Bodies of Knowledge
Experts, artists and digital innovators discuss the new directions and ideas that are driving forward thought around digital culture, technology and theories of embodiment.
Bodies of Knowledge
Speakers
Ravin Raori
Lecturer in Narrative Media at London College of Communication
Ben Turnbull
Senior Lecturer in Performance Technology and Design at London College of Fashion
Alexander Whitley
Creative Director Digital Body Festival
Colin Davis
Head of Production, Immersive at Nexus Studios
Ulrich Schrauth
Immersive Programme Lead for the British Film Institute (BFI) and the London Film Festival
Beatriz Calvo-Merino
Merino Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience at City University
Robin McNicholas
Founder and Creative Director at Marshmallow Laser Feast
Joel Lewis
Interactive Creative Director and Artist, Universal Everything, UAL Creative Computing Institute
Lisa Jamhoury
Movement artist and programmer
Fiona Zisch
Programme Director, Bartlett School of Architecture
Hennie Lee
Co-founder of Ludic
Rob Morgan
Writer, experience designer, digital dramaturge
Kevin Laibson
Director, producer, and educator, Senior Experience Director at Agile Lens
Marissa Clarke
PhD candidate at the University of Edinburgh
Rebecca Evans
Choreographer and founder of Pell Ensemble
Susana Panadés Diaz
Dance Artist, Cie Gilles Jobin
Gilles Jobin
Choreographer and Founder of Cie Gilles Jobin
Maggie Bain
Actor, movement director, and immersive XR practitioner
Kat Hawkins
Dance Artist and researcher at C-DaRE
Hetty Blades
Associate Professor at C-DaRE
Ana Nicolaescu (Cream Projects)
Artist, Researcher, Co-founder of Cream Projects
Kadine James
Director of Innovation at Artificial Rome & founder of The Immersive Kind
Ivan Blackstock
Multidisciplinary creative and founder of CRXSS PLATFXRM
Dr. Nick Peres
Innovator and Researcher in Digital Healthcare
Jemma Channing
Senior Manager for Creative Health and Change at Arts Council England
Prof. Hugo Critchley
Psychiatrist and Neuroscientist
Sarah Ticho
Founder of Hatsumi
Lex Fefegha and Olivia Ema
Dance We Do
Boyd Branch
Theatre technologist and Research Fellow at C-DaRE
Kerry Francksen
Digital dance artist and Research Fellow at C-DaRE
Ruth Gibson
Visual artist, choreographer and founder of Gibson Martelli
Ruth Mariner
Creative director and narrative designer in XR
David Gochfeld
XR creator and Performance Lab Fellow at the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama
Ghislaine Boddington
Artist-researcher, curator and presenter
Annette Mees
Director and dramaturg in Theatre, Immersive and XR
Dr Dan Strutt
Senior Lecturer, Department for Media, Communications and Cultural Studies, Goldsmiths University
Dr Tom Livingstone
Research Fellow UWE Bristol & UKRI’s MyWorld programme
Kerryn Wise and Ben Neal
Co-founders, Displace Studio
Asha Easton
Innovate UK Immersive Tech Network Lead & co-founder of XR Diversity Initiative
Kristina Glushkova
Principal Partnerships Manager (Creative Sectors), UCL
Nic Sandiland
Artist & co-founder of Flexer & Sandiland
Yazan Nasrallah
Architect, visual effects artist, and PhD researcher at Goldsmiths, University of London.
Robyn Landau
Co-founder and director of Kinda Studios
Schedule
* Sign up for sessions on the day
Saturday 16th November
10–5.30pm
10am *
Introduction: Bodies of Knowledge
Bodies of Knowledge: with Annette Mees and Alexander Whitley
10.45am *
Digital Human Twins: Our Future Data Selves
Bodies of Knowledge Keynote: Ghislaine Boddington
11.40am *
Character creation, digital twins and digital performance
Bodies of Knowledge Flash Talks: Kerryn Wise and Ben Neal, David Gochfeld and Ruth Mariner, Tom Livingstone
12.40pm *
New Modes of Embodiment, Presence, Intimacy, and Discovery
Bodies of Knowledge Panel Discussion: Ruth Gibson, Kerry Francksen, Boyd Branch
2.30pm *
Making Dance We Do
Bodies of Knowledge In Conversation: Lex Fefegha and Olivia Ema in conversation with Annette Mees
3.15pm *
Feeling Bodies
Bodies of Knowledge Panel Discussion: Sarah Ticho, Dr Nick Peres, Jemma Channing, Professor Hugo Critchley
4.15pm *
Digital Body: Innovation Ecosystems
Hosted by UCL Innovation
Bodies of Knowledge Panel discussion: Kristina Glushkova, Ulrich Schrauth, Ivan Blackstock, Colin Davis, Asha Easton
5.15pm *
Closing remarks: Bodies of Knowledge
Bodies of Knowledge: with Annette Mees and Alexander Whitley
Sunday 17th November
10–5.30pm
10am *
Introduction: Bodies of Knowledge
Bodies of Knowledge: with Annette Mees and Alexander Whitley
10.15am *
Beyond Boundaries: Redefining Movement and Identity in the Digital Realm
Bodies of Knowledge: Kadine James
11.15am *
The Politics of Capture
Bodies of Knowledge Flash talks: Ana Nicolaescu, Nic Sandiland, Yazan Nasrallah, Hetty Blades
2pm *
An Alien Phenomenology in Dance: Virtual Telematic Performances as Embodied Philosophy
Bodies of Knowledge Keynote: Dr Daniel Strutt
2.30pm *
Mocap Dance Practice and Telematic Performance
Bodies of Knowledge In Conversation: Dr Daniel Strutt in conversation with Gilles Jobin, Susana Panadés Diaz and Rebecca Evans
3.15pm *
AI and Embodiment
Bodies of Knowledge Flash Talks: Marissa Clarke, Kevin Laibson, Rob Morgan
4.15pm *
From Brainwaves to Ballet: Expanding Dance Through Neuroscience and Technology
Bodies of Knowledge Panel Discussion: Robyn Landau, Hennie Lee, Fiona Zisch, Lisa Jamhoury, Joel Lewis, Robin McNicholas, Beatriz Calvo-Merino
5.05pm *
In Conversation
Bodies of Knowledge In Conversation: with Annette Mees and Alexander Whitley
