Bodies of Knowledge

Talks and Panel Discussions
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

Colin Davis

Colin Davis

Head of Production, Immersive at Nexus Studios

Ulrich Schrauth

Ulrich Schrauth

Immersive Programme Lead for the British Film Institute (BFI) and the London Film Festival

Joel Lewis

Joel Lewis

Interactive Creative Director and Artist, Universal Everything, UAL Creative Computing Institute

Fiona Zisch

Fiona Zisch

Programme Director, Bartlett School of Architecture

Rob Morgan

Rob Morgan

Writer, experience designer, digital dramaturge

Kevin Laibson

Kevin Laibson

Director, producer, and educator, Senior Experience Director at Agile Lens

Gilles Jobin

Gilles Jobin

Choreographer and Founder of Cie Gilles Jobin

Maggie Bain

Maggie Bain

Actor, movement director, and immersive XR practitioner

Kadine James

Kadine James

Director of Innovation at Artificial Rome & founder of The Immersive Kind

Jemma Channing

Jemma Channing

Senior Manager for Creative Health and Change at Arts Council England

Boyd Branch

Boyd Branch

Theatre technologist and Research Fellow at C-DaRE

Ruth Gibson

Ruth Gibson

Visual artist, choreographer and founder of Gibson Martelli

Ruth Mariner

Ruth Mariner

Creative director and narrative designer in XR

David Gochfeld

David Gochfeld

XR creator and Performance Lab Fellow at the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama

Annette Mees

Annette Mees

Director and dramaturg in Theatre, Immersive and XR

Dr Dan Strutt

Dr Dan Strutt

Senior Lecturer, Department for Media, Communications and Cultural Studies, Goldsmiths University

Asha Easton

Asha Easton

Innovate UK Immersive Tech Network Lead & co-founder of XR Diversity Initiative

Yazan Nasrallah

Yazan Nasrallah

Architect, visual effects artist, and PhD researcher at Goldsmiths, University of London.

Schedule

* Sign up for sessions on the day

Saturday 16th November

10–5.30pm

10am *

Digital Body Festival

Introduction: Bodies of Knowledge

Bodies of Knowledge: with Annette Mees and Alexander Whitley

10.45am *

Digital Body Festival

Digital Human Twins: Our Future Data Selves

Bodies of Knowledge Keynote: Ghislaine Boddington

11.40am *

Digital Body Festival

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 *

Digital Body Festival

New Modes of Embodiment, Presence, Intimacy, and Discovery

Bodies of Knowledge Panel Discussion: Ruth Gibson, Kerry Francksen, Boyd Branch

2.30pm *

Digital Body Festival

Making Dance We Do

Bodies of Knowledge In Conversation: Lex Fefegha and Olivia Ema in conversation with Annette Mees

3.15pm *

Digital Body Festival

Feeling Bodies

Bodies of Knowledge Panel Discussion: Sarah Ticho, Dr Nick Peres, Jemma Channing, Professor Hugo Critchley

4.15pm *

Digital Body Festival

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 *

Digital Body Festival

Closing remarks: Bodies of Knowledge

Bodies of Knowledge: with Annette Mees and Alexander Whitley

Sunday 17th November

10–5.30pm

10am *

Digital Body Festival

Introduction: Bodies of Knowledge

Bodies of Knowledge: with Annette Mees and Alexander Whitley

10.15am *

Digital Body Festival

Beyond Boundaries: Redefining Movement and Identity in the Digital Realm

Bodies of Knowledge: Kadine James

11.15am *

Digital Body Festival

The Politics of Capture

Bodies of Knowledge Flash talks: Ana Nicolaescu, Nic Sandiland, Yazan Nasrallah, Hetty Blades

12.20pm *

Digital Body Festival

Access and Inclusion in Digital Spaces

Bodies of Knowledge: Kat Hawkins and Maggie Bain

2pm *

Digital Body Festival

An Alien Phenomenology in Dance: Virtual Telematic Performances as Embodied Philosophy

Bodies of Knowledge Keynote: Dr Daniel Strutt

2.30pm *

Digital Body Festival

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 *

Digital Body Festival

AI and Embodiment

Bodies of Knowledge Flash Talks: Marissa Clarke, Kevin Laibson, Rob Morgan

3.15pm *

Digital Body Festival

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 *

Digital Body Festival

In Conversation

Bodies of Knowledge In Conversation: with Annette Mees and Alexander Whitley