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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

Indestructible stage show

Moca North

Proteus Theatre Company

Omnibus Theatre Clapham

Creative Kin

Indestructible podcast mini-site at Creative Kin

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