Balettakademien Studio Performances 2024: A Platform for Emerging Talent
On December 12, 2024, the Ballet Academy Stockholm (Balettakademien Stockholm) presented its studio performances as part of the Theatre in Palm project, presented in collaboration with Intercult. This Creative Europe initiative aims to enhance the visibility and international reach of emerging performing artists and their work. Intercult, together with Smart Coop, brought an added layer of engagement to the performances by facilitating a post-show Q&A session with the students. The Artistic Highlights of Resonance The students showcased their talents [...]
Celebrating the 30 years of Sweden in the EU
On January 1st, 2025, Sweden celebrates 30 years as a member of the European Union! The EU membership is part of a historic peace project that has created opportunities for economic development, democracy, and security across Europe. For Sweden, the membership has brought significant benefits – access to the single market and the ability to influence crucial issues such as climate, trade, and energy. The Swedish government is prioritizing the “four C’s within the European Collaboration”: the conflict (war) in [...]
Digital On Stage – Book release!
Welcome to the guidebook on digital innovation in the performing arts! The publication “The Digital Realm: A practical guide to digital tools in the performing arts” highlights interesting and inspiring artists, researchers, production houses and other examples from the partner nations of the Digital On Stage project. Through research, case studies and an online survey, we have collected 120 examples of how AR, VR, AI and other digital technologies and tools are used in the performing arts. 20 of these [...]
Anoxic Meditation – A Theatre in Palm Performance
Discover the creative work of 5 emerging artists within the project Theatre in Palm. The artists worked around the themes of "Social Impact" and "Environmental Sustainability" during two weeks at Teater Giljotin and the result was presented at the Stockholm Fringe Festival 2024. ”Nothing was heard, save a small but heavy and cumbersome breath of dusty air” Anoxic Meditation is an experimental performance that combines movement, music, sound and text to highlight our impact on the Earth. In a dystopic [...]
Europe Direct Stockholm’s Christmas calendar 2024
Did you catch Europe Direct Stockholm's Christmas calendar on Instagram, celebrating the EU's linguistic diversity? Throughout December, we created a virtual Advent calendar under the hashtag #EDSjulkalender, where our followers could explore the 24 official languages of the European Union. With our expertise in culture, we chose to highlight the variety of languages in the EU – which just happens to include 24! Each day, we shared Christmas-themed words and fun facts about the languages, such as the origin of [...]
Open call for residency in Evoia – Turning The Tide
Are you an artist based in Stockholm who is passionate about leveraging art to address pressing environmental challenges in waterfront cities? Join us in our Climate x Art initiative, Turning the Tide (TTT), which seeks to creatively respond to the climate crisis and its threat to waterfront communities. Through this unique residency opportunity, 3 international artists (from Sweden, Austria and Scotland) will have the opportunity to contribute to a transdisciplinary dialogue and create tangible works of art that amplify the [...]
Digital on Stage – Newsletter 1
The first newsletter for Digital on Stage, Intercult's new Creative Europe project, is out now. Read the English version here. The Digital On Stage (DOS) project is a 3-year initiative involving artists, production houses, digital developers and culture experts from all corners of Europe. Our goal is to innovate the performing arts sector across Europe by promoting digital performances and supporting artists and stagehouses in adopting new technologies. The Covid Pandemic altered the performing arts sector as a whole, causing [...]
Turning the Tide: Bridging Art and Climate Action in a Transformative Residency Event
On November 28th, Intercult hosted the final event of the second local residency of the European project Turning the Tide. The gathering brought together artists, climate experts, researchers, policymakers, and stakeholders to explore how art can inspire environmental awareness and action. The event, titled A Bridge Between Worlds, highlighted the role of socially engaged art in addressing the urgent challenges of climate change and environmental degradation. Art as a Catalyst for Climate Awareness The event opened with a welcome address from [...]
Theatre Movement – Resonance at Balettakademien
As part of the Theatre in Palm project and in collaboration with Balettakademien (BA) in Stockholm, Intercult presents "Resonance": A performance featuring BA's full-time programs and BA Prepare Advanced. Welcome! Participating programs: Modern/contemporary dance program Commercial/jazz dance program Musical theatre program Acting program Professional dancer training, years 1 and 2 BA Prepare Advanced See the stars of tomorrow, today! The performances will be followed by a mingle and Q&A with the students. Intercult will lead the Q&A sessions on December [...]