InMuse Vilnius Forum on Innovation in Music, Stage Arts and Entertainment
October 12-15, 2023
Organized by the Music Innovation Studies Centre (MiSC) of the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre, in partnership with Mosaic Creativity and Innovation Hub (HEC Montreal, Canada), and the Lithuanian National Opera and Ballet Theatre, among others, the InMuse Vilnius Forum serves as a nexus between artistry and technology. The forum is also a part of the 700th anniversary celebrations of Vilnius. Financial support is provided by the Lithuanian Council for Culture, Nordplus Horizontal, and the City of Vilnius. The forum will take place at the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre and the Litexpo Exhibition Centre, in conjunction with the ArtVilnius contemporary art fair.
Spanning over four days, the forum offers multidisciplinary space for attendees enjoined by a commitment to innovation and creativity in the fields of music, stage arts, and entertainment. Event will explore the challenges and opportunities presented by the advancements in Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Metaverse technologies, among others. The scope of the forum encompasses music, stage arts, opera, entertainment, games, management of creativity and more, aiming to serve as a platform for experienced and emerging professionals primarily in the Baltic and Nordic countries while also inviting international, cross-sectoral expertise. Activities include presentations, discussions, and networking events.
Besides serving as a catalyst for new creative ideas, anticipated results of the forum include the forming of new partnerships, the initiation of new collaborations, and building up the potential for subsequent research and development opportunities. Speakers and leading panelists from multidisciplinary sectors will contribute to a diverse dialogue, emphasizing the forum's value as a middle ground for innovation and collaboration.
InMuse Ouverture
17:00 Introductions and Welcome
Ramunė Balevičiūtė, Assoc. Prof, Dr. Vice-Rector for Art and Science, Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre (LMTA)
Audrius Kundrotas General Director, Lithuanian National Opera And Ballet Theatre
Patrick Cohendet, Prof., Dr. Full Professor, Co-Director of Mosaic Creativity and Innovation Hub, HEC Montréal (Canada)
17:15 Playing Innovation: Introduction to the Forum
Mantautas Krukauskas, Assoc. Prof. Composer, Head of Music Innovation Studies Centre, Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre
Jonas Sakalauskas Singer, Entrepreneur, CEO Lithuanian Exhibition and Congress Center LITEXPO
17:45 Entropy in Creative Process and Visual Communication
Florin Gabor Creative Director, notable projects include Academy Awards, Activision, Blizzard, Bungie, Cirque du Soleil, Mattel, Microsoft, Nickelodeon, Ubisoft, Universal Studios among others (Canada)
18:30 Creative Intelligence Mantautas Krukauskas, Assoc. Prof. Composer, Head of Music Innovation Studies Centre, Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre
19:00 Composer's Assistant: An Interactive Transformer for Multi-Track MIDI Infilling Martin Malandro, Assoc. Prof. Mathematician, AI researcher, Sam Houston State University (USA)
Ecosystems of Innovation
14:00 The Emergence of Ecosystems of Innovation
Patrick Cohendet, Prof., Dr. Full Professor, Co-Director of Mosaic Creativity and Innovation Hub, HEC Montréal (Canada)
Technology and Performing Arts
15.00 The Sound of the Future? Artificial intelligence in Musical Creation and Exploration: - A-work-in progress
Anders Tveit, Assoc. Prof. Composer, Sound Artist, Norwegian Academy of Music (Norway)
Victoria Johnson, Violinist, Senior Lecturer, University of Oslo Department of Musicology (Norway)
15:45 Gesture as a compositional tool for innovative stage performance
Raminta Naujanytė-Bjelle Composer, Singer, Doctoral Candidate, Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre
16:15 Quad Cortex: Transforming Guitar Gon Muruaga Olguin Interdisciplinary Artist, Innovator, Neural DSP (Finland)
16:45 Coffee Break
Music, Immersive Media and Games
17:15 Syng: the Evolution of Speakers
Matthias Kronlachner Innovator, Principal Acoustical Engineer, Syng (USA)
17:45 Digital Storytelling through Performing Arts
Marta Kontina Entrepreneur, Program Director at BA School of Business and Finance, CEO Story Hub (Latvia)
18:15 Discussion: Music and Virtual Worlds
Moderated by Rytis Jadzevičius Board Chairman of Lithuanian Game Developers Association, CEO Fluxo Game
Vaidas Gecevičius, Creative Technologies Producer
Marta Kontina, Entrepreneur, Program Director at BA School of Business and Finance, CEO Story Hub (Latvia)
Matthias Kronlachner, Innovator, Principal Acoustical Engineer, Syng (USA)
Agnija Leonova, Theatre Director, Arts Technologies Producer
Žilvinas Vingelis, Theatre Director, Doctoral Candidate, Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre
Music, Innovation and Entrepreneurship
12:00 Cultivating Innovation: The Power of Cross-Fertilization and Values-Driven Strategies
Manel González-Piñero, prof., dr. Head of Innovation at CREB UPC, professor of Economics Faculty of the University of Barcelona and at the ESMUC (Catalonia, Spain)
13:00 Music, Business and Wellbeing
Žaneta Daubarė Entrepreneur, Co-Founder and CEO YoursApp
13:30 Coffee break
Innovation in Stage Arts
14:00 Creativity and AI: a Philosophical Perspective
Palle Dahlstedt, Prof., Dr. Composer, Full Professor, University of Gothenburg (Sweden)
14:45 AI Opera “Andromeda”: Co-Creation with Technology
Mantautas Krukauskas, Assoc. Prof. Composer, Head of Music Innovation Studies Centre, Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre
Rimas Sakalauskas, Prizewinning Media Artist
Žilvinas Vingelis, Theatre Director, Doctoral Candidate, Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre
15:30 From Operomanija to Opera Genome
Ana Ablamonova Producer, CEO Operomanija (CANCELLED)
16:00 Future of Opera
Moderated by Manel Gonzalez Piñero, Assoc. Prof., Dr. Head of Innovation CREB UPC, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Barcelona (Catalonia, Spain)
Audrius Kundrotas, General Director, Lithuanian National Opera And Ballet Theatre
Jonas Sakalauskas, Singer, Entrepreneur, CEO Lithuanian Exhibition and Congress Center LITEXPO
Jūratė Katinaitė Musicologist, Member of the Lithuanian Council fo Culture
19:00 Volt & Vibe, improvisational electronic music concert at LMTA Balcony Theater (Gedimino pr. 42)
Palle Dahlstedt, Mantautas Krukauskas, Matas Samulionis, Anders Tveit
Postlude
11:00 Ideas Block and Arttice as Middleground
Roberto Becerra Sound Artist, Co-Founder Ideas Block
11.45 Decoding Performance
Matas Samulionis Performer, Doctoral Candidate, Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre
12.15 Wrap up and farewell
Exploring photography exhibition by Florin Gabor
Free admission to the venues on 12 and 15 October, pre-registration required:
Entrance to Litexpo with an Art Vilnius Fair ticket. More information at www.artvilnius.com
The project is part of the Vilnius 700th anniversary programme. Read more at www.700vilnius.lt.
Organizers:
Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre
Lithuanian National Opera and Ballet Theatre
Supported by:
Office of the Government of the Republic of Lithuania
Vilnius City Municipality
Nordplus Horizontal
