Territories of Negotiation: Exploring Trends in Interdisciplinary Improvisation
Location: Tallinn, Estonia
Hosted by: Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre
Dates: 11–13 February 2027
Contact: Marie Urvik, marie.urvik@eamt.ee
The Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre is pleased to announce the international symposium Territories of Negotiation: Exploring Trends in Interdisciplinary Improvisation. The event will take place in Tallinn, Estonia, from 11 to 13 February 2027. This symposium aims to offer comprehensive perspectives from a diverse range of disciplines that engage with improvisation as an art form, a method of creation, or an object of research.
IMPACT 2027 explores negotiation as a central condition of improvisation and interdisciplinary practice. Encounters between different disciplines may generate collaboration, negotiation, tension, misunderstanding, transformation, and illumination. Contributions are invited that explore how artistic work and knowledge are shaped through and by spontaneity. IMPACT 2027 is concerned not only with successful exchange but also with friction, discomfort, limits, asymmetries, and the structures that make shared practice and knowledge possible.
Themes
- Collaborative approaches in improvisation research and practice
- Asymmetry in improvisational relations and structures
- Translation and mistranslation in improvisational practice
- Improvisation as participatory practice
- Difference, inclusion, and diversity in improvisation
- Power, hierarchy, and negotiation in improvisation
Fees
- Conference presentation fee: €90
- Listener participation fee: €125
Presentation formats
Paper presentations: Proposals for a 20-minute presentation, followed by 10 minutes of facilitated audience discussion, should address a clear research question or set of questions grounded in the author’s methodological or disciplinary approach.
Performance as research outcome: Recognising the importance of practice-based approaches and creative processes, the symposium will also feature a dedicated programme of performances and practice-oriented presentations. Proposals should clearly articulate how the performance relates to and emerges from the underlying practice or research process. Each presentation may include up to 10 minutes of spoken introduction or contextualisation, with a total duration of 30 minutes for both introduction and performance combined, followed by 10 minutes of facilitated audience discussion. Performances must be presented live.
Date of submission: 15 November 2026
For paper presentations, please submit the following:
Name of the presenter(s)
Institution
150-word biography
Presentation title and/or subtitle
350-word description of the presentation
For performance as a research outcome, please submit the following:
Name of the performer(s)
Institution
150-word biography
Title
Technical requirements
Links to previous related performances
A one-page text on the performance stating its connection to the research process, questions, and theme