International Conference IMPACT:
IMProvisation and Creativity In and Through Performing Arts
November 22–25, 2023
Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre, Vilnius, Lithuania
Gedimino pr. 42
Pre-conference activity
Workshop on interdisciplinary improvisation
Workshop leader:
Palle Dahlstedt, Prof. Dr., Academy of Music and Drama, Gothenburg
Wednesday, November 22, 14.00–17.00
Thursday, November 23, 10.00–13.00
Thursday, November 23
J. Karosas Hall (Gedimino pr. 42)
| 14.15 | Opening and welcome Ramunė Balevičiūtė, Assoc. Prof. Dr., Vice-Rector for Art and Research, Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre Mantautas Krukauskas, Assoc. Prof., Head of Music Innovation Studies Centre, Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre |
| 14.30 | Keynote presentation “Heart without mastery is shit”. Improvising after Grotowski Paul Allain, Prof. Dr., University of Kent, Canterbury |
| 15.30 | Decoding the performance Matas Samulionis, Artistic doctorate in Music, Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre |
| 16.00 | Coffee break |
| 16.30 | Crisis and the Body; Automated E/Motions Marina Stavrou, PhD student, Royal College of Art (RCA), School of Arts and Humanities (SoAH) |
| 17.00 | Improvisation as a creative tool in operatic performance Mia Heikkinen, PhD student, Uniarts Helsinki / Sibelius Academy’s Doctoral School DocMus |
| 17.30 | Networking session |
Spatial Sound Sphere (Gedimino pr. 42)
| 19.00 | Volt & Vibe Immersive improvised music concert, Nikita Kiriuchinas, Matas Samulionis (live electronics) |
Friday, November 24
J. Karosas Hall (Gedimino pr. 42)
| 9.30 | Keynote presentation On the self and ethics in musical improvisation: what can we learn? Henrik Frisk, Prof. Dr., Royal College of Music in Stockholm |
| 10.30 | Improvisation as a Method of Artistic Research Ramunė Balevičiūtė, Assoc. Prof. Dr., Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre Agnė Jurgaitytė-Avižinienė, Assoc. Prof. Dr., Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre Mantautas Krukauskas, Assoc. Prof., Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre |
| 11.00 | Coffee break |
| 11.30 | Unleashing the Essence of Artistry: Creativity and Improvisation in the Performance of Classical Music Lina Navickaitė-Martinelli, Prof. Dr., Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre |
| 12.00 | Improvisation as a base for interdisciplinary connection. Action research method Indrė Dirgėlaitė, Assoc. Prof., Artistic doctorate in Theatre and Cinema, Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre |
| 12.30 | Framing Interpenetration: Improvisation in John Cage’s Late Number Pieces Clare Lesser, Dr., Independent researcher |
| 13.00 | Lunch time |
| 14.30 | Keynote presentation Systemic Improvisation and Entangled Performance: Algorithms in Improvisation Palle Dahlstedt, Prof. Dr., University of Gothenburg & Chalmers University of Technology; Aalborg University · Computer Science and Engineering (GU/Chalmers); Academy of Music and Drama (GU) |
| 15.00 | Technē of Acting as Episteme Vasiliki Selioni, Dr., The Makings of the Actor |
| 15.30 | Beyond the Institutionalized Body: Extension of Body and Medium in Improvisation, A Case Study of a Haegeum Performer Jeonghyeon Joo, Assoc. Prof. Dr., School of Performing Arts, Seoul Institute of the Arts |
| 16.00 | Coffee break |
| 16.30 | Improvisation – a subliminal composition Frank Pecquet, Prof. Dr., Ecole des arts de La Sorbonne, Université Paris1 Panthéon-Sorbonne |
Balcony Theatre (Gedimino pr. 42)
| 17.15 | Presentation-performance MIND THE GAP Milda Al-Slamah, Artistic doctorate in Theatre and Cinema, Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre |
Ideas Block KOMPRESORINĖ (Goštauto g. 11)
| 20.00 | Interdisciplinary JAM, presentation of workshop results, workshop participants and leader Palle Dahlstedt |
Saturday, November 25
J. Karosas Hall (Gedimino pr. 42)
| 10.00 | Keynote presentation From contemplative to transgressive performance with electronic instruments Alejandro Olarte, Dr., Sibelius Academy, University of the Arts Helsinki |
| 10.30 | Compositional voice in/as ensemble microtradition: collective self-organisation as compositional approach Moss Freed, Dr., Goldsmiths, University of London |
| 11.00 | Coffee break |
| 11.30 | Panel Discussion Moderated by Ramunė Balevičiūtė and Mantautas Krukauskas |
| 13.00 | Closing of the conference and farewell |
