DASH Archives - June 2009

*** ANCIENT THEATRE *** MASKS *** 3D LASER-SCANNING *** MOTION CAPTURE *** VISUALISATION ***

The Body and the Mask in Ancient Theatre Space: The State of the Art

Two-day interdisciplinary conference, Thursday 9th – Friday 10th July 2009

King's College London, Strand Campus 

www.kvl.cch.kcl.ac.uk/masks/july2009.html

A conference organised by the project 'The Body and Mask in Ancient Theatre Space' funded by the UK Arts and Humanities Research Council. The project is a research collaboration between King's Visualisation Lab at the Centre for Computing in the Humanities, King's College London and the Department of Classics and Ancient History, Durham University. The project concerns ancient masked performance - specifically in terms of spatial environments, intercultural performance and perceptual experience. Using leading-edge 3D technologies it addresses fundamental questions concerning the conditions and actualities of the ancient theatre.

Speakers: Drew Baker, Richard Beacham, Carlota Bérard-Knitlová, Martin Blazeby, Margaret Coldiron, Matthew Delbridge, Hugh Denard, Malcolm Knight, Fiona MacIntosh, Barbara May, Boris Rankow, Stuart Robson, David Saltz, James Shippen, Tiffany Strawson, James Sutherland, Michael Takeo Magruder, Chris Vervain and Richard Williams.

CONFERENCE PROGRAMME AND BOOKING INFORMATION
are available at http://www.kvl.cch.kcl.ac.uk/masks/july2009.html

***Early booking discount available until 30 June 2009***

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Dr Anna Bentkowska-Kafel
King's Visualisation Lab
Centre for Computing in the Humanities
King's College London
26-29 Drury Lane
London WC2B 5RL

Tel: +44(0)20 7848 1421

anna.bentkowska@kcl.ac.uk