[Candrama] The S Word - Stanislavsky and the Digital - Early Bird booking rate closes 18th May

[Paul Fryer]

A quick reminder that *Early Bird booking* (which saves 20% on the full 
rate) ends on *Monday 18th May*.

*The S Word: Stanislavsky and the Digital.*

_Online booking now open _

Reduced rates for DramaHE/ATHE members, students, unwaged and retired.

Please book online @ www.ticketsource.com/the-s-word

*Annual Symposium | The Stanislavsky Research Centre (Leeds/Malta) in 
partnership with the School of Arts and Creative Industries, University 
of East London*

📅 *17–19 June 2026*
📍 University of East London, Stratford, London E15 4LZ.
*Keynote Speaker:* Mike Leigh in conversation with Aletia Badenhorst
*Jean Benedetti Lecture:* /Vakhtangov in the MoCap Studio/ – Tom 
Linden-McCarron & Robin Berry
*Co-Conveners:*
Dr Evi Stamatiou (University of East London), Dr Zuzana Jurechová (DAMU, 
Prague), Prof. Paul Fryer (Stanislavsky Research Centre)
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/The S Word: Stanislavsky and the Digital/ is an international 
interdisciplinary symposium exploring how Stanislavsky’s legacy is 
transformed by the technologies shaping contemporary performance.
As digital tools redefine how we make, teach, and experience 
performance, the symposium asks how ideas of truth, presence, 
embodiment, and emotion evolve across virtual and hybrid spaces. From 
VR/AR, motion capture, AI and gaming environments to vertical 
filmmaking, immersive storytelling, and online collaboration, we explore 
what happens to the Stanislavskian System when the actor’s instruments 
include data, sensors, and avatars.
Bringing together scholars, artists, educators, technologists, and 
practitioners, the event creates a space for critical and practice-based 
exchange on screen performance, digital scenography, immersive media, 
and pedagogical innovation.
At its core, the symposium asks: what does it mean to train and perform 
“truthfully” in mediated environments - and how might Stanislavskian 
principles adapt, expand, or break under digital conditions?
Now in its tenth year, /The S Word/, founded by Bella Merlin and Paul 
Fryer, continues its mission to connect historical practice with 
contemporary innovation, extending its dialogue into the digital future 
of performance.


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Prof. Paul Fryer MA, PhD, FRSA, FHEA.
Visiting Professor, School of Performance and Cultural Industries, University of Leeds (UK).
Co-Director, The Stanislavsky Research Centre (University of Leeds/University of Malta)
Consultant Editor, Stanislavski Studies
Series Editor, Stanislavsky And...
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