Sita Popat and Scott Palmer will be talking about their research projects into the relationship between dance and technology at ‘Digital Dancing Partners: Collaborative projects between performance and technology, academy and industry‘ at the Institute for Creative Enterprise (ICE), at Coventry Technology Park on Monday 8th March 2010, 5:30pm-6:30pm.
ICE is pleased to welcome Sita Popat and Scott Palmer, to talk about their collaborations with KMA Creative Technology Ltd. Popat and Palmer will discuss how the relationship between the performance academics at the University of Leeds and the commercial digital artists has created several research activities, including Dancing in the Streets (2005) and Projecting Performance (2006-8). These projects explore the interactivity between dancers, computers and operators, bringing together the fields of dance, scenography and digital art.
Sita Popat is a Senior Lecturer at the University of Leeds, developing her interests in dance performance and choreography in a variety of digital and new media contexts. She has choreographed on dancers, robots and digital ‘sprites’, and is fascinated by the interrelationships between performers, operators and computers. She is also the Associate Editor of the International Journal of Performance Arts and Digital Media.
Scott Palmer is also a lecturer at the University of Leeds and his research focuses on scenography, lighting design and the interaction between technology and performance. Scott has written several books on Stage Management, Lighting and Sound including his current work A Lighting Reader for the Palgrave Macmillan Theatre Practices series.
To book a place at the free seminar event please contact Katie Law on 02476158381 or klaw@cad.coventry.ac.uk.
