Final online event for the EU funded project ´relating forests´ : MYTHS, FORESTS and FINDINGS
Welcome to the online presentation “MYTHS, FORESTS and FINDINGS” the final event as part of the EU funded project ´relating forests
Date: November 17, 2025
Time: 12.00 – 13.30 CET
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The diverse artistic team of storytellers, mask theatre makers, sound artists, choreographers and outdoor educators from Germany, France and Norway, has been on a journey through European forests this year. Starting in the French region of Chateauroux Les-Alpes in May with workshops for local children; the team continued to Germany’s Detmold area in July, with interactive workshops in mask theatre, voice and field recordings. The project rounded up their activities in the forests of Ås, Norway in October where they explored narratives of place through the activity of wandering with an audience. On November 17th the consortium will present what they in collaboration have created the last year, their findings, and how to carry the work forward. Engaging with local audiences is keyfor the project. We therefore welcome all participants in the event to engage in discussions, ask questions and reflect together.
Program:
12:00 – 12:10 | Welcome and Introduction
12:10 – 13:00 | Presentation by all partners
13:00 – 13:25 | Q&A – open to public
13:25 – 13:30 | Conclusion and thank you
About ´relating forests´
With an emphasis on interdisciplinary collaboration, the project focuses on re-imagining the relationship between nature and culture through the exploration of imagination, European mythologies and rituals. The 16-month project involves three institutions committed to sustainable development and four artists specialising in storytelling, mask theatre and sound work. The approach aims to stimulate a critical view of the relationship between people, nature and landscape, and to create innovative artistic offerings that engage emotionally and intellectually.
About the partners:
Theatre Fragile (GER)
TheatreFragile explores critical societal issues through performative art, creating performances in public spaces that transform complex discourses about flight and exile, ageing, climate change, deforestation or environmental challenges into accessible, poetic visual experiences. Since 2006, the company has developed ten productions that have been performed across Germany and Europe, consistently pushing the boundaries of artistic expression by engaging directly with communities and experts from diverse fields. Recent works such as “Are You Ready?”, “How you call into the forest…” and the current creation “STILL” delve deeply into the emotional landscapes of environmental change, using different dramaturgical forms such as immersive forest parcours and multi-perspective narratives to explore human connections with natural ecosystems.
Cultures Eco Actives (FRA) experiments, studies, develops, promotes, and generates the awakening and strengthening of environmental awareness through art, cultural cooperation projects, experiments, and field studies in collaboration with its members. Cultures Eco Actives supports environmental responsibility, encourages reconnection with nature and landscapes, and investigates cultural contexts.
Norwegian BioArt Arena (NOR)
Founded in 2018, Norwegian BioArt Arena (NOBA) is the first permanent arena for BioArt in Norway. We organise art exhibitions and events featuring Norwegian and international artists and scientists with a focus on sustainable development, the environment, and life sciences. NOBA is the arts department at Vitenparken Campus Ås – a science center dedicated to the environment, food, and climate change, located on the territory of the Norwegian University of Life Sciences. NOBA aims to be a platform for art that engages with the living world, with questions and methods from the sciences. A critical attitude combined with playful, sensory exploration is central to NOBA’s approach. The project is generously funded by Creative Europe.
Photo: Linnea Syversen
End date
11/17/2025
