9th January 2010
What's The Point & What's The Place of Interactivity in Theatre?
The Interactivity Symposium | Convened by Three's Company and interactivity.org.uk.
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Our first session is the most general, dealing with the very existence of interactivity in performance. The panel and audience will discuss why and how it can, should and is being used in theatre, and muse on the future of the genre.
The day includes a panel discussion, a Q&A, and an open space debate.
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Subject
This debate asks why we should or shouldn't use interactivity in theatre at all.
Discussion may include:
- Why use interactivity in theatre at all? Why not?
- What does interactivity add to theatre, and when does it get in the way?
- Is full interactivity mutually exclusive with complete narrative?
- Is interactive theatre overlooked or overhyped?
You can read more and participate in this debate online in our discussions section: What's The Point & What's The Place of Interactivity in Theatre?
Speakers
Chair: Karl Rouse - Senior Lecturer in Alternative Theatre & New Performance Practice, Central School of Speech & Drama, University of London.
Matt Trueman is a theatre critic and blogger who writes for The Guardian, Time Out and The Stage, and his own celebrated blog Carousel of Fantasies. He recently won the Allen Wright Award for his reviewing work at the Edinburgh Fringe.
Tassos Stevens is a renowned theatre director and actor, and co-founder of critically-acclaimed interactive company Coney.
Annette Mees is a theatre maker working with modern communication methods and new technology. She is co-founder Coney.
Richard Stamp is a theatre critic and blogger from Edinburgh and runs FringeGuru.com.
Tom Crawshaw is an award-winning interactive playwright and director, and co-founder of Three's Company.
Yaz Al-Shaater is an actor and director, and interactive theatre enthusiast. He is co-founder of Three's Company.
Programme of Events
- 1.30pm: Discussion begins
- 2.15pm: Panellist Q&A
- 2.45pm: Open Space questions fielded
- 3pm: Break
- 3.15pm: Open Space session begins
- 4.30pm: Open Space Round Up
- 5pm: Interplay Sessions performances begin
- 6pm: End.
Documentation
The event was live-blogged here:
Video and audio recordings were also made; these will be available for download as soon as possible.
You can also search @reactivity_fest on twitter, and/or the hashtag "#intsympo" for live updates.
This will be available after the event. Follow @reactivity_fest on twitter, and/or the hashtag "#intsympo" for live updates.
