Recording: Connecting art to life

Based on Professor Øivind Varkøy's reflections on connecting art to life in Morgenbladet on January 10, 2025, we invited you to a conversation about the intrinsic value of art at Kulturytring 2025. This is a recording of the conversation.

What words do we use to justify art today – and how can we talk about children's and young people's art experiences as valuable in themselves?

Scenekunstbruket In recent years, performing arts for children and young people have often been legitimized on the basis of learning outcomes, health benefits or democratic effects.

What will happen to the art meetings of the future if artists' work is only seen in light of its social benefit? How can art gain a greater place in the public conversation without having to adapt to the rhetoric of other sectors?

The conversation is led by Julie Rongved Amundsen, editor of scenekunst.no and performing arts critic.

With :
Øivind Varkøy, professor of music pedagogy at the Norwegian Academy of Music
Tine Valavuo Tyldum, CEO of Scenekunstbruket
Mine Nilay Yalcin, director, performer and playwright
Karstein Solli, choreographer and senior lecturer at Volda University College and the Norwegian College of Dance
Trine Skei Grande, director of the Norwegian Publishers Association

Wednesday, June 25