Open Online Theatre

10/12/2024

It's exciting to see more funding going to immersive arts projects like this to explore the use of new technologies such as virtual reality in live events and multi-platform content.

The West Midlands and Merseyside will share a £13.5m government investment in the creative sector.

05/12/2024

Don't forget to grab a free ticket for our upcoming Connective Matrix roundtable discussion, where we'll be asking if embedding performing artists and creatives in the research of new, human-centred technologies will benefit both the artists and the development of technology?

📆 Thursday 12 December, 12pm
🎟 https://openonlinetheatre.org/performance/how-can-artists-and-tech-companies-innovate-together/

28/11/2024

How can we get artists more involved in the process of technological innovation, to ensure human narratives remain at the heart of new media and immersive performance?

We'll be discussing that at our upcoming Connective Matrix online roundtable session on Thursday 12 December. We'd love you to join the conversation!

https://openonlinetheatre.org/performance/how-can-artists-and-tech-companies-innovate-together/

04/11/2024

Join us this Thursday for our latest Connective Matrix event, when Helen Kennedy and colleagues from the University of Nottingham’s Virtual and Immersive Production Studio (VIP Studio) bring to the table timely questions about bias, privilege, and social inequalities embedded in digital technologies and systems.

As we embrace the powerful and popular immersive technologies of AR/VR and AI, how do we remain aware of and attentive to the real impact of these advances?

📆 Thursday 7 November, 12pm (online)
🎟 Free

Book your place now: https://openonlinetheatre.org/performance/from-innocence-to-imagination-rethinking-our-technological-future/

31/10/2024

We're looking forward to our next in person session with the , taking place this weekend at the London College of Fashion, part of UAL: University of the Arts London.

We'll be exploring the various creative potentials of hybrid work, looking at gamification and more.

29/10/2024

We're delighted to be working with 13 talented performing artists as part of our OOT Arts/Tech Residency 2024/25.

These artists bring a wealth of diverse experience to their work, and we'll be working with them over the next six months as they experiment with creative technologies and integrate new ideas into their practice.

The artists we're working with are:

Amy Crighton | Humira Imtiaz | Isaac Ouro-Gnao | Janmejay Singh | Julia Dèng Hànzú | Laura Romer-Ormiston | Perpetua Png | Pierre Engelhard | Samuel Bossman | Scarlett Perdereau | Wanrong Zhu | Yoon-Joo | Zaki Musa

You can read more about them on our website: https://openonlinetheatre.org/our-artists/

21/10/2024

The OOT Arts/Tech Residency got underway recently and we're looking forward to seeing the progress of this year's artist cohort as they experiment with performance in digital and hybrid spaces, and engage with new creative technologies ✨

08/10/2024

This week, the IJAD Dance Company team are leading an in-person week at the University of Nottingham, as part of the OOT Arts/Tech Residency 2024.

We're delighted to be working once again with Clémence Debaig, who was one of our OOT Artists during the 2020/21 programme. She also joined us as a performer at OOTFest22 with her company, Unwired Dance Theatre.

Clémence will be sharing her expertise in motion capture during today's workshops with this year's OOT artist cohort. Welcome back, Clémence!

OOTFest22 photo: Michelle Rose

12/09/2024

Help shine a light on our OOT Arts/Tech Residency programme by increasing awareness through a programme of strategic PR and media work.

We're looking for a Freelance PR Professional to work with us and raise awareness of our work in immersive arts and creative technologies. Details here: https://ijaddancecompany.com/jobs-auditions-opportunities/

09/09/2024

Over the next 3 years Immersive Arts will be awarding £3.6 million in grant funding to artists based in the UK, the first of three rounds of funding will open in October 2024.

Register for one of their upcoming info sessions.

Immersive Arts, the 3-year UK-wide programme supporting artists to make and share immersive arts - is launching with free Inspiration Days for anyone interested in finding out more and free Funding Webinars for artists and creatives.

28/08/2024

⏰ Last chance to apply!

Our OOT Arts/Tech Residency 2024 closes on 30 August. If you're a performer or creative technologist interested in joining us for this unique six-month residency, get your applications in now ⌛

https://ijaddancecompany.com/jobs-auditions-opportunities/

20/08/2024

📢 DEADLINE EXTENDED! If you haven't had chance to apply for our OOT Arts/Tech Residency opportunity, we've been asked to extend the deadline until 30 August.

This opportunity offers performing artists and creative technologists the chance to evolve their practice in hybrid, digital worlds.

Participating artists will get:

✅ Cutting-Edge Technology: Immerse yourself in VR, AR, MR, AI, volumetrics, motion capture, and multi-camera live streaming.
✅ Studio Experimentation: Enjoy a minimum of 10 days of independent studio time to integrate these technologies into your work.
✅ Expert Mentorship: Get personalised guidance in your chosen technology.
✅ Community Engagement: Lead monetised hybrid workshops and share your knowledge with the community.
✅ Collaboration and Networking: Experiment with workshops, meet funders and professional technologists, propose discussions with industry professionals, and connect with fellow artists/technologists.
✅ Digital Growth: An opportunity to revisit your audience engagement strategies.
✅ Performance Opportunity: Apply for a paid performance showcase in the hybrid OOTFest25 to share your work.

Full details of the call out are available on our website, including fees: https://ijaddancecompany.com/jobs-auditions-opportunities/

15/08/2024

There's still time to apply for our OOT Arts/Tech Residency for performing artists and creative technologies.

Find out more here: https://ijaddancecompany.com/jobs-auditions-opportunities/

06/08/2024

Thinking about applying for our OOT Arts/Tech Residency? Here are four reasons why you should.

Apply by 19 August and you could be joining us for this unique six-month residency, aimed at performing artists and creative technologists.

Full details here: https://ijaddancecompany.com/jobs-auditions-opportunities/

29/07/2024

Thinking about applying for our OOT Arts/Tech Residency 2024-25, but want to know more about Open Online Theatre?

Check out this short film about our hybrid festival, OOTFest22, which featured new performance work created using the latest technologies like VR and mocap.

Find out more about the residency, and how to apply, via the website: https://ijaddancecompany.com/jobs-auditions-opportunities/

24/07/2024

We're looking for dancers, theatre and circus practitioners, live artists, musicians, multimedia artists and creative technologists to apply for a spot on our OOT Arts/Tech Residency 2024-25.

This is a unique six-month opportunity (Oct 2024 – March 2025) for performing artists and creative technologists to discover creative ways to integrate evolving technologies such as VR, AR, MR, AI, volumetrics, motion capture, and multi-camera live streaming into their practice.

✅ Cutting-edge technology
✅ A minimum of 10 days of independent studio time
✅ Expert mentorship
✅ Lead monetised hybrid workshops
✅ Collaboration and networking
✅ An opportunity to revisit your audience engagement strategies
✅ Apply for a paid performance showcase in the hybrid OOTFest25

Thanks to ACE funding, 92% of the costs are covered, and the fee to participants is £800 / 8%. We will refund £200 on completion of the residency.

Deadline for applications is 19 August. Find out more: https://ijaddancecompany.com/jobs-auditions-opportunities/

18/07/2024

NEW! Our OOT Arts/Tech Residency is back for 2024!

Evolve your practice in hybrid, digital worlds with this opportunity for performing artists, musicians working with digital tech, and creative technologists.

Full details of the call out are available here, alongside an online applications form: https://ijaddancecompany.com/jobs-auditions-opportunities/

26/03/2024

Want to know more about the work we do with hybrid performance and the theory behind it? Check out the latest IJAD Dance Company blog!

Photo: Michelle Rose, taken at OOTFest22

https://ijaddancecompany.com/uncategorized/art-will-go-on/