In 2025 the event included, for the first time, doctoral students from the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre, further expanding the international dimension of the programme.
The aim of the summer school was to foster the professional growth of doctoral students, the development of artistic research, and international and interdisciplinary collaboration.
The programme provided opportunities to present ongoing research, receive feedback, and gain inspiration from representatives of different fields.
Each day began with a lecture, followed by practical creative workshops. Participants could also consult individually with selected mentors—this year, all five lecturers served as mentors, along with Dāvis Sīmanis, Rector of the Latvian Academy of Culture, and Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ramunė Balevičiūtė, Vice-Rector for Art and Research at LMTA. The day concluded with screenings of films and artistic research documentation, improvisation performances, and informal conversations and discussions.
Lecturers and mentors represented a wide range of artistic fields: Dr. Annette Arlander (Finland) – performance art and artistic research; Dr. Rachel Garfield (UK) – visual art and documentary filmmaking; Dr. Theodore Lee Parker (Estonia) – experimental music and improvisation; Dr. Ondřej Vavrečka (Czech Republic) – multimedia art and performance; Dr. Kersti Grunditz Brennan (Sweden) – film and documentary practice. Each of them not only lectured but also provided individual consultations, sharing international experience and creative methodologies.
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