Advancing Digital Innovation in the Australian Live Performance Sector

We’re thrilled to share exciting news about our Chair and Company Dramaturg, Dr. Kathryn Kelly! Kathryn, a Senior Lecturer at QUT, is part of the project “Advancing Digital Innovation in the Australian Live Performance Sector,” which has been awarded a prestigious $281,849 ARC Linkage grant.

The project focuses on helping the live performance industry use digital technology more effectively, to make performances more accessible and engaging.

Kathryn Kelly is one of the research team's chief investigators, alongside Dr Elizabeth Gibbs, Dr Shane Pike, Dr Susan Cake, Professor Evonne Miller, all from QUT, and Professor Katya Johanson from Edith Cowan University.

They will be working in partnership with nine of Australia's leading performing arts institutions:
- Sydney Theatre Company
- Sydney Dance Company
- Black Swan State Theatre Company
- Queensland Performing Arts Centre
- Geelong Arts Centre
- Lucy Guerin Inc.
- Performing Arts Connections Australia
- Metro Arts
- Northern Rivers Performing Arts (NORPA)

As Dr Elizabeth Gibbs notes: “The research will generate practical resources to help the performing arts sector improve digital performance making skills, and to better understand how to incorporate digital content creation into core business. The project will contribute towards a sustainable future for the performing arts”.

We are absolutely delighted by Kathryn’s achievement and look forward to the vital research and resources this project will generate. Congratulations to Kathryn and the entire team on this fantastic initiative!

Photo by Barbara Lowing.