A two-day cross-disciplinary conference, "Screening Live Performance" will bring together scholars and practitioners to consider the impact, aesthetics, history, and future of multi-camera production in the performing arts. "Screening Live Performance" will feature a workshop led by multi-camera directors Gemma Dixon and Jonathan Haswell at Southampton’s Concert Hall, the Turner Sims, prior to an evening screened concert demonstrating the techniques involved in presenting a live multi-camera event. Jonathan Haswell will deliver a keynote presentation entitled "Live Performance on Screen: Truths and Style." We welcome proposals for individual papers (20 minutes), organised panels (3 papers), and roundtables (minimum 4 speakers, maximum 6 speakers and a chair). See the full call for papers, guiding questions, and submission portal here: https://screeningliveperformance.soton.ac.uk
Deadline: 21 March 2025
Conference Committee: Miguel Mera (University of Southampton), Christopher Morris (Maynooth University), Gaia Varon (IULM, University of Milan), Carlo Cenciarelli (Cardiff University), and Erin Sullivan (Shakespeare Institute, University of Birmingham).