAL OF CULTURE AARHUS 2017 PAGE 13 BUILDING GREEN AARHUS Transformation of the construction industry that is to develop tomor- row's sustainable cities. In connection with the Capital of Culture year, Denmark's largest event for sustainable construction came to Aarhus for the first time. The City of Aarhus partnered with Building Green to gather the Danish construction industry for a 2-day conference with exhibition, debates and networking. The event, which had its debut in Aarhus at Centralværkstedet, was a success with 70 sold-out exhibition stands and more than 2,400 visitors. The focal point for Building Green is 'sustainability', which has many different meanings and implica- tions in the construction industry. At the event, professional special- ists and decision-makers challenge and discuss visions, technology and solutions that are crucial to the development of our future society.
• How do we build more sustainably? • How do we create liveability and a high quality of life in tomorrow's buildings and urban communi- ties? • How do we challenge the industry and each other's com petences in order to create new solutions in a complex context?
With increasing population growth and a visionary urban development strategy, Aarhus is undisputedly one of Denmark's largest develop- ment and growth centres, which means that the city is experiencing a construction boom.
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PAGE 14 PAGE 2017 AARHUS CULTURE OF CAPITAL EUROPEAN | IMPACT IMPACT | EUROPEAN CAPITAL OF CULTURE AARHUS 2017 PAGE 15 PAGE 16 PAGE 2017 AARHUS CULTURE OF CAPITAL EUROPEAN | IMPACT Pulse Aarhus
Pulse Aarhus – a whole string of events held during the Capital of Culture year
The objective and ambition for new knowledge about innovation the project were to rethink Sport and communication of events. and Leisure facilities throughout Both Aqua Days and It Moves the year. Pulse Aarhus consisted will be repeated in 2018. Many of a large number of well-attended activities, collaboration partners events for everybody in the city, in and a lot of experience from Blue rethought collaborations with the Rambla Days have been carried city's associations and cultural insti- on into the maritime festival at the tutions. For instance, putting music Sailing World Championships 2018, to the Skating Rink with Aarhus while experience and props from Symphony Orchestra, or inviting Under An Open Sky, Aqua Days 300 schoolchildren to a Skating and World Baths will be used and Morning with throbbing pop music. further developed for events at the Other popular events included the indoor swimming baths. Collabo- family and water festival Aqua Days ration with Aarhus School of Music at Lyseng Swimming Bath, Mindful has continued and now includes the Morning at Åkrogen, Blue Rambla opening event for the Spanien Pub- Days at Aarhus Ø, and the move- lic Baths after the summer holidays ment day It Moves. The events were 2018. aimed at everybody in the city and all age groups, and were either free / MKB or offered at normal ticket prices.
INTRODUCTION TO THE CITY'S SPORTS FACILITIES Pulse Aarhus has had a positive effect. They have also been intro- duced to the city's rich variety of association activities and the many possibilities of taking part in activi- ties and healthy communities. More citizens have had new and different experiences with culture and movement and have been introduced to more of the city's many sports facilities and new activities.
Due to Pulse Aarhus, Sport and Lei- sure now has new exciting collab- orative relations with cultural and educational institutions such as Aar- hus School of Music, Aarhus Tech and Aarhus Symphony Orchestra.
CHALLENGING HABITUAL THINKING The project has resulted in a lot of useful experience, and it has challenged the way we use and think of our sports facilities and outdoor areas. We have also gained
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The City of Aarhus works purposefully at making culture a driver for urban development at the Freight Yard areas and in the Southern Harbour district
Culture has played a part in the becomes a new hub in Aarhus – development of identity in several Aarhus K. of the city's transformation areas, i.e. the Freight Yard, the Southern AARHUS K Harbour and Pier 2 in Aarhus Ø. – A VIBRANT DISTRICT We work with urban development The Freight Yard area has a vibrant, in the field between the market-driven creative entrepreneur environment and the political – and with differ- with youth culture at its centre. ent tools to further the combined In March 2012, the culture and visions and targets for the city. production centre Godsbanen (the Freight Yard) opened as the first Urban development is a complex part of the master plan, and today it phenomenon – there is no single is a cultural centre for performing result to aim for; no easy solutions. arts, visual arts and literature. We work with temporary use, live- At the Freight Yard, you also find ability, the good city and visions for the Institute for (X), which repre- the city we want. sents a diversity of activities and small enterprises that experiment THE CITY MUST BE GOOD, and test ideas. PLEASANT AND FUN The overall aim for our work with Over the coming years, Aarhus urban development is 'urban life be- School of Architecture and other fore urban spaces before buildings'. educational institutions will move into the Freight Yard This means that we put people first and area, and a residential focus on the city being a good, pleasant, facility for interna- fun and eventful place to live, work tional students will and visit. be constructed along with a number of Culture and creativity thrive in the housing and commercial properties. area, and the offbeat and construc- tive urban life must be maintained / MTM when the Freight Yard areas are transformed into a new city district in the coming years. At the same time, many new functions are to be added, so that in the future, the area becomes even more diverse; new multi-storey buildings with housing and businesses side by side with shops, educational and cultural institutions, so that the Freight Yard
IMPACT | EUROPEAN CAPITAL OF CULTURE AARHUS 2017 PAGE 19 SUSTAINABLE ENERGY FOR LIFE Enterprising children and young people solve tasks for businesses. FACTS: Via 'Sustainable Energy for Life', a number of local partners have chosen to open their doors to partnerships with schools. Businesses, cultural players The agreement made it possible and associations have phrased specific tasks for the pupils, all of which are to offer courses to 7,000 pupils. based on their core services and daily challenges. The Dept. of Children and Young People had an agreement for the school 800 pupils from 14 primary and lower year of 2016/17 with cesso.dk under Brande-Ikast Municipality about secondary schools participated. the project 'Sustainable Energy for Life'. 'Sustainable Energy for Life' has increased the focus on school/business collaboration – for instance via teaching and learning courses in Aarhus. On 24 April, Cesso, schools and businesses held presentations for the lower secondary school network aimed at encouraging continued partnerships. In Aarhus, the teaching and learning courses focus on developing school/ business collaboration, partly based on cesso.dk's efforts during European Capital of Culture Aarhus 2017. In order to support this effort, networks will be established to create local partnerships with businesses, where the 0-18-year-olds will be the target group.
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PAGE 20 PAGE 2017 AARHUS CULTURE OF CAPITAL EUROPEAN | IMPACT 100 CHILDREN'S DAYS 100 days with art, culture and experiences for children aged 0 to 8 at Dokk1. More than 30 players presented a wide range of workshops, thea- tre, concerts, films, circus and storytelling at Dokk1 across the year. The project unfolded over 50 Wednesdays and 50 Saturdays in 2017 at different locations at Dokk1 – both indoors and outdoors. In addition to offering play, learning and experiences, the project's goal was that the cultural activities would contribute to making institu- tions, schools and families seek out culture across the city afterwards.
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IMPACT | EUROPEAN CAPITAL OF CULTURE AARHUS 2017 PAGE 21 PAGE 22 PAGE 2017 AARHUS CULTURE OF CAPITAL EUROPEAN | IMPACT CLIMATE PLANET – COMMUNICATING CLIMATE IN THE GREATEST GLOBE ON EARTH The future of mankind is at risk as a consequence of our negative effect on the planet, and it takes knowledge to alter the course. The starting point for CLIMATE PLANET was a strong desire to make the background for current climate challenges more compre- hensible to citizens, while at the same time creating motivation for acting in a more eco-friendly way and to take part in the development of sustainable solutions. The project also formed part of the Capital of Culture's focus on sustainability. The aim was to create a project that would gather the business commu- nity, the municipality, educational institutions, NGOs and citizens in an inspiring experience universe, while at the same time placing Aarhus on the world map.
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IMPACT | EUROPEAN CAPITAL OF CULTURE AARHUS 2017 PAGE 23 PAGE 24 PAGE 2017 AARHUS CULTURE OF CAPITAL EUROPEAN | IMPACT Control+Alt+Demens
A sensory performance art journey through three different aspects of dementia
Ctrl+Alt+Demens brings ordinary ADDED EDGE TO THE DEMENTIA people – young and old alike – into EFFORT a brief encounter with the challenges All participants were encouraged related to living with dementia. The to share their thoughts about the encounter happens when people experience immediately after par- are invited on a sensory journey at ticipating. the heart of the hectic urban life. The participants expressed surprise, joy, The key concepts are innovative thinking, new collaboration forms, sorrow, pensiveness and a higher degree and cross-generational work. of gratitude for having been made more aware of dementia. FOOD FOR THOUGHT Ctrl+Alt+Demens was created This feedback makes it clear that the as a project where the ambitions project hit the right spot. about reaching large segments of The project has given the municipal citizens in relation to understanding dementia effort an added edge in FACTS: and awareness of dementia were terms of how innovative thinking achieved through new creative ways can open doors that are otherwise The performance art event of communicating. With a perfor- closed. The involvement of Teater Ctrl+Alt+Demens took place at a mance art event in the middle of the Fluks and the players' ability to centrally located shopping centre. shopping centre Bruuns Galleri, the familiarise themselves with the It focused on information and on project succeeded in interrupting dementia issue are a model example, making new target groups more both young and old in their every- and this is why the intention is to aware about dementia. The pro- day life with input and experiences. retain and expand the collaboration ject came about through collabo- The experience provided food for in relation to other target groups, ration between Demenscentrum thought in relation to the individ- e.g. schools and upper secondary Aarhus, Health and Care, the City ual's understanding of dementia, schools. of Aarhus, FO and Teater Fluks. which is normally perceived as something that only affects very old / MSO people. The project definitely provided inspiration and insight into the strength a municipality can gain by thinking innovatively and creatively in relation to the communication of weighty social issues. How you engage new citizen groups in the same issues by meeting people where they already are. In this case in a shopping centre.
IMPACT | EUROPEAN CAPITAL OF CULTURE AARHUS 2017 PAGE 25 DANCE BABY DANCE FACTS Dance Baby Dance is an interactive dance festival for the very youngest. Target group: 0-5-year-olds Six large Danish and foreign No. of works: 6 dancing companies presented 18 No. of shows: 18 interactive shows for 0-5-year-olds. Audience in total: 644 The project was organised by Bora (Children: 354, adults: 270) Bora – Dance and Visual Theatre in collaboration with the Children's Culture House, the City of Aarhus, Dept. of Children and Young Peo- ple, and Aarhus 2017. The shows aroused children's curiosity and enriched their imag- ination. The children were allowed to get very close to the dancers. For instance by crawling into a set design and exploring this with the dancers, or by following animated figures that were projected onto the floor. Dance Baby Dance shows a great demand for activities that focus on art and culture for the youngest children.
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PAGE 26 PAGE 2017 AARHUS CULTURE OF CAPITAL EUROPEAN | IMPACT PASS IT ON cratic action of choosing to get involved actively with Together with local young people, the libraries in the time and commitment to get an event up and running. Central Denmark Region direct focus at sustainability, When you do this, you contribute something that democracy and the desire to pass something on to benefits others, and you help make our society richer. society. This wide concept of democracy is stressed by the Pass It On is a collaboration between the libraries in the project's slogan, 'Pass it on'. Central Denmark Region. The project has two objects: We want to develop and draw attention to the libraries The library as a stage as a platform and democratic space, and we would In the City of Aarhus, we have invited young people like young people to get involved actively in their local from Aarhus into the library spaces, challenging, in- community to help make things happen. We place the spiring and stimulating them to make use of the library young people's ideas, thoughts, interests and creativity as a stage for debates and other expressions. on the map through active participation and co-crea- Specific pro-democracy activities include news-hun- tion. gering young people – where school classes meet with an expert panel. The classes have prepared for the event Passing on the baton by working with a theme (e.g. terror) and generating The project's physical baton – a 10-person conversation questions that are put to the panel, and points of view bicycle – has travelled to the region's libraries over the are exchanged freely, when the classes meet with the last two years. In each place, libraries have worked with panel. local young people to organise pro-democracy activi- ties with debates, conversations and political attitudes / MKB as key elements. In other cases, the democratic aspect has not been the actual content of the activities, but rather the demo-
IMPACT | EUROPEAN CAPITAL OF CULTURE AARHUS 2017 PAGE 27 PAGE 28 PAGE 2017 AARHUS CULTURE OF CAPITAL EUROPEAN | IMPACT The Good Madness
The Good Madness challenges the concepts of art and normality, breaking down prejudice against vulnerable and marginalised groups in society
The project is an umbrella that and drawing attention to their The activities in The Good Madness covers a multitude of projects resources and experiences from have taught us that: where the participants work with everyday life through festivals and • The vulnerable and mad have art and with people who live on the shows. resources and talents that thrive edge of society, mentally ill people, The project has established un- and unfold in the right settings socially vulnerable and margin- traditional collaborative rela- • The vulnerable and mad feel alised ethnic minorities, such as tions between art, education and recognised and strong when Greenlanders in Denmark and social services. It has increased they are given the opportunity Romanies across Europe. cross-disciplinary collaboration and to take part in equal collabora- Through art, vulnerable citi- created great value by establishing tions zens have the opportunity to see contact to and networks between • Art and culture production of- themselves in a new role. Together, organisations and institutions in fers a learning space for stu- professionals, students and the au- Aarhus, which work with vulner- dents who 'get learning under dience set new forces free, provok- able citizens, the city's educational their skin' ing and inspiring people to rethink institutions, which educate welfare • Narratives and pictures from citizen involvement and social professionals, and the City of the process are a strong means efforts. This creates a space where it Aarhus, which hires the future of communication, which pro- is possible to see yourself and each graduates. vides insight into the indivi- other in a new light. Culture and art dual's journey through the production thus helps break down NEW METHODS AND COLLABO- project barriers in social work. RATIVE RELATIONS • It is possible to produce an Through The Good Madness, the awful lot with limited funds WE FOCUS ON RESOURCES RATH- involved partners have shown by entering into networks and ER THAN DEFICIENCIES the surrounding world that they collaborations across different exercise social com- groupings The Good Madness creates a space mitment in new and • It is possible to collaborate where we notice the resources in people creative ways, and that across many varied organisa- on the edge, and recognise their value, they are not afraid to tions, but it takes time to both to the individual and to the com- try out new methods understand each other's differ- and new collaborative ent frameworks and conditions munity. relations, both in ac- The goal is to increase the inclusion tivity forms and in documentation / MSB of vulnerable groups and open up forms. The interest in participating for new ways of rethinking involve- in the project has been huge among FACTS ment. external collaboration partners, as has the interest in continuing The Good Madness is a collabora- EVERYDAY EXPERTS ARE GIVEN collaboration after 2017. tive project between the associ- A VOICE ation De Splittergale, the City of In 'The Good Madness', vulnerable Aarhus Dept. of Social Services, and marginalised groups take on and VIA University College, the role as everyday experts who Aarhus. contribute by lending their voices
IMPACT | EUROPEAN CAPITAL OF CULTURE AARHUS 2017 PAGE 29 DESIGN TO IMPROVE LIFE CHALLENGE A thousand pupils from the Central Denmark Region have worked for three years to find local solutions to global issues. Once a year for three years, a societal challenge was identified and tackled by pupils from across the Central Denmark Region in the crossfield between culture and innovation. The project concluded in 2017 with a camp where FACTS the pupils joined forces to build a giant model of their vision for the city they would like to grow up and live in. About 1,000 children from the The pupils worked with three societal challenges using design tools devel- Central Denmark Region parti- oped by INDEX – Design to Improve Life. The pupils first worked with wa- cipated. From Aarhus, six classes ter issues caused by climate change, then with the high level of CO2 emis- took part during the first year sion from cars, and finally with children's and adults' lacking knowledge (about 100 children), while two about food. In the last challenge about food, year 5 from Ellevang School classes (about 40 children) took won the 1st prize for their project: Plant box. The Nature Collaboration and part all three years. The classes Ellevang School have started a collaboration about further development of were in year 4 when the project the project idea for plant boxes. began in the summer of 2015. Looking ahead, this way of working provides directions and inspiration for The four classes are from Mårslet innovative learning courses in schools. School, Ellevang School, Næshøj School and Samsøgade School, / MBU respectively.
PAGE 30 PAGE 2017 AARHUS CULTURE OF CAPITAL EUROPEAN | IMPACT DOME OF VISIONS – a new meeting place in Aarhus Dome of Visions is a three storeys high dome-shaped greenhouse; a modern community centre and the focal point for debates about urban development, temporary use, Aar- hus' green transition towards 2030, and European Capital of Culture 2017. Inside the transparent dome, a two-storey wooden building is shielded from the elements, surrounded by fragrant trees and plants. The dome is located at Pier 2, which is a part of Aarhus Ø, and surrounded by city gardens. During the Capital of Culture year, more than 35,000 people visited the dome, which formed the backdrop for more than 300 official events. The dome will remain at Pier 2 through to late summer 2018.
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EU-JAPAN FEST The EU-Japan Foundation is a Japanese organisation that collaborates with the European Capitals of Culture to increase cultural exchange between Japan and the European countries. The 150th anniversay of diplomatic connections between Japan and Europe was marked during Aarhus 2017 in a number of ways, including the project '101 Friendship Park' at Skejby Hos- pital. The park is a small oasis outside the hospital, where plants and trees from Japan and a small stream create a place of perfect tranquillity. Japanese culture was well represented during the Capital of Culture year. The Little Phoenix choir performed in several places across the city, and the EUtopia Festival presented traditional Japanese drumming art. The connections between the EU-Japan Foundation and Aarhus are rooted in the Dept. of Culture and Citizens' Services.
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IMPACT | EUROPEAN CAPITAL OF CULTURE AARHUS 2017 PAGE 31 PAGE 32 PAGE 2017 AARHUS CULTURE OF CAPITAL EUROPEAN | IMPACT European Volunteering Capital 2018
We need to recognise and applaud all the volunteering and the sense of citizenship that helped create Aarhus 2017
The title of European Volunteering partnerships and collaborations Capital 2018 is a continuation of the in fields that did not exist before. excellent and valuable experience For instance across municipalities, that was gained from working with with the region, with voluntary European Capital of Culture 2017. associations and, not least, across However, it is also a clear ambition the different departments within the that the work with volunteering City of Aarhus. and co-creation needs to be further developed with a focus on creating NEW PATHS TO WELFARE 'New paths to welfare'. European Volunteering Capital 2018 is very much the result of and a reality COMMITMENT AND SOLIDAR- due to collaboration and dialogue with ITY citizens and other partners. Aarhus 2017 has created com- mitment and solidarity about the One important goal for the Volunteering city, partly through the Rethinkers Capital is to recognise and applaud the programme, and this is something volunteers. we want to hold on to and build on. This will happen by continuing to The work of the Volunteering Capital support the Rethinkers programme, is based on the theme #delditfællesskab which is the co-responsibility of (share your community) and the the Dept. of Culture and Citzens' more long-term theme where we Services, and by continuing to work aim to provide inspiration for new with the civic citizenship concept paths to welfare through debates and launching new test actions and and test actions. By continuing projects. It is all about enhancing Aarhus 2017's volunteer programme citizens' involvement in the city. and the initiatives of Volunteering Capital 2018, the whole idea of re- NEW PARTNERSHIPS AND COLLAB- thinking lives on, both in 2018 and ORATIONS onwards, as we continue to rethink The goal is that the volunteers sense new paths to welfare. that their contributions are valued, and that we discuss important / MSO aspects of voluntary service. That we debate challenges and solutions. With the Volunteering Capital year, we create a year where we gather 'good practice' as inspiration for ourselves and others. The Volun- teering Capital has a wide, regional and cross-disciplinary aim. It has therefore greatly stimulated new
IMPACT | EUROPEAN CAPITAL OF CULTURE AARHUS 2017 PAGE 33 PAGE 34 PAGE 2017 AARHUS CULTURE OF CAPITAL EUROPEAN | IMPACT EUTOPIA International Festival
Gellerup showed itself in the most favourable light when the neighbourhood formed the background for the five-day EUtopia International Festival
This evocative event offered, among enjoy dinner, an intense show, and The vision behind EUtopia Interenational other things, 10 world premieres, a new way of meeting. Festival is to use culture actively in neig- concerts and an inspiring conver- sation and debate programme that The festival's other crowd-pleasers bourhood development. included emeritus bishop Kjeld included the Kiev Chamber Choir, Gellerup is currently undergoing Holm and writers Hassan Preisler who gave an impressive concert in a radical transformation based on and Geeti Amiri. The participating Gellerup Church. In a completely the Master Plan for Gellerup and artists represented more than 20 different genre, Italian Circo El Toveshøj. Experience from 2017 countries – incl. Japan, Ukraine, the Grito won standing ovations and will be used in, among other things, USA, Italy and Lebanon. They had 5-star reviews for their show 'Johan the coming Sports and Culture all been chosen from the criterion Sebastian Circus'. Campus, which will combines that they had something specific movement, culture and residence. to say – and all shows quickly sold "The festival and the life that it out. This was all spiced up with brought along created a positive / BA street food, street art and more than atmosphere throughout the entire 5,000 cheerful visitors. week in an area that is undergoing rapid development. An area with A BEAUTIFUL PLACE a brief history. An area that needs The name EUtopia means 'a beauti- identity-creating traditions. Looking ful place' in ancient Greek, and the back at EUtopia International festi- goals of EUtopia were to demon- val,” says Brigitte Christensen. strate the diversity of European cul- ture as a positive force for change in "Creating a culture festival in a vul- a new Europe. nerable residential area, a 'ghetto' – an area that many people would "We believe that culture is for normally avoid – was a challenge. everybody, and that it is the key to But allowing people from across the fellowship, exchange, understanding world to meet in precisely this place and peace," says EUtopia's artistic was an eye-opener. director, Brigitte Christensen. The local people were happy and proud to show off their neighbour- In parallel to the international hood, and the visitors, who had nev- performances, there were a number er been there before, were surprised of local features during the festival. about the atmosphere and the Tim Christensen gave a concert, beauty of the place. In retrospect, and the actors Thure Lindhart and it is obvious that the hypothesis Chadi Abdul Karim performed was proved right: Culture and art 'Hamlet Short' – a new, compressed can move mountains, break down staging of Shakespeare's classic, di- barriers, and enable people to meet rected by Christoffer Berdal. In this at a higher level." case, the stage was private flats in Gellerup, where the audience could
IMPACT | EUROPEAN CAPITAL OF CULTURE AARHUS 2017 PAGE 35 PAGE 36 PAGE 2017 AARHUS CULTURE OF CAPITAL EUROPEAN | IMPACT EUTOPIA STAGE EUTOPIA Stage was the heart of the EUTOPIA project from Feb- ruary 2016, where the theatre re- opened in Gellerup, through to the Eutopia International Festival in July 2017. An impressive string of hand-picked artists from Denmark and abroad performed on the stage, which was the focus and meeting point for many events. Great artists helped create the unique EUTOPIA atmosphere. Debaters and imams. Vicars and film directors. Through live art performances and direct citizen-involving projects, such as the citizen plays DARKNESS, featuring 21 women of 11 different nationalities from across Aarhus, and SOMALIAN MEMORIES, where seven young Danish-Soma- lis stood on the stage, EUTOPIA Stage attracted an audience across age, ethnicity and social origin. A unique audience of local citizens and visitors from outside the area. People who would never have met, shared and exchanged. Tears and smiles. Prejudice was overcome, and new ideas were born.
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EUtopia Stage opened in Gellerup almost two years ago. Since then, the theatre and EUTOPIA's events have attracted more than 10,000 visitors to the area. Asso- ciations and professional artists as well as ordinary citizens have helped build the platform that the theatre's stage has become.
IMPACT | EUROPEAN CAPITAL OF CULTURE AARHUS 2017 PAGE 37 PAGE 38 PAGE 2017 AARHUS CULTURE OF CAPITAL EUROPEAN | IMPACT European Youth Consensus 2017
A European summit for young people created by young people
European Youth Consensus uses art INSPIRATION FOR NEW PROJECTS and culture as tools for establish- EYC 2017 involved quite a few FACTS ing European communities where players. Experience and perspec- young people can get involved in tives from both existing and new EYC participants: democracy and rights. collaborative relations contributed • 500-600 young people from to and can help improve future Aarhus and Fredericia helped EYC works with two objectives: collaboration projects in the Dept. plan and execute the profes • Establishing sustainable net of Children and Young People and sional and social programme. works between European in this way help strengthen the • 87 young delegates from youth based on the Children's vision about 'stronger communi- Aarhus, incl. the Children's and and Young People's City ties'. The schools in Aarhus that Young People's City Council Council and pupils in the lower were involved in EYC developed • 40 young delegates from other secondary schools in Aarhus. capacities within innovation and Danish towns and cities • Establishing a platform for entrepreneurship, and experience • 150 young delegates from young people's discussion of from this can be an inspiration for Europe rights and democratic inclusion. future teaching projects.
DIFFERENT CULTURES TRUST CREATES COMMITMENT – SAME MINDSETS In brief, EYC has taught us that The Children's and Young People's young people would like to get City Council officially hosted the involved in democracy and rights if summit and was involved in both room is created for their structured development and planning of the and unstructured communities. summit. Their focus was on young Young people have something to people's involvement in democratic say, something they would like to processes, and cultural diversity share with others. They want real across Europe. The young delegates influence on both processes and experienced that although many activity content. people came from different cultural backgrounds, their mindsets were still quite similar. Art and culture When we show young people that create new European communities, we have confidence in them, they which the young people would like seize the opportunity and get to examine and cultivate further in future. involved.
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IMPACT | EUROPEAN CAPITAL OF CULTURE AARHUS 2017 PAGE 39 FIRST LEGO LEAGUE OPEN EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP 2017 FIRST LEGO League is an international, cross-disciplinary technology project for more than 1,000 children and young people from 50 countries, aged 10 to 16. FLLOEC 2017 demonstrated that the City of Aarhus, in close collaboration with partners in the educational sector and private project managers, is capable of planning and executing a successful finals event with a focus on robotics and experiences for children. Experience also shows that close inclusion and collaboration with sub suppliers is the basis for success, and that the use of voluntary workers requires close dialogue.
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PAGE 40 PAGE 2017 AARHUS CULTURE OF CAPITAL EUROPEAN | IMPACT PAVING SLABS The 2017 paving slab stands out positively from the ordinary paving and is something that attracts attention. The 2017 paving slabs are made in the same format as existing paving slabs with a view to keeping the cost down and increasing the practical conditions in connection with replacement. Broken paving slabs can easily be replaced with 2017 paving slabs. Four thousand 2017 paving slabs have been made, and these will serve as a permanent reminder of the Capital of Culture year 2017.
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PEDESTRIAN CROSSINGS FROM 2017 Considering the logo for the European Capital of Culture Aarhus 2017 with its characteristic white, rounded Aarhus letters and the rainbow colours, the idea was born for a transformed pedestrian crossing, with newly laid asphalt surfacing as a 'blank canvas'. The pedestrian crossing is a way of rethinking one of the tasks we perform at the Dept. of Technical Services and Environ- ment. The Regina intersection was selected as the place where European Capital of Culture 2017 could leave its mark in the urban space with the iconic Your Rainbow Panorama atop the ARoS museum on the horizon. Using large, rounded white thermoplastic sections and placing them at an oblique angle, the pedestrian street Strøget was joined together in a re-interpretation of a classical pedestrian crossing.
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IMPACT | EUROPEAN CAPITAL OF CULTURE AARHUS 2017 PAGE 41 PAGE 42 PAGE 2017 AARHUS CULTURE OF CAPITAL EUROPEAN | IMPACT FRESH EYES In the artistic project FRESH EYES – International Artists Rethink Aarhus, Aarhus was experienced cby photo artists and writers from across the world. During the years 2013-17, Aarhus was visited and re-thought by 11 international photo artists and eight writers. FRESH EYES was a collaboration between Galleri Image and Aarhus Centre for Literature, which con- cluded in an art book, an exhibition at Galleri Image and photo and art installations in the surrounding urban space as well as seminars, recitations and artist talks.
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IMPACT | EUROPEAN CAPITAL OF CULTURE AARHUS 2017 PAGE 43 PAGE 44 PAGE 2017 AARHUS CULTURE OF CAPITAL EUROPEAN | IMPACT Volunteering for All
How can voluntary work help create integration?
The project 'Volunteering for All' THE WORK CONTINUES IN focuses on how volunteering in EUROPEAN VOLUNTEERING FACTS cultural projects can be used as CAPITAL 2018 a 'battering ram' for integration of The project will continue to be used Volunteering and active citizen- groups of citizens who are often in connection with similar events ship are fundamental qualities outside the usual and common under the auspices of European for local cohesion and thus for an volunteering programmes. Volunteering Capital and other efficient local community. events. With this as its basis, the Volunteering for All is aimed at project is still relevant. The Volunteering for All project refugees, asylum seekers, socially focuses on local inclusion of vulnerable people, and people Aarhus' title as European Volunteering socially challenged citizens with disabilities. The target group Capital 2018 is to be used to further de- by activating and integrating participated as volunteers at several velop and improve Volunteering for All. them through volunteering. The Capital of Culture projects and rethought inclusion strategy thus events, with a view to creating fits in with the overall vision for cultural, pedagogical and/or social Subsequently, Volunteering for All Capital of Culture Aarhus 2017: integration. will be assessed before it is decided "Let’s Rethink”. whether the project is to become a In this context, integration should fixed sub element in the City of Aar- be seen as: hus' strategy for social inclusion. • Cultural integration of new citi- zens through the development / MSB of networks, language and com- petences • Pedagogical integration of citizens who do not 'fit in' t hrough personal, social and professional development • Social integration of citizens who, for instance, lack networks, are outside the labour market, or are excluded from other group-related cohesion with society through personal and professional development via culture-related volunteering
IMPACT | EUROPEAN CAPITAL OF CULTURE AARHUS 2017 PAGE 45 PAGE 46 PAGE 2017 AARHUS CULTURE OF CAPITAL EUROPEAN | IMPACT FUTURE LIVING An exhibition about sustainable urban development.
We need new proposals for our housing culture, in which aesthet- Imagebillede ics, ethics, design, technology and energy come together. With this in mind, Future Living created dialogue and networks between architects, researchers, developers and other professionals. Events were held that focused on local challenges, dealing with everything from sustainable growth in the cities and transformation of urban zones to development through culture, welfare and circular econo- my. Using temporary installations, prototypes and urban space pro- jects, Future Living demonstrated architecture's ability to tackle great societal challenges. In 2017, projects and results were presented at an exhibition, which travelled across the region. The exhibition was about the United Nations' 17 sustainable develop- ment goals, where urbanisation, climate and welfare are identified as some of the great global challenges. The project was organised by The Architecture Project.
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IMPACT | EUROPEAN CAPITAL OF CULTURE AARHUS 2017 PAGE 47 PAGE 48 PAGE 2017 AARHUS CULTURE OF CAPITAL EUROPEAN | IMPACT GrowOp!
Denmark's first opera festival for children FACTS
GrowOP! was awarded P2's prize The GrowOp! festival insists on An opera experience opens up as Innovation of the Year in 2017. opera's relevance to all, focusing, even more when it is shared, so Grow OP! was developed in a as the only festival, on children children and adults took the time to partnership between The Danish and young people's encounter with talk about the experience after the National Opera, Figura Enseble, opera as an art form. There is no performances. In addition to this, Operaen i Midten and the Chil- similar project in Denmark or the there was a whole string of inclusive dren's Culture House in Aarhus. rest of Europe. Opera is an art form activities before the opera shows. It 64 shows and activities + semi- that speaks to all senses at once. was a true eye-opener that interest nars for professionals. Regardless of age, the music, voices, was this great, and that you can Shows and workshops in Aarhus, images and drama find their way to actually sell opera shows aimed at Herning, Holstebro, Struer, Ikast, the heart. Opera is about emotions children. Samsø and Randers. that make sense to each of us indi- vidually. GrowOp! is a spectacular With this at the back of our minds, opera festival aimed at children and it is a pleasure that the GrowOp! young people. festival is back on the programme as early as 2019 with both internation- Throughout the development period al and Danish shows. and the actual GrowOp! festival, the opera genre was rethought through / MKB new forms, methods and formats for involving music dramatics in processes that include artists, cul- tural institutions, babies, children and young people, as well as their adults. Artists from Portugal, Eng- land, Scotland, Norway, France, the Netherlands, Belgium and Den- mark contributed with workshops, seminars and shows, and important relations were established across Europe. With GrowOp!, partners focused on opera for the very youngest who expe- rienced shows created for them, while sitting on mum's or dad's arm, or along with their nursery friends. The project also worked with young talents who created their own shows based on their own reality.
IMPACT | EUROPEAN CAPITAL OF CULTURE AARHUS 2017 PAGE 49 PAGE 50 PAGE 2017 AARHUS CULTURE OF CAPITAL EUROPEAN | IMPACT HollyWoodge – With Culture Into the Future
A cross-pollination between culture and the labour market across Europe
HollyWoodge is an international PERSPECTIVE AFTER 2017 methods development project that identifies ways in which entrepre- The objective of the project is clear: Inter- neurs, businesses and municipalities action between culture and employment can create jobs in the crossfield between culture and industry. It has must be increased so that it can meet the generated greater knowledge about societal challenge of helping more unem- how young people can convert their ployed young people find work or start an creativity and concrete ideas into a education in Europe. lasting career – either independent- ly or as employees.
The City of Aarhus has collaborated The project shows new options with three cities with experience in the job effort for young people in helping unemployed people find with skills and interests in crea- work or start an education: Lodz tive professions. In this way, the (pronounced Woodge, hence the project works with a perspective name HollyWoodge) in Poland, that reaches beyond the Capital of Rotterdam in the Netherlands, and Culture year. Hull in Great Britain. HollyWoodge is now one of 35 European projects that have been The project has been running for selected as methods development three years, and it is coordinated by projects under the EU programme the Employment Department in the 'Voices of Culture'. City of Aarhus. In Aarhus, young people from the School of Perform- / MSB ing Arts, Aarhus Film Workshop and other cultural developers participated in the project.
HOLLYWOODGE KNOWLEDGE BAZAR The culmination of the project was HollyWoodge Knowledge Bazar, where the project's results were presented in alternative ways as an introduction to discussions, knowledge sharing and further development. Different tableaux and shows were created through cross-pollination and collaboration between the participants from the participating cities.
IMPACT | EUROPEAN CAPITAL OF CULTURE AARHUS 2017 PAGE 51 PAGE 52 PAGE 2017 AARHUS CULTURE OF CAPITAL EUROPEAN | IMPACT International Children's Literature Festival
The place was abuzz with imagination and a creative urge when a whole string of famous storytellers, illustrators and writers gathered to celebrate children's and young people's desire to tell stories, write and read
The 4-day festival at the end of Using the festival in 2017 as a October 2017 saw Dokk1 in Aarhus launch pad, the City of Aarhus FACTS transformed into a colourful space has chosen to create its own with schools, families, writers, international festival for children's • More than 20,000 people illustrators and communicators all literature, which will be held for visited DOKK1, spread evenly focusing on narratives in different the first time on 1-4 November across the four days. That is formats. There were activities for 2018. The festival builds on last 6,000 more than on an ordi- those who liked to listen, read, draw, year's festival and draws on a lot of nary Thursday-Sunday period. build, animate, fold and glue things the experience gained from this, • The festival was visited by more together. but it is also entirely its own. The than 50 writers and illustrators The festival focused on the world of chil- festival in 2018 and from 20 different countries. onwards will, to a dren's and young adults' literature, where • Media coverage of the festival much greater extent, was extensive. The festival was imagination is given free rein, and where focus on including mentioned 168 times by Da- every child can meet both the familiar children and young nish media. and the unknown – the funny, the people. In addition • The festival put on more than to this, it will involve horrible and the sad. 150 events aimed at children the development of and young people, schools and The Capital of Culture focused new formats for communication of families. specifically on children. Throughout children's literature and co-creation, • DR Ultra, Gyldendal and Aar- the year, the next generation was thus reflecting the way in which hus 2017 received 4,177 stories always in focus, as it represents our Aarhus Public Libraries work. The from children and young common future. The Internation- festival also plays a key role in people aged 8-16 for the writ- al Children's Literature Festival relation to the efforts to strength- ing competition. delighted large numbers of children en the desire to read and literacy and adults and brought adventure among children and young people and fairy tales up close. When Her in Aarhus. Royal Highness Crown Princess Mary cut the ribbon at the official / MKB opening, the youngest audience was distracted for a brief moment. More than 20,000 people visited DOKK1 across the four days, and the festival enjoyed the participation of more than 50 writers and illustrators from 20 different countries.
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IMPACT | EUROPEAN CAPITAL OF CULTURE AARHUS 2017 PAGE 53 PAGE 54 PAGE 2017 AARHUS CULTURE OF CAPITAL EUROPEAN | IMPACT Culture as a Driver for Urban Development
Aarhus 2017 has contributed to a visitor boom that has led to an increased supply of hotel accommodation, growth in tourism, and more activities in the creative and experience industries, both in Aarhus and in the Central Denmark Region
VisitAarhus worked purposefully strength within the food industry. with international marketing, con- Both were illustrated through Scan- tributing to massive media coverage dinavia's largest festival with a focus about Aarhus, partly by inviting on food, FOOD Festival, which had bloggers and journalists from lead- about 30,000 participants. ing international media. Major media such as the New York CREATIVE PROFESSIONS AS FACTS Times and Vogue Magazine sang GROWTH DRIVERS the praises of Aarhus as a city you A number of projects within archi- • More than 5 million tourist simply must visit, and tourists have tecture, design, fashion and the digi- overnight stays in the Central acted on their suggestion. tal visual industry have been created Denmark Region in 2017 through the Central • Significant growth in hotel In 2012, Aarhus was mentioned 13 times Denmark Region's capacity, from 7,447 in 2011 to in international media. In the first nine goal-orientated initi- 8,333 in early 2018 in the Cen- months of 2017 alone, the number had ative, More Creative, tral Denmark Region 2 gone up to 2,600! with the objective of • 30,000 visitors at the 45,000 m creating growth and Food Festival site SUCCESS RAISES THE BAR jobs through development of the It is important to ensure that the creative professions. In the City of positive development from the Aarhus, we have worked with this Capital of Culture year is retained, potential in the joint cluster of fash- and that the opportunities for new ion and textile companies through growth spurts are exploited. VisitAar- the initiative Headstart Fashion. In hus' strategy from 2018 defines eight 2017, Headstart Fashion was part of specific indicators. These include a curated fashion project: ANY- doubling the number of overnight body. The works explored the body stays from 2016 to 2025, that the and challenged our expectations of share of foreign tourists should be the way we dress and how we shape 40 %, as opposed to 23 % today, and our bodies. that the conference business should double by 2025. / BA
FOCUS ON FOOD The Capital of Culture year has also shown that creativity and innova- tion are strong growth drivers – in particular in the creative profes- sions, which feature a number of ac- tivities within fashion, digital visual industries, music, and, not least, gastronomy. Aarhus was also Euro- pean Region of Gastronomy, which increased the focus on gastronomic experiences in Aarhus and helped improve the professional position of
IMPACT | EUROPEAN CAPITAL OF CULTURE AARHUS 2017 PAGE 55 PAGE 56 PAGE 2017 AARHUS CULTURE OF CAPITAL EUROPEAN | IMPACT Culture for All – Taking Culture into People’s Homes
The Dept. of Health and Care has collaborated with cultural institu- tions to take cultural experiences into people’s homes
Senior citizens living outside the with Aarhus Jazz Orchestra (2018- city, or others who have trouble 2020) with transport due to their health - A 1-year collaboration agreement or vulnerabilities, also need culture. with Aarhus School of Music (2017- The Dept. of Health and Care has 2018) established a number of collab- FACTS orative agreements with cultural GOOD EXPERIENCES FURTHER institutions and amateur culture to COLLABORATION WITH CITI- • Activities: Choir, theatre, take cultural experiences into the ZENS IN GENERAL concerts, dance shows – 100 homes of some of the most vulneble We have learnt that you need to performances citizens. In 2017, a total of about invest in good collaboration. It takes • Target group: Shows aimed at 100 shows were put on at nursing time and commitment to commu- the 60+ age group who are homes and local support centres for nicate the options on offer, organise physically and mentally vulner the elderly, featuring music, dance, dates and venues, make sure the cit- able and immobile. theatre etc. izens can participate (transport etc.) • Partners – local: The Council and that the cultural experience for Amateur Culture, Aarhus NEW COLLABORATIONS POINTING takes place in an appropriate setting Jazz Orchestra and Aarhus FORWARD for both citizens and performers. School of Music, User and The project Culture for All has Good experiences further collabo- Residents’ Relatives Com strengthened the diversity in culture ration with citizens in general. They mittee, and leaders and staff and given more citizens a chance to give people something to talk about (including volunteer consult- participate. The project has also pro- and strengthen relations and the ants and experience staff) at moted social involvement among sense of doing something together. nursing homes and local sup players in the cultural area, and it We have continually worked at port centres. has experimented with cross-disci- promoting cultural options and • No. of participants: Between plinary collaboration in relation to strengthening frameworks to make 800 and 1,000 spectators/lis one of society’s challenges – giving sure the shows could take place. teners at the shows across more people the opportunity to be We have also increased our focus 2017. part of culture and communities. on passing on the stories about the value of cultural experiences for Culture for All has included both both citizens and players. known and new players in Health and Care’s nursing homes, local Culture for All has created support centres and the city’s accessibility, cultural communities cultural institutions. The project and magic moments for the people has strengthened Health and Care’s competences in terms of how we involved. collaborate with other players. This collaboration will continue. / MSO The Dept. of Health and Care has entered into: - A 2-year collaboration agreement with Amatørkulturen (2018 and 2019) - A 3-year collaboration agreement
IMPACT | EUROPEAN CAPITAL OF CULTURE AARHUS 2017 PAGE 57 YOUTH CULTURE HOUSE The vision for this cross-departmental project was to create a permanent youth culture house. Over the last four years, the centre (known as UKH) has been an attempt at developing a prototype for a culture house for young people with the purpose of examining and testing ideas for activities, envi- ronment and organisation. The ambition with UKH is to show that art and culture can strengthen bridge-building between people and between citizens and systems. UKH is the brainchild of young people in the City of Aarhus, and it has been helped along by European Capital of Culture Aarhus 2017. UKH is supported by the three city departments Culture and Citzens' Ser- vices, Children and Young People, and Social Affairs and Employment. In addition to this, a large number of other players have backed the initiative. UKH has now been granted a permanent operating grant, and as it contin- ues to develop, it is constantly being rethought. This is both a quality and a necessity if you want to accommodate the different generations and types of young people who are associated with the place for a while.
In 2017, UKH put on the cultural festival IYAC – International Youth Art and Culture Festival – which received funding from Aarhus 2017. The festival will be repeated in 2018, this time called SPACE.
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PAGE 58 PAGE 2017 AARHUS CULTURE OF CAPITAL EUROPEAN | IMPACT THE COAL CRANE TRACK The Southern Harbour district is a historical area with a distinctive cultural environment. A composite area oozing with authenticity and at the same time one of the most in- teresting urban development areas in Aarhus. In order to preserve and strengthen this unique character, an extensive inclusion work has been carried out in connection with the preparation of the devel- opment plan. The Southern Harbour district formed the backdrop for a great variety of temporary activities and events in 2017 – for instance the Coal Bridge Food Market and the grassroots-based folk festival Rethink Activism with more than 10,000 participants. The format will continue in the form of a number of Lab sessions in 2018.
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LANDSCAPE LABORATORY AT ESKELUND The project is about the development of a future city park of about 20 hectares at Eskelund, which is a workshop part (HabLab) in the Capital of Culture project Rethink Urban Habitats. The vision of the landscape laboratory is to provide more space for nature and more experiences for the citizens – at the heart of Aarhus. Both in our collective consciousness and in the city's physical spaces. We want to develop, test and demonstrate an attractive biodiversity as an integrated part of the city's landscape, and through this qualify the concept of urban nature and offer Aarhus a new, distinctive, recreational oasis in the city – a new Aarhus 'Central Park'. The first project under the Landscape Laboratory was realised in the spring of 2017 and addressed the relocation of nature from the Freight Yard areas to Eskelund.
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IMPACT | EUROPEAN CAPITAL OF CULTURE AARHUS 2017 PAGE 59 PAGE 60 PAGE 2017 AARHUS CULTURE OF CAPITAL EUROPEAN | IMPACT LIGHTING UP AARHUS The project 'Lighting Up Aarhus' links energy savings to architec- tural visions for the good city. The project has focused specifically on using light to support diverse urban life (different identities and experi- ences), innovation and inclusion as well as untraditional collaboration forms. Lighting Up Aarhus works with light as an active player when urban spaces are to be activated. The goal is to create attractive spac- es in Aarhus, which can shape and support the good urban life. Lighting Up Aarhus realised Hesitation of Light at the City Ring Bridge, Light Line at Bispetorv square, lighting of Hasle Water Tower, and urban space furniture with dynamic lighting at Store Torv square.
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Two days that got the entire region moving
Move for Life was held on 4 and half-marathon, a triathlon competi- 5 November 2017 as a collabora- tion or another sports event. tion project between DGI, sports associations and municipalities in NEW CONNECTIONS BETWEEN the Central Denmark Region. 180 SPORTS AND CULTURE events spread across the region This is why Move For Life focused gave almost 20,000 participants the on the experience rather than the chance to experience and partici- fastest time. It was about chal- pate in fantastic, exciting and fun lenging what it means to be part movement activities. With dozens of a sports community in the year of local and regional sports events, 2017, where everybody can join there were plenty of opportunities in. DGI's vision was to create new to run, jump, hike, ride and whatever connections between sports asso- else moved the participants. ciations and cultural life, creating new options. In northeast Aarhus, EVENT-MAKING DRAWS ATTEN- locals teamed up in the subproject TION TO SPORTS Rethink Risskov. Risskov Church, Move For Life was a celebration of the library and the Vejlby-Risskov sports that got the entire Central Sports Association VRI joined Denmark Region moving, and the forces to create a weekend full of City of Aarhus was represented by activities. the Dept. of Sports and Leisure. In collaboration with sports clubs, The Full Moon concept was taken enthusiasts, local projects and mu- seriously, and the programme included nicipalities across the region, sports, 'badminton by night' and sports under exercise, and movement were re- UV light. thought through the inspiration and integration of art and culture. Sports Other rethought activities included culture is undergoing change, and acroyoga and 'mindful running' in many sports associations are work- Bispetorv square and Sauna Fog and ing to find new ways of recruiting energetic yoga in Vejlby-Risskov new members. DGI is aware that Sports Centre. DGI's vision is that event-making is a rethought way of Move For Life has created several generating interest in different types new connections, and that both of sport and associations. Sports sports and cultural life have seen the life can find particular inspiration value of forward-looking collabo- in cultural life for elements such as ration. experience design and dramaturgy. Whereas previously, athletes would / MKB join a sports association, the trend today is that many people would rather train by themselves for a
IMPACT | EUROPEAN CAPITAL OF CULTURE AARHUS 2017 PAGE 63 NEW NORDIC NOIR People and nature in West Jutland have many untold stories to tell – and this is why Filmby Aarhus and their German counterpart, Filmförderung Hamburg Schleswig-Holstein, have created a joint project that throws Danish and German film makers into completely new collaborations and production forms.
The purpose of New Nordic Noir is to focus on West Jutland as a place to tell stories about in big TV series and on the Internet. Important and lasting partnerships have been cre- ated to achieve this goal, in terms of regional rooting and collabora- tion with various media partners. The project has already achieved success in the sense that media partners now consider the region attractive. Towards the end of 2018, it will be decided whether one or more of the three series ideas will be produced.
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NEW VOICES Young people from Aarhus V produce films
Gellerup Film Workshop gives people aged 18-35 from Gellerup, Bispehaven and Aarhus V the chance to learn how to make films. The pivotal point of the project is to tell more stories from the outskirts of Aarhus. Young people are encouraged to stand by their personal stories, work with them through film, and present them to the wider world. Competent directors, producers, photographers and animators affiliated with Aarhus have been in charge of teaching on everything from scriptwriting to camera work, enabling the young people to try their hands at different roles in the world of film. In 2017, Gellerup Film Workshop collaborated with, among others, the Rap Academy and 365TEKSTER.
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PAGE 64 PAGE 2017 AARHUS CULTURE OF CAPITAL EUROPEAN | IMPACT ORIGINS2017 – RETHINK THE CREATION Collaboration with the region's upper secondary schools
In the course of the Capital of VISITS TO INDIVIDUAL UPPER FINAL CONCERT If possible, another concert is Culture year, Aarhus Symphony SECONDARY SCHOOLS Two short works with choir are planned for the evening, which is Orchestra presented the creation The collaboration with the upper chosen in advance – preferably open to the local community. story in three stages – Rethink the secondary school choirs formed two works that represent different Creation – with funding from Aar- the foundation for a new initiative genres or expressions. The teachers The project helps introduce upper hus 2017. The first part could be based on the 2017 project. In col- rehearse these compositions with secondary school students in experienced when composer Joseph laboration with the upper second- their students (choir or level A the Central Denmark Region to Haydn's The Creation oratorio was ary school music teachers, Aarhus class, according to their own wishes symphonic music while at the same performed by Aarhus Symphony Symphony Orchestra arranges or what its possible). The rest of the time upgrading the teaching for Orchestra with soloists in April visits to selected schools in the programme is composed with due music teachers and students alike. 2017. A couple of weeks later, the region with a subsequent concert consideration for the teachers' same work was performed – but featuring some of the students. A experience and wishes for a / MKB with quite a different perspective. week before the concert with the repertoire that appeals to the target Using Haydn’s masterpiece as a entire symphony orchestra, a mu- group, and which they can use in model, upper secondary school sician and the orchestra's Children their teaching. Aarhus Symphony choirs and soloists interpreted the and Young People worker go to the Orchestra arrive mid-morning, set music, while the story was told by schools to draw, play and talk about up, rehearse the two works with the Danish rapper Per Vers. This inno- the orchestra: What is a symphony students, have lunch with the stu- vation, which was thought up by orchestra? How is it organised? dents, and conclude with a concert Christian Baltzer, was performed in What do they do on weekdays? for the entire school. both Viborg and Aarhus. What is life as a musician like? The last part of the trilogy was the What can you use a symphony EVOLUTION! oratorio that could orchestra for? be experienced in September.
IMPACT | EUROPEAN CAPITAL OF CULTURE AARHUS 2017 PAGE 65 POINT OF VIEW Point of View is a project that teaches about film production in lower secondary schools, and it is directed at academically weak pupils in particular. POV is a sim- ple and effective method for teach- ing the language and fundamental craft of film. The project is intended to be included in Danish language lessons, and the work with film storytelling has a positive rub-off effect on pupils' understanding of storytelling in general. In addition to giving the pupils some basic film production competences, POV strengthens their ability to communicate and practice their possibilities of doing well in society. The first project phase runs from 2016 to 2018 and focuses on development of the POV method, including experiments and teacher training. The second project phase continues in the years 2019 through 2021 with the establishment of competence centres in the City of Aarhus and the Central Denmark Region.
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PROJECT ART WRITING writers, musicians and researchers symposium. Furthermore, the pub- Project Art Writing examines and participated in a collective explo- lishing house catalYst PRESS was propagates art writing in Denmark, ration of the theme 'intimacy'. The set up and publised an anthology involving national and international festival was held over four days and six individual publications in art writing researchers and artists. at the Freight Yard's Open Stage, connection with THE CATALYST During the Capital of Culture period, where the audience was introduced EXPERIMENT. Project Art Writing discussed to a whole string of examples of and provided a perspective on what writing practice can trigger. Project Art Writing continues to art writing as a multimedia and Project Art Writing concluded work with the formats that have al- experimental place for aesthetic the 2017 manifestation with THE ready been tested and towards this production. CATALYST EXPERIMENT. This goal: Becoming a recognised school The international festival WHERE international exhibition presented for art writing in the future. WERE WE in 2015 is an example 14 art writers, and included a group of this. At this festival, 45 artists, exhibition, a recital event and a / MKB
PAGE 66 PAGE 2017 AARHUS CULTURE OF CAPITAL EUROPEAN | IMPACT THE JOURNEY The Journey was an international cinematic exhibition at Moesgaard Muse- um about the basic human conditions, which was produced by Moesgaard Museum, Zentropa Film and Filmby Aarhus. In an innovative cinematic exhibition without objects, The Journey took the spectator into a physical landscape placed in the middle of Moesgaard Museum. The story of man's journey, distended between birth and death was played out as a visual story. The Journey was more than a film, more than an exhibition. It was a spatial, sensual and visual experience that dug deep into the question about what we all have in common, in order to identify the basic condition for being human. The project supports Filmby Aarhus' strategy about putting digital visual competences into play outside traditional cinema and TV settings.
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IMPACT | EUROPEAN CAPITAL OF CULTURE AARHUS 2017 PAGE 67 PAGE 68 PAGE 2017 AARHUS CULTURE OF CAPITAL EUROPEAN | IMPACT Rethink Ageing
Rethink Ageing examines the themes of body, gender, identity and sexuality with a focus on the 60+ social group
Health and Care collaborated awareness that they will not live with Svalholm Dans about shows forever, and their reactions to the inspired by the theme Rethink Age- fact that both body and mind age, ing, where senior citizens aged 60+ put my own life in perspective. I look performed on stage. for a specific artistic expression of This resulted in two choreographic authentic strength and vulnerability, works featuring senior citizens on which the senior citizens' challenges, stage. The first work, Circuit – a limitations and experience contribute reflection on ageing (2016) with 22 to,” says choreographer and artistic senior citizens on stage was per- director Nønne Mai Svalholm. formed at the Freight Yard and Bora Bora Theatre in Aarhus, and the Feedback from the senior citizens has second work, Ultima (2017), with shown that in addition to having a reat 40 senior citizens on stage, was also time participating in the show, they performed at Bora Bora. formed new communities through dance HEALTH AND COMMUNITIES and gained new competences and in- FOR THE ELDERLY THROUGH creased well-being. DANCE Rethink Ageing was launched in 2015 with a survey period of six / MSO months, during which Svalholm Dans met with a group of senior citizens and upper secondary school students for three hours once a week at Local Support Centre Møllestien, Aarhus. The concept was discussed, and afterwards the participants did choreographic exercises.
“It is important to me that elderly people perform in my works, and in this way portray people and mankind as a whole. Senior citizens'
IMPACT | EUROPEAN CAPITAL OF CULTURE AARHUS 2017 PAGE 69 PAGE 70 PAGE 2017 AARHUS CULTURE OF CAPITAL EUROPEAN | IMPACT Rethink Urban Habitats
Rethink Urban Habitats creates concrete initiatives that promote biodiversity in towns and cities, while at the same time giving urban quality a boost
The city's gardens and parks already in the cities keeps rising, and that each place, encouraging people serve as habitats for many different we densify, develop and build on to stop and look at the beauty of animals and plants. However, it a large scale, while space keeps nature right in front of them. would be easy to create room for decreasing. Conferences have been more, if space is allowed for nature. held about rethinking green areas, The initiative about allowing more Rethink Urban Habitats, which is sustainability and nature in the space for nature in the city contin- run by the Natural History Muse- cities. ues beyond the Capital of Culture um in Aarhus, works purposefully year. The City of Aarhus continues at creating conditions for the nature The project has developed measures to sow wild flowers in the city and that surrounds us in the city. Recent that can be taken by individuals, leave abandoned areas untouched years' international experience has the municipality and businesses so that nature can take over. There shown that cities represent a huge, to promote biodiversity, and the are also several examples of citizens unexploited potential for struggling message is that with relatively small taking on caring for areas with the species. efforts we can make nature far more sole purpose of creating wilder biodiversity-friendly and habitable nature. For instance the association This needs to change through the for more species. Biværdi, which wants to transform use of communication, physical In selected places across the city a drab and worn-down area near measures and professional know- where there used to be just one spe- the sea bath Den Permanente into ledge in order to ensure that the cies (grass), the City of Aarhus has a haven for wild bees, and the resi- city is more than just a living space removed the grass and sown a va- dents of Hans Broges Gade who are for humans. It should also have riety of wild flowers for the benefit planting a variety of flowers along room for all the other amazing of insects, birds and passing urban the street for the benefit of both species that inhabit our part of the dwellers who can rejoice at the sight people and animals. world. Species, which the UN, the of nature in the city. The result can EU and Denmark have agreed to be seen on the verges along the / MTM protect against decline by 2020. Ring Road and along the approach roads to Aarhus, which now offer The vision for the Rethink Urban Habi- a rich profusion of flowers during the tats project is a city that is richer in life. summer months. A city that gives you the same sensation as you get on the first real day of spring: DEMAND FOR Nature is alive, and we are part of it! WILD NATURE The project has Our clear and simple purpose is to in- strengthened urban crease urban biodiversity! nature collaboration between the Natural History Mu- FLOWERY MEADOWS ALONG seum and the City of Aarhus. One APPROACH ROADS of the visible results is the 15 Urban There is a great need to rethink Nature signs that have been set up urban nature in the light of the around the city centre, displaying fact that the number of inhabitants small stories about the nature in
IMPACT | EUROPEAN CAPITAL OF CULTURE AARHUS 2017 PAGE 71 PAGE 72 PAGE 2017 AARHUS CULTURE OF CAPITAL EUROPEAN | IMPACT Reuse – a rethought recycling station
Reuse is an experimental recycling station that helps reduce the amount of waste in the City of Aarhus
Under the heading, 'Give what you That's why children and young have, and take what you can use', people can take part in innovation FACTS Reuse opens the gates to some 350 classes on site. The Dept. of Waste citizens every day, and converts 500 and District Heating's visitor service • Has 300-350 visitors per day tonnes of objects into direct reuse informs 50 school classes about in- and 13,000 followers on Face- per year. This means 550 tonnes of novation, materials knowledge and book CO2 savings for the benefit of the waste concepts at Reuse each year. • Converts 500 tonnes of objects, city and our climate. With its clear furniture and materials into identity, efficient presence on social A PLATFORM FOR ACTIVE RECY- direct reuse every year media, and a great variety of activ- CLING • Visited by about 50 school ities, Reuse engages the citizens of If there's a shortage of furniture or classes per year, and volunteers Aarhus in a dialogue about resource props for one of the city's functions typically hold one workshop minimisation, circular economy or cultural events, Reuse compiles per month and recycling. Reuse is also an stuff or creates contact to other • Contributes CO2 savings of innovative activity and communi- initiatives and workshops. about 550 tonnes per year cation platform that accepts social responsibility. This prolongs the life of objects and furniture that no longer have any mon- A NEW WASTE CULTURE etary value in the traditional recycling If you have just left home, you can cycle at jumble sales and in charity collect a 'moving out box' in August, containing kitchen equipment, pots shops, but which still have a utility and pans. You can borrow a party value for citizens, entrepreneurs and box for your child's confirmation creative souls. party, participate in an upcycling workshop with your mates, or repair This means that Reuse is not only a the coffee table you just found in recycling station, but also a platform the furniture tent. Children are wel- where the people of Aarhus and come at Reuse, too – a new waste small enterprises can work together culture starts at an early age. in recycling, recirculation, inno- vation and a swop culture. During European Capital of Culture 2017, Reuse contributed in this way to Climate Planet and Go Green Safari.
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IMPACT | EUROPEAN CAPITAL OF CULTURE AARHUS 2017 PAGE 73 REWILDING PROJECT IN GEDING KASTED MOSE Rewilding is about creating a new, better and more connected area of nature in the bog at Geding Kasted Mose. Biodiversity is improved, and the variation and dynamics of the landscape increase when nature is rewilded. The goal is to achieve a 140-hectare connected area of nature where adjoining arable land is included as new nature, making room in the landscape for the larger amount of rainfall expected in the future. The project reintroduces 'lost' physical, chemical and biological processes, e.g. grazing throughout the year, erosion, wire fencing, more water in the landscape, re-meandering of streams, fire, dead wood etc. The project creates better connec- tion in nature as well as connection and synergy with local afforestation to the northwest of Aarhus. The plan is to double the nature area. The purpose of the project is also to create better settings for nature experiences and active outdoor life for the citizens of the City of Aarhus.
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PAGE 74 PAGE 2017 AARHUS CULTURE OF CAPITAL EUROPEAN | IMPACT RISING ARCHITECTURE WEEK Architecture plays a significant role in terms of contributing the best innovative solutions to tomorrow's societal challenges. RISING Architecture Week high- lighted tomorrow's architecture through debates, workshops, installations, talks and events. The global market is facing the same challenges and look- ing for the same smart solutions, which means that there is huge potential for participants in these events to do business on the global market. RISING Architecture Week is organised by The Architecture Project, which works at strengthening professional matchmaking and internationalisation for creative businesses and architecture.
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IMPACT | EUROPEAN CAPITAL OF CULTURE AARHUS 2017 PAGE 75 SCHOOL OLYMPICS 2017 School Olympics is Denmark's official Olympic activity for children. School Olympics is entirely about children and aimed at children in years 4-7. The vision is to create an Olympic movement for children, which encourages solidarity, skills and fair play through sports. In 2017, the finals were held in Aarhus. Each day, 2,000 school- children from all parts of Denmark participated in the fun and exciting activities at Ceres Park & Arena. In addition to the big finals event every year, PE teachers in Aarhus are trained, teaching material is developed, and teaching courses are designed. In the time leading up to the finals, the School Olympics is part of the PE curriculum in schools. In Aarhus, the municipal- ity collaborates with local sports clubs to offer instruction for chil- dren and theme days for teachers. School Olympics will continue in 2018 and 2019 with finals events to be held in Aarhus.
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STREET CULTURE CLUSTER Eleven municipalities in the Central Denmark Region have joined forces to create better options for street sport culture. In 2017, Street-Attack2017 was held in nine cities across the region, featuring sport and street culture within Skate, SurfSkate, Parkour, Breakdance and Street Soccer.
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PAGE 76 PAGE 2017 AARHUS CULTURE OF CAPITAL EUROPEAN | IMPACT 365TEKSTER
365TEKSTER creates surprising encounters between literature and the public by placing texts in urban spaces
365TEKSTER is an art and literature The plan is that ATLAS OF AAR- project that rethinks literature's pub- HUS will continue through to 2020, lication forms. 365TEKSTER works where the 365 TEXTS that make up as and considers itself a publisher, the literary mapping, will be posted which in editorial style publishes and published around Aarhus, while texts in any form, except book form. 365TEKSTER as a publisher contin- ues to produce publications in ways Here, literature is presented in every con- that will challenge and surprise. ceivable and inconceivable way, so that it inspires and moves new readers. / MKB
With its strategic literature project ATLAS OF AARHUS, the publisher enriched the city with texts in differ- ent forms and formats.
The people of Aarhus were met by literature in urban spaces, for instance on banners and benches and via sound installations. The project also explored new distribu- tion forms, for instance by publish- ing literature on pizza boxes, city bikes and fictitious parking tickets stuck onto cars around the city. In the Øgade district, you can see a number of fictitious commemora- tive plaques written by Svend Åge Madsen; at the Freight Yard, you can read the world's longest poem on a concrete ramp, and around Lake Brabrand, Louis Jensen has created a series of stories about nature and animals in the area.
ATLAS OF AARHUS has left a last- ing literary imprint in and around Aarhus with texts by local residents as well as Danish and foreign writ- ers, communicating literature to a large number of people.
IMPACT | EUROPEAN CAPITAL OF CULTURE AARHUS 2017 PAGE 77 PAGE 78 PAGE 2017 AARHUS CULTURE OF CAPITAL EUROPEAN | IMPACT ATLAS OF AARHUS ATLAS OF AARHUS is a strategic project under European Capital of Culture Aarhus 2017, which was designed to conduct a literary mapping of the city. This was done by inviting 40 Danish and inter- national writers to write about the city, and to publish the texts in the places that they referred to.
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IMPACT | EUROPEAN CAPITAL OF CULTURE AARHUS 2017 PAGE 79 THIS FESTIVAL Filmby Aarhus has collaborated with Roskilde Festival, M2 Film, CPH Transform, AARSON and Culture Works to create an annu- ally occurring Nordic art/culture, media and business platform in the industrial harbour of Aarhus under the name of This. The target group will be both businesses and consumers. The starting point for This is the digital transformation that affects us as individuals, busi- nesses and society. As part of the European Capital of Culture, we tested the value and impact of This. This was done via collaborations with existing events and events developed by ourselves – including the business conference AARHUS DIGI:TAL and the break-out session IF/THEN under Creativity World Forum. This will be repeated in September 2018!
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PAGE 80 PAGE 2017 AARHUS CULTURE OF CAPITAL EUROPEAN | IMPACT IMPACT | EUROPEAN CAPITAL OF CULTURE AARHUS 2017 PAGE 81 PAGE 82 PAGE 2017 AARHUS CULTURE OF CAPITAL EUROPEAN | IMPACT TREE OF CODES This cross-aesthetic show rethought performing arts by combining classical and modern ballet, scenography as visual art, and electronic music – thematised over one of literature's most unique works. Dancers from the Wayne McGregor dance company and the Paris Opera Ballet performed the modern ballet set to music by Jamie xx, and with Olafur Eliasson's Your Rainbow Panorama as its colourful backdrop. The collaboration with some of the world's most highly regarded institutions in each of their fields has given Concert Hall Aarhus new competences and contacts in international collabo- rations, raising the Concert Hall to an entirely new international level among cultural institutions. These contacts and this position are a strong foundation for strengthen- ing and developing Concert Hall Aarhus.
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More than 10,000 children contributed to stories about how we tackle life's challenges and opportunities, and how we can help each other when the going gets tough
Message to the Future is one of orchestra in dialogue with dance, several shows in a series of stepping visualisations, narrative and artistry. THE CONCEPT FOR DIFFER- stones. The Stepping Stones shows The show ended with the opportu- ENT AGE GROUPS have been organised by Aarhus nity to go exploring in the story and School of Music over a number of searching for and responding to the 5-10 years: 1-day workshops for years. Ideas (for instance, music and questions posed to us by Luck and primary school classes, summer images) have been passed on like a Fortuna in their messages in bottles holiday activities and family message in a bottle from one child from the darkness. workshops. to another, and from one institution Aarhus School of Music was be- Goal: A workshop setup with ap- to another, and more than 10,000 hind the project, and to them, the pertaining toolbox for facilitation children have contributed to 'Mes- objective has been to strengthen of the storytelling-based co-cre- sage to the Future'. children and young people's power ation process and subsequent Step by step – through continual of action, discernment and ability common reflection. Material that exploratoriums, the concept: Flaske- to dream. The focus has been on can open the concept in prima- posttilfremtiden.dk has been born: developing, launching and boosting ry school classes with a view to A storytelling-based concept aimed the inclusive co-creation processes better well-being for all. at creating a framework for children and co-productions in interplay and young people's co-creation with local, regional, national and 10-12 years: Four primary and across art forms, abilities, age and international partners. lower secondary schools (400 groupings. The project highlighs children) meet with World the special quality and insight that The concept is now a part of the Aarhus Music Center every six months to is found in children and young co-create an intercultural inter- people's artistic expressions. This is School of Music's DNA. pretation of the story. Goal: Com- why each exploratorium concludes mon intercultural singing, dance with a presentation in a professional A fundamental structure that and music canon in relation to setting. In 2017, our exploratoriums we will build on in firmly rooted the thematics of storytelling. culminated in, among other things, exploratoriums. However, we have presentations at Horsens Culture also set new goals, which we will 12-20 years: The culture schools Station, the World Baths and at the work towards in years to come. try out and challenge storytelling Children's Opening and Closing and methods locally and across events. / MKB the region, Scandinavia and Europe. Goal: The culture school MESSAGE TO THE FUTURE pupils open the concept for The project culminated in a spec- younger children. tacular and unique opening event for European Capital of Culture Aarhus 2017 in the Large Hall at Concert Hall Aarhus. A show about two children, Luck and Fortuna, and their journey from darkness into the light with our help. The show involved a large classical youth
IMPACT | EUROPEAN CAPITAL OF CULTURE AARHUS 2017 PAGE 85 PAGE 86 PAGE 2017 AARHUS CULTURE OF CAPITAL EUROPEAN | IMPACT Land of Wishes FACTS Demography: Participants from day nurseries, nursery schools, The children's opening of Aarhus 2017 in the City of after school facilities and clubs as well as schools from across Aarhus – part of the regional children's opening the City of Aarhus. Geograph- ically, there were participants from Elev and Skødstrup in the For the first time in the history of held a number of inspirational north to Malling and Tranbjerg the European Capital of Culture, workshops with a professional in the south – and everywhere in children put together their own cul- artist for 132 teachers and childcare between. ture productions across the Central workers. Target group: All children in the Denmark Region to create the spec- Land of Wishes became 'the com- City of Aarhus, which is why tacular children's opening event: mon third' that made several par- activities took place during the Land of Wishes. A festive opening ticipants create new collaborations. day, so that all children could for, with and by children on a clear Day-care institutions and schools participate, and not just those and frosty day in January, where the created joint works based on Land who attend culture school activ- children's own works along with of Wishes, and the Children's ities. The children's age ranged the Land of Wishes song and dance Culture House initiated collabo- from about 1 to 12 years. marked the launch of Aarhus 2017 ration with the Social Educator under the theme: Children's wishes, study programme at VIA University hopes and dreams. College Aarhus so that 220 first- year students could support the In Aarhus Municipality, The creative process at schools and in Children's Culture House master- day-care institutions as part of their minded the children's opening as education. a decentralised event where school Land of Wishes enabled the Children's classes, day-care institutions and clubs collaborated to create joint Culture House to reach citizens who exhibitions locally. Everybody in the would not have participated in the Euro- local area was invited to participate pean Capital of Culture project of their and celebrate the European Capital own accord. It was both an eye-opener of Culture on children's terms through exhibitions, dance, parades, and an appetiser for everybody who singing etc. In the weeks leading up visited the exhibitions in connection with to the opening, children in day-care the children's opening. institutions and schools across the municipality practised the Land of Land of Wishes has also had a last- Wishes song and dance. The song ing impact. Based on the children's was written by Alberte Winding opening, a day-care institution has with help from children from the set up a creative workshop where Central Denmark Region, and the other institutions can visit for choreographers from Dansehallerne workshops, and others continue to had created a special dance for Land make new art projects together. On of Wishes. a day-to-day basis, the experience gained will benefit both children The opening of Land of Wishes and their adults. was the culmination of a 4-month creative process. Leading up to the / MKB event, the Children's Culture House
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Rethink your life via the memories of 2017 inhabitants of Aarhus
The project 2017 Inhabitants of ary schools, local support centres Aarhus involved many people in for the elderly and the Lær Dansk Aarhus – across generations and language courses. Partnerships that social groups – giving them a voice go beyond 2017. in the description of and knowledge LAUNCH PAD FOR NATIONAL about the history of Aarhus and MEMORY CAMPAIGN thereby the age in which they live in At a national level, 2017 Inhabitants a wider context. of Aarhus has become a launch pad More than 600 memories have been for the national memory collected. Accessible now and for collection campaign 'Giv det videre' (Pass it On) posterity. – where citizens have CITIZENS' OWN LIFE STORIES – the opportunity to submit personal TOLD IN THEIR OWN WORDS memories, including photos. The The city's identity has been re- project is a collaboration between thought through stories, memoirs, the Danish broadcasting corpora- interviews, videos, books and tion DR, the National Museum of photos, which speak about the life Denmark and the Danish Agency that has been lived throughout for Culture and Palaces, which is the municipality with its schools, funded by the Nordea Foundation. streets, districts and buildings. It is 2017 Inhabitants of Aarhus has essential to this project that these indicated new ways of looking at are the citizens' own stories – told storytelling by taking the individual in their own words. And collected citizen's own experiences, words by either the citizens themselves or and any photos as the starting point, other citizens, either volunteers or while at the same time engaging the those who have produced stories citizens in collecting and commu- in collaboration with schools, local nicating their own and/or other support centres, educational institu- people's life stories. 2017 Inhabit- tions or local archives. The project ants of Aarhus was developed by has promoted social commitment Aarhus City Archives and funded by and citizen participation in the European Capital of Culture Aarhus production of (their own) cultur(al 2017. The project is conducted in history). Locally, 2017 Inhabitants collaboration with the schools in of Aarhus has created new relations Aarhus, Lær Dansk Aarhus and the between citizens, and new part- local history archives in the City of nerships for Aarhus City Archives Aarhus. through collaboration with, among others, primary and lower second- / MKB
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Five animated chapters about the history of the city of Aarhus
The collaboration project Aarhus gripping film narratives. The vision Stories showed that Filmby Aarhus, was to create new knowledge com- FACTS The Old Town and M2Film had suc- munication that could be presented ceeded in creating completely new outside the museum's walls, right • Genre: History communica synergies between museum com- where history was lived. The project tion, digital platforms, architec- munication and cinematic digital has created new learning among the ture and urban space. platforms. Five animated chapters involved partners, while also suc- – created by M2Film and with a ceeding in delivering a spectacular, • Budget: DKK 2.9 million sound score by DJ Static – brought different and intelligent audience the story of the city of Aarhus to life success. The involved partners are • Audience numbers: 25,100 on the facade of Aarhus Cathedral. keen to continue with new projects beyond Aarhus 2017. TOTAL STAGING BY THE CITY'S OLDEST BUILDING / MKB The spell-binding narrative took the audience back to some of the city's most interesting chapters, showing how Aarhus has developed from its establishment during the Viking Age, through the Middle Ages, the Enlightenment, industrialisation, World War II and present day's and tomorrow's knowledge city and the European Capital of Culture. The five animated chapters created a magnificent outdoor experience for thousands of spectators, and what's even more important: Aarhus Stories was a total staging of historical knowledge in new settings and new formats.
A NEW COMMUNICATION FORM RIGHT WHERE HISTORY TOOK PLACE Filmby Aarhus held overall re- sponsibility for the entire project. Throughout the process, The Old Town provided historical content knowledge, which M2Film and the Filmby converted into compact and
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All projects that have received grants from Aarhus 2017 have been included in Aarhus 2017's monitoring system. Each year, the projects have been asked to submit specific data about the project, including genre, collaborations and activity level. The projects have only been obliged to report monitoring data for the year where the grant was given.
In 2017, audience data for the audience-orientated activities were also collected. The audience data are therefore based on the project's own accounts. Aarhus 2017 has prepared a guide for audience counting, which all projects have been encouraged to use. Aarhus 2017 has quality-assured the audience data.
IMPACT | EUROPEAN CAPITAL OF CULTURE AARHUS 2017 PAGE 93 Project Project Audience Genre Cross-in- Activity Venue Devel- Audi- Collab- Who have Where is Interna- New Partici- Was the What are owner numbers stitutional/ opment ence-orien- oration participat- the partner tional in- network in pation of project the future sector/pro- activities tated/de- with other ed in the from? stitutions/ region, nat. profession- launched in prospects fession velopment partners in project? organi- network al artists in connection of the activities in 2013-2014? sations/ or int. 2017? with Aarhus project? 2017 people network? 2017? 2017 Inhab- Aarhus City 835 Cultural Yes Exhibition, Cultural Workshop, Audi- Yes – in Forenings- City of Yes No Yes It has been itants of Archives heritage seminar, institution net- ence-ori- collabora- butikken Aarhus decided to Aarhus workshop work-build- entated tion with Klostergade continue ing activities DANISH repr. by Else all or the 80 % – De- partners Madsen majority velopment and Preben of project activities Arndt activities 20 % after Aarhus 2017 Pass It On Herning 2,352 Culture and Yes Exhibition, Urban Workshop, Audi- Yes – in The library Lemvig Mu- Yes Yes Yes It has been Libraries democracy concert, space, net- ence-ori- collabora- nicipality decided perfor- cultural work-build- entated tion with only to mance, talk, institution, ing activities DANISH continue a seminar, educational 80 % – De- partners minor part workshop, institution velopment of project festival activities activities 20 % after Aarhus 2017 FIRST City of 1,600 Children, Yes Festival Urban Workshop, Audi- Yes – in col- 16 Danish Other FIRST Scan- Yes No Yes It has been LEGO Aarhus play and space, net- ence-ori- laboration municipal- dinavia, decided to League learning educational work-build- entated with both ities Norway continue institution ing activities DANISH all or the 80 % – De- and INTER- majority velopment NATIONAL of project activities partners activities 20 % after Aarhus 2017 Dance Baby Bora Bora 644 Performing Yes Show, sports Sports Yes – in Yes Yes Yes It has been Dance – Dance arts, music, event, facility collabora- decided to and visual sport festival tion with continue theatre DANISH all or the partners majority of project activities after Aarhus 2017 European Children Visual arts, Yes Exhibition Urban Net- Audi- Yes – in col- The Danish City of Various Yes Yes Yes It has been Youth Con- and Young performing space, work-build- ence-ori- laboration National Aarhus European decided not sensus People, City arts, music, cultural ing entated with both Opera institutions/ to continue of Aarhus film, design, institution activities DANISH schools project gastronomy 20 % – De- and INTER- activities velopment NATIONAL after Aarhus activities partners 2017 80 % Youth Cul- The Youth 610 Visual arts, Yes Exhibition, Urban Yes – in DFUNK City of Yes Yes Yes It has been ture House Culture literature, concert, space, collabora- Aarhus decided to Festival House – performing show, per- cultural tion with continue 2017 UKH, City arts, music, formance, institution, DANISH all or the of Aarhus film, new talk, festival educational partners majority circus institution of project activities after Aarhus 2017 Project Art Project Art 353 Visual arts, No Exhibi- Urban Workshop, Audi- Yes – in col- Lise Harlev Other Juan Cruz, Yes Yes No, the pro- It has been Writing Writing literature tion, city space, seminar, ence-ori- laboration Great ject existed decided to walk, talk, cultural residencies entated with both Britain and before it was continue seminar, institution activities DANISH Northern associated all or the workshop, 50 % – De- and INTER- Ireland with Aarhus majority festival velopment NATIONAL 2017 of project activities partners activities 50 % after Aarhus 2017 ATLAS OF 365TEK- 1,000 Literature Yes Exhibition, Urban Yes – in col- Aarhus City of Litter- Yes Yes Yes It has been AARHUS STER city walk space, laboration Centre for Aarhus aturhuset i decided to nature, with both Literature Trondheim, continue cultural DANISH Norway all or the institution and INTER- majority NATIONAL of project partners activities after Aarhus 2017 Internation- Hay Festival 19,006 Literature Yes Festival, Cultural Yes – in col- Dagbladet From the Alma Yes Yes Yes It has been al children’s writing institution laboration Information Capital Books, decided to literature competition with both Region of Great continue festival DANISH Denmark Britain and all or the and INTER- Northern majority NATIONAL Ireland of project partners activities after Aarhus 2017 Message to Aarhus 4,560 Visual arts, Yes Show, per- Urban Yes – in col- Yes Yes No, the pro- It has been the Future School of literature, formance space, laboration ject existed decided to Music performing nature, with both before it was continue arts, music, cultural DANISH associated all or the film, design, institution and INTER- with Aarhus majority cultural NATIONAL 2017 of project heritage partners activities after Aarhus 2017 Move For DGI Eastern 18,449 Music, na- Yes Exhibition, Urban Workshop, Audi- Yes – in col- Racing Silkeborg Luke Jer- Yes Yes Yes It has been Life Jutland ture, sport concert, space, net- ence-ori- laboration Denmark Munici- ram, Great decided show, nature, work-build- entated with both pality Britain and only to city walk, cultural ing activities DANISH Northern continue a perfor- institution, 80 % – De- and INTER- Ireland minor part mance, talk, educational velopment NATIONAL of project seminar, institution, activities partners activities workshop, sports 20 % after Aarhus sports event, facility 2017 festival EUTOPIA City of 7000 Literature, No Exhibition, Urban No Yes Yes Yes Don’t know Festival Aarhus performing concert, space, arts, music, show, cultural gastronomy city walk, institution perfor- mance, talk, seminar, workshop, festival Project Project Audience Genre Cross-in- Activity Venue Devel- Audi- Collab- Who have Where is Interna- New Partici- Was the What are owner numbers stitutional/ opment ence-orien- oration participat- the partner tional in- network in pation of project the future sector/pro- activities tated/de- with other ed in the from? stitutions/ region, nat. profession- launched in prospects fession velopment partners in project? organi- network al artists in connection of the activities in 2013-2014? sations/ or int. 2017? with Aarhus project? 2017 people network? 2017? Land of Aarhus 2017 38,562 Visual arts, Yes Exhibition, Urban Workshop, Audi- Yes – in Yes Yes Yes It has not Wishes literature, concert, space, net- ence-ori- collabora- been decided performing show, nature, work-build- entated tion with whether or arts, music, seminar, cultural ing activities DANISH not to con- architecture, workshop institution, 80 % – De- partners tinue project design, educational velopment activities cultural institution, activities after Aarhus heritage, sports 20 % 2017 nature, facility gastronomy, urban de- velopment Aarhus Filmby 25,100 Music, film, Yes Exhibition, Urban space Yes – in Yes Yes Yes It has not Stories Aarhus creative concert, collabora- been decided businesses, show tion with whether or cultural her- DANISH not to con- itage, urban partners tinue project develop- activities ment after Aarhus 2017 GrowOP! The Danish 5,441 Performing Yes Show, per- Cultural Net- Audi- Yes – in col- Women's City of Opera Yes Yes Yes It has been Festival National arts, music formance, institution, work-build- ence-ori- laboration Museum Aarhus North, decided to 2017 Opera festival educational ing entated with both Great continue all institution activities DANISH Britain and or the major- 80 % – De- and INTER- Northern ity of project velopment NATIONAL Ireland activities activities partners after Aarhus 20 % 2017 NEW Aarhus Film 35 Film No Show Cultural Workshop, Audi- Yes – in Yes Yes Yes It has been VOICES Workshop institution net- ence-ori- collabora- decided to work-build- entated tion with continue all ing activities DANISH or the major- 20 % – De- partners ity of project velopment activities activities after Aarhus 80 % 2017 Stepping Aarhus 120 Visual arts, Yes 1 Cultural 1 Audi- Yes – in col- Kristjón Yes Yes Yes It has been Stones School of literature, institution ence-ori- laboration Daðason, decided only Music performing entated with both Iceland to continue arts, music, activities DANISH a minor part film, design 60 % – De- and INTER- of project velopment NATIONAL activities activities partners after Aarhus 40 % 2017 The Experi- Children's 7,600 Visual arts, Yes Exhibition, Urban Workshop, Audi- Yes – in col- Department Skander- Arts4All, Yes Yes Yes It has been mentarium Culture architecture, city walk, space, seminar, ence-ori- laboration of Culture borg Munic- Germany decided to of Architec- House in design, seminar, nature, net- entated with both in Skander- ipality continue all ture Aarhus cultural her- workshop cultural work-build- activities DANISH borg Munic- or the major- itage, urban institution, ing 60 % – De- and INTER- ipality ity of project develop- educational velopment NATIONAL activities ment institution activities partners after Aarhus 40 % 2017 Holly- City of 90 Performing Yes Workshop, Yes – in col- Klar Parat City of Dept. of Yes No Yes It has not Woodge Aarhus – arts, design, seminar, laboration Firma Aarhus Employ- been decided Jobcenter creative net- with both ment, Lodz whether or Aarhus/ businesses, work-build- DANISH Municipali- not to con- Dept. of development ing and INTER- ty, Poland tinue project Employ- project – NATIONAL activities after ment culture in partners Aarhus 2017 general Land of Aarhus 2017 38,562 Visual arts, Yes Exhibition, Urban Workshop, Audi- Yes – in Yes Yes Yes It has not Wishes literature, concert, space, net- ence-ori- collabora- been decided performing show, nature, work-build- entated tion with whether or arts, music, seminar, cultural ing activities DANISH not to con- architecture, workshop institution, 80 % – De- partners tinue project design, educational velopment activities cultural institution, activities after Aarhus heritage, sports 20 % 2017 nature, facility gastronomy, urban de- velopment Aarhus Filmby 25,100 Music, film, Yes Exhibition, Urban space Yes – in Yes Yes Yes It has not Stories Aarhus creative concert, collabora- been decided businesses, show tion with whether or cultural her- DANISH not to con- itage, urban partners tinue project develop- activities ment after Aarhus 2017 GrowOP! The Danish 5,441 Performing Yes Show, per- Cultural Net- Audi- Yes – in col- Women's City of Opera Yes Yes Yes It has been Festival National arts, music formance, institution, work-build- ence-ori- laboration Museum Aarhus North, decided to 2017 Opera festival educational ing entated with both Great continue all institution activities DANISH Britain and or the major- 80 % – De- and INTER- Northern ity of project velopment NATIONAL Ireland activities activities partners after Aarhus 20 % 2017 NEW Aarhus Film 35 Film No Show Cultural Workshop, Audi- Yes – in Yes Yes Yes It has been VOICES Workshop institution net- ence-ori- collabora- decided to work-build- entated tion with continue all ing activities DANISH or the major- 20 % – De- partners ity of project velopment activities activities after Aarhus 80 % 2017 Stepping Aarhus 120 Visual arts, Yes 1 Cultural 1 Audi- Yes – in col- Kristjón Yes Yes Yes It has been Stones School of literature, institution ence-ori- laboration Daðason, decided only Music performing entated with both Iceland to continue arts, music, activities DANISH a minor part film, design 60 % – De- and INTER- of project velopment NATIONAL activities activities partners after Aarhus 40 % 2017 The Experi- Children's 7,600 Visual arts, Yes Exhibition, Urban Workshop, Audi- Yes – in col- Department Skander- Arts4All, Yes Yes Yes It has been mentarium Culture architecture, city walk, space, seminar, ence-ori- laboration of Culture borg Munic- Germany decided to of Architec- House in design, seminar, nature, net- entated with both in Skander- ipality continue all ture Aarhus cultural her- workshop cultural work-build- activities DANISH borg Munic- or the major- itage, urban institution, ing 60 % – De- and INTER- ipality ity of project develop- educational velopment NATIONAL activities ment institution activities partners after Aarhus 40 % 2017 Holly- City of 90 Performing Yes Workshop, Yes – in col- Klar Parat City of Dept. of Yes No Yes It has not Woodge Aarhus – arts, design, seminar, laboration Firma Aarhus Employ- been decided Jobcenter creative net- with both ment, Lodz whether or Aarhus/ businesses, work-build- DANISH Municipali- not to con- Dept. of development ing and INTER- ty, Poland tinue project Employ- project – NATIONAL activities after ment culture in partners Aarhus 2017 general
Orgins2017 Aarhus Music Yes Exhibition, Cultural Net- Audi- Yes – in Aarhus Jazz City of Yes Yes Yes It has been Symphony concert, city institution work-build- ence-ori- collabora- Orchestra Aarhus decided not Orchestra walk ing entated tion with to continue activities DANISH project 80 % – De- partners activities velopment after Aarhus activities 2017 20 % Anybody Danish 500 Design, No Exhibition, Urban space Yes – in Yes No Yes It has been Fashion creative show collabora- decided to Institute businesses tion with continue DANISH all or the partners majority of project activities after Aarhus 2017 Future The Ar- 1,392 Architec- Yes Exhibition, Cultural Workshop, Audi- Yes – in col- NCC From the Schulbau Yes Yes Yes It has been Living chitecture ture, design, seminar, institution, net- ence-ori- laboration Capital Messe, decided to Project creative workshop educational work-build- entated with both Region of Germany continue businesses, institution ing activities DANISH Denmark all or the urban de- 20 % – De- and INTER- majority velopment, velopment NATIONAL of project sustainable activities partners activities social devel- 80 % after Aarhus opment 2017 Rising The Ar- 2,000 Architec- No Exhibition, Urban Workshop, Audi- Yes – in col- Natural City of Ministry Yes Yes Yes It has been Architecture chitecture ture, design, city walk, space, net- ence-ori- laboration history Aarhus of Foreign decided to Week Project creative seminar, cultural work-build- entated with both museum Affairs, continue businesses, workshop, institution ing activities DANISH Denmark's all or the knowledge, festival 40 % – De- and INTER- embassy in majority urban de- velopment NATIONAL Germany of project velopment activities partners activities 60 % after Aarhus 2017 Ageing Teater- 785 Performing No Show, Urban Workshop, Audi- Yes – in col- Lightlens, Yes Yes Yes It has been foreningen arts, music, perfor- space, seminar, ence-ori- laboration Great decided to Svalholm knowledge mance, talk, nature, study trip, entated with both Britain and continue Dans seminar, cultural net- activities DANISH Northern all or the workshop institution, work-build- 50 % – De- and INTER- Ireland majority educational ing velopment NATIONAL of project institution activities partners activities 50 % after Aarhus 2017 Design to INDEX: 17000 Design, No Exhibition, Cultural Yes – in Yes No Yes It has been Improve Design to creative perfor- institution, collabora- decided not Life Improve businesses, mance sports tion with to continue Life knowledge, facility DANISH project gastronomy, partners activities urban de- after Aarhus velopment 2017 Project Project Audience Genre Cross-in- Activity Venue Devel- Audi- Collab- Who have Where is Interna- New Partici- Was the What are owner numbers stitutional/ opment ence-orien- oration participat- the partner tional in- network in pation of project the future sector/pro- activities tated/de- with other ed in the from? stitutions/ region, nat. profession- launched in prospects fession velopment partners in project? organi- network al artists in connection of the activities in 2013-2014? sations/ or int. 2017? with Aarhus project? 2017 people network? 2017? Sustainable Cesso.dk 635 Visual arts, Yes Exhibition, Cultural Workshop, Audi- Yes – in 63 elemen- Herning Yes Yes Yes It has been Energy for c/o Rem- literature, perfor- institution, net- ence-ori- collabora- tary school Munici- decided only Life isenBrande performing mance, talk educational work-build- entated tion with and UU pality to continue arts, music, institution, ing activities DANISH teams a minor part film, architec- sports 50 % – De- partners of project ture, design, facility velopment activities cultural activities after Aarhus heritage, na- 50 % 2017 ture, sports, gastronomy, business, clubs and so- cieties, public administra- tion Open Concert 3,992 Performing Yes Show, talk Cultural Yes – in Yes Yes Yes It has been Hearts Hall Aarhus arts, music, institution collabora- decided to film tion with continue all DANISH or the major- partners ity of project activities after Aarhus 2017 Tree of Aarhus 2017 9,262 Visual arts, Yes Show Cultural Yes – in col- Manchester Yes Yes Yes It has not Codes literature, institution laboration Int. Festival, been decided performing with both Great whether or arts, music DANISH Britain and not to con- and INTER- Northern tinue project NATIONAL Ireland activities partners after Aarhus 2017 Brothers The Danish 6,092 Performing No Show, talk Cultural Yes – in The Icelan- Yes Yes Yes Don’t know National arts institution collabora- dic Opera, Opera tion with Iceland INTERNA- TIONAL partners After the Concert 19,737 Performing Yes Show, per- Cultural Workshop Audi- Yes – in Yes Yes Yes It has been Wedding Hall Aarhus arts, music, formance, institution ence-ori- collabora- decided not film talk entated tion with to continue activities DANISH project 80 % – De- partners activities velopment after Aarhus activities 2017 20 % Rethink Sager der 12,000 Visual arts, Yes Exhibition, Yes – in col- Nordic City Yes No Yes It has not Activism Samler literature, concert, laboration Network been decided music, talk, with both whether or sports, seminar, DANISH not to con- gastronomy, workshop, and INTER- tinue project urban de- festival NATIONAL activities velopment, partners after Aarhus democracy 2017 Rethink Natural 155000 Visual arts, Yes Exhibi- Urban Workshop, Audience-ori- Yes – in Aarhus City of Yes No Yes It has been Urban History architecture, tion, city space, net- entated activ- collabora- Water Aarhus decided only Habitats Museum nature, de- walk, talk, nature, work-build- ities 60 % – tion with to continue sign, urban seminar, cultural ing Development DANISH a minor part develop- workshop institution activities partners of project ment 40 % activities after Aarhus 2017 Sustainable Cesso.dk 635 Visual arts, Yes Exhibition, Cultural Workshop, Audi- Yes – in 63 elemen- Herning Yes Yes Yes It has been Energy for c/o Rem- literature, perfor- institution, net- ence-ori- collabora- tary school Munici- decided only Life isenBrande performing mance, talk educational work-build- entated tion with and UU pality to continue arts, music, institution, ing activities DANISH teams a minor part film, architec- sports 50 % – De- partners of project ture, design, facility velopment activities cultural activities after Aarhus heritage, na- 50 % 2017 ture, sports, gastronomy, business, clubs and so- cieties, public administra- tion Open Concert 3,992 Performing Yes Show, talk Cultural Yes – in Yes Yes Yes It has been Hearts Hall Aarhus arts, music, institution collabora- decided to film tion with continue all DANISH or the major- partners ity of project activities after Aarhus 2017 Tree of Aarhus 2017 9,262 Visual arts, Yes Show Cultural Yes – in col- Manchester Yes Yes Yes It has not Codes literature, institution laboration Int. Festival, been decided performing with both Great whether or arts, music DANISH Britain and not to con- and INTER- Northern tinue project NATIONAL Ireland activities partners after Aarhus 2017 Brothers The Danish 6,092 Performing No Show, talk Cultural Yes – in The Icelan- Yes Yes Yes Don’t know National arts institution collabora- dic Opera, Opera tion with Iceland INTERNA- TIONAL partners After the Concert 19,737 Performing Yes Show, per- Cultural Workshop Audi- Yes – in Yes Yes Yes It has been Wedding Hall Aarhus arts, music, formance, institution ence-ori- collabora- decided not film talk entated tion with to continue activities DANISH project 80 % – De- partners activities velopment after Aarhus activities 2017 20 % Rethink Sager der 12,000 Visual arts, Yes Exhibition, Yes – in col- Nordic City Yes No Yes It has not Activism Samler literature, concert, laboration Network been decided music, talk, with both whether or sports, seminar, DANISH not to con- gastronomy, workshop, and INTER- tinue project urban de- festival NATIONAL activities velopment, partners after Aarhus democracy 2017 Rethink Natural 155000 Visual arts, Yes Exhibi- Urban Workshop, Audience-ori- Yes – in Aarhus City of Yes No Yes It has been Urban History architecture, tion, city space, net- entated activ- collabora- Water Aarhus decided only Habitats Museum nature, de- walk, talk, nature, work-build- ities 60 % – tion with to continue sign, urban seminar, cultural ing Development DANISH a minor part develop- workshop institution activities partners of project ment 40 % activities after Aarhus 2017
Pulse Sport and 11,324 Performing Yes Concert, Urban Yes – in Aarhus Tech City of Yes No Yes It has been Aarhus Leisure, arts, music, show, city space, na- collabora- Aarhus decided MKB, City cultural walk, per- ture, sports tion with only to of Aarhus heritage, na- formance, facility DANISH continue a ture, sport talk, sports partners minor part event of project activities after Aarhus 2017 THIS Filmby 2,300 Music, film, Yes Exhibition, Urban Workshop, Audi- Yes – in col- Danish Film From the Hert- Yes Yes No, the pro- It has been Aarhus architecture, concert, space, seminar, ence-ori- laboration Institute Capital fordshire ject existed decided to design, show, cultural study trip, entated with both Region of University, before it was continue creative perfor- institution net- activities DANISH Denmark Great associated all or the businesses, mance, talk, work-build- 80 % – De- and INTER- Britain and with Aarhus majority urban de- seminar, ing velopment NATIONAL Northern 2017 of project velopment workshop activities partners Ireland activities 20 % after Aarhus 2017 New Nordic Filmby Film, Yes Workshop, Yes – in col- Film- Yes Yes Yes It has been Noir Aarhus creative seminar laboration vörderung decided to businesses, with both Hamburg continue cultural DANISH Schleswig all or the heritage and INTER- Holstein, majority NATIONAL Germany of project partners activities after Aarhus 2017 The Journey Moesgaard 113,494 Music, film, Yes Exhibition Cultural Net- Audi- Yes – in Yes Yes Yes It has not Museum cultural institution work-build- ence-ori- collabora- been decid- heritage ing entated tion with ed whether activities DANISH or not to 80 % – De- partners continue velopment project activities activities 20 % after Aarhus 2017 The Good Social 2,213 Performing Yes Show, Urban Workshop Audi- Yes – in col- Social Yes No Yes It has not Madness Affairs and arts festival space, ence-ori- laboration Pedagogy been decid- Festival Employ- educational entated with both College in ed whether ment, City institution activities DANISH Sisimiut, or not to of Aarhus 60 % – De- and INTER- Greenland continue velopment NATIONAL project activities partners activities 40 % after Aarhus 2017 Hesitation Godsbanen/ Architec- Yes Exhibition, Cultural Yes – in KKArt Other Yes Yes Yes It has been of Light Signe Klejs ture, design, city walk institution collabora- decided to urban de- tion with continue velopment DANISH all or the partners majority of project activities after Aarhus 2017
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Title: Impact | European Capital of Culture Aarhus 2017 1st edition, 1st print run English version May 2018
Published by: Department of Culture, City of Aarhus Skovgaardsgade 3, 8000 Aarhus C, Denmark
Editors: Ib Christensen, Kirsten Elkjær and Martin Robert Nielsen Graphical production: Creative Zoo and KONXION A/S 1st edition 500 copies
ISBN no.: Printed edition: 978-87-996114-6-1 Electronic edition: 978-87-996114-7-8
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Fresh Eyes, Hyun-Jin Kwak, Inception no 2, 2017, Musikhuset Aarhus, Sisse Dupont, Eva Lisby, Mikkel Berg Pedersen, Caroline Jessen Natascha Thiara Rydvald, Lasse Hyldager, Photopop, Anders Hede, Helle Arensbak, Miriam O’Connor, Exclusive Perspective, Kim Wyon, Sam Glazer, Richard Campbell, Paw Gissel, Alexander Høllsberg, Michael Harder, John Shin Hansen, Michael Dinesen, Lars Moeller, Gorm Brandeur, Kim Song Sternkopf / Heartmatter Artworks, Ravi Deepres and Aarhus 2017.