Digital Futures in Dance Conference :: September 8-10, 2011 :: Pavilion Dance, Bournemouth, UK.

Digital Futures in Dance is an opportunity for artists, promoters, producers, venues, academics and creative and digital companies to come together to discuss future possibilities for dance and technology. With an increasing growth in interdisciplinary practice, Digital Futures in Dance investigates how new digital technologies create new conditions for choreographing and presenting dance. The conference is structured around three interrelated themes explored through presentations, workshops, performances and installations:

The Expanded Stage: Stage, screen and bodies – What will be the stages for dance in the future?

New Body Intelligence: Body data as raw material – How will new intelligence of the body influence choreography in the future?

Social Interaction: Mobile and interactive technology devices – How will increased interactivity influence the creation and reception of dance in the future?

New Media New Performance: Interactive technology has quietly become part of our daily life – from watching TV online to using GPS navigation on one’s mobile phone, and it is no different in the arena of performing arts. Artists at this year’s Digital Futures in Dance Conference will show us just how the latest software and technology has transformed the way they express themselves. Artistic applications of digital technology fundamentally require an understanding of technological capabilities. So the big question is; does it really make any difference to the actual creation of performing art?

See the full programme here.

Digital Futures in Dance is devised and organised by South East Dance, Dance South West - Pavilion Dance, Dance Digital and Bournemouth University - School of Media. It is funded by Arts Council England, Grants for the Arts