Conference: Changing Perspectives on Live Performance
Changing Perspectives on Live Performance Interrogating Digital Dimensions and New Modes of Engagement was an international online symposium hosted by Anglia Ruskin University on 8-9 October 2021, bringing together researchers, artists, and practitioners to examine the impact of digital technologies on contemporary performance.
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The symposium emerged in response to the shifts in performance-making, rehearsal processes, and audience engagement that took place during the COVID-19 pandemic. As artists worked across digital platforms and online environments, new relationships between dance, theatre, film, and technology began to take shape.
Through presentations, performances, workshops, and discussions, the symposium explored how digital tools were being used to create, share, and experience performance. The event provided a forum for analysing these developments and considering their implications for future artistic and research practices.
Keynote speakers
- Anne Bogart, Theatre Director, SITI Company (USA)
- Prof Maria Shevtsova, Goldsmiths, University of London (UK)
- Dr Mark Nicholls, University of Melbourne (Australia)
- Wim Vandekeybus, Choreographer and Artistic Director, Ultima Vez (Belgium)
Roundtable discussion
- Dr Kasia Lech – Canterbury Christ Church University (UK)
- João de Ricardo – Cia Espaço em Branco/Blank Space Company (Brazil)
- Charlotte Vincent – Vincent Dance Theatre (UK)
Workshops
- Parliament of Practices, Adrianna La Selva and Marije Nie
- Rehearsing in Virtual Reality, Chloe Payne, Alex Dault, Liam Karry and Stephen Atkins
Symposium themes
- Digital performance and liveness
- New approaches to rehearsal and collaboration
- Audience engagement across online platforms
- Intersections between dance, theatre, film, and technology
- Emerging directions for performance practice and research