SIMM-seminar #14 Vienna 2027: Research on participatory opera & music theatre projects

Following the 3 previous such seminars on participatory opera and music theatre organised in June 2023 in Barcelona, in September 2024 in London, and in July 2025 in Darmstadt, this research seminar is planned to take place from 24 to 26 February 2027 in Vienna.

The seminar will take place behind closed doors, and expects to be able to welcome a small group of up to maximum 20 post-graduate students, early-career researchers as well as experienced researchers – who are all involved in ongoing research on participatory opera and music theatre programmes – to spend a 3-day seminar during which they will share their research experiences with each other. Experienced facilitators will help the scholars participating to share their experiences and ideas and research methodologies with the others.

The scientific committee for this seminar is composed of: Axel Petri-Preis (mdw-University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna), An De bisschop (chairholder Chair Jonet), Sean Gregory (Guildhall School) and Lukas Pairon (SIMM & Chair Jonet).

You can also read the report of the previous such seminar in Barcelona (here), and listen to the 2 episodes (#17 and #18) of the SIMM-podcast which we broadcasted on the practice and research on participatory opera and music theatre, including interviews with Imogen Flower, Graça Mota, François Matarasso, Paulo Lameiro, Sarah Théry and Claire Pasquier.