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Our school is committed to support students who wish to develop their ability to a level appropriate for a career in the new media industry.

Our curriculum is designed to develop in the student the skill sets needed within the 21st century new media arts industry. In an ever changing landscape, students need a wide remit of skills that encapsulate more than just a technical bias.

Our courses combines a high level study of technical production constructs alongside essential creative pursuits such as conceptualisation, artist aesthetic, collaboration strategies and developing business opportunities.

Stanislav Glazov

Founder, Teacher

3D and audiovisual artist with over 22 years of experience in computer graphics and 20 years 
of teaching experience.

Worked in the production of the computer game Killer Tank, Pilot TV, on the first Russian animation projects in the Classic Studio, on the largest film projects in the German studios Trixter Film and Scanline CA as a technical director for pipeline, Character Animation, Cloth Simulation TD, RnD for VFX.

  • After 2010 - creation of an automated infographic visualization system for Kommersant TV, cooperation with the largest Russian companies - SilaSveta, Stereotaktik, Invisible, Raduga Design - on VideoMapping projects.
  • In 2013, he created his own generative design studio Licht.Pfad. Cooperation with WhiteVoid. Creation of AV Performances in partnership with Dasha Rush, Robert Lippok
  • Performances at all the iconic festivals of the planet: Berlin Atonal, Mutek Montreal, Ars     Electronica Linz, Unsound Festival in Krakow, Raster-Noton night in Berghain, Barbican London, Resonance Festival in Tokyo, Mira Festival Barcelona, L.E.V. Festival, Light Festival Lyon
  • Since 2016 - working on theater projects with Maxim Didenko, including the creation of media servers for various performances.


Maksim Smirnov

Co-founder, Facilitator

Media artist, musician, and VJ

He has collaborated with performance groups such as Das Gegenteil, TO Druzhba, the Moscow jazz avant-garde (Improv Day), and TON Workshop. He was the first video artist at Signal Music Residency.

He is part of the Burning Man Russia community and has participated in festivals such as Ogonёk, Holodok, Improfest, Potok, Bessonitsa, and LES25.

Founder of the experimental techno-jazz improvisational project Psychosomatiks and a member of the world's largest laptop orchestra (75 people, Museum of Moscow, 2018).

He has performed at venues like Mutabor, WIP, KC Dom, Cube Moscow, RED EYES Moscow, NIIDAR, the Darwin Museum, TekhnikaBezOpasnosti, and worked on interactive installations for Slava Polunin's global show (Manezh, 2022).



Vlad Yusupov

SMM

DJ, guitarist, performer

For the past three years, he has performed as a DJ with live guitar. He was a resident at the LFD (Light Fleur Dance) party and performed regularly at WARPP club. He has played at the Russian Museum, the creative village Art Kovcheg, the Systo festival, and various venues in St. Petersburg and Goa.

He is one of the founders of the creative community Plemya. For two years, they organized music and performance events in St. Petersburg and Goa.

As a fire show performer, he has appeared at Systo, Odyssey festival, and at parties like Soundcraft, Plemya, Tripfoundation, and others in Goa.

As an improvisational theater performer, he participated in Shamanic Party by Veda Ram and Sirena Mirra at Shunya, Goa.

He has read his poetry at Shunya, Goa.

He played guitar in the ambient music project Outhanasia.

Founder, songwriter, and guitarist of the shamanic rock band MoonStones Band. They have performed at festivals like Systo, Trimurti, Chillout Planet, Bely Shum, Why Not, and Skazka.

He has been involved in organizing festivals, parties, and creative spaces and settlements, including Systo, Space of Joy, Trimurti, Odyssey, Art Kovcheg, and Soundcraft.



Marina Punkova

Curator

Motion designer, Media artist, VJ

Levan

Curator

Media arsist, Producer

Vasiliy

AI

AI

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