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ABOUT

CONCEPT

 

hello stranger BEYOND UK is a virtual group exhibition that showcases the works of designers who go beyond the borders of the UK: international designers working in the UK, designers trained in the UK, and British designers working outside the UK.  

BEYOND UK consists of a Digital Archive and a Virtual Environment that presents a range of work selected by the curators and developed in partnership with Backstage Academy. The exhibition presents digital scenography maquettes of productions performed over the past four years.  

The project uses various digital resources, including 3D photo-scanning, 3D modeling, and rendering software, converted into augmented reality (AR)models. BEYOND UK presents curated designers, and it will keep growing and exploring the potential of a sustainable digital archive. 

CURATORS 

 
Dr. Shizuka Hariu 
SHSH Architecture + Scenography 

Dr. Aby Cohen

 Academy of Live Technology (Formerly Backstage Academy)

EXHIBITING DESIGNERS & PRODUCTIONS 

 

Donatella Barbieri (Italy) 

Material Interactions, Prague/ Czech Republic, 2019 

 

Shizuka Hariu (Japan) 

Giortes Rokka Festival, Crete/ Greece, 2022 

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Ingrid Hu (Taiwan/UK) 

The Global Playground, Great Northern Warehouse, Manchester / UK, 2021 

 

Richard Hudson (Zimbabwe) 
Un Ballo in Maschera, Teatro Regio di Parma / Italy, 2019 

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Conor Murphy (Ireland) 

Prince Hodong, Korea National Opera, National Theatre of Korea, 2022  

 

Francesc Serra Villa (Spain) 

RECALL/MEMORY THEATRE, (Online)UK, 2020  

 

Andreas Skourtis (Greece) 

IN[a]HABIT/ Synchrony Teatro, Athens/ Greece, 2022 

 

Leslie Travers (England) 

Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, Leipzig/Germany, 2021 

 

Jamie Vartan (UK) 
Ariadne auf Naxos, La Scala, Milan/ Italy, 2019  

 

PARTNER HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTION   

Backstage Academy/UK  

  

DIGITAL ARCHIVES   

  

Eduardo Bernal Pérez  

3D modeling & rendering/Web design, 3D Environment design / MA Live Event Design  

 

Spencer Marsden  

AR platform conversion / MA Immersive and Interactive Media  

  

Taela Jones  

VR experience / MA in Immersive and Interactive Media  

  

PROJECT SUPERVISORS AND CONSULTANTS   

  

Dr. Aby Cohen  

Head of Postgraduate Department at Academy of Live Technology (Formerly Backstage Academy)

  

Ian Caballero  

PG Lecturer at Backstage Academy of Live Technology (Formerly Backstage Academy)

  

Stephen Craven  

Lecturer at Backstage Academy of Live Technology (Formerly Backstage Academy)  

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