European Music Trails 2.0: Bach – The Art of Movement: EUMUT 2.0

Programme(s): Creative Europe Programme (CREA)-undefined

Topic(s): CREA-CULT-2021-COOP-1

Type of action: CREA Lump Sum Grants

Project ID: 101052908

Objective :

EUMUT 2.0 is a follow-up project of EUMUT 2018–2020 funded by Creative Europe. Based on the rich musical heritage of Leipzig, EUMUT 2.0 has J. S. Bach at its core and aims to bring the connections his music draws throughout Europe into focus, from his lifetime until today and including dance. The consortium from Germany, Poland and France and their associated partners will profit from the project to internationalize their work through coproduction, the transnational circulation of a touring exhibition and co-creations, an international Academy, networking and peer learning. Notenspur Leipzig e.V. was awarded the European Heritage Label which will be held alive through European cooperation projects. Since many years, their intention is to make music both more accessible and interactive. The partners from Swidnica (a Bach Festival) and Lyon (a baroque orchestra) work in the same direction, so that through this cooperation, their activities will be enhanced and internationalised. Transnational creation and circulation will be addressed through: * a jointly developed touring exhibition with analogue and digital content shown in all 3 countries to diverse audiences * an international academy for emerging musicians and concert tours * new concert formats including dance elements with audience engagement jointly developed and presented in at least 2 countries * highlighting the rich European music and dance heritage that has long been based on travelling ideas The project contributes to the priority of audience: It aims to increase and facilitate cultural access to and participation in musical and dance activities through: * workshops in schools, co-creation with students * low-threshold offers for general public including the touring exhibition, music in the green and musical bicycle tours * audience engagement activities such as Night of Home Music and thus, develop the current audiences from rather old, local, well-educated towards a younger and more diverse audience.