A training programme to raise public awareness of the arts, open to musicians from all walks of life.
For 10 years, a multi-session training programme to raise public awareness of the arts has given young artists the opportunity to put their musical talents into practice and to develop their professional skills outside of the concert hall, and thus reach out directly to audiences. Its aim is to help each participating artist to design and implement his or her own artistic awareness project. Each session is made up of roughly fifteen instrumentalists, singers and creators from a variety of countries, and provides a space to reflect on the contributions artists can make to society and to specific communities.
The programme has been designed and is led by Mark Withers, a clarinetist and the coordinator of participatory educational projects (LSO Discovery). Other artists from various disciplines are regularly invited, according to the themes developed in the sessions.
These training sessions help participants gain professional skills that are vital today so that artists can carry out innovative and participatory projects for highly diverse audiences. Experimentation and musical improvisation are the core of the learning process: they help individuals develop their creativity by drawing inspiration from their own cultural heritage and encourage intercultural initiatives.
In every session, participating artists will encounter diverse audiences far from the world of the performing arts, in order to apply their newly acquired skills directly in the field. These encounters, developed by Mark Withers, are part of outreach programs organized by Passerelles*, an educational and socio-artistic department of the Festival d’Aix.
Due to the Covid-19 pandemic and the organisational difficulties that ensued, the 2021 outreach training programme to raise public awareness of the arts is still being finalized. Stay tuned for more information on the next sessions and the application process!
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