INTERNATIONAL FORUM “INMUSE” AND WORKSHOP “LIVE SPACE”
7-13 April 2025
LMTA Balcony Theatre (Gedimino pr. 42, Vilnius)
Gallery ARKA (Aušros Vartų g. 7, Vilnius)
Martynas Mažvydas National Library of Lithuania (Gedimino Ave. 51, Vilnius)
LMTA Study Campus (Olandų g. 21A, Vilnius)
Plokštelinė (Barboros Radvilaitės g. 8, Vilnius)
National Museum of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, Palace of the Grand Dukes of Lithuania (Katedros a. 4, Vilnius)
INTERNATIONAL FORUM “INMUSE” AND WORKSHOP “LIVE SPACE”
7-13 April 2025
“LIVE SPACE” WORKSHOP
PROGRAMME
WORKSHOP CONCERTS:
04-07 (Monday) 18:00
LMTA Balcony Theatre (Gedimino pr. 42)
Free Electroacoustic Improv
Performers:
Jon Georg Balke (NO), Palle Dahlstedt (SE), Mantautas Krukauskas (LT), Theodore Parker (US/EE), Bruno Pereira (PT), Nicola Privato (IT/IS), Matas Samulionis(LT), Anders Tveit (NO).
Program: Freely improvised electroacoustic music program by our project mentors and alumni.
04-09 (Wednesday) 20:00
Gallery ARKA (Aušros Vartų g. 7)
InMuse 2025 Opening Concert
Music + AI
Music by:
Palle Dahlstedt (SE), Mantautas Krukauskas (LT), Nicola Privato (IT/IS), Anders Tveit (NO)
Performers:
Paulina Jankovskytė, violin (LT)
Monta Martinsone, voice (LV/LT)
04-10 (Thursday) 20:00
Plokštelinė (Barboros Radvilaitės g. 8)
Workshop Teachers’ Concert
Program: ambisonic concert by our mentors and alumni. Different acousmatic compositions and performances which will be implemented on a Dirty Deal Audio mobile dome for ambisonic music installed at the local legendary studio “Plokštelinė”.
04-11 (Friday) 20:00
LMTA Study Campus, Theatre Hall (Olandų g. 21A)
Workshop Students’ Concert
Performers: Students of the LIVE SPACE
Program: Students’ concert. 2 creative teams will showcase the outcomes of their respective creative projects which has been done during the LIVE SPACE workshops.
04-12 (Saturday) 20:00
Plokštelinė (Barboros Radvilaitės g. 8)
Workshop Students’ Concert
Performers: Students of the LIVE SPACE
Program: Students’ concert. 2 creative teams will showcase the outcomes of their respective creative projects which has been done during the LIVE SPACE workshops.
Wednesday, 9 April 2025,
The Lithuanian National Martynas Mažvydas Library (Gedimino Ave. 51, Vilnius)
Conference Hall (5th floor)
DAY 1 – AI, Authorship, Agency
https://inmuse.lmta.lt/programme/#day_1
Thursday, 10 April 2025,
LMTA Study Campus (Olandų g. 21A, Vilnius)
Cinema Hall (1st floor)
DAY 2 – AI, Creative Ecosystems, Entrepreneurship
https://inmuse.lmta.lt/programme/#day_2
Friday, 11 April 2025,
National Museum of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, Palace of the Grand Dukes of Lithuania (Katedros a. 4, Vilnius)
Event Hall
DAY 3 – AI, Authorship, Copyright
https://inmuse.lmta.lt/programme/#day_3
Saturday, 12 April 2025,
LMTA Study Campus (Olandų g. 21A, Vilnius)
Theatre Hall (1st floor)
DAY 4 – AI, Ethics, Future
https://inmuse.lmta.lt/programme/#day_4
Event is free of charge, registration: https://forms.microsoft.com/e/tKHaTZauwP
The second edition of InMuse—the international forum on innovation in music, stage arts, and entertainment—will take place on April 9–12, 2025, in Vilnius. Following its debut in 2023 as part of the Vilnius 700 celebration program, this year’s forum focuses on the expanding role of artificial intelligence in artistic creation, addressing issues of authorship, agency, copyright, ethics, and the future of creative ecosystems.
The forum brings together international artists, researchers, cultural producers, and entrepreneurship experts for four days of discussions, lectures, performances, and practical workshops exploring the creative and critical potential of AI technologies.
The programme includes thematic sessions on AI-assisted artistic processes, new forms of creative authorship, the legal and economic challenges posed by emerging technologies, and future-oriented perspectives on creativity and cultural innovation.
The programme also includes a seven-day workshop, LIVE SPACE, involving students and teachers from Nordic and Baltic higher education institutions. LIVE SPACE, coordinated by the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre, is an international creative workshop designed to offer training for performers and creators of electronic and electroacoustic music, addressing the demands of a rapidly changing society. The main focus of the project is to equip participants with the skills and practical knowledge necessary to create and perform electroacoustic music in diverse spaces with various immersive audio setups. It emphasizes artistic development, co-creation, and the evolving role of musicians as contributors to society and cultural landscapes.
The structure of LIVE SPACE supports the open, exploratory nature of participants from diverse artistic backgrounds. The workshop blends practical and creative skills relevant to electronic and electroacoustic composers and performers. Over the course of seven days in Vilnius, students engage in hands-on learning and present performances across different venues, adapting to varying spatial audio contexts. These performances are designed to foster mutual support and collaborative artistic experiences.
Participating institutions in 2025 include the Academy of Music and Drama at the University of Gothenburg (Sweden), Oulu University of Applied Sciences (Finland), the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre (Estonia), the Sibelius Academy at the University of the Arts Helsinki (Finland), the Norwegian Academy of Music (Norway), the Grieg Academy at the University of Bergen (Norway), Malmö Academy of Music at Lund University (Sweden), and the University of Iceland (Iceland).
A series of concerts complements the forum and workshop. The InMuse Opening Concert (April 9) presents works for voice, violin, live electronics, and Disklavier, highlighting the integration of AI in music performance. Two Workshop Students’ Concerts (April 11 and 12) will showcase creative outcomes from the LIVE SPACE programme, while an Workshop Teachers’ Concert (April 10) and a Free Electroacoustic Improv Night (April 7) will feature performances by project mentors and alumni. These events reflect the diversity of artistic approaches explored throughout the week and offer the public an opportunity to experience the innovative use of sound and space firsthand.
All forum sessions will be livestreamed, and both forum events and concerts will be recorded. Selected recordings will be made available on the website at a later date. The full programme of the forum and the LIVE SPACE workshop, along with additional information, is available at inmuse.lmta.lt.
InMUSE and LIVE SPACE are organized by the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre, with the support of the Lithuanian Council for Culture and Nordplus. Project partners include MOSAIC, an international creativity and innovation research hub based at HEC Montréal (Canada); Gallery Arka; the Lithuanian National Culture Centre; Arttech Agency Lithuania; Opera Social House; Dirty Deal Audio (Latvia); the Martynas Mažvydas National Library of Lithuania; the National Museum – Palace of the Grand Dukes of Lithuania; and the Association LATGA. The event is also part of the MI-RAP project, co-funded by the EU Interreg Baltic Sea Region programme.