Programme

Music, Rurality & Occupational health

Name: Music, Rurality & Occupational health- EN
Start: 2026-05-06T09:30:00+02:00
Location: ESPACE K

Interactive workshop – When illness enters the music sector: supporting employees, including outside major urban centers

Only for Pro pass

Wed 06 May 2026 09:30

ESPACE K, Cabinet des curiosités

60min

Production : Diffusion Prod, Strasbourg Music Week

In a sector marked by mobility, discontinuous employment and precarious working conditions, the question of health — both physical and mental — still too often remains invisible. What happens when illness affects an artistic or professional career? How can cultural organisations support their teams and artists, particularly outside major urban centres?

This workshop will draw on the findings of the survey conducted in the Grand Est region by sociologists Tiphaine Bocquet and Margaux Jankowski (with the support of the Fonds Mercy and the assistance of Le Gueulard Plus), focusing on the health of artists working in contemporary music.

The discussion will be enriched by a testimony from Lydia Frémaux, who will share her experience and perspective as a professional confronted with these issues.

A moment for exchange bringing together field data, lived experiences and concrete support strategies, while taking into account the specific realities of rural and peripheral territories.

CUR - Lydia FRÉMAUX (Fr)

Fondatrice de CurlyCare

Lydia is originally from northern France, where during her studies she joined the decoration team of a festival. There, she discovered the behind-the-scenes world of concert production. After one concert, she spent hours talking with the artist who had performed that evening. That was the moment she decided: she would work in the music industry.

For more than twenty-five years, she has built her career in the sector as a booking agent, collaborating with a wide range of artists from near and far — both emerging and well-established. Her strength? Her northern spirit: a genuine sense of connection and a sometimes unexpected sense of humor.

On April 1st, 2024, she was diagnosed with breast cancer. Today, she is in remission and wishes to share her experience to help cultural organizations better support employees affected by illness.

Marion Petit (Fr)

Sustainable practices manager at Grabuge

Marion Petit is in charge of sustainable practices at Grabuge, the pop music industry network of the Grand Est region. She coordinates projects aiming at equity, eco-responsibility and health prevention for the members of the network and more broadly for all the actors of pop music in the region. The Grabuge network supports them in the implementation of prevention actions for professionals and public audiences.

Grabuge is the network of pop music industry in the Grand Est region. It was born in 2020, following the merger of the 3 former regions Alsace, Lorraine and Champagne-Ardenne.

The main objective of the network is to allow players to act in a common ecosystem, while remaining independent and nourishing it with their variety of points of view, professions and aesthetics. Grabuge counts about 85 members today. Joining the network is a form of support and participation in the movement. The network resonates beyond the members since it is open to all actors of pop music, whatever their project, their desire and their aesthetic.

Priscille Alber (CH)

Artistic Direction and Programming – ASMV / Festival Voix de Fête, Chat Noir (Carouge)

Immersed since childhood in the performing arts and more specifically in music,

Priscille Alber took over the co-directorship of ASMV, which manages the Club Chat Noir and the Voix de Fête festival in Geneva, Switzerland. Her experience as an administrator, A.D, accountant, and manager have allowed her to perfect her skills in the organization working on several important projects both on the human and logistical levels.

She has always been a horse lover and has been involved in several disciplines: equestrian shows, including a short stint with the Zingaro equestrian theater, and Equipedagogy. In 2022, she created the equestrian chalet Gaïana "Terre des possibles" with her partner Noga, at the top of the Môle mountain in Haute Savoie. This place of healing allows to take care of oneself in contact with animals (horses, goats, rabbits,...) and aims to welcome artists in creative work (writing, music,...), post-tour (resourcing), ...
The "Voice and Horse" workshops were created in 2022.