Theatre Goes Digital

Featured Guests: Kevin Brown, Maria Chatzichristodoulou, Nick Hunt, Peter Kuling

Date: Thursday, April 1st, 18:00-19:30 pm UK | 19:00 pm CEST | 1:00 pm EDT | 10:00 am PDT | 21:30 pm IRST

Event Access: Zoom

One day, we were advised to stay at home. Our lives became enclosed in small intimate spaces and our social exchanges became mediated. Life unfolded on the Screen (see Turkle 1997) as never before.

The impact of Covid-19 on live theatre and performance cannot be underestimated. Venues that had presented live performance for centuries went suddenly quiet. Live performance, across the world, took a mighty hit and will continue to suffer for the foreseeable future. However, despite the devastating impact of the pandemic, people and communities have found creative ways to respond to our ‘unprecedented’ circumstances so as to carve out some positive outcomes. Some scholars and practitioners suggest that the disruption inflicted by…