Human-centred AI for Europe’s performing arts ecosystem: from community choirs to professional production workflows

Seeking partners to co-develop a Horizon Europe proposal under HORIZON-CL2-2026-01-HERITAGE-03 on AI integration in CCSI work practice, with a specific focus on Europe’s performing arts ecosystem, including theatres, festivals, orchestras and choirs.

Our focus is on how human-centred AI can practically, ethically and inclusively support the complex workflows of mixed amateur-professional cultural settings. This provides a strong context for exploring AI readiness, adoption barriers, trust, governance and innovation in AI-supported work practices across the performing arts sector.

Potential project activities could include needs analysis, co-design of AI-supported use cases for coordination, planning and engagement, real-world pilots with performing groups and institutions, development of human-centred deployment models, and creation of guidance and tools for wider sector uptake.

We are looking to shape the project together rather than presenting a closed proposal. We can contribute expertise in the performing arts domain, innovation insights linked to VoxOffice and/or Choirslist, use-case development, stakeholder engagement, and access to practitioner communities and potential pilot environments.

We are interested in connecting with experienced coordinators, SSH, policy and AI adoption researchers, performing arts organisations and networks, creative tech and AI partners, and cultural intermediaries AND are open to joining an existing consortium, co-designing a proposal from an early stage, or leading a work package.