Taking Theatre Online
The stage show of Indestructible goes in tour in Autumn 2024!
Visit the MOCA North virtual gallery
And listen to Catherine Shaw's curated studio playlist on Spotify.
You can join Proteus Theatre's mailing list to stay up to date on this and other productions.
If your audience is online, shouldn't your theatre show be online too?
In a post-pandemic world where creators and collaborators of all kinds have been forced to revisit how they make and present work, what does it mean to bring an audience together in a virtual space?
Paula Varjack is a multi-disciplinary creative whose work is firmly rooted in performance art. Her work includes stage productions in theatre settings - including the Barbican and Battersea Arts Centre - as well as shows specifically designed to be enjoyed online.
"I, Melania was a show that.. fully took place on social media and began and ended on a platform called Gather, where you arrived as an avatar and saw the audience before the show began. And then you could come back to that space to have a post-show conversation as your avatar."
Paula is also the dramaturg and digital artist for Proteus Theatre's stage production, Indestructible.
In this compelling deep-dive into the motivations and mindset of an outstanding performance artist, Paula discusses her work, her career, and the artists who have inspired her with show-host Mary Swan.
Timestamps
1:25 Digital culture, popular culture and theatre
4:33 The draw of solo theatre
5:47 Training as a theatre technician
7:17 Pandemic productions - I, Melania and The Baby Question
13:40 Moca North - building a fictional gallery website
18:30 The joy and pain of Woody Allen
23:13 The experience of being marginalised
Credits
The podcast Indestructible is a Creative Kin production for Proteus Theatre Company.
Executive Producer & Producer: Jason Caffrey
Mixing and Mastering: Adam Double
Production Music: DEX 1200
Artwork: Y Designs
Links
Moca North
Indestructible podcast mini-site at Creative Kin
Creative Kin client guest book
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Indestructible
The stage show of Indestructible goes in tour in Autumn 2024!
Visit the MOCA North virtual gallery
And listen to Catherine Shaw's curated studio playlist on Spotify.
You can join Proteus Theatre's mailing list to stay up to date on this and other productions.
Can you separate the art from the artist?
How do you approach artworks you love after you discover the artist has behaved reprehensibly, abominably, illegally?
Indestructible explores these questions with artists, actors, curators and directors in a series that also examines the challenges of building a career in the theatre industry, and champions creative women from a range of disciplines whose work may not have enjoyed the exposure it deserves.
Commissioned by Proteus Theatre Company, Indestructible partners the stage play of the same name written and directed by Proteus Artistic Director Mary Swan.
The stage production of Indestructible goes on stage at the Omnibus Theatre, London on 16 January 2024 for a three-week run, before touring the UK in Autumn 2024.
CreditsThe podcast Indestructible is a Creative Kin production for Proteus Theatre Company.
Executive Producer & Producer: Jason Caffrey
Mixing and Mastering: Adam Double
Production Music: DEX 1200
Artwork: Y Designs
Links
- No. of episodes: 7
- Latest episode: 2024-01-26
- Arts News Performing Arts Politics
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