OPEN ONLINE THEATRE FESTIVAL

OPEN ONLINE THEATRE FESTIVAL 2021 presents an exciting mix of new performance and panel discussions at the vital intersections of performing arts and the digital

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DISCOVER: New artists making work for the digital realm

EXPERIENCE: Sensography - work created for up to 4 live streaming cameras

IMAGINE: Get involved in future-focused discussions with cutting edge thinkers at the intersections of performing arts and the digital

IJAD Dance Company launches its 2021 live-streamed Open Online Theatre (OOT) Festival featuring new pieces by performing artists making work specifically for live-streaming using up to four cameras. As part of IJAD Dance Company’s Open Online Theatre (OOT) programme, Clemence Debaig, Daisy Harrison, Lauren Tucker, Reem Naamani and O. Pen Be present performances reflecting their experiences of 2020 in 4 regions of the UK and also Lebanon. The Festival is also hosting four Connective Matrix panel discussions featuring artists, technologists and researchers at the cutting edge of performing arts and the digital. Audiences can ask questions via live chat and together imagine the best and most exciting future possibilities.

Open Online Theatre Festival is available to watch online and tickets can be purchased here: https://openonlinetheatre.org/whats-on/

Open Online Theatre is IJAD’s home for hybrid performance: a virtual venue developing and showcasing new work at the intersections of performing arts and technology. We train artists to deconstruct and rethink their practice to make work specifically for live-streaming, via the art of Sensography, created by IJAD director Joumana Mourad. OOT artists can monetise their process and performances, and gain training in business and social media, as tools for sustainable careers. Audiences can experience creative opportunities via online co-creation with artists, creating a community of artists and audiences, evolving and sustaining the performing arts ecosystem.