Crosswinds collaborative creativity as transformative practice: book of abstracts

Abstract

‘Crosswinds: collaborative creativity as transformative practice’ is an international Symposium that was included in the 2nd edition of the festival ‘Flute Ensembles Across Europe 2023’ promoted by the European Flute Council (EFC) in close collaboration with and hosted by the Portuguese Flute Association (APF), University of Aveiro, INET-MD and ID+. The event takes place at the Aveiro Congress Centre in Aveiro, Portugal, from January 26 to 29, 2023. Thus, adjacent to the Symposium, the event includes performances by Flute ensembles from all over Europe as well as by major artists together with lectures, workshops, seminars and masterclasses. The general theme of this edition is "Creativity as Interaction", so a new strand of academic reflection has been included, open to all performing areas, as an offfestival reflection activity aiming to bridge the gap between artistic production and academic research. Artists researchers were thus invited to submit proposals to this international Symposium, their presentations taking place on 26 and 27 January leading up to and introducing the festival. Presentations that advocated change regarding diversity, equality and inclusivity, with a particular interest in new formats and performing concepts were prioritized.