*** ANCIENT THEATRE *** MASKS *** 3D LASER-SCANNING *** MOTION CAPTURE *** VISUALISATION ***

The Body and the Mask in Ancient Theatre Space: The State of the Art                   

Two-day interdisciplinary conference, Thursday 9th – Friday 10th July 2009            

King's College London, Strand Campus

The conference is being organised by the AHRC-funded project 'The Body and Mask in Ancient Theatre Space.' A research collaboration between King's Visualisation Lab at the Centre for Computing in the Humanities, King's College London and the Department of Classics and Ancient History, Durham University, the project concerns ancient masked performance - specifically in terms of spatial environments, intercultural performance and perceptual experience. Using leading-edge 3D technologies it addresses fundamental questions concerning the conditions and actualities of the ancient theatre.

Speakers include: Drew Baker, Richard Beacham, Carlota Bérard-Knitlová, Martin Blazeby, Margaret Coldiron, Matthew Delbridge, Hugh Denard, Malcolm Knight, Fiona MacIntosh, Barbara May, Boris Rankow, Stuart Robson, David Saltz, James Shippen, Tiffany Strawson, James Sutherland, Michael Takeo Magruder, Chris Vervain and Richard Williams.

CONFERENCE PROGRAMME AND BOOKING INFORMATION are available at http://www.kvl.cch.kcl.ac.uk/masks/july2009.html

For more information please contact Dr Anna Bentkowska-Kafel, King's Visualisation Lab, anna.bentkowska@kcl.ac.uk