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The team of the performance “Contemporary Mask Comedy: The Dreamers” is on its way to the “SETKÁNÍ/ENCOUNTER” festival in Brno, Czech Republic

The diploma performance “Contemporary Mask Comedy: The Dreamers”, created by the recent acting and directing graduates of the Latvian Academy of Culture (LAC) and directed by Kārlis Krūmiņš, is participating in the prestigious international theatre school festival “SETKÁNÍ/ENCOUNTER”. The festival, organized for the 36th year by the Janáček Academy of Music and Performing Arts, takes place in Brno, Czech Republic, from April 14 to April 18.

The first ACE²-EU Changemaker Ambassador Programme launched at the Latvian Academy of Culture

From 15 to 17 April, the Latvian Academy of Culture (LAC) is hosting an international Changemaker Ambassador Programme organised by the European University Alliance ACE²-EU. This dynamic, practice-based training programme has been developed in collaboration with the external stakeholders “DOTS Foundation” and innovation mentor Liene Kupča, bringing together students and academic staff from the alliance’s partner universities to develop skills in change process facilitation and in applying the Dialogue Circle Method, thereby supporting the successful implementation of changemaking processes.

Latvian Academy of Culture Joins International Partners in Bonn to Launch "OUR COMMON GARDEN" Project

On March 30 and 31, LAC Associate Professor Ivo Briedis, Director of the Production and Marketing Department Kristīne Freiberga, and Development Project Manager Kristīne Bramberga traveled to Bonn, Germany, to participate in the kick-off event and strategic planning for the project OUR COMMON GARDEN. The project partners include "fringe ensemble" (Germany), Teatro Stabile del Veneto (Italy), and Vilnius University (Lithuania), and the project is supported by the EU’s Creative Europe programme.

International Entrepreneurship Traineeship Programme Concludes at the Latvian Academy of Culture

From 23 to 27 March, the Latvian Academy of Culture (LAC), together with two partner universities from the European University Alliance ACE²-EU – the Medical University of Gdańsk and the Technische Hochschule Ingolstadt – hosted an international entrepreneurship traineeship programme. Over the course of one week, students from nine universities across Europe engaged with themes of entrepreneurship and innovation. This marked a new and distinctive format of collaboration – a practice-oriented, joint study programme delivered simultaneously across three institutions.