Making Data Driven Theatre
with Clare Duffy
Tuesday 17th May 2022
6pm – 7.30pm
ONLINE
We live in a data driven world, our day to day lives are measured and shaped by the ‘smart’ tech revolution. So, how can theatre join this revolution and perhaps more importantly critique and challenge it?
Clare will talk about why and how she created Civic Digits with Rupert Goodwins, an ex-hacker and acclaimed tech journalist. This session will include discussing how to make new tech to tell stories about tech such as the app, ‘Super Swipe’, which Civic Digits’ made for their first project, The Big Data Show and the ‘Data Driven Actor’, which is their robot made for two new shows, “Many Good Men” and “Bad Actor”.
This session will be relaxed throughout, providing the opportunity for you to ask as many questions as you like.
This online event is FREE TO attend. It will take place via Zoom. Places are LIMITED.
Ticket Information
Once you have booked your ticket you will receive an invite to attend via email, this will be sent out on the day of the event (please check spam folders just in case.) You will receive a final invite 15 minutes before the session starts, please ensure you have booked your tickets well in advance as we can't guarantee entry after this point. If you have any ticket issues please email hello@goodcreator.org
ABOUT CLARE DUFFY
Dr Clare Duffy co-founded Civic Digits in 2017, with Rupert Goodwins, to ‘create digital future where we can all flourish’. Civic Digits aims to be an intersectional feminist company making new technology to tell stories about technology and digital citizenship. In 2021 Clare developed ‘Data Driven Actor’ with pupils at Lieth Academy in partnership with Edinburgh International Festival (Data Driven Actor). In 2020 Clare created the groundbreaking The Big Data Show.
Clare is one of the L20 at the Lyceum and commissioned by the Lyceum to write and direct an adaptation of How To Be Both by Ali Smith. Clare wrote the Cbeebies’ Christmas Show 2013 – 2019 and adapted A Midsummer Nights’ Dream for Cbeebies. Clare was co-director of Unlimited Theatre 1997-2021
Clare won a Pearson Award for her first full-length play, Crossings in 2003. This led to being Writer in Residence at the West Yorkshire Playhouse 2004 where she wrote A Good Man about a transman helping his father coming out of prison. Her play Arctic Oil was presented at The Traverse Theatre in October 2018. (**** The Stage, The Herald) Clare wrote and directed Money the Game Show for The Arches, Glasgow in 2011, which was remounted at The Bush in London and published by Oberon Books: ‘ingenious’. New York Times ****The Guardian ****Financial Times **** Scotsman.
www.civicdigits.coms.com
Images: ‘Super Swipe’ add and ‘The Big Data Show’ © Civic Digits
ABOUT THE DUKES
The Dukes is the only producing theatre venue in Lancashire. As an Arts Council England National Portfolio Organisation, The Dukes creates a sense of place that challenges, enthrals and excites audiences, though live performance, film, art and events, promoting Lancashire talent and acting as an important resource for the community.