2012 var et travlt år! I juni måned arrangerede vi konferencen Next Step EU, der satte kultur på dagsordenen. Det var en stor succes både lokalt og internationalt. Tankerne og visionerne blev formuleret og viderebragt i en rapport. Under konferencen havde vi gamle biler, der kørte vores gæster til et teaterstykke, og det var vidunderligt at se alle de seriøse mænd og kvinder med smil på læben, mens de valgte den specifikke bil, der skulle hente dem. DSI Swinging Europe brugte HEART – Herning Museum of Contemporary Art som lokation for konferencen, og vores samarbejde er vokset sig stærkere siden da.
European Jazz Orchestra havde en ukrainsk dirigent og komponist i 2012, Mr. Igor Stetsyuk. Det var en meget positiv oplevelse, der beviste, at kommunikation er afgørende, når forskellige sprog og kulturer arbejder sammen. Heldigvis er det vores ekspertise. Efter en turné, hvor de spillede i otte forskellige lande, havde European Jazz Orchestra udsolgte koncerter. Faktisk stod folk i kø fra National Music Academy of Ukraine og ud over uafhængighedspladsen. Men kun de første 800 personer fik billetter.
Det store big band Blood Sweat Drum + Bass spillede den afsluttende koncert på årets udgave af Roskilde Festival sammen med DJ Static. De gik nummer 1 på hitlisterne med et album, hvor big bandet spillede alle hornene. Senere samme år tog Blood Sweat Drum + Bass på turné og spillede materiale fra deres 5. album On the Road to Damascus, som blev udgivet i 2012.
PLAY!GROUND LIVE modtog en særlig invitation. Central Denmark Region inviterede orkestret til at spille i Kecskemét i Ungarn, hvor det Danske Kulturinstitut fejrede 20-års jubilæet for deres lokale afdeling i byen.
Activity Report 2012: Download English version
2012 was a busy year! In June, we organized the conference Next Step EU: Putting Culture on the Agenda. It was a great success both locally and internationally. The thoughts and visions were articulated and conveyed in a report. During the conference, we had old cars driving our guests to a theater play, and it was wonderful to see all the serious men and women with smiling faces while choosing the specific car to pick them up. DSI Swinging Europe used HEART – Herning Museum of Contemporary Art as the location for the conference, and our collaboration has grown stronger since then.
The European Jazz Orchestra had a Ukrainian conductor and composer in 2012, Mr. Igor Stetsyuk. It was a very positive experience, which proved that communication is crucial when different languages and cultures work together. Luckily, it is our expertise. After a tour where they played in eight different countries, the European Jazz Orchestra had sold-out concerts. In fact, people stood in line from the National Music Academy of Ukraine and out across the Independent Square. But only the first 800 people got tickets.
The large big band Blood Sweat Drum + Bass played the final concert at this year’s Roskilde Festival, together with DJ Static. They went number 1 on the charts with an album where the big band played all horns. Later in the same year, Blood Sweat Drum + Bass went on tour, playing material from their 5th album On the Road to Damascus, which was released in 2012.
PLAY!GROUND LIVE received a special invitation. Central Denmark Region invited the orchestra to play in Kecskemét, Hungary, where the Danish Cultural Institute celebrated the 20th anniversary of their local department in the city.
UnderGround stepped onto the big stage when they played with indie band Ginger Ninja at Spot Festival in Aarhus, Denmark.
