2020 NPAPW

[Claudio Allocchio <>]

On Tue, 7 Jan 2020, Tom Gorman wrote:

> Hi all (and happy new year),

same to all!!

> I've received a late submission from the 'Virtual Conservatoire' based 
> between Bristol Old Vic Theatre School (BOVTS), Central School of Ballet, 
> London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA), Royal Academy of Dramatic 
> Art (RADA), Royal Academy of Music (RAM) and Royal College of Music (RCM). 
> They attended the Copenhagen NPAPW but didn't think they'd get the funding 
> for 2020 but they have. I think it would make a good fit for the theatre 
> panel and I'm unsure if Diana from Romania will be able to attend in person 
> (she's still seeking funding). Here's the submission below:
>
> ‘The Virtual Conservatoire’ is a four-year collaboration between Bristol Old 
> Vic Theatre School (BOVTS), Central School of Ballet, London Academy of Music 
> and Dramatic Art (LAMDA), Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA), Royal Academy 
> of Music (RAM) and Royal College of Music (RCM) and backed by HEFCE / Office 
> for Students Catalyst Fund.
>
> Together, the six Conservatoires are transforming their facilities into 
> state-of- the-art digital spaces that enable creative collaboration between 
> the consortium’s students and partners across multiple locations, in real 
> time. The result is a new template for conservatoire training, which pioneers 
> digitally enabled pedagogy and practice, and the scope to transform live 
> performance art into a multi-location experience.
>
> To test the technology, students from across the conservatoires hosted a 
> series of ‘scratch nights’ that culminated in a formal production created 
> with immersive theatre makers, Raucous. The performance of ‘Otis and Eunice’ 
> saw two interconnected shows played out simultaneously to two audiences, in 
> two venues from two different cities, creating a dual perspective on the tale 
> of Orpheus and Eurydice.
>
> This presentation will explore challenges of the creative process from 
> inception to first night, investigating how LOLA and other technologies 
> stimulated a multi-institution, multi-site exchange to deliver two 
> interlocking and interdependent live performances for two audiences in two 
> cities.
>
> https://www.rcm.ac.uk/oe/
> [https://www.rcm.ac.uk/media/Virtual%20Conservatoire%20artwork%20960x640.jpg]<https://www.rcm.ac.uk/oe/>
> Otis & Eunice | Royal College of Music<https://www.rcm.ac.uk/oe/>
> We hope you enjoyed Otis and Eunice, a modern retelling of the Greek 
> mythological love story Orpheus and Eurydice written by Sharon Clark.. This 
> production is the culmination of a four-year Virtual Conservatoire project 
> involving musicians, actors, dancers and a creative team from six UK 
> conservatoires.
> www.rcm.ac.uk

I think Tom's idea to fit into the theater panel is a good one and we 
should try to make this happen...

BTW, time to really start promotion!!

> All the best
>
> Tom
>
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