Name | Organisation | Country | Research area /Project title |
|---|---|---|---|
Emilia Witkowska Nery | Polish Academy of Science | Polen | Development of multi-sensor systems applied in complex environments, popularly called electronic tongues |
Greta Gyraité | Marine Research Institute, Klaipéda | Litauen | Vibrio in Baltic Sea Coastal and Transitional waters and sediments: virulence, antimicrobial resistance and prevalence in the microbial population |
Isolde Callisto Puts | Umeå universtitet, Aarhus University | Sverige/Danmark | Interactions between humans and nature, specifically in aquatic environments |
Natasja Börjeson | Stockholms universitet | Sverige | Realizing a circular non-toxic eonomy |
Robin Bonné | Aarhus University | Danmark | Bacteria that conduct electricity |
Åsa Callmer | Örebro universitet | Sverige | Environmental sociology |
The Baltic Sea Festival, Stockholm University, Voksenåsen Music Academies and the Swedish sustainability research council Formas give notice of an opportunity for composers and researchers to take part in the second Baltic Sea Festival Science Lab, with a focus on issues around the Baltic Sea and sustainability.
Six composers and six researchers will be selected for this collaboration. Together with music coaches and a director, the researchers and composers will create joint works that specifically combine scientific communication and artistic expression. During the festival these works will be performed live on stage by the researchers and musicians from the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra. The director will help the researchers find various forms of dramaturgical, textual and stage-related expression for their presentations, and the composers will work on their music in relation to the research, and on musical drama in relation to the textual material developed by the researchers.
A total of six 15- to 20-minute works will be created. These musical research presentations will be grouped to form two performances, each under the heading of a current theme, and will be presented to the public during the 2024 Baltic Sea Festival. The project will experiment with new approaches, whereby on the basis of research we will seek to communicate with listeners using new pathways and forms of expression. The objective is for both the public and the participants to emerge on the other side with new perspectives, fresh insights and a desire for continued collaboration.
Does this sound like an attractive project, considering your specific research or musical creativity? Do take this opportunity to participate in the 2024 Baltic Sea Festival Science Lab!
This year’s themes – viability and circularity – examine innovation beyond technological innovation and how society can shift from linear to circular systems. The Baltic Sea Festival Science Lab paves the way for various forces within society to work together in a quest for solutions to complex environmental problems.
Researchers, doctoral students and postdoc researchers active in any of the countries around the Baltic Sea are invited to apply. We welcome contributions from researchers from all disciplines, provided the research can be applied to the Baltic Sea region and its future challenges.
More information and application
Read the call text on SR, Baltic Sea Festival web-site:
Send your application, if you are a researcher, to: balticseafestival@aces.su.se
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