Draft programme – subject to change
Version of 3 June 2026
Thursday 15 October
10:45
đź“ŤEntrance hall
Opening of registrations
11:00–12:30
đź“ŤEntrance hall
Guided tour of La Monnaie / De Munt (Optional pre-conference activity, registration required)
13:00–13:30
Presentation
đź“ŤGrand Foyer
RESEO 30th anniversary conference: Grand opening! 🎉
Speakers
Vania Cauzillo, Chair, RESEO ; MĂĽge Altay, Conference Manager, RESEO; Christina Scheppelmann, General and Artistic Director, La Monnaie / De Munt
13:30–13:45
Presentation
đź“ŤGrand Foyer
Culture and democratic resilience: an address by Glenn Micallef, European Commissioner
Speakers
Glenn Micallef, Commissioner for Intergenerational Fairness, Youth, Culture and Sport, European Commission
13:45–14:30
Round table
đź“ŤGrand Foyer
Celebrating RESEO and shaping what comes next
Exploring how RESEO’s founding vision has evolved over the past decade and looking ahead to the network’s future, with a focus on sector resilience, interdisciplinary collaboration and its role within the European cultural field.
Speakers
Bernard Foccroulle, initiator of RESEO (Belgium), former RESEO Chairs Frédérique Tessier (France), Lucy Perry (United Kingdom), Rhian Hutchings (United Kingdom). Moderation by Vania Cauzillo, RESEO Chair.
14:30–15:15
Workshop
đź“ŤGrand Foyer
Who is in the room?
A networking session for participants to connect, share experiences, and discover each other’s work.
15:15–15:45
đź“ŤGrand Foyer
Coffee break
15:45–16:30
đź“ŤGrand Foyer
Keynote
More info coming soon!
16:45–17:30
Round table
đź“ŤGrand Foyer
Funding the arts: Foundations, donors and corporate partners
Exploring new funding models, the role of foundations, individual donors, and corporate partners in supporting arts education, participation and social impact projects.
17:45–18:15
Workshop
đź“ŤSalle des Choeurs
Dance workshop
Supported by FEDORA.
More info coming soon!
19:00–21:00
đź“ŤGrand Foyer
Cocktail dinner
From 21:00
đź“ŤBrussels town centre
Late night social club
Friday 16 October
09:45–10:30
Presentation
đź“ŤFiocco
Inside the La Monnaie / De Munt Audience Engagement department
The history, activities, and programmes of the Audience Engagement department through real-life examples and participant testimonies.
Speakers
Bérangère Martin, French-speaking Coordinator MM Schools & Family Projects, Carolien De Scrijver, Dutch-speaking Coordinator MM Schools & Family Projects,
Hilde Van Belle, Choir leader.
10:30–11:00
đź“ŤFoyer Fiocco
Coffee break
11:00–11:45
Workshop
đź“ŤStudio 5
Practical workshop
More info coming soon!
11:45–13:30
đź“ŤFoyer Fiocco
Lunch break and Concertini (optional, registration required)
Every Friday lunchtime, La Monnaie open wide the doors of the Grand Foyer for their “Concertini”, musical moments accessible to all.
Lunch for Concertini participants will take place from 11:50 to 12:15.
13:30–15:15
Parallel sessions
⚠️ Please choose the sessions you would like to attend.
13:30-14:20
Zooming in: National perspectives
Panel discussion
đź“ŤStudio 5
Representatives from national arts and music education networks discuss priorities for education, participation and young audiences in their respective contexts.
14:30-15:15
Manifesto for the future: People, places, planet.
Presentation
đź“ŤAtelier Ă©ducatif
Defining sustainability for participatory music and dance education sectors: the RESEO manifesto.
13:30-15:15
Atelier LEON
Dance workshop
đź“ŤFiocco
“LEON shows dance at its most human, most vulnĂ©rable and most essentieel.” Beyond fixed roles, LEON invites you to express yourself through dance and movement. No matter your age, gender, body, or background.
15:15–15:45
đź“ŤFoyer Fiocco
Coffee break
15:45–16:30
Round table
đź“ŤFiocco
Processes and partnerships for local-level cooperation
Learnings from working with non-profit organisations, local councils and social centres at a local level to reach and work efficiently with communities.
16:30–17:00
Parallel sessions
⚠️ Pick one of these two options:
Rethinking opera houses for community-based practice
Discussion
đź“ŤFiocco
How governance approaches in cultural institutions can evolve to support participatory artistic creation with large and diverse communities.
Speaker
Irene Calvis, Head of Social Department, Gran Teatre del Liceu (Spain)
Opera for and with teenagers and young adults
Discussion
đź“ŤStudio 5
From adolescence onwards, young people gain greater agency in choosing their cultural activities, whether as spectators or participants. How can institutions connect with and retain this age group, recognising its specific needs, challenges, and creative vitality?
17:00–17:50
Discussion
đź“ŤFiocco
Ensemble and orchestra focus: Involving professional musicians in education work
What are the challenges of involving musicians in education and participation processes? Practical approaches for efficient collaboration between musicians and diverse audiences in small ensemble projects as well as large orchestra formats.
Speakers
Vanessa Gasztowtt, Head of Outreach and Young Audience Programming, Orchestre national d’Île-de-France (France) ; Alice Nardelli, Head of Education, Family and Audience Development, Fondazione Haydn (Italy)
18:00
End of the conference day
19:00
Roméo et Juliette
Performance. Directed by Julia Burbach, libretto by Jules Barbier and Michel Carré, music by Charles Gounod. Registration required. More info here.
Saturday 17 October
10:00–10:45
Parallel sessions
⚠️ Pick one of these two options:
RESEO Research Space
Discussion
đź“ŤFiocco
Exploring different approaches to cooperation between artistic creation and research
Speakers
Nathalie Poisson-Cogez, Professor of Arts Education and Research & Professional Development Coordinator, ESA – Ecole SupĂ©rieure d’Art, Dunkirk–Tourcoing ; Oded Ben-Horin, PhD, Vice-Dean for Research and Professor, Faculty of Education, Arts & Sports, Coordinator, Global Science Opera – Western Norway University of Applied Sciences.
Music workshop
Workshop
đź“ŤStudio 5
More info coming soon!
10:45–11:15
Coffee break
11:15–12:00
Discussion
đź“ŤFiocco
The future that we want
A collective thinking session around the next steps for our network.
12:00–13:30
đź“ŤFoyer Fiocco
Lunch
13:30–14:20
Parallel sessions
⚠️ Pick one of these two options:
Componere: Putting together the music of the future
Roundtable
đź“ŤFiocco
Artistic and artificial intelligence in composition methodologies.
Journey to co-creation in intergenerational projects
World café
đź“ŤStudio 5
Exploring different approaches to co-creation in intergenerational artistic projects through European examples.
14:30–15:15
Parallel sessions
⚠️ Pick one of these two options:
New aesthetics and formats in participatory opera creation
Roundtable
đź“ŤFiocco
New formats and aesthetics that respond to contemporary audiences and changing social realities.
Speakers
Barbara Minghetti, Director of programming, AsLicCo (Italy), Franciska Ery, Director of A Bathroom Opera, winner of the 2025 Carmen Mateu Young Artist European Award (Hungary).
Member case studies
Presentation
đź“ŤStudio 5
Inspiring examples of practice from RESEO members. Details coming soon!
15:15–15:45
đź“ŤFoyer Fiocco
Coffee break
15:45–16:30
đź“ŤStudio 5
Music workshop
16:30
End of the conference
19:30
Guided tour in song
A journey of discovery through La Monnaie / De Munt, from baroque arias to disco hits, from harp to glitter, with opera singer, guide and drag queen Élysée Moon.
Registration required. More info here.