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ABC project
ABC – EU-supported project
The Music Theater Figaros has been leading an ambitious EU-supported project in collaboration
with partners from Denmark, Portugal, and Italy.
The project has aimed to connect young families with early years children through music and
community, breaking down cultural barriers.
Artistic Beginnings in Co-Creation (ABC) is an innovative initiative designed to develop
and test new training methods for artists and educators
The ABC Project concludes with a booklet release
The booklet shares key insights and experiences from the project, along with hands-on exercises ready to be passed on. It all comes with a foreword by Birgitte Holt Nielsen, Deputy Director of Figaros and coordinator of the entire project.
The booklet is in English.
The link leads to a shared Google Drive folder.
The primary goal has been to empower professionals to create inclusive community music
projects for young families with limited access to cultural activities.
“It’s about finding new and innovative ways to train artists in opera, music, and theater.
Our goal has been to equip them to launch community projects that reach families and careres of
young children, who otherwise rarely get to experience cultural events,” says Birgitte Holt Nielsen, project leader, producer at Figaros, and head of Figaros’ outreach department, KulturCentralen.
The ABC Project:
An innovative initiative
A forward-thinking project aimed at developing and testing cutting-edge training
methods for artists and educators.
Inclusion for families with young children
Using art and music as creative tools to build bridges and create positive
change for marginalized groups in society.
An EU-supported collaboration in the Erasmus + program
A bold European Small Scale partnership involving organizations from
Denmark, Italy, and Portugal.
The partners in the project:
• Compagnia Teatrale L’Albero (Italy)
• Companhia de Musica Teatral (Portugal)
• The Music Theater Figaros and it’s outreach department KulturCentralen (Denmark)
Press photo
Birgitte Holt Nielsen, workshop with Children
Photo credits: Nicolas Cho Meier © Aalborg Symfoniorkester
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For more information contact:
Project leader Birgitte Holt Nielsen, phone +45 51 91 86 10, e-mail: birgitte@figaros.dk