Reminder: CALL FOR ARTISTS - FOOT 2013 - Theatre and Technology Dec 15 Deadline

[Luella Massey]

*FESTIVAL OF ORIGINAL THEATRE*

*THEATRE & TECHNOLOGY*

/FEBRUARY 1-3, 2013/

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*CALL FOR ARTISTS*

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/What is the Festival of Original Theatre (FOOT)?/

Started in 1993, FOOT is an annual student-run conference and arts 
festival produced in conjunction between the Centre for Drama, Theatre 
and Performance Studies at the University of Toronto and the Centre's 
Student Union. Its goal is to create a discussion between scholarship 
and praxis.

 

/Why "Theatre & Technology"?/

Social tools, expressive media, communicative objects---new 
technologies, increasingly, are relational devices that shape how we 
interact with our worlds. It is no surprise, then, that theatre and 
performance makers are taking up these same tools in the creation of 
their art. Yet, despite the fact that theatre has always eagerly 
employed new technologies, the nature of 21^st  century communications 
media is beginning to trouble how and why we create and watch live 
performance. Does a stage inhabited by projections of actors still 
constitute theatre? What does it mean for spectatorship if the tools of 
social media are included in a live event? How can performers extend 
themselves and their practice using new technologies? The 2013 Festival 
of Original Theatre explores questions like these and their attendant 
emergent practices. Subjects of inquiry might include:

 


·         Virtuality and immediacy

·         Digital design

·         Online performance

·         Video game performance

·         Posthumanism/Transhumanism

·         Mixed-reality performance

·         Technologized Spectator

·         The performance of self in virtual space

·         Intellectual property & digital ownership

·         Theatre and convergence culture

·         Alternate reality gaming

·         Robotics

·         Augmented reality

·         The virtual body

·         Digital dramaturgy

·         Explorations of the historical antecedents of intermedial practice


 

/What we're looking for:/

The intention of Festival is to include as many different opportunities 
for learning as possible, thus in addition to scholarly paper 
presentations and traditional theatrical performances, *we're presenting 
a gallery of interactive objects, art objects and expressive 
technologies. If you are an artist/designer/engineer/scientist, and you 
have an object or installation that you'd like to display you should 
definitely get in touch with us!***

 

/Who can apply:/

While there will be an abundance of theatre scholars in attendance, the 
Festival is designed to be interdisciplinary. Students, faculty, 
artists, and enthusiasts are all invited to apply.

 

/How to apply:/

For performances, installations, workshops and others - Please send a 
short (300 word max.) description of what you'd like to do, along with 
short bios of the people involved (max 300 words for everyone). If you 
think it will help explain your work, please feel free to include up to 
3 pieces of supplementary material (photos, video excerpts, etc.). All 
materials should be sent to foot.graddrama at utoronto.ca 
<mailto:foot.graddrama at utoronto.ca>.

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/Deadlines/:

All applications must be received via email by midnight on December 15, 
2012.

 

/Questions? Concerns?/

Feel free to send us a message at: foot.graddrama at utoronto.ca 
<mailto:foot.graddrama at utoronto.ca>. We might not write back right away, 
but we promise to get in touch with you as soon as we are able.

 


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