DECEMBER 2025
Network Meeting at Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre (LMTA), Vilnius, Lithuania
On December 10–11, 2025 the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre (LMTA) hosted an international IMPACT network meeting dedicated to the joint master’s program.
The meeting included representatives from the Royal Conservatoire Antwerp (Netherlands), Écoles des Sables (Senegal), Lyon Conservatory of Music and Dance (France), and the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre. Other representatives from Écoles des Sables from Senegal joined the meeting remotely.
Vilnius, 10 December 2025
The meeting opened with a discussion of the Erasmus+ KA220 Evaluation Report issued by the French Agency, followed by a review of the progress of the IMPACT consortium. It concluded with decisions on concrete and realistic follow-up actions for the next two academic years, aimed at preparing the launch of the first cohort of the International Master in Performance and Creative Technologies in Dance.
Participants considered the future and prospects of this highly significant project for all partner universities. The discussions highlighted the partners’ strong commitment to the project and a shared goal to successfully implement this high-potential international joint master’s program in the coming years.
On December 12, there was also schedule a meeting with LMTA Rector Assoc. Prof. Dr. Judita Žukienė. The discussion focused on opportunities for inter-institutional collaboration, the expansion of international studies, and strengthening academic ties between France and Lithuania in the fields of performing arts and creative technologies.
The IMPACT network meeting at LMTA once again confirmed the partners’ shared vision – to create innovative, international, and interdisciplinary studies that respond to the development of contemporary dance and creative technologies in Europe and beyond.
JUNE 2025
Multiplier Event (ME4) at les Subs, Lyon, France
Learning & Teaching Activities session (LTA3) + Project Meeting at CNSMD Lyon, France
June 2025 - LTA session (LTA3) + Multiplier Event (ME4) + Project Meeting at CNSMD Lyon & les Subs, France
Participants
- 9 students
- 4 academic staff
- 6 admin staff
- 4 professional partners
- 150 participants to ME (TBC)
Activities
- Transnational project meetings between academic and administrative staff
- Feedback sessions with the students
- Multiple workshops and courses for the students
- Sessions to complete the work packages
Outcomes
- Presentation of the online Forum
- Education and international experience for the students
- Finalisation of the workpackages
- Networking opportunities for the students and teaching staff
- Scenario’s for future collaboration
APRIL 2025
Multiplier Event (ME3) at Dias da Dança Festival – Porto, Portugal
Project Meeting at Teatro Municipal do Porto, Portugal
April 2025 - Multiplier Event (ME3) + Project Meeting at Teatro Municipal do Porto, Portugal
Participants
- 1 teacher from every educational partner
- 1-3 administrative staff members from every educational partner
- 1 representative of each professional partner
- Stakeholders from the professional and educational dance field
Activities
- Meetings to work on work packages
- Performances
- Visit of residencies place
Outcomes
- Definition of the role of the residencies within the programme
- Involvement of the professional partners within the
- academic calendar
- itinery/mobilities of students
- evaluation processes
- selection procedures
- Preparation of the final multiplier event
- Preperation of the outlines of the Forum dance platform
APRIL 2024
Multiplier Event (ME1) at deSingel, Antwerp, Belgium
Learning & Teaching Activities session (LTA2) + Project Meeting at Royal Conservatoire Antwerp, Belgium
April 2024 - LTA session (LTA2) + Multiplier Event (ME1) + Project Meeting at Royal Conservatoire Antwerp, Belgium
Participants
- 3 students from every educational partner
- 2 teachers from every educational partner
- 1-3 administrative staff members from every educational partner
- 1 representative of each professional partner
- Stakeholders from the professional and educational dance field
Activities
- composing a structure and plan for the glossary/forum platform
- prepare the forum during the Multiplier Event
- workshops on dance and society and dance practices from Ecole des Sables, Antwerp and Lyon
- gather feedback on the mission statement and curiculum and mobility scheme from students
- feedback on website
- finalise learning outcomes and selection procedure
- discuss research and master performance and evaluation processes
Outcomes
- structure and plan for the glossary/forum platform
- Future scenario’s for higher contemporary dance education
- feedback on the mission statement and curiculum and mobility scheme from students
- feedback on and further development plan for the website
- finalised learning outcomes and selection procedure
- finalised concept for the research and master performance and evaluation processes
Interviews
Group improvisation performance
APRIL 2023
Learning & Teaching Activities session (LTA1) + Project Meeting at École des Sables, Senegal
April 2023 - Learning & Teaching Activities session (LTA1) + Project Meeting at École des Sables, Senegal
Participants
- 3 students from every educational partner
- 2 teachers from every educational partner
- 1-3 administrative staff members from every educational partner
- 1 representative of each professional partner
Activities
- composing first draft of the curriculum structure and garthering feedback from students
- workshops in African dance techniques and aesthetics
- discussions on de-colonisation issues
- set-up of the communication actions and materials
Outcomes
- first curriculum structure
- re-distribution of budget taking de-colonisation aspects into account
- communication plan and website structure
Report
Throughout LTA1, we achieved several key milestones in refining the curriculum structure, including determining credits shared across the entire program, identifying courses or modules aligned with expectations from each academic partner, and outlining the recruitment process. Additionally, we engaged in collective reflection on integrating the central mission of inclusion at every stage.
We also made significant progress in drafting the communication policy and discussing the website’s requirements among partners. Furthermore, deliberations led to the decision to rename the future master’s degree to the more inclusive “International Master in Performance and Creative Technologies in Dance,” avoiding Eurocentric terms like “choreography.” We collaborated on crafting a program mission and pitch sheet, addressing fundamental questions that informed other work packages.
Regarding the glossary, we agreed to transform it into a collaborative platform integrated into the website. In the realm of research, we defined research-creation, developed an initial framework for research throughout the program, and outlined requirements and formats for research processes, including links to students’ artistic projects and the framework for final presentations.
Active participation from De Singel and Les Subs contributed to reflections on the nature and format of courses, interventions, and workshops aimed at enhancing professionalization and employability. Additionally, we gathered feedback on research topics from professionals and initiated discussions on promoting them within their respective institutions.
