Digital media and technology are ever-evolving, and so is their relationship to theatre. In this section, you can learn about how theatremakers are incorporating media and tech into their art-making and career-building, as well as read New Crit pieces about work created to be shared online. Two interesting series to explore for a sense of how quickly the conversations change are Gwydion Suilebhan’s Techne—essays written in 2013 and 2014—and Performing the Internet, curated by Kate Bergstrom in January 2021. Check out content from the 2019 Digital + Performance Convening for a multifaceted look at this topic!
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How to Embrace the Dramaturgy of Creative Caption Design
Bringing you to the forefront of Canada’s most innovative live performances
Tuesday 2 June and Wednesday 10 June through Saturday 13 June 2020
Canada
SpiderWebShow Performance presented FOLDA - The Festival of Live Digital Art 2020 livestreamed on the global, commons-based, peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Tuesday 2 June and Wednesday 10 June to Saturday 13 June 2020.
Toasterlab’s Mixed Reality Performance Atelier is a two-year deep dive into the current mixed reality methods used by theatre and performance makers
Saturday 13 June 2020
Toronto, Canada
ToasterLab presented a Mixed Reality Performance Hack (tMoRPH) Kickoff livestreamed on the global, commons-based, peer produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Saturday 13 June 2020 at 9 a.m. PDT (San Francisco, UTC-7) / 11 a.m. CDT (Chicago, UTC-5) / 12 p.m. EDT (New York, UTC-4) / 17:00 BST (London, UTC+1) / 18:00 CEST (Berlin, UTC+2).
Peter J. Kuo discusses live video theatre—what it is and what it isn’t, the current difficulties and limitations around creating it, what it can do and how accessible it is, and more.
Bringing La MaMa's 1960s café aesthetic to a virtual platform that links performers and audiences in real time across distance
Friday 5 June 2020
United States
La MaMa and CultureHub presented Downtown Variety: X livestreamed on the global, commons-based peer produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Friday 5 June 2020 at 5 p.m. PDT (San Francisco, UTC-7) / 7 p.m. CDT (Chicago, UTC-5) / 8 p.m. EDT (New York, UTC-4).
Toasterlab’s Mixed Reality Performance Atelier is a two-year deep dive into the current mixed reality methods used by theatre and performance makers
Thursday 4 June 2020
Toronto, Canada
ToasterLab presented a Mixed Reality Performance Atelier AGM livestreamed on the global, commons-based, peer produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Thursday 4 June 2020 at 9 a.m. AKDT (Juneau, UTC-8) / 10 a.m. PDT (San Francisco, UTC-7) / 12 p.m. CDT (Chicago, UTC-5) / 1 p.m. EDT (New York, UTC-4) / 18:00 BST (London, UTC+1) / 19:00 CEST (Berlin, UTC+2).
Reimagining Liveness and Connection for Virtual Space
Thursday 28 May 2020
United States
Directors Lab West presented Directors Lab West Connects: Scarlett Kim and Mattie Barber-Bockelman livestreamed on the global, commons-based, peer produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Thursday 28 May 2020 at 8 a.m. HST (Honolulu, UTC-10) / 10 a.m. AKDT (Juneau, UTC-8) / 11 a.m. PDT (San Francisco, UTC-7) / 1 p.m. CDT (Chicago, UTC-5) / 2 p.m. EDT (New York, UTC-4) / 19:00 BST (London, UTC+1) / 20:00 CEST (Berlin, UTC+2).
A conversation on interdisciplinary collaborations between artists and scientists
Wednesday 27 May 2020
Los Angeles
CultureHub LA and SUPERCOLLIDER presented a Conversation on Art+Sci Collaborations livestreamed on the global, commons-based, peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Wednesday 27 May 2020 at 6 p.m. PDT (San Francisco, UTC-7) / 8 p.m. CDT (Chicago, UTC-5) / 9 p.m. EDT (New York, UTC-4) / Sunday 7 June 2020 10:00 KST (Seoul, UTC+9) / 11:00 AEST (Sydney, UTC+10) / 13:00 NZST (Auckland, UTC+12).
Weekly live performances that experiment with form.
Tuesday 26 May 2020
New York City
La MaMa Experimental Theater Club and CultureHub presented Café La MaMa Live: Take 7 livestreamed on the global, commons-based, peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Tuesday 26 May 2020 at 4 p.m. PDT (San Francisco, UTC-7) / 6 p.m. CDT (Chicago, UTC-5) / 7 p.m. EDT (New York, UTC-4).
Bringing La MaMa's 1960s café aesthetic to a virtual platform that links performers and audiences in real time across distance
Friday 22 May 2020
New York City
La MaMa and CultureHub presented Downtown Variety: Take 9 livestreamed on the global, commons-based peer produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Friday 22 May 2020 at 5 p.m. PDT (San Francisco, UTC-7) / 7 p.m. CDT (Chicago, UTC-5) / 8 p.m. EDT (New York, UTC-4).
Weekly live performances that experiment with form.
Tuesday 19 May 2020
New York City
La MaMa Experimental Theater Club and CultureHub presented Café La MaMa Live: Take 3 livestreamed on the global, commons-based, peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Tuesday 19 May 2020 at 4 p.m. PDT (San Francisco, UTC-7) / 6 p.m. CDT (Chicago, UTC-5) / 7 p.m. EDT (New York, UTC-4) / 1 p.m HST (Honoloulu UTC-10) / 3 p.m. AKDT (Anchorage, UTC-8).
Exploring the potential of emerging technologies to create dynamic and engaging live storytelling experiences
Saturday 16 May 2020
United States
CultureHub and La MaMa presented Experiments in Digital Storytelling livestreamed on the global, commons-based, peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Saturday 16 May 2020 at 10 a.m. PDT (Los Angeles, UTC-7) / 1:00 p.m. EDT (New York, UTC-4) / 6 p.m. CEST (Paris UTC+2) AND at 3 p.m. PDT (Los Angeles, UTC-7) / 6 p.m. EDT (New York, UTC-4) / 17 May 2020 12 a.m. CEST (Paris UTC+2).
Bringing La MaMa's 1960s café aesthetic to a virtual platform that links performers and audiences in real time across distance
Friday 8 May 2020
New York City
La MaMa and CultureHub presented Downtown Variety: Take 8 livestreamed on the global, commons-based peer produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Friday 8 May 2020 at 5 p.m. PDT (San Francisco, UTC-7) / 7 p.m. CDT (Chicago, UTC-5) / 8 p.m. EDT (New York, UTC-4).
Weekly live performances that experiment with form.
Tuesday 5 May 2020
New York City
La MaMa Experimental Theater Club and CultureHub presented Café La MaMa Live: Take 5 livestreamed on the global, commons-based, peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Tuesday 5 May 2020 at 4 p.m. PDT (San Francisco, UTC-7) / 6 p.m. CDT (Chicago, UTC-5) / 7 p.m. EDT (New York, UTC-4).
Bringing La MaMa's 1960s café aesthetic to a virtual platform that links performers and audiences in real time across distance
Friday 1 May 2020
New York City
La MaMa and CultureHub presented Downtown Variety: Take 7 livestreamed on the global, commons-based peer produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Friday 1 May 2020 at 5 p.m. PDT (San Francisco, UTC-7) / 7 p.m. CDT (Chicago, UTC-5) / 8 p.m. EDT (New York, UTC-4).
Weekly live performances that experiment with form.
Tuesday 28 April 2020
New York City
La MaMa Experimental Theater Club and CultureHub presented Café La MaMa Live: Take 4 livestreamed on the global, commons-based, peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Tuesday 28 April 2020 at 4 p.m. PDT (San Francisco, UTC-7) / 6 p.m. CDT (Chicago, UTC-5) / 7 p.m. EDT (New York, UTC-4).
A one-day virtual sprint, an experimental create-athon, tailored for our socially distant reality.
Saturday 25 April 2020
United States
CultureHub and ITP - NYU Adjacent Journal presented PerformaJam LIVE! livestreamed on the global, commons-based, peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Saturday 25 April 2020 at 4:30 p.m. PDT (San Francisco, UTC-7) / 5:30 p.m. CDT (Chicago, UTC-5) / 7:30 p.m. EDT (New York, UTC-4).
Bringing La MaMa's 1960s café aesthetic to a virtual platform that links performers and audiences in real time across distance
Friday 24 April 2020
New York City
La MaMa and CultureHub presented Downtown Variety livestreamed on the global, commons-based peer produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Friday 24 April 2020 at 5 p.m. PDT (San Francisco, UTC-7) / 7 p.m. CDT (Chicago, UTC-5) / 8 p.m. EDT (New York, UTC-4).
Weekly live performances that experiment with form.
Tuesday 21 April 2020
New York City
La MaMa Experimental Theater Club and CultureHub presented Café La MaMa Live: Take 3 livestreamed on the global, commons-based, peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Tuesday 21 April 2020 at 4 p.m. PDT (San Francisco, UTC-7) / 6 p.m. CDT (Chicago, UTC-5) / 7 p.m. EDT (New York, UTC-4).
Exploring the potential of emerging technologies to create dynamic and engaging live storytelling experiences
Saturday 18 April 2020
United States
CultureHub and La MaMa presented Experiments in Digital Storytelling | Open Rehearsal with Double Eye Studios livestreamed on the global, commons-based, peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Saturday 18 April 2020 at 9 a.m. PDT (Los Angeles, UTC-7) / 12:00 p.m. EDT (New York, UTC-4) / 6 p.m. CEST (Paris UTC+2) AND at 5 p.m. PDT (Los Angeles, UTC-7) / 8:00 p.m. EDT (New York, UTC-4) / 19 April 2020 2 a.m. CEST (Paris UTC+2)
Bringing La MaMa's 1960s café aesthetic to a virtual platform that links performers and audiences in real time across distance
Friday 17 April 2020
New York City
La MaMa and CultureHub presented Downtown Variety livestreamed on the global, commons-based peer produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Friday 17 April 2020 at 5 p.m. PDT (San Francisco, UTC-7) / 7 p.m. CDT (Chicago, UTC-5) / 8 p.m. EDT (New York, UTC-4).
Weekly live performances that experiment with form.
Tuesday 14 April 2020
New York City
La MaMa Experimental Theater Club and CultureHub presented Café La MaMa Live: Take 2 livestreamed on the global, commons-based, peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Tuesday 14 April 2020 at 4 p.m. PDT (San Francisco, UTC-7) / 6 p.m. CDT (Chicago, UTC-5) / 7 p.m. EDT (New York, UTC-4).
Bringing La MaMa's 1960s café aesthetic to a virtual platform that links performers and audiences in real time across distance
Friday 10 April 2020
New York City
La MaMa and CultureHub presented Downtown Variety livestreamed on the global, commons-based peer produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Friday 10 April 2020 at 5 p.m. PDT (San Francisco, UTC-7) / 7 p.m. CDT (Chicago, UTC-5) / 8 p.m. EDT (New York, UTC-4).
Weekly live performances that experiment with form
Tuesday 7 April 2020
New York City
La MaMa Experimental Theater Club and CultureHub presented Café La MaMa Live: Take 1 livestreamed on the global, commons-based, peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Tuesday 7 April 2020 at 4 p.m. PDT (San Francisco, UTC-7) / 6 p.m. CDT (Chicago, UTC-5) / 7 p.m. EDT (New York, UTC-4).
