Small Scale Solutions: Re-Inventing the Live Event

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Description

Has Covid-19 killed the live event? Many in the Creative Industries fear so (e.g. Biado: 2020), and there is evidence to suggest that audiences will only gradually return (e.g. Audience Agency 2021). The creative responses from arts practitioners during the Covid-19 lockdowns are therefore likely to be central to the revitalisation of public engagement with live arts events following the pandemic. Can we say with confidence: ‘Long live the live event!’? Post-Covid, the live event will certainly be different. Our online conference aims to share ideas, experiences and findings around new kinds of art event. We are particularly interested in small scale events which are not mainly pursued online. Together we will explore the diverse creative responses which have emerged to meet the challenges presented by the pandemic in relation to live events, audience engagement and the creation of ‘liveness’. The online conference will bring together arts practitioners, audiences, stakeholders, funders and researchers.
Period21 Feb 2022 → 22 Feb 2022
Event typeConference
LocationBangor , United KingdomShow on map
Degree of RecognitionInternational

Keywords

  • Covid 19
  • Pandemic
  • Arts & Humanities
  • Live Event
  • Performance
  • Communities
  • Resilience
  • Arts Practice
  • Collaboration
  • Music
  • Theatre
  • Art
  • Film

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