CULTURE TESTBEDS FOR PERFORMING ARTS AND NEW TECHNOLOGY!

ACuTe is a trend setting, large-scale European innovation project aiming to revolutionize the way theatre and performing arts are produced and performed with emerging technology and new forms of cultural collaboration and competence development.

ACuTe will be delivered via a strong partnership of 14 leading theatres, universities and creative arts organizations including Ars Electronica, the European Theatre Convention, and Europe’s first Academy for Theatre and Digitality. From 10 different European countries, this consortium will achieve new approaches and models for testing of new technology leading to audience development, co-creation, and capacity development within performing arts and theatre institutions.

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The ACuTe consortium consists of 14 members (all beneficiaries) from 10 different eligible countries. Six different work packages and associated milestones will be delivered throughout five project stages by experienced performing arts professionals, external experts and academic advisors from the consortium, the three research partners – The Estonian Academy of Arts, Estonia; Saxion University of Applied Sciences, Netherlands; and Oulu University of Applied Sciences, Finland as well as the theatre network organization – European Theatre Convention (ETC).

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EVENTS&NEWS

Meet the large scale of events and news about our partners activities.

UNITER Award Nomination for Best Video Design

We are thrilled to announce that Ciprian Făcăeru, a dedicated member of the ACuTe Project Participant Theatre, has been nominated for the Best Video Design award at the upcoming UNITER Awards! Ciprian’s nomination for the Best Video Design award at the UNITER Awards reflects his dedication, hard work, and commitment to the arts. This recognition is…
ETC Casebook: Bridging the Gap Between On-Site and Digital Audiences

In ‘Held in Human’, visitors to a gallery space in Tallinn interacted with online audiences through projections, sound installations, and Augmented Reality. Artists Liis Vares and Taavet Jansen reflect on their learning from the installation. How can technology bring remote audiences into physical spaces to create meaningful, shared experiences? This question lies at the heart…
ACuTe Knowledge Transfer Days

In March 2024, the ACuTe “Knowledge Transfer Days” took place at the Academy for Theatre and Digitality in Dortmund, Germany. As a central point of contact for expertise on digital tools in theatrical spaces, the Academy invited all ACuTe partners to come together to share their newly acquired knowledge regarding the use of digital tools…