Final Paper or Essay
In addition to the final project, students will be required to write either a research paper or an
essay/personal reflection on the changing landscape of the performing arts. Papers or essays should be
approximately 800 words in length.
Examples of topics for papers include an analysis of a multimedia, new media or interdisciplinary work
created within the past 10 years or a comparison of 2 recent works in the same genre, ie., dance-video, VR,
interactive music, or immersive theater.
Essay topics could include a personal reflection on the ways new technology is shaping the performing arts
experience, thoughts on how young musicians can participate in the evolution of the music-making
experience, or suggestions on how schools and conservatories can prepare students for careers in the
emerging landscape of the performing arts.
Examples of Future Stages projects include;
Dance Video and Motion Capture Technology
Glow, by Chunky Move
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2AautwIOON8
Derived Experiences
Four American Characters, Anna Deavere Smith
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KR8SwPmCFd4
Different Trains, Steve Reich
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1r-kxJqjrws
Data and AI in the Visual Arts
Machine Hallucinations, by Refik Anadol
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x1EVhNM-uf4
Animated Chinese Scroll, Traditional, British Museum
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=py0bbdnK744
Virtual Reality
Dust, VR dance, Prague Artist Collective:
https://vrdust.org.uk
Juilliard, Center for Innovation in the Arts
CIA
https://www.juilliard.edu/school/academics/center-innovation-arts
Emerging Artists and Artforms, 2020-21
