About this event
The digital premiere of a selection of pieces by Royal Central’s second-year Drama, Applied Theatre and Education (DATE), BA and Writing for Performance, BA students.
Tuesday 7 December 2021, 6-8pm
About Digital Dramaturgies 2021
This term the students have undertaken a variety of lectures and seminars about digital performance making online. This kind of performance making has seen an acceleration during the pandemic, with many artists thinking through how to make a connection with an audience in digital spaces, cultivating community and sharing performance through different digital mediums.
The students were challenged to make their own 4 minute digital performance objects along the theme of ‘something about now’. The unit has been curated by Dr. Amanda Stuart-Fisher and led by Anna Woolf, Jennifer Farmer and Chuck Blue-Lowry, with many brilliant guest lecturers along the way including Ella Parry-Davies introducing concepts around sound walks, Paula Varjack and Chuck sharing their online project i, Melania and Vanessa Macaulay thinking about avatars and race.
The students have worked hard in what has continued to be difficult times. We hope that you enjoy the performance sharing and invite you to share any feedback via the event Instagram account, @https.now.23.
*Please note: the sharing will contain some trigger warnings, warnings include strong language and themes around mental health and COVID-19.
Programme of events, in running order
A Vocation…?
Abi Rutter
A digital story exploring Wendy’s 37 years of being a nurse with an exploration into the vocational aspect of health care work.
Content warning: Health, COVID-19, hospital settings
Once Upon a Help
Elizabeth Marland and Alex Dunnet
A series of short stop-motion scenes directed at children about asking for help, because asking for help shouldn’t be scary.
03:00PM
Connie Chinn, Vivienne Coupe
An insight into someone else’s perception of time. What happens when you’re so strict with time, yet can never seem to make it?
The earth! The global! Our world! Our oceans!!!
Abbigail Cole
An abstraction of my own journey learning about plastic in our oceans and how we are going to clean the great Pacific garbage patch and our river/ beaches.
Content warning: disturbing images and video clips for plastic in the environment!
CUT YOUR COAT ACCORDING TO YOUR SIZE
Sofia Jay
Bestie! the feed as you know it is a lie.
Content warning: Themes of addiction and mental illness
Just Another Day
Rebecca Riley
An abstract ‘day in the life’ communicating the voices of real people experiencing loneliness and mental ill health.
Content warning: Mental Health Issues
Castelul Alb
Indra Țincoca
A digital space exploring numerous cultural artefacts from Romania and the complications of identity.
Forebearer
Audrey CsNagy
A girl meets one of her ancestors in a dream to discuss trauma that might be inherited throughout the generations.
Blue
Joey Weaver
A depiction of the cycle of thoughts and the constant feelings of blue after a break up, through the lenses of an 18 year old.
Sarah’s Headphones
Kate Prince
An abstract venture inside the world of Sarah and her personal journey with mental illness. Contains strong language and touches on sensitive themes.
Instagram: @sarahs_headphones
