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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The programme provided opportunities to present ongoing research, receive feedback, and gain inspiration from representatives of different fields.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Each day began with a lecture, followed by practical creative workshops. Participants could also consult individually with selected mentors\u2014this year, all five lecturers served as mentors, along with D\u0101vis S\u012bmanis, Rector of the Latvian Academy of Culture, and Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ramun\u0117 Balevi\u010di\u016bt\u0117, 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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Lecturers and mentors represented a wide range of artistic fields: Dr. Annette Arlander (Finland) \u2013 performance art and artistic research; Dr. Rachel Garfield (UK) \u2013 visual art and documentary filmmaking; Dr. Theodore Lee Parker (Estonia) \u2013 experimental music and improvisation; Dr. Ond\u0159ej Vavre\u010dka (Czech Republic) \u2013 multimedia art and performance; Dr. Kersti Grunditz Brennan (Sweden) \u2013 film and documentary practice. Each of them not only lectured but also provided individual consultations, sharing international experience and creative methodologies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n