Speaker
Speaker
Speaker
Speaker
Dr Paul Clarke
University of Bristol, Uninvited Guests
Senior Lecturer in Performance Studies, Artistic Director
Speaker Biography
Paul Clarke is a Senior Lecturer in Performance Studies at University of Bristol, whose work explores emerging technologies in participatory and place-based performance. He is co-artistic director of Uninvited Guests, a resident company at Bristol’s Pervasive Media Studio. Founded in 1998, their work has shown internationally (USA, Mexico, Australia, China, throughout Europe) and at major UK cultural institutions (Bristol Old Vic, Tate Britain, Southbank Centre, Royal Shakespeare Company).
In 2016 Paul collaborated on the award-winning interactive visitor experience, The Lost Palace, for Historic Royal Palaces. Uninvited Guests and Duncan Speakman made the Augmented Reality performance Billennium (2018) and are currently developing Future Places Toolkit, an AR engagement activity for neighbourhood visioning and participatory planning. From 2019-20 Paul was Digital Placemaking Fellow on Bristol+Bath Creative R+D, is a co-researcher on Connecting Through Culture As We Age: Digital Innovation for Healthy Ageing, and is currently developing an MA in Immersive Arts.