Opening of the LMTA Study Campus
After more than twelve years of negotiations, preparations and successful construction, the students and lecturers of theatre, film and dance specialisations of the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre (LMTA) are starting the new academic year in the new buildings of the study campus at Olandų str. 21A, Vilnius. The Faculty of Theatre and Film and the Small Halls Block will concentrate and make effective use of the synergies between the arts and the opportunities for interdisciplinary art. It is a unique space for study, creation and research, allowing the most up-to-date artistic and scientific innovations to be put into practice.
The theatre studios have a modern Black Theatre Hall with a capacity of over 170 people, 9 spacious classrooms for acting and directing classes and 6 smaller classrooms for individual work and self-study. With specialised flooring, the 4 dance classrooms are fully equipped for contemporary and classical dance studies. The White Ballroom, a very spacious, almost 9 m high room, is open for dance performances.
The new infrastructure for cinema is designed for all stages of creation, production and dissemination: from filming and editing to screening. This includes large and small film studios, a make-up room, a sound studio, video and sound editing rooms, a light-testing auditorium, screening rooms, a cinema laboratory (Dolby Atmos sound system) and a 99-seat cinema hall (Dolby surround sound system).
In order to provide the best possible conditions for lecturers and students, the new Academy building includes 3 modern lounges, which will become a place for discussion, collaboration and generation of new ideas. A new professorium is available for meetings, discussions and lecture preparation for the faculty.
The value of the project for the construction of the first two buildings of the LMTA Study Campus is over 29 million Euros, of which 19 million Euros were financed by the EU Regional Development Fund and the state budget, and 10.2 million Euros were covered by the LMTA’s own and borrowed funds. The investment was used for the contract works for the first phase of the construction of the buildings of the Study Campus, for the purchase of specialised equipment for art studios and for creative and research innovations. The design work for the Campus was carried out by UAB “Paleko archstudija” and UAB “Projektų rengimo centras”. The contract works were carried out by UAB “Infes”.
The completion of the first stage of the construction of the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre’s study campus and the opening of new modern spaces dedicated specifically for theatre, cinema and dance are already influencing the Faculty’s development, ensuring the competitiveness of studies and creating conditions for the development of relations and joint projects with international partners. The successful implementation of the project is an exceptional event in Lithuanian culture. The new complex of innovations in art creation, research and studies will be opened to the general public: The LMTA will invite its students and teachers to performances, dance events, film screenings, project presentations, discussions and meetings with the creators of today and tomorrow.
The opening of the first buildings of the LMTA Study Campus will take place on 30 August.
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