Musikk og Ungdom (Jeunesses Musicales Norway)
Musikk og Ungdom is the main organizer of Imagine 2010, and is the Norwegian section of Jeunesses Musicales International (JMI). The organization's aim is to «further the development and exchange of youth through music, across national boundaries».The primary goal of JMN is to «work for young people’s development and exchange through music across boundaries. The organization works for young musicians young ensembles/orchestras and a young audience, and focuses throughout on how music can enable youth to social interaction, creative unleashing, cooperation and development.
Jeunesses Musicales International
Jeunesses Musicales International (JMI) is the largest youth music NGO in the world, created in Brussels, Belgium in 1945 with the mission to "enable young people to develop through music across all boundaries". With a vast array of activities, JMI has established four priority activity fields: Young Musicians, Young Audiences, Youth Empowerment and Youth Orchestras & Ensembles.With member organizations currently in 45 countries and contact organizations in another 35, JMI is a global network providing opportunities for young people to engage with music. The JMI network reaches over 5 million young people aged 13-30 per year through some 36,000 activities, which embrace all styles of music, and coordinates cross-border exchange opportunities on the international level.
JMI places empowerment, with its emphasis on social inclusion and cohesion, at its core. For over 60 years, JMI has been 'Making a Difference through Music', using the power of music to bridge across social, geographical, racial and economic divides and creating a platform for intercultural dialogue.
St. Olav Festival
St. Olav Festival is Norway's largest church and cultural events. The festival offers a festival for children, youths and adults with over 250 events in five days. The festival brings life to the entire city of Trondheim and attracts artists and audiences from all over the world. The St. Olav Festival is a value-based festival aiming to inspire, lead people, to reflect and spread joy with a unique programme. St.Olav Festival in Trondheim offers experiences that touches.
Ungdommens Kulturmønstring (UKM)
UKM Norge (The Norwegian youth festival of Art) - is a nationwide initiative that was created in 1992. The annual festivals in Norway are arranged in three levels: 350 local festivals, 19 regional and one national festival. 21 000 participants join UKM Norway each year. The 350 local festivals are funded by the local cities. The 19 regional festivals are funded by the counties. The national festival and the national administration are funded mainly by the Norwegian government.
The ambition is to arrange festivals all over Norway where young artists between the ages of 13 and 20 can participate and express their artistic vision in front of an audience and in front of each other. During the festivals, participants will also be able to attend workshops, where they can explore their interests and be inspired by the works of other artists.
UKM is open to all artistic genres and methods of cultural expression like music, dance, theatre, circus, video, visual and digital art, photography, stage-technicians and journalists. UKM festivals are based on the cooperation between young people and adult organizers who will work to identify young people's areas of knowledge and talent, to cultivate and nurture them as artists.
Du store verden!
Du store verden!/DSV is a producer of artistic events and a co-operative network of resource individuals and organisations. DSV promotes and aims to enhance transcultural artistic and cultural cooperation on a national and international level. The activities include transnational artistic projects within all disciplines of art, distribution of artists and information, lobbying and networking.
