Join us for a data presentation and collaborative workshop to explore: How can we create more sustainable and interconnected musical communities across the Øresund region?

When: Wednesday, April 23rd from 10.00 – 15.00
Where: The Swedish Residency, Sankt Annæ Plads 15, Copenhagen

With cultural funding priorities changing rapidly, new approaches are needed to understand and support musical communities locally and across the Nordic region. In this final event of the Tourbus pilot project, we present how new data analysis methods can reveal cross-border musical communities and mobility patterns between Denmark and Sweden.

This collaborative event brings together key stakeholders from both sides of the Øresund to implement these insights by fostering dialogue between practitioners, researchers, and decision-makers.

Programme

Please note that changes in the programme may occur.

10:00-10:30 Welcome and coffee

10:30-11:30 Presentation of key findings: introduction to the Tourbus methodology 

and a detailed mapping the Øresund music ecosystem

11:30-12:30 Networking lunch
12:30-12:45 Musical performance by Kirstine Lindemann & Maria Dybbroe
12:45-14:00 Breakout Group Discussions: Applying insights to your organization, 

discussing regional perspectives

14:00-14:30 Harvesting key insights from group discussions, closing coffee

This workshop is free and the lunch is complimentary, but registration is required (please note that seats are limited). Deadline for registration is April 16th: REGISTRATION LINK.

About the Tourbus Pilot

Developed by musicologist Brandon Farnsworth (Lund University), Tourbus uses new AI methods to analyze performance data from publicly available sources, revealing professional networks, geographical patterns, and cross-border connections invisible to conventional approaches. In the pilot with Art Music Denmark, we have applied this method to understanding mobility across the Øresund region.

The event is organized in collaboration by the Lund University Centre for Øresund Region Studies and Art Music Denmark, and hosted by the Swedish Embassy in Copenhagen.

The Tourbus project is made possible by Culture Moves Europe, Augustinus Foundation, and LU Innovation.