Music performance in public space presentation
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The document discusses the role of music performance in public spaces, specifically examining Navarinou Square in Thessaloniki. It explores how music can enhance community engagement and perceptions of quality in public areas but notes that the direct impact may be limited. The findings suggest a need for collaborative and spontaneous planning approaches to foster musical activities, emphasizing the importance of grassroots creativity in urban revitalization.
Music performance in public space presentation
- 1. Vivian Doumpa Brian Doucet EcHoPolis Conference Athena, Greece 29/9 – 3/10, 2013
- 2. Public Space in NEED for Revitalization CREATIVITY
- 3. THE GUERRILLA GENERATION Keywords: Public Art Street Art Guerrilla Pop-Up Tactical Creativity DIY Temporary Bottom-Up Spontaneous Community-driven
- 4. Missing keyword: Sound Music (Performance) Missing link: Music Public Space Revitalization
- 5. To what extent does Music Performance in Public Space change the Perception that people might have about the Quality of that place?
- 6. Research Gap: Music and Performance Arts in Public Space Sense of hearing Listening Music Cognition
- 7. THE CASE STUDY Navarinou Square - Thessaloniki
- 8. Navarinou Square (source: Bing Maps)
- 14. The gypsy-swing musicians who performed during the research. Swing till you drop: (from left to right) Chris Kosides, Yiannis Vakaloudis and Kostas Vaporidis.
- 15. View video here: http://youtu.be/eBt9bUyMnbs
- 16. COMFORT
- 17. COMFORT “I don’t usually spend time in the square. But today that I liked it I thought of sitting for a while… and I sat. And I liked it a lot that there are swing musicians today!”
- 21. COMMUNITY & SOCIABILITY “(...) I have made friends... other moms... we have made friendships, my child has made friends, and as a result my day goes on more pleasantly” picture captured by an interviewee
- 22. ACCESSIBILITY “(...) it is a very dear place for the people. It has lots of people; as soon as the sun comes out ‘pop!’ everyone comes here in the square. The square fills immediately. The square...is the centre, it is... where everyone gathers. (...) Navarinou Square is a trademark!” March 2012
- 23. USE “Back in the days it used to have more people, it used to concentrate more people. Now there is not so much. Nowadays people also have difficulties (financial), so it is reasonable that they don’t go out as much as they used to do”. picture captured by an interviewee
- 24. The contribution of the music performance on perception and experience
- 25. “there should be more activities, a little bit of music” Picture taken by an interviewee from the nearby cafeteria
- 26. “I mean, you watch the music, you watch the people sitting and observing… it is nice!” “…music relaxes. You feel that something exists”
- 27. “May I at least buy you a cup of coffee?” …suggests this woman to the musicians when they said that they do not collect money, but they perform for pleasure.
- 28. …one week later, without the music… “few days ago I came across a band that was playing the violin... it was very nice, because we were in the park on the one hand, but on the other, we were also listening to music... and the children were dancing…” “Yes, (music in public space) is something very pleasant, and sometimes in the square there are people who either sing opera songs, or play accordion and generally I believe that these events give a different touch…”
- 29. music in public space does not have a direct effect on people’s perceptions regarding the quality of a place …hmmm…? >>> intensity of problems “Clichés of Public Speech” <<< effect of music Yi-Fu Tuan, 1977
- 31. The unexpected factor THE GREEK CRISIS
- 32. Music in Public Space Creative Placemaking - Culture-Led Regeneration Humanization of Planning – Collaborative Approaches Successful and Qualitative Urban Realms
- 34. Recommendation: !!! Quality of Music !!! Symbolisms of music Emotions provoked Identity of space – Placemaking Desired planning strategy
- 35. Recommendation: !!! Don’t over-plan !!! Otherwise: <<< creativity <<< spontaneity <<< engagement Appreciate Grassroots and Pop-Up! The planner's and policy maker's role should be to create the ideal conditions for the musical activities to flourish, rather than to exclusively focus on organizing top-down festivals and events themselves.
- 36. Final Goal: TRIANGULATION MUSIC - interaction - socialization - usability STATE - infrastructure - maintenance
- 37. “I was wandering around the old town when I heard a saxophone from around the corner and, following the sound, found the musician playing alone in a snowcovered square. The pleasure of the experience was that it was so unexpected, unlike the feeling that buskers today are placed in strategic spots, which takes away the joy of the moment of discovery.” Anna Minton, 2009
- 38. T H A N K YO U V E RY M U C H Special thanks to Chris Kosides, Giannis Vakaloudis & Kostas Vaporidis Christianna Vei, Efi Votsou & Aris Stathis Vivian Doumpa – vivian.doumpa@gmail.com Brian Doucet - b.m.doucet@uu.nl Echopolis, Athens, October 2013 Find full research here: http://bit.ly/101LBjq