Dramaturgy and Technology

Technology in performance can range from multimedia projections and 3D sound design, to the likes of virtual and augmented realities and artificial intelligence. With technology adding layers and complexity to performance, the work of developing and maintaining dramaturgical coherence in technology-assisted/-centred performances demands critical attention. This panel features arts practitioners who have honed their art-making practices alongside the development of technology. They have developed dramaturgies which synergise art and technology in the realms of dance, storytelling, visual art and corporeality. In wielding and manipulating machinery and scientific frameworks in their artistic practices, the panelists explore the reaches of technology in/as performance, as well as the boundary between technology and humanity.