ABOUT

The 2024 Network Performing Arts Production Workshop (NPAPW24) is part of an annual workshop series hosted in a rotating city of Europe and the U.S. It is a single track workshop in which attendees learn about technologies utilising advanced networks to enable arts instruction and performance, experience master classes and live performances leveraging these technologies, share research exploring efficacy of these technologies, and meet the colleagues and representatives from institutions advancing this realm of work.

For NPAPW24, we encourage submissions that advance technological innovations that support music, theatre, dance, and other art forms as well as research enabled by high-performance networks.

HISTORY

In 2000, Internet2, the U.S. research and education networking consortium, identified the potential of using advanced networks for arts and humanities and began bringing technicians, academics and artists together for Network Performing Arts Production Workshops in 2003. Since the beginning, the annual workshops took place at the campus of the New World Symphony in Miami Beach, Florida.

In 2002, what was then known as TERENA (now GÉANT), the European Research and Education Networking Association, started to address the needs of the user communities in the arts and humanities areas with the SERENATE study.

Since 2009, NPAPW have been held in Europe and the United States annually. The European workshops were held in Trieste in 2009, Paris in 2010, Barcelona in 2011, Vienna in 2013, London in 2015, Copenhagen in 2017 and Prague in 2019. In 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016 and 2018 workshops were organised at the New World Symphony in Miami. The 2020 workshop has been cancelled due the COVID19 pandemic and the 2021 edition has been organised online.

Currently NPAPW is a collaborative project of GÉANT, Internet2, New World Symphony, GARR (Italian NREN) and other European national research and education networks (NRENs), working together with cultural institutions around the world to organise the annual event.

THE HOST

Since its inception in 1933, the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre (LMTA) has been renowned for its provision of top-tier education across a spectrum of artistic fields. With its broad curriculum and global acclaim, the LMTA serves as a pivotal force in fostering talent and advancing cultural distinction, both domestically in Lithuania and on the international stage.

NPAPW24 PROGRAMME COMMITTEE

CLAU­DIO ALLOC­CHIO

GARR

JES­PER
ANDER­SEN

Royal Danish Academy of Music

MARIA
ISABEL
GAN­DIA
CARRIE­DO

CSUC

ANN
DOYLE

Internet2

TOM
GOR­MAN

Coventry University

NERINGA
JACKE­VICE

KTU

RE­NATA
KREIL

ACOnet

TANIA LISBOA

Royal College of Music

NADELINA
SANDU

GÉANT

DA­VID
SPEN­CER

University of Memphis

JUS­TIN
TRIE­GER

New World Symphony

SVEN
UBIK

CESNET

DOME­NICO
VICI­NANZA

Chair
GÉANT, Anglia Ruskin University

NPAPW24 ORGANISING COMMITTEE

TRIINU
ARAK

EAMT

INNAR
JÄRVA

EAMT

NIKITA
SHISHKOV

EAMT

STEFFIE
BOSMAN

GÉANT

FAQ

NPAPW24 will be hosted by the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre (LMTA), Vilnius, Lithuania

This is constantly evolving, but here is a current list:

  • LoLa – an ultra-low-latency Windows platform that allows synchronous performance in above CD-quality audio and HD video.
  • Ultragrid – a cross platform software application that uses consumer devices forstreaming up to 8K resolution video and multichannel, high resolution audio.
  • MVTP – A hardware streaming solution offering up to 4K at 60FPS with TICO compression.  https://mvtp.cesnet.cz/MVTP-presentation.pdf
  • JackTrip – A multichannel audio streaming solution for Macintosh and Linux.
  • Nimbra – Hardware encoding solutions offering extremely low-latency 4K streaming over IP networks.

Performing artists, music educators, composers, academic administrators, faculty, researchers, technology developers, cultural video producers, administration and staff from performing arts venues – anyone or any institution interested in using interactive technologies over high-speed networks in educational programs or performances.

NPAPW invites submissions of papers,  demonstrations, presentations, installations and multi-site performance proposals exploring the use of advanced networking and interactive technologies for performing arts production and education with partners across the globe.

The event is organised and sponsored by LMTA, Vilnius, with support by GÉANT and Internet2.

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HISTORY

In 2000, Internet2, the U.S. research and education networking consortium, identified the potential of using advanced networks for arts and humanities and began bringing technicians, academics and artists together for Network Performing Arts Production Workshops in 2003. Since the beginning, the annual workshops took place at the campus of the New World Symphony in Miami Beach, Florida.

In 2002, what was then known as TERENA (now GÉANT), the European Research and Education Networking Association, started to address the needs of the user communities in the arts and humanities areas with the SERENATE study.

Since 2009, NPAPW have been held in Europe and the United States annually. The European workshops were held in Trieste in 2009, Paris in 2010, Barcelona in 2011, Vienna in 2013, London in 2015, Copenhagen in 2017 and Prague in 2019. In 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016 and 2018 workshops were organised at the New World Symphony in Miami. The 2020 workshop has been cancelled due the COVID19 pandemic and the 2021 edition has been organised online.

Currently NPAPW is a collaborative project of GÉANT, Internet2, New World Symphony, GARR (Italian NREN) and other European national research and education networks (NRENs), working together with cultural institutions around the world to organise the annual event.

Supported by City Government of Tallinn