Stage IX is a two-year collaborative residency programme and infrastructure in the Netherlands that unites six leading partners to advance immersive experiences through practice-based artistic research. Beyond its core partners, Stage IX maintains partnerships with leading international institutions.
Supports the next generation of immersive media makers through its interdisciplinary academies, including the Netherlands Film Academy’s VR & Immersive Media programmes, the IDLab for XR and immersive performing arts, and the Conservatorium’s Live Electronics Department.
The national research institute for mathematics and computer science, contributes advanced research in XR, volumetric capture, telepresence, AI, and human–computer interaction. CWI enables artist-led experimentation alongside rigorous technical development and audience testing.
Is dedicated space for immersive exhibitions and experiences at the intersection of art, sound, and technology. It commissions and presents ground-breaking new media art installations by pioneering living artists
Is a production studio that supports artists, curators, and venues with multidisciplinary tools, technical expertise, and mentorship, guiding immersive and cross-media projects from initial concept to final presentation.
Is the lead partner of Stage IX and forms a creative platform for IX, rooted in scenography and spatial design for theatre and museums. Located within five hectares of open landscape at the Fort Penningsveer estate, Ruimtetijd serves as the home base of the residency programme.
Is a creative studio at the forefront of spatial audio software and omnidirectional sound systems. Working with artists worldwide, it produces pioneering sonic experiences across music, art, education, and research.
Stage IX maintains partnerships with leading international institutions whose expertise is available to residents through consultations, lectures, feedback sessions, and networking opportunities: Venice Immersive / Venice Biennale; PHI Centre (Montréal); Society for Arts and Technology (Montréal); Academy for Theater and Digitality (Dortmund); Zurich University of the Arts (ICST); NYU Max Planck Center; CYENS Centre of Excellence; The Watermill Center.
