ACADEMIC EVENTS
The project has been presented at a number of conferences and academic events:
- 11-13 September 2024 (The Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre, Vilnius, Lithuania) Network Performing arts Production Workshop
- 27-28 October 2023 (Seoul National University, Korea) Shakespeare Association of Korea 60th Anniversary International Conference Between Proximity and Distance: Transposing Shakespeare Today
- 25-28 July 2023 (Liverpool University) British Shakespeare Association ‘Re-Locating Shakespeare’
- 19-21 October 2022 (Hellenic Open University, Athens) Innovating Higher Education Conference 2022
- 12-14 September 2022 (Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre, Tallinn) Network Performance Art Production Workshop 2022
- 19-20 May 2022 (Anila Cultural Online Uruguay/Mexico/Brazil/Argentina) 6th International Online Congress on Education and New Media
- 6-8 April 2022 (University of the Arts, Belgrade) DIGITAL PERFORMING ARTS PARTICIPATORY PRACTICES IN DIGITAL
- 27-29 October 2021 (Drexel University, USA) International Virtual Exchange Conference 2021
- 23-24 September 2021 (Vilnius, Lithuania) EASTAP 2021: New spectatorship in post-covid times: theatre and the digital
- 15 June 2021, (Coventry Uk) Setting the Stage for Difficult Conversations: Theatre & Creative Methods as a Tool for Dialogue during COVID-19
- 5-7 November 2020 (Seoul, Korea) 4th Asian Shakespeare Association Conference
- 25-26 June 2020, SCUDD Conference Online (UK) http://scudd.org.uk/news/
- 18-19 June 2020, EADTU Virtual Mobility Webinar Conference Programme
- 5-6 May 2020, 5th International Congress on Education and New Media, Anilla Cultural (Uruguay) Recording of Conference Proceedings
- 8-10 November 2019, Academy of Performing Arts in Prague (DAMU) Bertolt Brecht: Contradictions as a Method
- 24-26 October 2019, University of Lodz, Poland Literature and Media: Productive Intersections
- 16-18 October 2019, UNED Faculty of Education, Madrid Online, Open and Flexible Higher Education Conference (OOFHEC2019)
- 26-28 September 2019, Université of Paul-Valéry Montpellier: Shakespeare On Screen in the Digital Era
- Anilla Cultural Co-Creation Workshop 28th May 2019: http://anillaculturaluruguay.net/lab-co-creacion-postulacion-a-co-creadores/
- Post Digital Cultures, Coventry University Symposium ‘On Gesture’ 15th May 2019 https://www.coventry.ac.uk/research/about-us/research-events/2019/on-gesture-approaches–questions/
- https://performertrainingplatform.wordpress.com/upcoming-events/The International Platform for Performer Training, Academy of Music and Drama, University of Gothenburg, 17 – 20 January, 2019
- Anilla Cultural Latinoamerica-Europa en Uruguay/Global Network Online Conference ‘Dramaturgio, Teatro, Telepresencia’ 26th September 2018 (Uruguay, Argentina, Brazil, Equador, Mexico, Peru)
- http://tapra.org/tapra-events/interfaces-digital-performers-digital-experiences-digitized-audiences/ 4 July 2018 Buckinghamshire New University
- British Shakespeare Association Conference 14-17 June 2018, Queens University Belfast
- Network Performing Arts Production Workshop, Miami 24-26 April 2018, New World Symphony Centre, Miami
- GREAT Festival of Innovation, Hong Kong 21-24 March 2018, Asia Society Centre, Hong Kong
- NCDP Nordic Center for Digital Presence 12-14 February 2018, Turku, Finland
- Mapping Interactivity seminar 12-13 December 2017, University of the Arts, Helsinki, Finland
- International Federation for Theatre Research Conference: Unstable Geographies – Multiple Theatricalities, 10-14 July 2017. Sao Paulo, Brazil
- Shakespeare, Media, Performance and Technology Conference, 24 June 2017. University of Exeter, UK
- Computers and Learning Research Group Conference (CLRG), 14 – 15 June 2017. Open University, UK
- Jisc Networkshop 45, 11-13 April 2017. Nottingham, UK
- Network Performing Arts Production Workshops, 3-5 April 2017, Copenhagen, Denmark
- THE INTERNATIONAL PLATFORM FOR PERFORMER TRAINING 9-12 March 2017, Utrecht
- Reimagine Education Conference, 5-6 December 2016. Philadelphia, United States
- EuroCOIL Conference, 1-2 December 2016. The Hague, Netherlands
- TelePresence in Performing Arts Symposium, 28 November 2016. Disruptive Media Learning Lab, Coventry University, UK
- Mindtrek 2016: Open Your Mind. 17-19 October 2016. Tampere, Finland
- Elsinore Conference 2016: Shakespeare – The Next 400 Years. 22-24 April 2016. Kronborg Castle, Helsingør, Denmark
AWARDS
- PIEoneer Awards 2025: Winner in Study Abroad and Exchange Experience of the year https://pieoneerawards.com/2026/en/page/winners-and-highly-commended-finalists-2025
- Guardian University Awards 2020: Winner in the Internationalisation category https://www.theguardian.com/education/2020/nov/25/internationalisation-award-winner-and-runners-up
- Reimagine Education 2018/19 Gold Winner Arts and Humanities and Gold Winner Hybrid Learning https://www.reimagine-education.com/reimagine-education-award-winners-2019/
- Coventry University Excellence Awards 2018: Supporting Global Learning
- Reimagine Education 2016: Arts & Humanities Gold Award
- Coventry University Excellence Awards 2016: Internationalisation of the Curriculum
ARTICLES
- Immersive telepresence in theatre: performing arts education in digital spaces Gorman, T., Syrja, T. & Kanninen, M. in Designing and implementing virtual exchange – a collection of case studies ed. Beaven, A. & Helm, F. Research-publishing.net 2020
- A Time for Telepresence – Article by Anne Fliotsos of Purdue University in the Fall 2020 Issue of Stage Directors and Choreographers Society Journal
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Immersive Telepresence: A framework for training and rehearsal in a postdigital age
Gorman, T., Syrja, T. & Kanninen, M., Oct 2019, “Blended and online education within European university networks”: Overview of papers on Higher Education for the Future as presented during the Online, Open and Flexible Higher Education Conference in Madrid, October 2019. Ubachs, G. & Joosten-Adriaanse, F. (eds.). European Association of Distance Teaching Universities (EADTU), p. 237-252 16 p.
- Sensing the Same Space – Spatial Understanding and Engagement in Higher Education Jyri Lindén, Mikko Kanninen, Reijo Kupiainen, Johanna Annala in Dansk Universitetspædagogisk Tidsskrift Årg. 15 Nr. 27 (2019)
- Results of EADTU’s Task Force and Peer Learning Activity on Virtual Mobility Ed. Ubachs, G. Innovative Models for Collaboration and Student Mobility in Europe
- Performer Training Reconfigured: Post-Psychophysical Perspectives for the Twenty-First Century Frank Camilleri (Methuen, 2019)
- There is a world elsewhere: rehearsing and training through immersive telepresence in Theatre, Dance and Performance Training: Vol 10, No. 2 Digital Training
- Article from Academic Mindtrek 2016 about Coriolanus Online October 17, 2016
MEDIA
- EuroNews Article 27/10/2020 https://de.euronews.com/2020/10/27/virtuelles-theater-dank-immersiver-teleprasenz
- Romanian Television 01/11/2020 PRO-TV News article on Immersive Telepresence in Theatre
- Article about the performance of Paris Texas in Miami Aamulehti Newspaper 24th April 2018
- Article about the collaboration between Coventry and Tampere Geant News April 28th, 2018
- GREAT Festival Hong Kong Interactive Magazine March 2018
- Article on Telepresence Banquet for Aamulehti Newspaper October 11, 2017
- Article on Lear Online University Business March 06, 2017
- King Lear Online on Radio Moreeni. March 15, 2017
- BBC News article on Lear Online BBC News Feb 22, 2017
- King Lear Online News Report on BBC Midlands Today. Feb 22, 2017
- Face to Face: Using Videoconferencing to Create a Shared Virtual Space for Students.
By Jessica Leigh Brown in EdSurge News. Feb 20, 2017 - Näyttelijä tekee digitaalisesta maailmasta ihmisen kokoisen. In Aikalainen Magazine, published by the University of Tampere. Jan 31, 2017.
- Magical window to Shakespeare. Review in the Finnish Theatre and Dance Magazine. March 2016.








