They are also presenting it to the Movistar Artsy platform. From here, we encourage you all to vote for them!! We already did! STREALITY on Movistar Artsy
Theatre is a common tradition of all the
cultures but it is also true that nowadays the new generations are losing interest
in traditional theatre. That is why Wen, Aigerim and I, students of the Master’s
degree in Arts and Cultural Management of the UIC, decided to create for our
final project of the MA a new theatre concept that could connect audiences and
performances all over the world.
The streaming theatre is a concept that
already exists in theatre and some artists have already developed it, like for
example Dries Verhoen. The issue was that we wanted to create a theatrical form
that would combine the traditional theatre experience with new technologies.
With STREALITY we want to reach a direct cultural exchange through theatre,
streaming and gastronomy.
I will try to be more specific and forget
about abstractions: the project consists on that the audience of city A that
goes to the theatre of city A where there are actors and a screen. Meanwhile,
the audience of city B goes to the theatre of city B where you find the same
thing: actors and a screen. Once the performance starts, what happens in city A
can be seen through the screen in city B and the other way around. This way an
interactive two sided theatre play is created.
After this exchange there would be an after
talk with the actors and the director, and the streaming would be kept on to
have interaction with “the other side”. To have a complete cultural exchange we
would offer food from the other city during this talk.
We want to start this project having an
exchange between Barcelona and Taipei at first and later between Barcelona and
Berlin. We have been looking for the necessary partners for that, among them
the international theatre company Reteatro.
These are difficult times but we have found
a good way to start this project by presenting ourselves to the Movistar Artsy
contest. The first selection round is based on popular vote and we hope we can
count on your support. Maybe this way we can create a global theatre thanks to
the new technologies.
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