Unwired Dance Theatre makes immersive and playable experiences - for remote audiences, IRL and virtual stages, galleries and more unconventional sites. Our work questions our sense of empathy, especially when mediated through technology, and often explores what remote connection could look like.
From networked wearables to XR, we like to work at the intersection of dance and technology to create unique and thought-provoking experiences, with meaningful audience participation at its core.
Unwired Dance Theatre is based both in London (UK) and Bordeaux (France), with collaborators all around the world.
Clemence Debaig
Unwired Dance Theatre is directed by Clemence Debaig who is a dance artist, XR designer and creative technologist. Her work explores notions of control, empathy and intimacy, questioning how technologically mediated interactions influence human behaviours. She also runs Unwired Studio, a digital company helping other artists and organisations realise their creative vision with technology.
She often works with telepresence, networked wearables, Mocap technology and VR. With a background as a dancer and creative technologist - and a previous career as a UX designer - she brings a unique perspective to choreographing interactive and participatory experiences. In the past years, her work has been presented at various venues and events, including Maison de la Danse in Lyon, Camden Fringe, Ugly Duck, Kallida Festival, Oxo Tower and Open Online Theatre.
Clemence is also a lecturer at Goldsmiths University, teaching modules on motion capture techniques, digital embodiment, immersive theatre and escape room design. Since the beginning of 2020, she has been part of the research project Mocap Streamer which aims to explore how motion capture technology can enable virtual collaboration between dancers in remote locations. The project involved partnerships with Mavin Khoo (Akram Khan Dance Company) and Alexander Whitley Dance Company.
Meet the amazing network of artists* we work with:
Collaborators
Livia Massarelli (Choreography)
Chloe Bellou (Creative direction)
Kristia Morabito (Creative direction)
Christina Karpodini (Music)
Ed Boucher (Tech input)
Performers
Livia Massarelli, Lena A Wolfe, Chloe Bellou, Kristia Morabito, Marialivia Bernardi, Ashley Kim Wakefield, Oliver Charles, Marcello Licitra, Tracy Garcia, Konstantina Katsikari, Ana Vallejo Buitrago, Pedro De Marchi, Gabi Dedicova, Mathilde Pinlou, Nikos Chandolias, Iris Allain, Lisa Ronkowski
*(please hire them and pay them generously!)