Team – IMMERSIVE TELEPRESENCE IN THEATRE

Staff

Project leaders: Dr Tom Gorman, Dr Tiina Syrjä & Dr Mikko Kanninen

Dr Tom Gorman, Senior Lecturer in Theatre, Coventry University. Tom is an academic and theatre director currently based at Coventry University. Tom studied English Literature and Language at Queen’s University Belfast before going on to complete a PhD in Theatre at the University of Ulster researching the history of non-naturalistic dramaturgy especially the concept of the ‘play within a play’. In 1990, after working for some time as a freelance actor, Tom co-founded Sightlines Theatre Company, Belfast, working with this company as Artistic Director for six years. During this period he also worked as a freelance actor, writer and director with numerous theatre companies throughout Northern Ireland and as a writer/performer for BBC Radio Ulster. From 1997-2005 he worked as Strand Leader in Drama at the University Of Birmingham, moving on to become Course Director of the BA Drama Studies degree at Bath Spa University. From 2007 onwards he has been working as Senior Lecturer on the BA Theatre and Professional Practice Degree at Coventry University.

Biel Jordà i Ramis Departamento de Interpretación / Coordinador de mobilidad ESADIB. Biel is a theatre director, teacher, and playwright from the Balearic Islands. He was born in Mallorca in 1971. He teaches staging and acting at the Higher School of Dramatic Art of the Balearic Islands. He trained at the Institut del Teatre in Barcelona and at The Circus Space circus school in London. Since 1998, he has directed the theatre companies Res de Res and En Blanc,[3] which seek to create theatre that integrates the performance language of the circus with theatrical storytelling.He is part of a group of actor-playwrights who, starting in the 1990s, helped professionalize Mallorcan auteur theatre. Together with Marta Barceló i Femenías, he founded the production company Res de Res & En Blanc—which encompasses both companies— and established the Centre d’Investigació Escènica (C.IN.E) in Sineu, which opened in 2016. With Res de Res—a benchmark in the world of circus-theatre—he has toured extensively around the globe.

Dr Tiina Syrjä, Senior Lecturer in Acting, Tampere University. Tiina Syrjä is a DA (Doctor of Arts in Theatre and Drama), speech therapist, vocologist, yoga teacher and teacher of the Alexander Technique, who is working as a university lecturer in Voice and Speech in the School of Communication, Media and Theatre of Tampere University, Finland. She has also worked as an actress and conductor in Tampere Playback Theatre and currently works with Tarinateatteri Vox. She has worked with stage voice for almost 30 years and has given presentations and workshops in various universities and theatre schools in Finland, Denmark, Germany, Iceland, Italy, Norway, Russia, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland – to name just a few. Her current research interests include Vocal Extremes, (Online) Acting in a Foreign Language and Representations of Female Sexuality in Voice. http://www.tarinateatterivox.fi

Dr Mikko Kanninen, Senior Lecturer in Theatre, Tampere University. Mikko Kanninen is a Senior Lecturer of Acting at The University of Tampere, as well as former Artistic Director of Tampere Theatre Festival. He recieved his Doctor of Arts (Theatre and Drama) from Tampere University The School of Communication, Media and Theatre (CMT NÄTY) 2012 and his Master of Arts (Theatre and Drama) from Tampere University Department of acting (NÄTY) 1995-1999. Mikko is also engaged in work with TNT – Theatre & New Technology: Digital Solutions in Performing Arts. This is a Nordic network project coordinated by The Centre for Practise as Research in Theatre T7 (University of Tampere / School of Communication, Media and Theatre) and Riksteatern (Sweden). The project establishes a network of Nordic art institutions, individual artists, freelancers, educational organizations, theatres, festivals, researchers and other specialists to facilitate and support widely the use of new digital solutions in the performing arts. The network gathers together the current know-how on new technological solution in performing arts by organizing a series of practical workshops and seminars in Finland, Sweden, Norway and Iceland. http://mikkokanninen.com/curriculume.html

Mike Hunter, School of Media and Performing Arts, Coventry University
Kieran Steward School of Media and Performing Arts, Coventry University
Jon Constable, School of Media & Performing Arts, Coventry University
Steve Arnold, School of Media & Performing Arts, Coventry University
Samuli Hytonen, School of Communication, Media and Theatre, Tampere University
Matias Palo, Studio Manager, School of Communication, Media and Theatre, Tampere University
Soila Sariola, School of Communication, Media and Theatre, Tampere University
Samuli Nordberg, School of Communication, Media and Theatre, Tampere University
Ville Erkkila, School of Communication, Media and Theatre, Tampere University
Nutti Vapaavuori, School of Communication, Media and Theatre, Tampere University
Craig Goddard, School of Media & Performing Arts, Coventry University
Joff Chafer, School of Media & Performing Arts, Coventry University
Dr Daniel Villar-Onrubia, Principal Project Lead at Disruptive Media Learning Lab, Coventry University.
Pihla Palteisto, Lecturer in theatre, Taideyliopiston Teatterikorkeakoulu, Helsinki
Laura Sipla, Lecturer in theatre, Taideyliopiston Teatterikorkeakoulu, Helsinki
Dr. Dagmara Gizlo, Programme Co-ordinator, Theatre and Drama in English – Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań
Glenn Noble, Senior Lecturer in Theatre, Coventry University
Connor Nolan, Noctium Theatre
Dr. Anne Fliotsos Professor of History and Criticism, Department of Theatre, Purdue University
Rich Dionne, Clinical Assistant Professor, Technical Direction, Department of Theatre, Purdue University
Dr. Ann M. Shanahan, Chair and Associate Professor, Directing, Department of Theatre, Purdue University
Amy Lynn Budd, Visiting Assistant Professor, Purdue University
Davide Giovanzana Lecturer in Acting, University of Tampere, Finland
Kevin Rossin, School of Media and Performing Arts, Coventry University
Anthony Weir, School of Media and Performing Arts, Coventry University
Michael Yawney, Associate Professor in Theatre, Florida International University
Biel Jorda, Departamento de interpretación y Jefe de estudios, ESADIB
Pau Cirer, Departamento de interpretación, ESADIB
Fanny Mari, Departamento de voz y música y Coordinadora de Relaciones Internacionales, ESADIB
Alberto Cubillo Guardiola, Encargado del Área técnica de Espectaculos, ESADIB

Graduate Organising Committee

Margarita Mulaku Coventry University
Nuria Garcia Martin ESADIB
Diego Isern ESADIB
Finja Hoth ESADIB

Students

Coventry University

Coriolanus Online: Rachael Hobbs, Carmen Comes, Jose Figueroa, Lydia Brickland, Peri Morelle.
Coriolanus Online + King Lear Online: Stephanie Ewin, Lauren Kent, Coonor Michael Bailey, Steve Arnold, Cheryl Mok, Neena Afua-Nsafoah, Jack Hawker, Ashleigh Francis, Liam Burford-Hothersall, Luke Dawkins, Elliot Sheppard, Eniola Lillian, Jodie Hicks, Zoe North, Shelley Harrington, Amy Middleton, James Acton.
Twelfth Night Online: Chelsea Stanway, Georgia Cowie, Josh Anderson, Sarfraz Mughal, Jazzy Small, Jordan Potsig-Simpson, Molly Hines, Chloe Bond, Ruth Taylor, Lorna Harrington, Lydia Gunnell, Sophie Thorne, Hannah Mahon, Stephanie Hyde, Elliot Hay, Ayaaz Tariq, Ailish O’Driscoll,
Caesar Online: Hollie Foreman, Jonathan Wright, Nat Craig, Phoebe Kuc, Kobi Scarlett, Maria Hristova, Julia Ramanauskaite, Billie-Joe Moulding, Morganne Yates, Ralph Paulett, Fraser McKean
Galileo Online: Jonathan Wright, Phoebe Kuc, Kobi Scarlett, Julia Ramanauskaite, Morganne Yates, Fraser McKean, Beth Kiddie, Adrian Leca, Nathan Somner
Godot Online: Lucy Bullock, Rebecca Fox, Aaron Patel, James Hunter, Beth Kiddie, Karo Chrzanowska, Holly Gow, Niyi Bello, Ksenjia Bolsakova, Courtney Baker, Ryan Clarke, Tom Westwood
Attempts on Her Life Online: Selsu Solman, Oliver Lee, Gabriela Lysicanova, Bethany Grant, Kieran Sketchley, Dean Pinnegar, Zachary Birch, Isabella So, Thomas Pearson, Megan Hine, Anaelle Tynan, Gabriela Sopinska, Simi Akintokun, Sophie Minnis, Andre Santos, Florin Popa, Matt Grist
Pericles Online: Simona Litvinskaite, Ana Conrado, Laura Faria, Daisy Scotton, Manuela Palfi, Joao Quade, Adhieu Abang
Romeo and Juliet Online: Lily Beal, Chrystal Lomax, Lauren Parkins, Jona Lama, Obi Mbah, Linyun Yao, Stephanie Chen, Owen Teasdale, Meagan Mercer, Daisy Parr

Tampere University

Coriolanus Online: Tatu Sinisalo, Konsta Eemeli, Oliver Kolberg, Elina Saarela, Atte Antikainen, Sara-Maria Heinonen, Marketta Tikkanen, Mikko Kauppila, Saga Sakola, Katarlina Havukainen, Pihla Pohjolainen, Menzo Kircz, Juho Rantonen.
King Lear Online: Samuel Kujala, Niklaus Rauten, Miko Jaakkola, Mikkosen Ville, Minea Lang, Arttu Soilumo, Inke Koskinen, Sofia Smeds, Anna Bohm, Santeri Niskanen, Heli Hyttinen, Linnea Leino.
Godot Online: Lasse Viitamäki, Katriina Lilienkampf, Kasperi Kola, Emmi Ranta-Ojala, Miika Suonperä, Henriikka Heiskanen, Senna Vodzogbe, Kristiina Karhu, Aino Karlstedt, Eero-Heikki Puustinen, Esme Kaislakari
Attempts On Her Life Online: Leo Ikhilor, Jalmari Pajunen, Kasper Korpela, Elsi Sloan, Saara Mänttäri, Vili Saarela, Vilma Hartikainen, Peppi Hokynar, Ilona Karppelin, Sulo Rahman, Jussi Matias Korhonen, Vincent Kinnunen

University of the Arts, Helsinki

Twelfth Night Online: Sonja Silvander, Joonas Vartiainen, Emma Castren, Miiko Toiviainen, Geoffrey Erista.

University of Gothenburg

Twelfth Night Online: Silan Maria Budak Rasch, Natalie Minnevik.

Adam Mickiewicz University

Caesar Online: Oskar Chyżyński, Julie Wernik, Zuza Prentka, Julia Dąbrowska, Agata Białecka, Anna Ann Kubacik, Agnieszka Polewska, Patrycja Palczykowska, Oliwia Malejka, Eryka Aurora Flis, Tomasz Jerzy Zawistowski, Ola Włodarczak, Nikola Nowak, Gola Omuła, Magdalena Olejnik, Laura Dolińska, Jagoda Szczesiak

Purdue University

Galileo Online: Matthew J. Duncan, Richard Zhou, Bailey Czerkiewicz, Justin Howton, Jonathan Bradbury

Florida International University

Pericles Online: Gabriel Perez, Santiago Gomez, Christina Tsitouris, Daniel Martinez, Mia Nunez, Justin Kantleher, Rudy Juarez

L’Escola Superior d’Art Dramàtic de les Illes Balears (ESADIB)

Romeo and Juliet Online: Laia Pomar, Laura Bastida, Núria Martín, Finja Hoth, Cati Sureda, Aina Rodríguez, Aina Cárdeno, Romina Colotto