The Rise of Immersive Technologies: Opportunities and Challenges
Beyond the spectacle: rethinking immersion in culture Nicolás Madoery, July 2025 Summary Culture is being reshaped, not only in what we create, but in how we experience and share it. Immersion is one of the most powerful, and contested, tools in this shift. But to make real sense, we must ask not what these […]
The first baby composers in concert
The first baby composers in concert Musicalmente and Paulo Lameiro CooperativePhotos by Joaquim DâmasoInterviews conducted by Jessica GermanoLeiria, 6th July 2025 Yesterday, on 6th July, those who will be the first baby composers in the AMPLIFY project met for the first time in a concert setting at the Miguel Franco Theatre in Leiria, Portugal. A […]
Remote Performance
Remote Performance François Matarasso, July 2025 Going online One of the ways the Covid-19 pandemic changed us was in making it ordinary to communicate online. During the weeks and months of enforced confinement it became normal to sit at a computer and participate in business meetings, university lectures and school lessons. The cultural sector […]
Why AMPLIFY?
Why AMPLIFY? François Matarasso, June 2025 The early days of the Internet were driven by utopian dreams that it would be ‘a tool to empower humanity’,[i] giving people the means to access, create and share knowledge for the universal good. Thirty years later, Tim Berners-Lee, the inventor of the World Wide Web, wrote that ‘for […]
AMPLIFY consortium takes on the Isle of Lewis: forging tomorrow’s cultural landscape
AMPLIFY consortium takes on the Isle of Lewis: forging tomorrow’s cultural landscape North Bragar, Isle of Lewis: 20–21 May 2025 Partners from across Europe came together in the stunning landscapes of the Outer Hebrides last week for the second in-person consortium meeting of the AMPLIFY project. Hosted by Scottish Gaelic arts organisation and AMPLIFY […]
AMPLIFY’s Leiria Gathering Connects Art, Tech and People
Bridging Art, Technology and Community: Insights from AMPLIFY’S Leiria Gathering By Isabel Lucena | June 2025 When digital innovation is reshaping every facet of our lives, the arts are no exception. The AMPLIFY gathering in Leiria (Portugal) is an opportunity to examine two pivotal questions: How can arts organisations and technologists work together in […]
Creative Alchemy: How Life Becomes Art by François Matarasso
Creative Alchemy: How Life Becomes Art By François Matarasso |April 2025 On the day he visited the former Trinitat Vella prison, our AMPLIFY partner François Matarasso witnessed something extraordinary. What began as a meeting about a community opera evolved into a powerful moment of collective remembrance. Read his article below: It’s a cold, functional […]
Can an Opera House Truly Belong to the People? How LICEU and AMPLIFY Are Reinventing Opera
Can an Opera House Truly Belong to the People? How LICEU and AMPLIFY Are Reinventing Opera Interview with Irene Calvis Grand Teatre Del Liceu – Pilot Relealing Opera 23 April 2025 What is LICEU’s role in the AMPLIFY Project? The Gran Teatre del Liceu is one of the four artistic partners of the […]
Bridging Generations: Technology’s Role in Preserving Traditional Music
Can Tech Keep Tradition Alive? Interview with Calum Fraser & Calum MacMillan from Fèisean nan Gàidheal – Pilot Renewing Tradition. 10 April 2025 What is your role in the AMPLIFY project? At Fèisean nan Gàidheal, we will trial the technology in the context of online music, drama and song tuition for young people and […]
Can Technology turn Babies into Composers?
Can technology turn babies into composers? by Paulo Lameiro & Lara Matos from Cooperativa Paulo Lameiro CRL and MUSICALMENTE leading AMPLIFY pilot Music with babies 30 March 2025 What is your role in the AMPLIFY project and what are you most excited about? – As Artistic Director of the MUSICALMENTE Company, which organises Concerts for […]
