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Collaborations

Careers in music technology are usually collaborative, so experience working with teams on creative goals is crucial. Æß²ÊÖ±²¥ Music Technology students have benefitted from in-class opportunities to collaborate with students in Dance and Animation, for example. Music Technology students have also formed collaborations with students in degree areas such as Game Art, Game Programming, and Media Production. 

PHOEBE SCOUTARI AND KALLIROE VRATTI - The Maids (2021)

Based on 'The Maids' (1947) by French dramatist Jean Genet, this dance project integrated horror elements with the musical use of voice, breath, and samples. Music: Phoebe Scoutari; Choreography: Kalliroe Vratti; Dance: Vratti and Leona McDonough-Smith.

IMOGEN CAVELL-WELLS, LAUREN HARVEY and MICK RYAN - Kintsugi (2021)

Cavell-Wells and Harvey (choreography and dance) and Ryan (music) were inspired by the Japanese mosaic artform Kintsugi, which involves the reassembling and decorative repairing of broken pottery. Spatialisation of sound plays a key role here in providing synergy with the movement of the dancers. A split-screen video approach enabled the completion of the work during Covid-19 lockdown.

HARRI BETTSWORTH and IRINA TSOKOVA - Pandemonium (2021)

An interactive experience by Tsokova (game-engine based visuals) and MA Music, Technology and Innovation student Bettsworth (sound design). Bettsworth focused on using sound to evoke a sense of the uncanny and a feeling of unease.

KATHERINE LINDHORST & CONOR SNAPE - Paranoia (2019)

Prize-winning surreal horror short. WARNING: Graphic and potentially disturbing images.

DAVIDE BALDAZZI & JODIE ROBERTS - In The Spectrum (2019)

A composer/choreographer collaboration exploring the nature of Autism Spectrum Disorder

BRUNO IGLESIAS & BETHANY DALE - Introductions (2019)

A composer/choreographer collaboration focused around the personal stories of two dancers