THE CITY AS A STAGE
How art and performance bring energy, identity, and community to urban life

“Mira’s lecture The City as a Stage offers a fresh and innovative perspective on the urban spaces you thought you knew. Who gets access to the city, how we are influenced by its façades, and the latest insights into how art and cultural projects are used in urban development — these are just some of the topics Mira unveils, sparking reflection among participants. Highly recommended!”
— Johan Fournaise, MA in Cultural Communication

Across major cities, art and culture are reshaping the way we experience the urban environment. Public art, landscape design, urbanism, and pop-up architecture increasingly merge to create new cultural spaces. Artists, performers and landscape artists, transform streets, squares, and forgotten corners into vibrant stages — and their presence is beginning to influence not only local communities but also strategic urban planning itself.

Mira M. Cordsen, MA in Performance Design and urban life consultant, takes you through inspiring Copenhagen case studies that show how art and performance can spark creativity, strengthen communities, and redefine the way we design and use our cities.
The lecture ends with an open discussion on “The City as a Stage” — inviting participants to explore how culture can become a driving force in future city-making.

Discover how festival culture, temporary installations, and artistic interventions create moments of magic in everyday urban life and open new opportunities for informal encounters, placemaking, and vibrant public spaces.

TARGET GROUP
Perfect for urban planners, developers, municipalities, consultants, cultural institutions, and anyone involved in cultural urban development, experience design, performance design, or citymaking — as well as those with a strong interest in art and culture.

PRACTICAL INFORMATION

• Equipment: Projector required

• Duration: 1 hour

• Price: DKK 10,000 (VAT exempt; for travel time over one hour, a mileage fee of DKK 10 per km applies.)

• Maximum participants: 50 (larger groups subject to an additional fee)

Booking
Book via the contact form below, or contact Mira M. Cordsen directly at +45 51 23 74 38 or mira@experienceorestad.dk.