Symposium: 25.01.2018, 13:00-20:45 
Performances: 26. 27. and 28. January 2018, 19.00

DOCK11, Kastanienallee 79, 10435 Berlin

Symposium: Free Entrance. For registration please write: playing.vr.dance@gmail.com

Performances: Tickets: 8.- Euro
Tickets reservations: ticket@dock11-berlin.de, 030-35120312

Symposium,  25.01.2018, 13:00-20:45 

13:00
Opening

13:30-15:30
Panel 1: Immersion and performance
Moderation: 
Tom Lilge, Philosophy and Theatre Studies, gamelab.berlin 
Panelists:
Melissa Blanco Borelli, Senior Lecturer in Dance, Department of Drama, Theatre & Dance, Royal Holloway University of London, 2017-18 Fellow at International Research Center, "Interweaving Performance Cultures," Freie Universitat Berlin 
Sabiha Ghellal, Professor for Experience & Game Design, Hochschule der Medien, University of Applied Science, Stuttgart. 
Friedrich Kirschner, Professor für digitale Medien, Hochschule für Schauspielkunst Ernst Busch.
Ruthie Abeliovich, The Theatre Department, The School of Arts, Haifa University.

16:15-18:15
Panel 2: Interdisciplinary Research
Moderation: 
Christian Stein, Computer Science and Linguistics, gamelab.berlin
Panelists:
Janice Ross, Professor at the department of Theatre and Performance Studies 
Stanford University, 2018 Faculty-In-Residence at Stanford’s Berlin Center.
Wolfgang Schäffner, Director of Cluster of Excellence “Image Knowledge Gestaltung”, Professor for the Cultural History of Knowledge, Humboldt Universität zu Berlin
Scott DeLahunta Centre for Dance Research, Coventry University (UK) Deakin Motion.Lab, Deakin University (AUS), co-director of MotionBank, Hochschule Mainz University of Applied Sciences. 
Thorsten S. Wiedemann, Founder and Director, A MAZE. GmbH; Games, Playful Media and Other Realities

18:45-20:45
Panel 3: Virtual and Actual Worlds
Moderation: 
Einav Katan-Schmid, Philosophy and Dance Practice, gamelab.berlin
Panelists:
Gabriele Brandstetter, Professor for Dance Studies, Institut für Theaterwissenschaft, Freie Universität Berlin
Aud Sissel Hoel, Professor of Media Studies and Visual Culture, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU)
Sara Lisa Vogl, VR Shaman for longterm VR experiences, VR Base.
Alice Lagaay Interim Professor of Aesthetics and Cultural Philosophy at Hamburg University of Applied Science. Core Convener, Performance Philosophy.

Dancers: 
Lisanne Goodhue, Nitsan Margaliot.

Project director: Einav Katan-Schmid
Creative team: Christian Stein, Sabiha Ghellal, Thomas Lilge, Ramona Mosse
Dance: Nitsan Margaliot, Lisanne Goodhue
Technical assistance: Meik Ramey, Nobert Schröck
Photo: Alexander Katan-Schmid

Playing with Virtual Realities has been realized by Image Knowledge Gestaltung, Cluster of Excellence of Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG)
The project takes place in the research group gamelab.berlin, in collaboration with Institut für Games, Hochschule der Medien Stuttgart, and in association with the international network Performance Philosophy. 
We are grateful for the support of Mo.Ré; a collective for movement research.

For more info: http://www.dock11-berlin.de/index.php/cat/1/id/p664_Playing-with-Virtual-Realities.html