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Dr. Aneta Mancewicz (Royal Holloway, London): Extended Reality Shakespeare

31 January 2024, 10-11.30 a.m., room H 307

At the invitation of the research initiative and core topic of the 
Centre of Cultural Inquiry, "Transforming Infrastructure: Cultural 
Perspectives", Dr. Aneta Mancewicz (Royal Holloway, London) will speak 
about her research project and forthcoming publication Extended Reality 
Shakespeare as part of a seminar on "Resetting Shakespeare". Anyone 
interested is cordially invited!

Extended reality is an innovative force that changes our understanding 
of theatre and Shakespeare. Drawing on Shakespeare’s Tempest and A 
Midsummer Night's Dream, this talk discusses the creative convergences 
between Shakespeare’s dramaturgy and digital technology. It explores how 
the inclusion of augmented and virtual realities in performance can 
reconfigure the senses of the experiencers, enabling them to actively 
engage with technology. Such engagements can, in turn, result in new 
forms of presence, embodiment, eventfulness, and interaction. Given 
Shakespeare’s emphasis on metatheatre, his works can inspire the 
layering of environments, as well as the experiences of transition 
between the environments – both features that distinguish extended 
reality in performance and its infrastructures.

Contact: Prof. Dr. Christina Wald; christina.wald@uni-konstanz.de