Presents
LiVE - Live Virtual Experiments
Presentations v2021-22
About the project
Expanding upon LEVEL UP’s highly successful Live Design Experiments, the Live Virtual Experiments are a series of paid long-distance virtual collaborations.
Curated groups of four artists are given thirty hours over two months of working time in which to respond to artistic prompts and create a live experience. At the end of this period, the artists will livestream the results of their experiment for an audience of fellow creators and others.
Our experiments will provide a safe space for creators to try and potentially fail, and to learn from one another's experiences. The plan is to create a presentation of some kind—not specifically a performance, but rather some kind of live expression of the ideas that the group has been playing with—in order to share ideas and digital experiences.
By creating opportunities for applicants to learn from current investigations of industry leaders and each other, we will help theatre makers internalize a wider sense of possibility in terms of applying digital tools to their current and future work.
LDE #4 - Featuring Brandon Crone, Daniel Thau-Eleff, Nicole Eun-Ju Bell, and Ryan Webber
LDE #3- Featuring Christine Lee, Hugh Conacher, Kimira Reddy, and Sammy Chien
Following each Live Virtual Experiment there will be a moderated discussion between artists, moderators, and attendees with an aim of investigating how the work presented succeeded or struggled, and what we can all learn from its creation methodology, delivery strategy and audience experience. How can the outcomes of this artistic experiment be used to develop the strategic and artistic thinking of our community of theatre makers, performers and producers?
The presentations and discussions in their full original format will be archived here starting December 1st, 2021.
A virtual and live exhibit of all the experiments and their findings will be presented sometime after the culmination of the series.
This series is being presented by potatoCakes_digital, the multimedia design and technical integration company of Andrew Scriver and Emily Soussana—two of the curators of 2021’s LEVEL UP symposium—with the support of the Associated Designers of Canada.
The project has been graciously funded by
The Canada Council for the Arts’ Digital Now granting program.
LDE #2 - Featuring Amanda Smith, Jaclyn Turner, Natjelly Lozada, and Teiya Kasahara
Artistry is borne out of a person’s lived experiences. QTIBPOC communities have been, and continue to be, underrepresented in the creative teams of Canadian theatre.
We commit ourselves to creating space and opportunity for these voices among our collaborators and we're actively seeking to increase the diversity of our artists and attendees.
This is an ongoing process, we welcome your feedback and engagement in whatever form best suits you.
LDE #1 - Featuring Ann Marie Kerr, Joel Grinke, Mathilda Colins, and Ray Moschuk